Architect Robert Adam:
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This 6 page paper examines the life and work of architect Robert Adam and his brothers - all of whom were successful in their architecture but much less successful from a business standpoint. This paper explores the reasons for this disparity, citing examples such as their infamous Adelphi Project. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Architects I.M. Pei & Frank Gehry
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A 7 page research paper that examines the design philosophies and careers of architects I.M. Pei and Frank Gehry. The writer spotlights and discusses several buildings designed by each of these famous architects. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Architectural and Spatial Comparisons Found in Rietveld’s “Schroder House”, Katsura Palace, and the Work of Mondrian
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This is a 10 page paper discussing spatial design used by Rietveld, Mondrian and Kobori Enshu. Architect, artist and designer Gerrit Rietveld was part of an art movement in the Netherlands in the 1920s called “De Stijl” (The Style). One of the movement’s co-founders was artist Piet Mondrian, also from the Netherlands, whose work such as “Composition in Red, Yellow and Blue” emphasized the use of universalism, geometric forms and primary colors in addition to black and white in the creation of space. While Mondrian was primarily concerned with how his two-dimensional paintings could expand to include the interior environment which surrounded them within a room, Rietveld took the ideas proposed by the De Stijl movement into the architectural designs of homes. One of the best examples of Rietveld’s designs is found in Schroder House (1924) in Utrecht in which the use of creating space using geometric shapes, planes, primary colors and movement of walls is applied. Rietveld allows for the light from the outside to come into the house adding to the creation of space through the play of light on the walls and floors which have minimal decoration and are sparsely furnished to allow for an expansive creative space. The idea of universalism and geometric space to allow for the creation of space is not unique in architectural design and can be found as far back as the 1600s in Kobori Enshu’s design of the Katsura Palace in Kyoto which applied the creation of space with the tatami module design also using moveable walls and walls which opened to the environment for flexibility in space. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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Architectural History of the Southwest
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A 2 1/2 page paper which discusses some of the architectural history of the Southwest. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Architecture and Design for People
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A 5 page paper discussing the impact that architects and landscape architects could have in urban areas if planning and zoning laws would support creativity. One of the problems facing American cities and towns of all sizes is that of sprawl. It is seen as a natural evolution process of cities, but closer inspection reveals that it likely is not as “natural” as planners and designers would like to believe. As cities and towns across the country seek to revitalize downtown ghost towns or determine to be proactive as downtown buildings begin to become vacant, it is valid to assess whether the pattern is inevitable or whether planning and design share responsibility. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Architecture and Order
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An 11 page paper which examines the theories of Le Corbusier as they involve architecture. The paper then discusses the newer trend in thought concerning order and architecture as it involves complexity theory and chaos theory. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Architecture for the Home of an Irish-Japanese Family in Hawaii
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This 5 page report discusses the design of a home based on certain architectural principles that also represent the idea of a building to be similar to that of the human body -- roof as backbone, inner area as belly, porch as head, and so on. Aspects of Japanese, Irish, and Oceania design are incorporated. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Architecture in 2023
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This 10 page paper is written as if the year is 2023 and the major changes in the building industry and role of the architect are being reviewed. Changes included are an increase in the use of technology, changes in design style, new material availability and an increased demand for environmental concerns.
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Architecture Of Little Rock's Capitol Building
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5 pages in length. The current Arkansas State Capitol Building, located in Little Rock, took the place of the state's first capitol just past the turn of the twentieth century. Reflecting the best of Greek Revival architecture, the old building gave way to an exact replica of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., where the architectural feel turned significantly more modest than its historical counterpart. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Architecture of Western Civilization
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5 pages. This paper will give an overall view of the evolution of architecture in western civilization. There are of course countless styles and attributes to architecture of the western civilization. They are far too numerous to mention in this size of research paper but the general overall view is well researched and makes for an excellent synopsis. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Architecture Theory And Criticism: Recent Trends And Developments
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An 8 page paper discussing the definition of 'modern' and relating architecture to social theory. Works by Marshall Berman, Kate Nesbitt, Diane Ghirardo, Thomas Dutton and Hussan Fathy are discussed. Despite raising the ire of architectural purists, these authors, over the objections of those not sharing their populist views and preferring to keep architecture in the realm of art and elitism rather than that of practical usefulness and a means of enhancing the quality of life for much of the world's population, understand that they are taking highly unpopular views with both conservatives and purists. In the defense of the rights of the world's peoples and faith that architecture can indeed meet the challenge, they all fully welcome the conflict they invite with their truths. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Architecture/Use of Space
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An 8 page research paper that examines some of the principles governing the use of space in architectural design. The writer discusses the "language" of architecture and the psychological needs for security, stimulation and identity from the structure in which we live. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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