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    Diana Su Professor Claudia Holm LA108 April 23‚ 2013 Review of Architecture and Fashion Collaboration at Atelier Architecture + Fashion Collaboration at Atelier was a collaborative project between architecture and fashion students at Atelier museum. The project was exhibited on April 12 at 79 New Montgomery Street in San Francisco. Every time I pass by this project on my way to school‚ I feel myself attracted to its special matching style. This project used simple colors and special building

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    The Victorian era must have been a boring time for house wives and children. So‚ what was the saving grace that took their boredom away? Parlor games! So‚ what was so great about them? What were the most popular games? Who made the games? What ones are still being played today? Parlor games were a big hit in the Victorian era and some are still being played today. Here are a few of the best. Squeak piggy squeak‚ a mixture and twist of blind man’s bluff. This was a game that was very popular in the

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    Yu 5.17.12 Homosexuality Portrayed in Literature: Threat To Yourself and Those Around You The Victorian era and Elizabethan era had many homophobic attributes‚ just as today’s society does. Gothic writers of the Victorian Age played off of the fear and immorality of homosexuality and used those feelings as a basis for their novels. Bram Stoker told a story about a vampire that challenged the Victorian gender roles and managed to reverse them‚ making men faint like women‚ and making women powerful

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    ‘To what extent were there gender inequalities in Victorian Britain?’ In Victorian Britain gender inequalities would have been evident as women’s right to vote was not legalised until 1928. Queen Victoria was not an advocate in equal rights for women which is a fair representation for the rest of British society at the time as she was a woman in England at the time with most power so shouldn’t she be the spearhead for women suffrage? In addition‚ Queen Victoria’s empire‚ naval and national force

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    features. Gothic architecture was born of Romanesque architecture altered by the influence of medieval society. Romanesque and Gothic architecture‚ although having many similarities‚ also have many differences. There are some who would regard the first Gothic churches in France as late extensions of the Romanesque building ’boom.’’The Romanesque contributed greatly to the development of highly articulated‚ expressive exterior and interior design.’(K Conant p. 6) French Romanesque architecture was the antecedent

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    Greek and Roman architecture gave us remarkable images in history. Romans continued and developed the heritage of the architects of the Greek civilization‚ and the Romans had all respect for their traditions and the established architectural orders‚ especially the Corinthian order‚ this was proved as it was seen in many of their huge buildings. Both of these groups showed how their own structural creations to define their perfections. The Greeks biased to the post and lintel construction‚ while the

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    Architecture begins to matter when it goes beyond protecting us from elements‚ when it begins to say something about the world—when it begins to take on the qualities of art.” (Goldberger) Architecture has elements that make it very significant in our daily lives; it surrounds us. Form‚ time‚ space‚ perception‚ and aesthetics are factors that help prove the importance of architecture. Chapter four of Paul Goldberger’s Why Architecture Matters discusses the concept of space. The everyday experience

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    Brutalist architecture is like an overbearing‚ person of authority. It’s oppressive‚ totalitarian style is a “no nonsense” attempt to bring wealth‚ efficiency and strong community living to areas. Although the initial intension was good‚ many structures are much too large and do not harmonize well with the area. Massive amounts of concrete were used to construct these unpolished fortresses‚ which is bad for the environment. This style of architecture was popular in the 1960’s and 1970’s and used

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    restoring those that once existed‚ and providing connectivity between them. But great opportunities exist to improve the quality of the matrix by designing multifunctional elements throughout the landscape. Through a synthesis of knowledge in landscape architecture and landscape ecology‚ we have demonstrated some important applications of the landscape performance framework in urban and agricultural settings. Based on a review of the literature‚ we have suggested several methods of evaluating and monitoring

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    just as important as being well educated? I know I couldn’t‚ but this is how the Victorians in the Victorian Era lived. Everything they did and said‚ revolved around some sort of manners or etiquette. Etiquette is the code of polite behavior. Manners and etiquette had a major impact on making the Victorian Era a better society (Gaby). Why were manners and etiquette so important in the Victorian Era? In the Victorian Era men and women were judged based on their manners. If your manners were good‚

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