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    Vitruvius annotation

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    ARCHHTC 236: HISTORY AND THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE & URBANISM 2 Monsul Dewes - Tupara [ID# 5463936] ASSIGNMENT 1 – ANNOTATIONS The Ten Books on Architecture By Marcos Vitruvius Pollio Book I Chapter I: The Education of the Architect Marcos Vitruvius Pollio was a military engineer and architectural theorist of whom was the earliest whose writing remains from ancient times.1 His writing‚ “The Ten Books on Architecture” was lost for centuries until it was rediscovered in 1414 at the Swiss Monastery

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    Natural Lighting

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    LIGHT AND ARCHITECTURE CÉSAR PORTELA Architect There is no need to define what natural light is‚ but we do need to remember that this light allows us to define what is around us‚ by day and night: the changing perception of the things or the bodies on which it impacts‚ and the space that contains them. Light‚ or absence of light‚ can also transform this space in each season‚ each day of the year‚ each hour of the day‚ each moment. With regard to Architecture‚ What is Architecture? Lao-Tse said

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    Robin Boud

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    Arrogance and Sophistication in Australian Architecture: The importance of idea behind Robin Boyd. James Carter 299553 When one looks at Robin Boyd’s “The Australian Ugliness‚” the apparent lack of artistic knowledge of Australian architecture and architectural knowledge becomes somewhat of an overpowering presence. Ideas of featurism and the Austerican way of life filter through one’s mind as it reminds us that such ideas are as prevalent today as they were when Boyd wrote the book

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    The architecture of a time period may reflect more than just our personal style. The California craftsman bungalow style house is named this because of its introduction to the United States in California and abundance in California in the 1900s to the 1930s. Craftsman refers to the style of house; whereas‚ bungalow references the features of the house and overall use of the house. The bungalow original origins were in India as an alternative to tent living among English colonial traders and officers

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    Michel Foucault and Pp

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    Buildings: A Vocabulary of Modern Architecture‚ London: Thames & Hudson‚ pp. 256-75. 720.108 FOR Koolhaas‚ R. (2001) Junk space: The Debris of Modernization’‚ in C.J. Chung et al. (eds)‚ The Harvard Design School Guide to Shopping‚ Köln: Taschen‚ 408-21 POWER / POLITICS Foucault‚ M. (1995) ‘Panopticism’‚ in Discipline and Punish‚ New York: Vintage‚ pp. 195-228. Forty‚ A. (1995) 364.60944 FOU Being or Nothingness: Private Experience and Public Architecture in Post War Britain’‚ Architectural

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    primary parental forces in the nurturing of a budding architect’s soul Ar. Antara Nandy bubuildersconsultants@gmail.com Abstract Architecture is a creative and extremely challenging profession. An architect needs to possess the talents and prodigy of an artist as well as the stead-fastness and accurate decision-making abilities of a true professional. The study of architecture comprises of a unique blend of art and science. Thus the role of architectural education is highly significant in honing the

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    Based on Jonathan Hill’s Immaterial Architecture‚ the book that traces the changing science of space and the forces that define it‚ i.e.-material aspect (presence of matter) and the immaterial aspect (absence of matter)‚ this paper also examines the confluence and definition of space driven by both material and immaterial qualities. These elements are particularly important to study in context with the ever-changing landscape of 21st century architecture. Immaterial conditions like government

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    courses - academic degrees conferred by a college or university 2.5.5 Minimalist Architecture – field of architecture that uses minimal elements in design yet produces a unified and sophisticated result. 2.5.6 Green Architecturearchitecture that stimulates environmental sustainability‚ minimizes impact and integrates the power of nature in the design proficiently. 2.5.7 Modern Architecture – a uprising in architecture characterized by the elements of glass‚ steel and

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    Ancient Mediterranean Art

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    secondary textual sources. At the center of this paper will be one of three different “object” types: an original work of art in the Oriental Institute Museum‚ an ancient-inspired architectural work in Chicago‚ or the ancient-inspired art and architecture of a movie (more on these below). All papers must include a description of the “object’s” formal elements (such as line‚ color‚ texture‚ spatial qualities‚ and composition) and medium and how they contribute to the function of the “object” and

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    Green Tropical Design

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    Biological Sciences www.textroad.com Research and Design of Green Tropical Architecture Agung Murti Nugroho Department of Architecture‚ Faculty of Engineering‚ University of Brawiajay‚ Malang‚ Indonesia ABSTRACT The common debate on traditional and nation architecture is always about projecting local identity on built form. The attempts are applauded especially against the western borrowed style‚ but the idea of architecture as befitting to the local climate is in question. This paper argues that

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