Le Corbusier (born October 6‚ 1887‚ La Chaux-de-Fonds‚ Switzerland—died August 27‚ 1965‚ Cap Martin‚ France) internationally influential Swiss architect and city planner‚ whose designs combine the functionalism of the modern movement with a bold‚ sculptural expressionism. He belonged to the first generation of the so-called International school of architecture and was their most able propagandist in his numerous writings. In his architecture he joined the functionalist aspirations of his generation
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The Vanna Venturi House Essay Robert Venturi’s early design; the Vanna Venturi House‚ has been a reference for contemporary architecture. His domestic masterpiece challenged the definition of modern architecture.1 It seems the Vanna Venturi House contradicted many of the rules that modern architects were expected to follow. This essay will discuss the architectural qualities of the Vanna Venturi House and the precedents which influenced its design. Robert Venturi was only thirty-four when he
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2015 AP AH Images Global Prehistory 30000 BCE-500 BCE 1. Apollo 11 Stones 2. Great Hall of Bulls 3. Camelid Sacrum in the shape of a canine 4. Running Horned Woman 5. Bushel with ibex motifs 6. Anthropomorphic stele 7. Jade cong 8. Stonehenge 9. The Ambum Stone 10. Tlatilco female figurine 11. Terra cotta fragment Ancient Mediterranean 12. White Temple and Ziggurat 13. Palette of King Narmer 14. Statue of votive figures‚ from the Square Temple at Eshnunna 15. Seated Scribe 16. Standard of Ur 17
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Impact on Modern Architecture Ever since I was told when I was a young little league baseball player that my great-great uncle was one of the architects that worked on the Houston Astrodome‚ I have taken a liking to architecture and building designs. Growing up I visited Montreal and marveled at Olympic Stadium and the majestic buildings of Old Montreal. I remember trips to Chicago and was left breathless at the view of the Chicago city-scape high atop the Sears Tower‚ which
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Design‚ Paul Greenhalgh outlined key features in modernist design including function‚ progress‚ anti-historicism and social morality.[3] These principles can be found in many of the key realisations of the modernist dream – Le Corbusier’s famous Villa Savoye in Poissy‚ France is a prime example. It shows no reference to historic architectural design; the pioneering plan was a progressive leap for the late 1920s. The form clearly follows the intended functions of the residential building‚ bearing no
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Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright was born in Richland Center‚ Wisconsin on June 8‚ 1867. His parents were William Cary Wright and Anna Lloyd-Jones. When Frank was twelve years old‚ his family settled in Madison‚ Wisconsin where he attended Madison High School for a few years. During summers Frank spent most of his time on his Uncle James Lloyd Jones ’ farm in Spring Green‚ Wisconsin‚ that’s when he first began to realize his dream of becoming an architect. In 1885‚ Frank left Madison without
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ART HUMANITIES: MASTERPIECES OF WESTERN ART Dr. Martina Mims W-1121‚ Section 029 mm783@columbia.edu Spring 2015 Office hours: Th 2:30 to 3:30 Tues./Th.: 1:10 – 2:25 p.m. Schermerhorn 915 Schermerhorn 604 This course‚ a part of the Core Curriculum at Columbia University‚ introduces selected works central to the Western tradition
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Definitions and Examples of Art Abstract While it is and can be said that what art is truly up to the viewer to interprete is true; it is up to the artist to display his definition of art. Thru his skills of observation‚ imagination‚ he displays to his thoughts and feelings condensed. Whatever their medium maybe it be painting‚ sculpture‚ or any of the many others. The world may or may not agree what art is‚ but the saying is true. It is with in the eyes of the beholder. The definition
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Task 1. (Word count: 800-1000 words) 1. Select one project of your interest – something that you would like to visit or discover how it works and prepare a report. Why is this project interesting from an operations management perspective? - How long it took to design it‚ plan it and build it? - How many people were involved in its design‚ planning and operationalization? - How much material and what types of material were needed? - What were the main phases of the project? - What were
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