Villa Savoye

CCase study 2 The Villa Savoye Highlights of Villa Savoye The Villa Savoye is designed by Le Corbusier in 1927, it is an iconic building and it was defined as a historical monument. It signifies the five points of a new architecture. When constructing the roof garden, horizontal windows and free design of the facade, the reinforced concreted was applied in the design of the Villa Savoye. Therefore, it is studied in this project to learn about its possible design approaches under earthquake conditions. The building originally is built in an earthquake benign place, however, this case study aims to rebuild the Villa in semisc active regions such as Japan to seek for possible changes by changing the structural layout and material properties.…

All four of the images picture buildings. The Hogan and Cliff Dwellings pictures show more remote locations than the Laguna Pueblo and Tulum pictures. The Tulum and Hogan pictures feature lots of green vegetation. In Tulum and Cliff Dwellings the buildings are made out of rock and Laguna Pueblo and Hogan the building look like they are made out of wood and other materials. The buildings in Laguna Pueblo and Hogan are also more colorful than Tulum and Cliff Dwelling since the two site are made…

(translated in Latin: domesticus). It also means 'home' in Slavic languages, back in the day. These houses were quite common and domestic, residing in most major Roman territories. The domus was used by wealthy families as a secondary home in the city, while they still occupied a separate villa in the country. They did so because the villa was generally a grander style of structure with more space than the domus had. Nevertheless, the domus had many rooms such…

One of the most significant events in Mexico’s history is the Mexican Revolution. The first revolts took place because of the people’s dissatisfaction with Porfirio Díaz. Diaz had policies which were entirely biased towards the upper class, such as wealthy landowners and business men. Diaz allowed for democratic elections, but the elections that took place were entirely rigged in his favor. During his seventh time running for reelection his opponent was Francisco Madero, the leader of the…

Trying to evaluate the life and motivations of Pancho Villa in a few pages is like trying to corral a tornado.His legacy begun with him being a bandit.First he moved to Chihuahua,but swiftly returned after his sister was raped by a local hacienda owner.After tracking down the owner,Agustin Negrete,Villa shot him and stole a horse before fleeing to Sierra Madre mountains.Roaming the hills as a bandit,Villa’s outlook changed following a meeting with Abraham Gonzalez. After a while he became a…

promote the status of African American people. Walker organized clubs and conventions which recognized her amazing sales and educational efforts among African-Americans. Walker traveled all throughout the world to promote her products; she even went to the Caribbean and Latin American to recruit people. She went over product use, hygienic tips, care techniques, and market strategies in her annual conventions. She rewarded people who were the most successful by giving away cash rewards. Her…

Carlos Fuentes, a Mexican novelist, has earned worldwide recognition for his influential works that pertain to magical realism. He is particularly held in high esteem in Latin American nations for his literary accomplishments that were attained through his novels of Terra Nostra, The Death of Artemio Cruz, and The Old Gringo. Carlos Fuentes’ novel, The Old Gringo, was the first novel written by an author of Mexican descent to emerge on the New York Times Bestseller List. The novel portrays the…

Take Villistas and Zapatistas as example, these two words describes differences reflecting regional variations of class relations. Villa and Zapata each built movements grounded in the rural poor of their homelands. For Villa, that meant demanding small private properties for ranchero families. While for Zapata, that meant seeking lands and autonomy for peasant villagers. This influenced how they take steps to achieve their goal. While Zapata built a gueeeila movement defensively anchored in…

Pancho Villa was born on June 5, 1878 in San Juan del Rio, Durango, Mexico. His full name was José Doroteo Arango Arámbula, but his nickname were either Pancho Villa or Francisco Villa. Pancho Villa was one of the the top military leaders of the Mexican Revolution. Villa started off as a bandit. He was later inspired by reformer Francisco Madero, who helped him win the Mexican Revolution. After being with with Victoriano Huerta, he formed his own army to oppose the dictator. He was assassinated…

Fishbourne Roman Palace was built between 75 AD and 80 AD and you will get many privileges that most Englishmen don’t get. You will get over five hundred square feet of the most modern architecture. They’re are over one hundred well decorated and glamorous rooms, there are fifty detailed and hand made mosaics all of the over fifty intricate and beautifully designed mosaic floors were crafted by craftsmen from different countries as well as a fine architect from Rome, having to come over to make…