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    Le Corbusier

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    grandfather’ of modern architecture. In this essay, I will be discussing how Le Corbusier’s work in painting and in architecture, was breaking traditions of the past and embracing new ways of doing art. When Le Corbusier moved to Paris, he met Amédée Ozenfant, a painter and designer who introduced him to Cubism. A purely modern movement, created with the intention of presenting elements…

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    Space is arguably one of the most important and powerful elements of architecture. Before architecture was the building and making of buildings, now in more recent times architecture is also considered the study and interpretation of space. In terms of architecture space is not empty. It has the potential to become a place where people interact and go about their daily lives. Space utilizes many modifying elements for an architectural reason to enhance the experience of occupying a certain space…

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    “form follows function”, as quoted from Louis Sullivan, the famous Frank Llyod Wright’s mentor. Wright was one of the pioneers of Modern Architecture and his masterpiece, the Fallingwater, was perhaps his best interpretation of Modernism. Located in rural Southwestern of Pennsylvania, the Fallingwater is so popular that it is often mentioned in many architecture books regarding its application to the site. B.B. Pfeiffer mentioned the concept of Fallingwater in the book “Master Builders”. “Let…

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    Urban Clash At Park Hill

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    structure full of complexity, potential and great character.’ The improvements that Urban Splash made have been vital to the estate being successful whilst still maintaining Park Hill’s brutalist architecture.…

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    difference between the two styles is that Italian Cistercians typically had a single long nave and small windows which lead to a large amount of wall space which can be seen in figure 13.1 of the Basilica of San Francesco. Another feature these architecture structure put in place to make the wall space more prominent was to eliminate lower side aisles along the nave. In time, with some changes the nave began to be more broad like figure 13.5 of the plan of Santa Croce unlike the figure 12,8 of a…

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    The Jonestown Massacre

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    the leader of the Peoples Temple religious cult. Jones promised a utopia to his followers that were dedicated disciples. “On November 18, 1978, in what became known as the Jonestown Massacre, Jones led more than 900 men, women and children to their deaths in a mass suicide by cyanide-laced punch.”(Editors).When Jim Jones promised a racially integrated utopia, overextended his power and controlled the followers, he caused a mass suicide. As the leader of the Peoples Temple Jim Jones had many…

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    TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE VS MODERN ARCHITECTURE We are used to hear the word architecture is always accompanied by the word of art. As all the books of historical and private architecture references said the art triangle is: architecture, sculpture and painting. Architecture was on the top of the list, or the leader of Fine Arts so that's why it named by Romanian as a mother of the art. Architecture is not just a kind of the art because it grew up and formed as a scientific basis of social to…

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    of space. And the reason why the works done by Le Corbusier have a strong appeal is mainly because of his quest for freedom in architecture. In my point of view, along with the society’s advance, minimalist architects from new generation, for instance, Kazuyo Sejima from Japan, are able to walk further than the functionalism in the past. From her point of view, architecture is a medium for a person…

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    Art Nouveau Vs Art Deco

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    Art deco’s elements are applied in the modern popular architecture and furniture The World War 1 is occurred between the Art Nouveau and the Art Deco. Both of two movements affected by the World War 1. They are two different style. The big difference of them is Art Nouveau is asymmetric while Art Deco is geometric. Both of two movements has affected our architecture and furniture, but for the effectiveness of the modern popular architecture and furniture, the role of Art Deco is bigger than Art…

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    rear entrance – remember to choose the full divided lite grilles designed to perfectly mimic legacy Craftsman construction. Two double-hung windows side by side bordered by a decorative frame also look beautiful and beautifully matched in this architecture style. Don't hesitate to add patterned glass to your side-lights and transoms. Contemporary Solutions for the Modern Long Island Homeowner Contemporary homes are everything traditional homes are not. Asymmetrical. Flat, or very-low profile…

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