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Architecture
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art of designing and constructing a building
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designing, constructing
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Architecture is the art of (blank) and (blank) a building
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Interior designing or decorating
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art of transforming and furnishing the building to make it a livable place.
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decorating
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other name for interior designing
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transforming, furnishing, livable
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Interior designing is an art of (blank) and (blank) the building to make it a (blank) place
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Landscaping
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is an art of converting a given land into an aesthetic place.
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converting
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Landscaping is the art of (blank) a given land i.to an aesthetic place.
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wood
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most abundant and versatile medium
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concrete
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medium that led to a much stronger and stable building
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steel
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helps in building skyscrappers
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glasses
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use for windows, doors and other openings
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society, community
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function of architecture - led to the creation of a (blank) or (blank)
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shelter
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function of architecture - (blank) or a place of living
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religious, social
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function of architecture - creatiob of (blank) and (blank) venues
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status
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function of architecture - determinant of social (blank)
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security
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function of architecture
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comfortable
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function of architecture - In general: to make life more (blank)
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Factors influencing architecture
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Climate
Terrain Economy Religion Personal Choice Availability of Material |
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Drability
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should stand up robustly and remain in good condition
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robustly, condition
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Durability- should stand up (blank) and remain in good (blank)
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Utility
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should be useful and function well for tge people using it
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useful, people
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Utility - should be (blank) and function well for the (blank) using it
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Beauty
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should delight people and raise their spirit
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delight, spirit
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Beauty - should (blank) people and raise their (blank)
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Burial Sanctuary of Gobekli Tepe, Istanbul
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oldest burial monument in the world
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Megalithic Temples of Malta (5,000-700)
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used huge stones to create structures
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Stonehenge
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Burial found in Salisbury Plains, UK
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Mastaba
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Also known as Egyptian Step Pyramid
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Mastaba
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Arabic word for "Little Bench"
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Egypyian Step Pyramid
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It was built for King Djozer (Zoser)
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Imhotep
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Mastaba is built by (blank)
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6
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Masta consists of (blank) steps
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True Pyramid
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Triangular shaped Pyramid
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Amon-ra
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True pyramids concept from the stone of (blank) called Ben-Ben.
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green crystals
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Ben-Ben is made of (blank)
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temples
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Greek Architecture presents beautiful (blank) adorned with intricate colonnades
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deities
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Greek Architecture - Rrmples: made ti house (blank)
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three
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There are (blank) orders of columns
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Doric Column
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A column whose capital is characterized with a rectangular shpae
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rectangular
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Doric columb is characterized with (blank) shape of capital
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Ionic Column
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a column which is characterized with a scroll-like capital
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scroll-like
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ionic column is characterized by (blank) capital
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Corinthian Column
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a column characterizrd with a bell-shaped capital with design of acanthus leaves
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bell-shaped, acanthus
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Corinthian column is characterizwd by bell-shaped capital with design of (blank) leaves
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Parthenon
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most important temple in Athens
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Athens
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Parthenon is the most important temple in (blank)
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Athena, the Virgin
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Parthenon houses the statue of (blank)
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Iktinos, Kallikrates
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Parthenon is designed by (blank) and (blank)
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447BC - 432BC
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Parthenon was constructed (blank)
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Roman Architecture introduced
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Use of Vaults
Arches Domes Concrete |
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Roman Colosseum
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Also known as Flavian Amphitheatre
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Roman Colosseum
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Largest ancient amphitheatre
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70AD - 80AD
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Colosseum was cobstructed from (blank) - (blank)
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concrete, stone
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Colosseum is made of (blank) and (blank)
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water ducts in rome
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The Roman Aqueducts
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Temple of Pantheon
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Home to the Roman gods and godesses
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Medieval Architecture
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Romanesque Architecture
Gothic Architecture |
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Romanesque Architecture
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Characterized with the use of rounded arch and horizantal in form
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rounded, horizontal
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Romanesque Architecture is characterized by (blank) arch and (blank) in form
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Gothic Architecture
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Characterized quth pointed arches and vertical in form
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pointed, vertical
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Gothic archite ture is characterized by (blank) arches and (blank) in form
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Taipei 101
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Architecture in Asia with floor count of 101
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bamboo
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Taipei 101 follows the form of a (blank) tree
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mass damper
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Taipei 101 balancing machine
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PBCOM Tower
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Tallest building in Philippines
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PBCOM building has (blank) storeys
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Globe Tower
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Most beautiful building in Ph
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47
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Globe Tower has (blank) floors
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Burj Khalifa
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Tallest building in the world.
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Burj Khalifa
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Tallest mosque in the world
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160
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Burj Khalifa has (blank) storeys
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