An example of such a structure would be Stonehenge in Southern England. Its purpose however still remains a mystery. Excavations are being done to find out various possible functions of these structures. However, it is believed to have multiple purposes and is estimated to have been built over many years. Stonehenge is enclosed in a large circle with a diameter of approximately 320 feet defined by a ditch. The circle has an opening characterized by a street that was once...
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The interrelationship between modern architecture and utopian design is ever present in the architecture we are surrounded by in society today. Yet behind the facades of these buildings, lies a great deal more purpose and meaning that defines this 20th century revolution. This radical movement in architecture saw traditional design and ways of thinking completely re-evaluated within their context in society. Colemanâs thesis explores the relationship of these vital movements in architecture, while investigating a dissimilarity between projects of a...
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The term âMoorsâ referred to Islamic peoples from North Africa who were typically of Arabic or Berber lineage, they were diverse in skin colors and languages and kept migrating to Europe, Asia, and Africa. This made them do not belong to any particular country or group. In 711 AD, Moors people swept in from Africa and conquered the Iberian Peninsula or so-called Medieval Iberia, while the rest of the Western Roman Empire was falling under the Dark Ages. There was...
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Architecture acts as a tool of power, symbolizing authority and politics. âArchitecture influences people by making a concrete structure which is present in the material worldâ (Peter J. Wilston). This structure appears in a society, creating a physical base, and allowing people to form ideas. More so, this physical base allows people to further explore and think about ideas of the structure that may have existed. Architecture provides clear enclosed spaces with a distinction of outdoor and indoor spaces, allowing...
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Known as the Renaissance, from the 14th to the 17th century europe experienced a cultural, artistic, political, and economic ârebirthâ, revealing some of history's greatest philosophers, artists, and architects rediscovering manâs knowledge of science and art. Looking specifically at Florence during the early 15th century, the city was discovering a new order of architecture and art influenced by the cityâs culture, politics, and religion. Architectural works such as Brunelleschiâs Santa Maria degli Angeli and art pieces like Masaccioâs fresco the...
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The Alhambra Palace is located in Granada, Spain. It was built by the Nasrid Dynasty in the 13th and 14th centuries when they had control of the Islamic territories in the south of Spain. In 1492, that area was conquered by the Christians. The monarchs leading that conquering were King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella - the same king and queen that financed Columbusâ exploration. After the King and Queen conquered Granada, many changes were made to the site to make...
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The Golden Ratio in Design and Architecture Mathematics and Architecture are like two peas in a pod. In the past, Architecture has done great things for geometry. In measuring the land they lived on, it was people's need to build their buildings that caused them to first investigate the theory of form and shape (Freiberger, 2019). Ancient Greeks studied Phi and applied it in building structures by calculating the relationship between the width and height of a building, the size...
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The Greeks thought of their Gods as having indistinguishable requirements from individuals, they trusted that the Gods required someplace to live on Earth. Sanctuaries were worked as the divine beings' natural homes. The essential structure of sanctuaries was created from the imperial lobbies of the Mycenaean Age. A Mycenaean royal residence comprised of several structures regularly more than one story high, assembled around a focal patio. It was brilliantly painted, both all around. In every castle, there was an expansive...
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After the independence, a lot of intellectual individuals pursued their studies overseas and developed as architects and engineers after they back to Malaysia. As a result, the philosophy and approach that they brought back no longer created local identity. Hence, our nationâs development is going âinternationalismâ (Tahir, et al., 2010). The influence of modern architecture is entrenched in their mind and not easy to replace with the way of thinking about the local environment, climate, materials, and technique. In the...
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Creativity is the most important aspect of architecture to me, which allows architects to create something unique through every building they design. Through architecture, I want to express my creativity by designing buildings that show the use of space and form to influence a person's mood and thoughts. I am interested in learning about sustainable design and ways we can reduce the environmental issues we are currently dealing with, to achieve a better sustainable future for all. When I came...
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The architecture of a mosque is strongly shaped by the regional traditions of the time and place where it was built. As a result, the style, layout, and decoration can vary greatly. Nevertheless, because of the common function of the mosque as a place of congregational prayer, certain architectural features appear in mosques all over the world. Mosques must have a large prayer hall that is joined by an open courtyard, called a Sahn. Within these courtyards, fountains are usually...
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Several novel structural solutions have distinguished the history of Western architecture from 1850 to 1950. This is the period of architecture and there are several periods associated with it, including the first fifty years from 1850 to 1900(iron-frame age), the second fifty years from 1900 to 1950 (steel-frame age and reinforced concrete), art nouveau, and art deco. The modern aesthetic is a distinguishing aspect of modernist architecture (also known as the 'modern look'). The materials appearing in this age are...
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In this essay, I will be talking about Architecture and power and how it has altered and transformed over centuries. I will compare and contrast my examples, evaluate how there are differences in architecture, and look at its artistic approach. I will be exploring the development of different examples throughout the Romanesque Architecture and the Early Italian Renaissance. I will reflect upon the motives and values of past cultures in creating their art using historical context. Romanesque architecture was the...
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âWhy Ecological Urbanism? Why now?â The book discusses two important issues that can impact our environment. The first issue is rapid population growth and natural resource scarcity which are the major problems that we and our environment face. Generally, the ratio of population growth in many cities is so dramatic that conventional methods of planning are unable to respond to their rapid rates of transformation. The purpose of this article is to find some ways and methodologies according to Ecological...
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Itâs a little wacky to think that we live, as Lilliput, among pieces of gigantic artwork every day. These artworks are the concrete or brick buildings and structures designed by the architects. Architecture is an art form that easily integrates itself into every aspect of our society. Hence, it makes sense that architects, and their brilliant ideas, play a significant role in developing a society and a country as a whole, which consists of inspired and empowered citizens. In reality,...
