an architectural breakthrough at that time period. Even though the Romans didn’t create the arch they still heavily improved the arch from the Egyptians‚ Babylonians‚ and Greeks. The traditional arch before the Romans was usually made out of stone‚ which wasn’t
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LESSONS FROM A TEAM The importance of team in today’s world cannot be emphasized enough. It is very important to be a team player. In every aspect of life‚ be it personal and professional it is all about playing in a team. Everyone in their life‚ at least once says - I have a team that sucks !!! That means 1). either your team does no do too much and you’re the one they are piggy-backing on. or 2). you’re the odd-one out in the team‚ disliked by the rest. it better not be the latter or
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Understanding‚ acceptance‚ and application of ethics are important to individuals and groups for several reasons. Ethics are our basic beliefs‚ and they come into play constantly. Many times we are using our personal Ethics and we are not even aware of it. Acceptance of ethics is important to individuals and groups because it allows for constructive criticism‚ and it helps avoid and resolve conflicts. In groups it is very important for ethics to be accepted because it will give a common ground
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own life. When I took that step to own a dog‚ it affected my mental and emotional well-being. I never had that feeling of being alone‚ with that I was always grateful for having my companion along with me. I researched the health benefits of having a dog as a pet and being alone all the time can lead to depression by having a dog‚ can help cure the depressed state that you may experience. Also medically the brain releases
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Greek & Etruscan Architecture Greek and Etruscan architecture began to take shape during the Archaic and Early Classical periods. There were similarities between the early Greek and Etruscan architectural styles‚ but there were far more differences. One of the most obvious similarities between the Greek and Etruscan styles was the use of a gabled roof. A gabled roof resembles a triangle in that it has a peak in the middle‚ and then has two straight slopes from the peak to each side wall.
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Art and Intention Michalle Cochrane ART 101 August 3‚ 2012 UOPX Art and Intention Michelangelo experienced a lot of resistance in the sculpture of David; his meaning evaded the public understanding. Duchamp’s Nude Descending work of act became just one of the controverted works due to the people thinking that he mocked the audience because they did not see any women in his painting. The public was offended by Michelango’s David art work because of the nudity. The public wanted to get rid
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Towards a New Architecture ‘Let us summarize the principal characteristics of a rhizome...it is comprised not of units but of dimensions‚ or rather directions in motion’ Giles Deleuze. 1. Introduction We may have to wait for the “end of history”. Francis Fukiyama (1992) originally made claims of political and cultural stability in an essay of the late 1980s‚ perhaps the high noon of the Postmodern era. If his historical predictions seem premature a generation later‚ then by some consensus
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traditional conventions of representation‚ architecture resides in the superimposition of space‚ movement‚ and events. The event‚ in particular‚ is the figurative origin of architecture itself‚ through which Tschumi proposes an architecture of difference and opposition rather than synthesis and totality. Narrative techniques—be they pictorial or cinematic—evoke the ability of fiction to produce an alternative form of critique. Bernard Tschumi was already widely known for his theoretical drawings and written
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Early Christian Architecture We have spoken of how one style of architecture develops from another‚ and we are now to look briefly at a form which is chiefly important as being a link in the chain of styles. There are not many important buildings of the Early Christian style. It came into being at a time when not much building was going on that is‚ during the early centuries of Christianity‚ and what good examples there are‚ are nearly all churches. During the first three centuries of the Christian
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taken at 10 m above ground Source: Bureau Happold TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT 2: SEMESTER 1 : ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY WEEK 2:MICROCLIMATE MODIFICATION Edinburgh Seasonal Wind Data Note: Wind speed increases with height‚ so note the height at which wind data is taken. Airport data is generally taken at 6-10 meters above ground. TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT 2: SEMESTER 1 : ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY WEEK 2:MICROCLIMATE MODIFICATION + wind shadow - IMPACT OF BUILDING WIDTH ON AIR FLOW
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