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    Alongside being an architect‚ he was an artist‚ teacher and to a certain extent a philosopher‚ some might label him as poet and one of the great thinkers of his time. Charles E. Dagit‚ Jr says ‘His was a genius that profoundly changed the course of architecture worldwide’. (Louis I. Kahn: Architect‚ 2013‚ page xi). Louis Kahn’s legacy began from an early age where in high school his teachers immediately noticed Louis developing on his drawings and placed him in courses that nurtured his skills. He progressed

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    The Aztecs were Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican people of the central Mexico. The Aztec land reached for more than 80‚000 square miles through central and southern Mexico. Aztec architecture was simple and elegant‚ bold and powerful‚ and it mixed colours and symbols that helped created a unique style. Aztecs built temples and pyramids. The Aztecs ruled the area from the Gulf of Mexico to the Cordilleras and southward into present-day Guatemala. However‚ their emperor‚ Montezuma II‚ did not have a firmly

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    What is modern dance? Modern dance is For some people it simply means "not classical ballet‚" by which they mean not rooted in an established academic code of movement. This usage‚ however‚ lumps together genres that are better understood in their particularity such as Post Modern Dance and New Dance. Modern Dance can now be used as a historic term referring to a particular group of choreographers and the tradition of dance values they established. the term is used to describe a variety of styles

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    The impact of Ancient Greek art on modern society Ancient Greek art and architecture has earned recognition all throughout the world for its exquisite artistry and its profound effect throughout the ages. Ancient Greece was a civilization that took great pride in perfection‚ excellence and overall greatness within religion‚ entertainment and political and economical life. The classical age could be seen as a turning point in art producing some of the most well renowned sculptures known today

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    It seems that ideas about "regionalism" have emerged at the beginning of swing architecture pendulum‚ where the anti-establishment institution took over. In 1940‚ as modernity (or international style) began to take up the dominant rhetoric in architecture‚ Mumford published a widely shared view of the region in the 1980s‚ when the anti-establishment institution (postmodernism) began to take over the new institution: Regional through Lefaivre & Tzonis as well as Frampton. The "transformation" of the

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    Crucial Words as Context for Architecture The following words are to be viewed as characters in a collective narrative whose story will unfold through the working of architectural research and projections. Like any play or novel‚ some characters are more central‚ and some only flirt with the driving theme‚ but all are crucial to the progression of the plot‚ to the progression of intention. * Construction -> Constructive Deconstruction (definitely not deconstructivism a

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    2009 | Architecture‚ sculpture‚ painting‚ and music in the Modern Era | Modern art is defined as “art that has been and continues to be created in our lifetime”. This is the current period of art and has been since 1920. Many different movements occurred in the modern era and most of them were very controversial and they changed the way people thought. I chose what I thought was the most vital and important four of the seven areas of artistry. I believe architecture in the modern era is an

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    Journal of Applied Corporate Finance W I N T E R 1 9 9 6 V O L U M E 8. 4 On Financial Architecture: Leverage‚ Maturity‚ and Priority by Michael J. Barclay and Clifford W. Smith‚ Jr.‚ University of Rochester ON FINANCIAL ARCHITECTURE: LEVERAGE‚ MATURITY‚ AND PRIORITY by Michael J. Barclay and Clifford W. Smith‚ Jr.‚ University of Rochester n an article published in this journal a year ago‚ we reported the findings of our study of corporate financing and payout policies covering some

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    the field of practice is outlined with particular focus on its position of redefining the role of landscape architect. Global movements of urbanization‚ increasing awareness of urban ecology and analysis of modern planning lead to the important responses that landscape urbanism applies to modern projects. Landscape urbanism holds a promising future in determining sustainable urban form. Continued long-term investment in applying the theory to practice will lead to a balance relationship similar to

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    New Design in Historic Settings coNteNtS FOREWORD 1.0 IntRODuctIOn 2.0 nEW DEsIgn In HIstORIc sEttIngs 3.0 PRIncIPLEs FOR nEW DEsIgn In HIstORIc sEttIngs 4.0 mEtHOD 5.0 cAsE stuDIEs: An OVERVIEW 1 3 5 7 11 17 Acknowledgments We would like to express our thanks to Urban Initiatives‚ Malcolm Fraser Architects and Andrew Wright Heritage Consultants for their work in preparing the initial report for this publication. Images are Crown Copyright unless otherwise stated. Dates‚ where

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