Pilaster

New Mexico Military Institute, home of the Broncos and the little Colts, carries a tradition in which every student becomes a cadet in the Corps of Cadets. It holds some of the finest programs that can be taught such as Astronomy, Physics, Math, English, Choir, and Science. One course, in particular, is the Early Commissioning Program (ECP) of the SROTC department. There is even a tradition known as "RAT Week" in which newcomers must go through known as RAT Week. The ECP is independent aside from the Corps of Cadets in which it has its own squadron known as the "Garry Owen Squadron" and Cadre to learn from. With this given fact, cadets in both the Corps and ECP tend to have a struggle at times when there are activities for both. I happen to be one of those cadets. Although my priority is the ECP program, I still have obligations to fulfill in the Corps of Cadets. I am a different person in the ROTC and the Corps of Cadets. I tend to be more serious when it comes to the ROTC and a little loose at the Corps. ROTC is my career so I have to be active and alive. Even Brigadier General Combs defined the caliber of officers of the Army looks for. She also stated that "the Army wants adaptive and critical thinkers." Consequently, the purpose and goal of the ROTC is to prepare those future leaders by training them throughout their college career so it plays off of each other. It is only natural why I act so serious and stern at ROTC. It does happen at times when I do not really…

This allows the illusion of a greater span rather than a stress on verticality and height. There is a logical hierarchy established moving up the building, represented by a gradient of one consistent material in increasingly smaller stone with more refined joints. Three large, rounded arch doors are inset deeply in the facade, making the walls appear very thick and grounded. Mirrored on either side of the trio are five evenly spaced, rectangular windows, elevated over a thick base that yet again…

the two windows positioned on the side include molded trim and hand-blown glass, with green wooden louvered shutters flanking both sides of the window. Attached to the side is a pediment with fascia moldings on its exterior and interior sides, which stems from the back porch of the structure’s façade. Along the roof’s sides is a frieze, which connects to a fascia molding that runs the length of the roof. The rear façade of Ash Lawn-Highland’s features sixteen bays that include doors and windows…

quote details how Bernini used the general quadrarc design of the Colosseum, the huge secular oval less than two miles away, as a form giver for his plaza. The harmony of a quadrarc due to the diagonal ratio is the perfect fit for a plaza that is attempting to draw attention to the power of St. Peter’s Basilica, just as the quadrarc for the Colosseum was the perfect design for the masses to watch their entertainment. Another feature of the Colosseum that reappears in later designs is the…

Directional lines are used by artists to direct the viewer to a specific part of the painting. In Degas’s The Dance Class, he directs our attention to the background first. The slight diagonal and contrasting colors of the wall makes it a distinctive feature of the painting, and this is what I noticed first. One can follow that line to the back wall and see many ballerinas. After that, the focus is shifted to the directional line on the floor that leads to the focal point of the painting.…

powerful people of the land, the middle level was for regular men while the top most part was for the slave and women. This arrangement was implemented because of the way sound radiate easily from the lower part easily than to the upper part. The coliseum was built with concrete, combination of aggregate sand, filler, binder and water. Initially, concrete are watery, then it is poured into forms and shape (Keystone, Voussoirs)respectively to the structure to be built. In two to three days, the…

Cathedral of Santa Maria Del Fiore, city walls and bridges. These projects (along with the emergence of private palazzo buildings ) added grandeur to civic architecture and improved local economy by boosting employment. Many important architects emerged from this period including Fillipo Brunelleschi and Leon Battista Alberti. Both artists pulled on Greco- Roman techniques using Corinthian and Doric columns, pilasters, and triumphal arches. One of the best examples of the use of Greco-Roman…

Have you ever stood at the beginning of a very long room or hallway? If you have, then you probably noticed that everything gradually gets smaller in the distance. This is called linear perspective and it is defined by creating an illusion of depth on a flat surface through a series of lines that converge in a single vanishing point. Many architects use linear perspective in there work to this day, but Filippo Brunelleschi was the one who started it long ago in the design and construction of…

Flavian Amphitheater, best known as “Colosseum”, is the Rome’s greatest arena which is built mainly for the purpose of holding large sports event. As history records indicate, the Colosseum can hold around 50,000 spectators at a time, which means the Colosseum is at least twice the size of the Oracle Stadium of Golden State Warriors. There are many fun facts about the Colosseum, according to the book “Art: a Brief History,” author Marilyn Stokstad described the cruel opening performance in…

Mission Santa Barbara art mainly consisted of its gardens, architecture, and statues. The works of art and statues in the church and museum display angels, saints and Bible stories. The small statues of St. Dominic and St. Francis are particularly fine figures whose faces display a feeling of emotional intensity which is usual of baroque art. The church is similar to those built in Mexico in the mid 1800's. It is principally neoclassical in style, consisting of the enriching devices and features…