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Globalization heavily impacted architectural styles universally by allowing the start of cultural appropriation as well as its growth. Globalization leads to the substantial manifestation of (eras, factors, and styles) of architecture through culture appropriation. Within this essay, I will highlight cultural appropriation as an effect of globalization. Consequently, declaring that cultural appropriation of architecture was an effect of thereof. The timeline of globalization will be explored within the architectural context of styles and eras- that which involved culture appropriation. Furthermore,...
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Designed by Canadian American architect Frank Gehry, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao building represents a magnificent example of the most groundbreaking 20th-century architecture. With 24,000 m2, of which 9.000 are dedicated to exhibition space, the Museum represents an architectural landmark of audacious configuration and innovative design, providing a seductive backdrop for the art exhibited in it. Almost from the moment it opened in 1997, Gehryâs Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, with its distinctive titanium curves and soaring glass atrium, was hailed as one...
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For early civilizations from Egypt, the Middle and Near East, and Crete, an architectural statement was their system of tombs, temples, or palaces, which varied over time due to changes in architectural styles. From the exterior, they appear strongly built, however, on the inside they had a layout of many open spaces that ranged in size. A larger number of concealed closed room-like spaces appeared claustrophobic. Moreover, in Egypt, the cult of the dead believed the more rooms you had...
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Architectureâs output is a delicious recipe served on a plate that has different materials, colors, textures, purposes, and content. You simply can't separate any of these ingredients. The purpose of architecture is not to create a monument to help elect someone or to get them on a front cover page. It is about imagining a space, visualizing form, blending it with nature, inculcating light and shadows, using new techniques, and bringing it into existence. Architecture is called the mother of...
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As one of the biggest influences in architecture, the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 left a very imprinted memory on the city itself. The fire itself altered many aspects, from the rapid growth of Chicago to the changes in building codes that impacted on the birth of a new style that represents one of many American architectures. The Great Chicago Fire was said to be started on the evening of October 8, 1871, in a barn that belonged to the...
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Ethnography and ethnographic research help in exploring how interactions of human beings with their surroundings eventually impact the way the spaces are designed. The purpose of this study is to understand the terms and establish a relationship between ethnography, vernacular architecture and designing of spaces, and how these factors could make the planning and designing of spaces more efficient and organized. The ultimate goal of doing ethnographic research, using vernacular materials is to improve the design of buildings for the...
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My passion for architecture stems from my childhood when I was recognized as being able to express my thoughts through art. [review- needs to be stronger] This evolved into an ambition to use this forte to develop a career around it, one which would enable me to apply my innovativeness to improving peopleâs lives and addressing emerging issues in society. While a link may be hard to see, architecture is not an industry that escapes without a share of the...
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The Nineteenth Century and the Modernist period was a time of rapid growth and development in almost every aspect of human exploration, shaping design in a monumental way and which still continues to have an influence on Architectural work that is produced today. Developed as a means to improve quality of life, Modernisation took Architecture out of the perpetual loop of meaningless ornamentation that it seemed to be stuck in and gave it a new purpose beyond aesthetics, provoking a...
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Architecture is constantly associated with its functional purpose, physical appearance and its amenity. However, maintains a much more inadvertent role which surpasses far beyond the physical and material world in which we live and enters the intangible realm of our existential memory. âA mental meditation between the world and our consciousnessâ . Successful architecture is displayed in the completeness, credibility and the unquestioned prestige of experience. Memory is involved indisputably throughout this, between the space and experiencing person lies an...
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Pre-historic âIt has been truly said that protection from the inclemency of the seasons was the mother of architecture and according to Vitruvius, a man in his primitive savage state began to imitate the nests of birds and the lairs of beasts.â â Banister F. Fletcher, (Fletcher, 1905: 1). Materials such as arbors of twigs covered with mud and branches of trees covered with turf were used to form huts and dwellings such as shielings, beehive huts and dome-like structures...
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Introduction: The architecture of Ancient Greece is the architecture produced by the Greek-speaking people (Hellenic people) whose culture flourished on the Greek mainland and Peloponnesus, the Aegean Islands, and in colonies in Asia Minor and Italy for a period from about 900 BC until the 1st century AD, with the earliest remaining architectural works dating from around 600 BC. Ancient Greek architecture is best known for its temples, many of which are found throughout the region, mostly as ruins but...
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Introduction Gothic architecture is a well know and extremely recognizable style of architecture, but do we know what actually defines a building as gothic and where the style originated? In this essay, I will give a brief look into the history of gothic architecture. Furthermore, I will pick out and discuss in depth the key characteristics of gothic buildings while also explaining looking at how the gothic style differs from other similar styles. As a result, I will come close...
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Green and eco-friendly Architecture. 'We are nature â all changes to the habitat have an impact on us.' (Sustainable design, 2007). People who were brought up in the early 30s and studied architecture could not imagine that the technologies would rapidly develop, and many possibilities could be opened in the architectural world by the end of the 20th Century. As the knowledge of humans is developing every year and new technologies with new digital processes are being invented, I think...
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Ancient Greece - The Classical Period The history of ancient Greek society is a classic example in the world history of the collapse of family relations and of the development of particularly robust slave relations, which F. Engels characterizes as a necessary and important stage in the world-historical process. Sources provide enough information for the complexity and duration of this process, which started in the II millennium BC. In the first half of the 5th century BC on the other,...
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History of architecture refers to a record of manâs effort to build beautifully. It was organized along a global timeline, a global history of architecture (Francis et al; Michael et al) presents an innovative approach to the study of architectural history which spans from 3500 BCE to the present. This unique guide was written by a group of architectural experts who emphasize the connection, contrast, and influences of architectural movements throughout the span of history, such influences are geographical, geological,...
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