Rem Koolhaas

A poignant point that Lee explains is the concept of a generic city which was formulated by Rem Koolhaas (3). These generic cities are near warmer climates, skyscrapers abound, and feature “[an] airport, hotels, and shopping malls” (3). Another feature of these “generic cities” is that “history is meaningless” and “the past has become too small to…

In the excerpt “the Four Books on Architecture” Palladio develops a numerical and logical system organizing spatial relationships among the elements involved in any building. This system is a guidance for architects when designing such buildings as villas and houses. As well this system includes detailed rules to be considered when an architect arranges building rooms, when he specifies the proportions of spaces, when he makes decisions about the dimensions of halls associating the height of a…

The massive increase of tourism in Barcelona since the 1992 Olympics have sparked a heated debate about what impacts it has on the city. Many residents have through protests and articles expressed feelings of being dislocated and pushed away from their own neighborhoods. Other voices have argued that the increasing antagonism between local citizens and tourists just intensifies the problems and that tourists should be considered temporary citizens rather than visitors. This essay will explore…

Introduction If fashion is not innovative, new and interesting, how can you call it fashion? Everything keeps being produced over and over again, just in different colours and designs, but in the end we can examine and see that it's the same as that we had before. Accessories are a very important part of fashion styling and aren't just an optional extra, but they are an added extravagance. They dress an outfit: even if you wear the simplest of clothes, you can look like a million dollar show…