Category: Design
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Designing the Notre Dam Cathedral: Review
Table of Contents Introduction Exterior Interior The roof Conclusion Bibliography Footnotes Introduction This paper provides an architectural analysis of the plan to build a cathedral on the eastern part of Ile de la Cite in Paris, France. The Cathedral will be named ‘Notre-Dame de Paris’ or simply ‘The Notre Dam’. The assumption is that the…
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Koolhaas Versus New Urbanism
Recently a movement known as New Urbanism has emerged in the field of architecture. In other circles, New Urbanism is also known as ‘neo-traditional planning’. The main purpose of the New Urbanism movement is to act as an alternative to the existing patterns of ‘auto-dependent land developments’ that target low-density areas. New Urbanism has a…
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Architecture Analysis: Style, Structure, Materials
In the image under consideration is the Mayo Mansion, a three-storied building made of bricks and natural stone carvings. The entire house presents a magnificent building introducing the visitors to the columns prior to every entrance. The columns are not fluted though there is an Entasis. It is remarkable how Entasis serves the aesthetic purpose…
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Rem Koolhaas. Metropolitan Architecture
Rem Koolhaas, the controversial Dutch urbanist asserts that the focus of architecture should be on discovering a new form of urbanism, which does not conform to orderly systems (Ouroussoff, 2012). In addition, the new type of architecture should express rare forms with no architectural relation in any way with one another. Rem Koolhaas’ view differs…
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Critical Reading on Le Corbusier
Table of Contents Background of Le Corbusier Works that has Earned Him Criticism and Admiration Relevance of Le Corbusier’s Works in the Modern Architecture Criticism of Le Corbusier Works Conclusion List of References Footnotes Background of Le Corbusier Works that has Earned Him Criticism and Admiration Le Corbusier is one of the most celebrated architects…
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Designing the Milan Cathedral
Table of Contents Introduction The Exterior Design Interior Design The roof Conclusion Bibliography Footnotes Introduction The assumption behind this paper is that the Milan Cathedral is about to be established. From an architectural point of view, the purpose of the paper is to provide an in-depth analysis of the Cathedral’s design. The details provided in…
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Architectural Landscape: Central vs. Jingshan Park
Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Similarities in the Parks Differences in the Park Conclusion Annotated Bibliography Introduction Modernism in architecture has experienced a massive transformation since Gilbert Laing Meason published his book, ‘On the Landscape Architecture of the Great Painters of Italy’ in 1828 (Hays 78). Several other architects have endeavored to come up with…
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American Architecture Residential Synopsis
Table of Contents Introduction Overview of Victorian Architecture Overview of Prairie Style Architecture Comparison of Victorian Architecture and Prairie Style Architecture Conclusion Works Cited Introduction A journey through the history of humanity reveals that every aspect of human existence has evolved massively to get to its current state. Residential architecture has not been an exception…
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Channel Overview of Kate Spade
Table of Contents Introduction Why I Chose to Report on this Channel Reason for Wanting to Report on the Channel Background of Channel Customer Service Providing the best Customer Experience Customer Involvement Employee Relations Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Kate Spade is a renowned fashion brand that mainly specializes in selling women’s handbags (Loeb 1). Its…
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Sheet-Metal Formation Analysis
Introduction In the contemporary world, the utilization of metal stampings in readymade products has realized significant augmentation. For instance, consumer and industrial goods with sheet metal portions range from automobile and truck bodies to computer hardware. Within the continuum are products such as airplanes bodies, railway cars, farmhouse and building tools, machineries as well as…