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Over time there has been an increasing transition from stereotomic to tectonic architectural concepts. This transition was initially responding to exigencies, however poetic functional forms evolved which, in Australia fashioned a variety of uniquely Australian types of Architecture. These Australian types also differed depending on the local climate, with one well-known vernacular Australian architectural type, the Queenslander, developing from several existing styles, and adapted to…

1. Introduction 1.1. General Double-Skin Façades (DSF) are gaining a lot of popularity between architects and engineers because not only it is very appealing for the eye but it also has great features regarding energy saving, sustainability and indoor climate. A lot of office buildings in Europe are DSF based buildings. In the 20th century, the technologies are growing rapidly and because of computers and other technical equipment in the offices, the internal heat gain has increased. In this…

16 things every international student should know about Duke Fuqua Duke Fuqua, pronounced “Duke Few-Kwa,” as opposed to “Duke Foo-Kwa, is the business school of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. It was established in 1969. In 1980, the school was named after J. B. Fuqua (1918-2006), who gifted it $10 million. Duke University was a sort of alma mater to Fuqua—as a teenager, he had borrowed books on finance and banking from the university library, getting them delivered by post. Fuqua…

Pale sea foam softly laps the waterlogged body of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi in an image that crystallized the senseless suffering of thousands of Syrian refugees. Though the photo undoubtedly confronts its global audience with a reality that, oceans away, is easy to passively accept, could a single image really inspire viewers to take progressive action? As ocean levels rise, poverty ravages the third world, and both sexual and racial discrimination run rampant, it seems clear that something…

Assignment #1: Hospitality Marketing 1. List the TOP 10 hotel groups in the world and their brands. - The TOP 10 hotel groups are: • Marriott International/ Starwood Hotels & Resorts: + The Ritz-Carlton, St. Regis Hotels & Resorts, JW Marriott, Westin, Courtyard, aloft, Marriott Hotels, Autograph Collection hotels, Four Points, Moxy Hotels, Edition, Sheraton, Design Hotels, SpringHill Suites, Marriott Executive Apartments, the Luxury Collection, Marriott Vacation Club, Renaissance Hotels,…

Mary Cassatt was an American artist who worked mainly in Europe, and was affiliated with the Impressionist movement. She is most popular for her paintings of women and children in everyday settings.Because of her involvement with the Impressionists, she received a lot of criticism - mainly for her vibrant colors and unflattering accuracy with which she painted her subjects. She is an inspiring artist because of how she overcame every obstacle in her way to become on artist. She didn’t like her…

The first stage of this term paper project presented one with the basic knowledge of two important pieces of European Renaissance artwork, including a formal analysis on both pieces, the sculpture and the painting’s separate but largely cohesive meanings as well as their original intent, and finally their provenances. Research into Giorgione’s Col Tempo (or La Vecchia) and Gregor Erhart’s Vanitas served as a beneficial jumping off point into the portrayal of older women during the Renaissance…

One of the leading artists in the Impressionist movement, Mary Stevenson Cassatt was born on May 22, 1844, in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania. She was born and growing in a comfortably upper-middle-class family: her mother belonged to a prosperous banking family, and her father was well-to-do real estate and stockbroker. Her elementary schooling prepared her to be a proper wife and mother, included such classes like embroidery, music, homemaking, painting and sketching. Her upbringing reflected her…

The two works are used in the study of the path of principles in the artistic movements of Realism through Classicism and Romanticism in early 19th century Europe. The object is to analyze how each movement affected and influenced Realism. The movements are linked to other genres; Romanticism is coupled with Classicism, and Realism is associated with Idealism. Both movements faced criticism due to an opposition of majority taste and offensive subject matter. Despite the impediments, the…

scientists, singers, psychologists since its inception, even though so little is known with certainty about this painting. The mystery around the Mona Lisa feeds the imagination of many . So, it is not surprising that millions of people visit the Louvre in Paris every year to glance at this famous portrait realised by Leonardo Da Vinci between probably 1503 and 1506 . In the face of its well-established fame of today, it is interesting to discuss the place of the Mona Lisa within the context…