Modernist architecture

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in 1939. It was a mural designed to represent the three cultures of the southwest. In the first mural we see a Native American contribution such as making baskets, pottery and weaving. The Chicanos contribution is shown through agriculture and architecture. The Anglos are shown as the scientific contributors and the third shows the union of all three, with the men shaking hands. In text the images are not given justice. In visually breaking down these images there is so much tension and angst…

part of the Alhambra was destroyed but it was later restored, parts of which was done as late as the nineteenth century. Today it is one of Spain's major tourist attractions, exhibiting the country's most significant and well known Islamic architecture, together with sixteenth century and later Christian building and garden interventions. The plateau where the Alhambra sits measures about 740 metres (2,430 feet) in length by 205 metres (670 feet) at its greatest width. The Royal complex is…

Denis in France. As discussed by Soltes (2011), although the origins of Romanesque architecture are vague; the Gothic style that followed specifically came about upon the completion of the Chartres Cathedral outside of Paris in 1250. This is the first of the Gothic style buildings in which buttresses were used as a structural element that…

Lawrence Halprin Lawrence Halprin was an influential landscape architect. His projects have many values to become benchmarks in the development of modern landscape architecture. For example, the most his favorite design is the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington D.C which set a new standard for the public’s involvement. The plazas and grand fountains in Portland, Oregon are a joyful participation in public open spaces. Moreover, he also wrote many lectures and books, such as the Sea…

of the Middle Ages was very prominent: high stone vaults, internal elevations of multiple stories, rounded arches and thick walls. This was characterized as Romanesque architecture. One day, a man named Suger changed everything. He reworked these ideas introduced to the world the now known Gothic architecture. Gothic architecture was a big role-player during the Renaissance. But everything started when Suger decided to reinvent the traditional heavy Romanesque Abbey Church of Saint-Denis into a…

As a young girl growing up in NYC when I first was afforded the opportunity to see this cathedral I remember thinking how massive and overwhelming this building was, especially when entering through ornately carved archways, massive portals which measure 18 feet high, six feet wide, and weighs three tons and, under the watchful eyes of Jesus Christ. Over the years, because this structure is a part of the neighborhood panorama, the beauty of the structure promotes a sense of the purity and…

impermanent materials, have disappeared but by the end of the 16th cent. more durable monumental architecture had been achieved. In the late 1960s much of the cathedral was damaged by fire and had to undergo restoration. Most of the artist in Central America were indigenous people who only made religious art…

The opening credits of Persepolis (2007) feature a flower moving across the screen, travelling through the different places depicted during the titles. This quite simple feature helps to introduce the audience to the main premise of the film - moving; mobility; change and growth. Marjane Satrapi’s film debut Persepolis (2007), made together with Vincent Paronnaud, is an autobiography based on Satrapi’s similarly titled graphic novel. This French-Iranian animated film deals with the subject of…

Notre Dame de Paris is the worlds ambassador of gothic cathedrals. This cathedral was finished in 1250, which was the period that Paris came into its own forces as the center of political power and commerce. This is where the development of gothic architecture started and King Louis VII, who is considered to be an influential figure during this time,…