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    Mycenaean period which located in Peloponnese‚ and both are in Greece. In the Minoan period which was from 2‚700 BC to 1‚450 BC. They were a peaceful people so they were not concerned about building walls around their citadels and they were perfect in architecture and the structure system of building and this is reflected on their era and developed them to build and be more

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    INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IKAST-BRANDE‚ DENMARK Architects: C.F. Møller Architects Project: International School Location: Ikast‚ Denmark Client: ISIB Ejendomsselskab A/S Landscape architect: C.F. Møller Landscape Engineer: Midtconsult Contractor: KPC Size: 2600 m2 Year: 2012 to 2013 Facts  Concrete: The construction company Mogens Lund A / S  Element Construction: Midtjydsk Concrete and Element Factory A / S  Land / sewer: Godthaab Construction ApS  Address: Bøgildvej 2‚ 7430 Ikast 

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    The assignment this week was to write a two-page paper describing how the Victorian Movement‚ Arts and Crafts Movement‚ and Art Nouveau Movements were related and/or impacted each other. In order to accomplish this task‚ one would have to explore the origins of Art Nouveau. Upon reading the selected reading and reviewing the required videos it was clear that it could be argued as to which was the last movement of the Nineteenth-century or the first movement of the Twentieth-century. Additionally

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    One of the most striking personalities in the development of early-twentieth century architecture was Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959). Wright attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison before moving to Chicago‚ where he eventually joined the firm headed by Louis Sullivan. Wright set out to create "architecture of democracy." Early influences were the volumetric shapes in a set of educational blocks the German educator Friedrich Froebel designed‚ the organic unity of a Japanese building Wright

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    Deon Brown Professor Wilard Writing Composition 6 October 2012 Architectural Solar Systems Present day architecture has advanced in many ways. A style of architecture which could prove to be very beneficial to Earth and its people in the future is solar energy architecture; the use of sun to channel energy and maintain a household. Solar energy still seems a mysterious subject to many people. According to Roy Erving in The Architectural Handbook‚ they make it seem as complicated as “putting

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    Mughal architecture‚ an amalgam of Islamic‚ Persian and Indian architecture‚ is the distinctive style developed by the Mughal Empire in India in the 16th and 17th centuries. All the early Mughal Rulers except Aurangzeb were great bui1ders. With the coming of the Mughals‚ Indian architecture was greatly influenced by Persian styles. The Mughals constructed excellent mausoleums‚ mosques‚ forts‚ gardens and cities. The Mughal buildings show a uniform pattern both in structure and character. The main

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    Hinduism Architecture Hinduism is a predominant religion of the Indian subcontinent. It begins simply by differentiating between matter and spirit and the theology of the religion is based upon three main truths‚ God‚ Matter and Soul (Richard Blurton‚ 1992). It is also a conglomeration of intellectual and philosophical points of view‚ rather than inelastic common sets of beliefs. Hinduism believes in the real self which is called the “atma” is distinct from the temporary body made of matter or “Prakrit”

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    Mughal architecture Mughal architecture‚ an amalgam of Islamic‚ Persian‚ Turkish and Indian architecture‚ is the distinctive style developed by the Mughals in the 16th‚ 17th and 18th centuries in what is now India‚ Pakistan‚ Bangladesh and Afghanistan. It is symmetrical and decorative in style. The Mughal dynasty was established after the victory of Babur at Panipat in 1526 (the Battle of Panipat) . During his five-year reign‚ Babur took considerable interest in erecting buildings‚ though few have

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    In 1802‚ French painter Hubert Robert created a work of art that is now known as “Architectural Fantasy.” The work of art was done with oil on canvas and it is nearly 6 feet long by 4 feet wide. It is a very intriguing work of art that is unified and balanced throughout. The main feature of the painting is the large‚ architecturally sound building‚ and that building has an arched bridge that connects it to town over a source of water that appears to be an aqueduct. The painting comes together as

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    Introduction: Productivity within the AEC (Architecture‚ Engineering & Construction) industry has always been criticised. One of the key aspects associated with this is the communication and integration between respective disciplines. At present the industry is severally fragmented‚ it is essential for a high level of communication to exist

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