The Romans engaged in extensive city-building activities as they consolidated their empire. Roman military and colonial towns were laid out in a variation of the highly planned grid. Developments in the architecture of fortification‚ relating to compact space and fast maneuverability‚ and the discovery of perspective‚ focusing the description on the eye of the viewer‚ led to the radial focus in city plans and the development of ideal town plans. Many courthouses throughout
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Romanesque and Gothic Architecture Larry Crawley Sanford Brown College Online HUMN302-1502B-01 Unit-5 Date: May 10‚ 2015 Professor Andrea Kough Romanesque and Gothic Architecture The Romanesque Culture (c.a.10th-12th centuries) began with the rise of France and England‚ after the period known as “The Dark Ages”. This rise would also be credited to the rise Romanesque church achitecture and sculpture. Romanesque churches were escalated in scale and based on the earlier Roman basilicas plans‚ which
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Alex Bauer Informative Presentation Outline Topic: New York City General Speech Goal: To Inform Specific Speech Goal: I want my audience to recognize what makes New York City the city that never sleeps. Introduction I. Attention Getter: I want all of you today to imagine yourselves walking down a street‚ but this is no ordinary street. You feel like you’re a mouse in a maze‚ the skyscrapers are keeping you trapped within the city‚ thousands of people walking in different directions‚ horns
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The Parthenon was a temple that was built on top of the Acropolis in Athens‚ Greece. Greece was destroyed by the Persians during the Persian war in 480 B.C.E. An effort to rebuilt Athens was started and the whole population of the city was put to the task. At first‚ the city’s walls were restored and then the focus was turned to the marketplace (agora). The marketplace was also finished but the temples remained untouched. The Athenians left the foundations of the temples as they were because
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STYLE FILE Origin Italy France Major Influences *Italian art‚ painting and architecture *Light-hearted themes on painting architecture and sculpture. *‘feminine style’- furniture‚ tapestry‚ clothing‚ interior design Notable Features *Intellectual and artificial‚ elongated forms‚ exaggerated and manipulated space * sophisticated‚ light and airy‚ elegant and curvy Key Facts *a reaction against the used of certainty in building structures *something out of the ‘conventional’ *no
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To See and Feel Architecture Architecture is the process of designing environments‚ structures and landscapes. The ability to blend art with technical knowledge is a key element in architecture. When you look at a building‚ you are often drawn to dominant lines and curves that are present. These lines are often placed purposely to draw your eye to other features on the building. All of this is done to create a personal reaction to what you see. When all of the lines‚ shapes and features
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Greek and Roman Architecture The Greeks thought of their Gods as having the same needs as human beings‚ they believed that the Gods needed somewhere to live on Earth. Temples were built as the gods’ earthly homes. The basic design of temples developed from the royal halls of the Maycenaean Age. A Mycenaean palace consisted of a number of buildings often more than one story high‚ grouped around a central courtyard. It was brightly painted‚ both inside and out. In each palace there was a large
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accurately‚ Gothic Revival. This style was based on medieval architecture‚ particularly the Gothic churches of the late 13th and early 14th century. Many Gothic Revival buildings used stucco in place of medieval stone‚ and braced fanciful Gothic curves with hidden iron struts. The second‚ and more popular style of Regency architecture‚ was classical in nature. This meant that it used the philosophy and traditional designs of Greek and Roman architecture. The typical Regency upper or middle-class house was
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Case Study A unique Training Program at UPS Mark Colvard‚ a United Parcel Manager in San Ramon‚ California‚ recently faced a difficult decision. One of his drivers asked for 2 weeks off to help a sick family member. But company rules said this driver wasn’t eligible and he couldn’t go. If Colvard went by the rules‚ the driver would probably take the days off anyway and be fired. On the other hand‚ Colvard chose to give the driver the vacation. Although he broke the rules‚ he kept a valuable
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