many influential studies about modern architecture in the extended field of the architectural history. Lately‚ architectural history studies shifted their center from conventional concerns to media and its side products. One of them - the focus point of this review- is Beatriz Colomina’s book (which was winner of the 1995 International Architecture Book Award sponsored by the American Institute of Architects) that examines the relationship of media and architecture. This paper will examine the book’s
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Submitted by Williams‚Sierra on 8/26/2014 3:19:29 PM Points Awarded 8.00 Points Missed 22.00 Percentage 26.7% 1. This writing outlines an ideal society based on justice and reason‚ but not on democracy. The ideal state was authoritarian. A) The Republic B) The Oresteia C) The Allegory of the Cave D) The Apology E) None of the above. Table for Individual Question Feedback Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 Correct Answer(s): A 2. The Song of Roland was inspired by A) the Vikings
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ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF DELHI SULTANATE The Sultanate period brought to India new styles of art and architecture which were soon absorbed into the existing set up. A number of factors were responsible for events to move in such a direction. The existing Indian styles and the new ideas had many common features‚ which allowed them to adapt to one another. For instance both the temple and mosque had large open courtyards. Also many temples were converted in mosques by the foreign invaders‚ and this
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African-American woman who is interviewed and asked whether she uses a vernacular dialect or a standard form of English in her everyday life. Her reply was that she uses both types of dialects during different times of her life. She said that when she is out in public or at her work‚ she talks in a standard form of English. However‚ she also said that when she is with her family or with her friends‚ she talks in her vernacular dialect. This shows that the woman thinks that both forms of dialect are
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eventually‚ the people began to resort back to their ethical tongue and began to use their vernacular or original languages again instead of Latin. (Sayre) During the height of the Roman Empire‚ some writers began to want to reach a broader audience to show off and share their work with the more common people and they began to use the language of the streets‚ or the “people” also known as the vulgar tongue or the vernacular of the people. The French began this trend and throughout the twelfth and into the
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of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe‚ as well as addressing his understanding of architecture. I will also be doing a concise analysis of two exemplary works by Mies. Finally I plan on discussing Mies position in and contribution to the development of Modern movement. The two examples I will be analysing are the Barcelona Pavilion and the Seagram Building. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in my opinion redefined what was modern architecture in the 20th century. He revolutionised architectural building and design
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Authors | Constructions | Classical | Classical architecture is a mode of architecture employing vocabulary derived in part from the Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity‚ enriched by classicizing architectural practice in Europe since the Renaissance | Kallikrates‚ Iktinos‚ Publius‚ Vespasian | Parthenon‚ Colosseum‚ Pantheon | Early Christian and Medieval | Medieval architecture is a term used to represent various forms of architecture popular in Medieval Europe. | Pietro Baseggio
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Enterprise Architecture at American Express Critical facts American Express‚ located in New York City‚ was founded in 1850 (Corporate Profile‚ 2015). It is one of the 30 companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Corporate Profile‚ 2015). American provides services such as credit cards‚ charge cards‚ and traveler’s checks (Corporate Profile‚ 2015). American Express cards account for 24% of credit card transactions in the U.S. (Corporate Profile‚ 2015). According to the company’s 10k‚ the company
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Hassan Fathy’s work in New Gourna‚ described in his book ‘Architecture for the Poor’ proposes an inventive approach to tradition that is‚ in theory‚ also very sustainable‚ economical and cheap. However this architecture is not used in Egypt today‚ although the locals insist on building new houses‚ especially in the outskirts of Cairo. The number of these houses grows everyday‚ which has led to a chaotic situation of the city‚ in terms of infrastructure and overall living condition. Why are Fathy’s
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Research paper 2 GREEK ARCHITECTURE ON MODERN BUILDINGS IN CALIFORNIA Greek Architecture has been so appealing to the Western World‚ especially America. When we talk about Greek influence on western world architecture‚ the influence is evident and undeniable. We could easily find buildings that consist of many elements of Greek architecture. Greek architecture represents power‚ authority and strength; but at the same time define beauty. An example would be the Temple of Artemis. The great temple
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