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Weaving and Architecture, 2002.
This paper discusses the influence of the art of weaving on architecture.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper reviews the idea that there is a dormant analogy between weaving and architecture. The paper shows how the materials used in the process of weaving are similar to the structures in the field of architecture. The author reveals the similarity of weaving patterns and the ornaments used in architecture.
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The Frick Museum, 2002.
Presents the history, background, and current state of the Frick Museum.
2,650 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 97.95
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This presents a detailed discussion about the history of the Frick Museum. The author takes us on a historical tour of its inception, its background and its current state. Included are discussions about some of the things the museum has to offer as well as the history of the family who founded it.
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Architectural Acoustics of Concert Halls, 2002.
Explores the challenge of architectural acoustics faced by architects when designing concert halls.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 26.95
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The term architectural acoustics refers to the creation of rooms or concert halls that provide musical sound of high quality. Acoustics are a challenge to all designers of concert halls. The architect aims for the best possible clarity of sound for a knowledgeable listener will hear immediately if the sound of a note is distorted by the interior of the place in which it is played.
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Bernard Maybeck's "Palace of Fine Arts", 2002.
Looks at the Greek and Roman influences on Bernard Maybeck's "Palace of Fine Arts" in San Francisco.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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The following essay will consider the Greek and Roman influences on the Palace of Fine Arts, the best known of Bernard Maybeck's (1862-1957) work. This structure was built for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition held in San Francisco, California from February 4 through December 4, 1915.
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Canadian City Halls and Architecture, 2002.
Provides a brief history of Canadian city hall architecture with a focus on the design of city hall in the last twentieth century.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 80.95
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The following discussion will focus on city hall design in the last half of the twentieth century. The focus will be on the city halls of Kitchener, Mississauga, Ottawa and Toronto. Initially, a brief history of Canadian city hall architecture and an outline of the International style will be presented. Subsequently, the four projects will be briefly described and analyzed. A concluding section will offer some qualitative comments and assess the broader meaning of these projects.
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Urban Renewal: The Rise of Post- Modernism in Providence, 2002.
Overview of the controversy surrounding urban renewal in the city of Providence.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper is on urban renewal - the rise of post-modernism in Providence. The nature of urban renewal in Providence has been hotly contested by some as a move that is not in keeping with the original historic character of the city.
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St.Madeleine or St. Mary Magdalene, 2002.
Description and discussion of the French church, St. Mary Magdalene.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 106.95
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St.Madeleine or St. Mary Magdalene is the most colossal and dignified church in the village of France, called Vezelay, which is a work of Romanesque architecture. It is one of the most profound Romanesque churches built in the 12th century with the then traditional style of sculpture and architecture.
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How Architecture Impacts Society, 2002.
An examination of how architecture impacts both the individual and the local environment.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper examines how architecture is inseparable from its social purpose and from its environmental setting. This concept is demonstrated through first examining the function of architecture and how the impact of a specific function directly impacts those who come in contact with a given building, and then by describing how the building impacts the local environment.
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"Art and Architecture in Society: Production and Reproduction in Historical Contexts", 2002.
Reviews this book by John Ruskin and Charles Jencks on the role of the artist in relation to the times he lived in, focusing Victorian England and the 20th Centur.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95
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John Ruskin and Charles Jencks represent different historical conceptions of art and architecture. Ruskin in the Victorian-age of England and Jencks is in the more erratic eclecticism of the 20th century. Each critic offers particular views on the role of the artist in relation to society, however Ruskin's can be understood as one that desires to control the artist and Jencks recognizes that art is invariably a free expression of the individual. The responsibility is thus different: Ruskin believes the artist is responsible to society, and Jencks believes that society has a responsibility to the artist, in that artists represent a challenge to public perspectives and this challenge is always reflective of social change.
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People and Landscape, 2002.
Questions the relationship between people and landscape.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 89.95
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It is on this second level that this essay will be addressing the question of the relationship between people and landscape. It will be argued that the landscape serves human societies, in a sense, as a mirror that reflects our own values, prejudices and beliefs. As will be seen, this view of the landscape carries significant risks for both humans and the ecosystem as it often obscures our perception of the realities of the environment of which we are a part.
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Greek Art and Architecture, 2002.
Discusses the changes which took place in funerary art and architecture of the ancient Greeks.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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In funerary art, the Greeks from the Geometric period in the 8th century through Hellenistic times seem to go from the heroic and noble to the sentimental and mawkish. Is funerary art a clue to the emotional development of a people?
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Frank Stella, 2002.
Defines what makes Frank Stella such a great contemporary artist and architect.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95
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Frank Stella was born in 1936 in Malden, Massachusetts. Since the 1980s, Stella has completed a number of large-scale works for public spaces, confirming Stella's abiding interest in architecture. Change, profound change, has been one of the hallmarks of Stella's work. Stella then began etching and painting brightly patterned metal reliefs. Stella also names his works very carefully. Frank Stella's art is now and will always be a masterpiece.
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Meditation in Architecture, 2002.
Examines the need for architectural designs to include areas of meditation in their plans.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 26.95
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If meditation is interpreted as contemplation and the seeking of emotional quietude, the study of architecture should feature some attention to spaces that can be hoped to promote meditation, as meditation is sometimes part of the architect's own creative process. In the post-World War II era, the profession has been increasingly called upon to contribute to planning in buildings which comply with often highly conceptualized designs towards thematic transformations of whole areas.
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Two Roman Temples, 2002.
This paper compares two Roman temples - the Pantheon and Old St. Peter's.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 80.95
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As will be seen, while the two buildings were projects of Roman emperors designed to serve a spiritual purpose as well as to reflect the values of their respective communities, the buildings are radically different in design and function. It will be argued that these differences are due to both the different architectural periods in which these buildings were constructed, as well as the differences in the functions that they were intended to serve.
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The Cathedral of Notre Dame, 2002.
Provides a visual, spatial and social interpretation and analysis of the Cathedral of Notre Dame.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 44.95
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Art has always had a social aspect that is a representation of the inner functions of the culture from which art is created. Formal theories on the social nature of art, however, were not formed until the 16th century when the waxing and waning of artistic movements was seen to be affected by changing tastes in art patrons. In the 17th and 18th centuries, many different and diverse social theories emerged to draw connections between art and society - which created which? French socialist, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, said that 'art for art's sake' was an impossibility and that art sprung, regardless of the artist's inspiration or motivation from the archetypal (a more modern term) forces that governed the society, often invisibly. Art stands, in many ways, as a social criticism as well as an honoring of the society. Art is a commentary, on some level, about the artist's perception of the world. That perception is shaped by the undercurrents of political, religious and social life of the particular time. Identity, in particular, in art is marked by a defined or hidden connection to the audience with recognizable symbolic language. In the case of architecture, we have the ultimate visual special creation which creates its own distinct sense of identity. The Cathedral of Notre Dame stands as one of the most significant structures embodying both visual and spatial constructs to modify the viewer's and visitor's perception of the self.
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