William Grey Walter

Pierre Francastel and Sigfried Giedion were both analytical in their accounts of industrial revolution’s impact on architecture via the usage of mass-produced material such as iron and glass. However, the two accounts indeed took very different stands on their opinion of the machine and the progression of architecture. Bibliothѐque Sainte-Geneviѐve was indisputably one of the most remarkable examples of iron and glass applications during that era, agreed by both Francastel and Giedion. However,…

The range and extent of contributions within multiple fields of art and design were endless when it comes to the legacy of Herbert Bayer. The ADC Hall of Fame recognizes Bayer’s achievements in this quote from their 1975 biography, “If Herbert Bayer had produced nothing after the age of 28, his accomplishments to that point alone would make him one of the great pioneers in visual communication” (http://adcglobal.org/hall-of-fame/herbert-bayer/). Although Bayer was most passionate about graphic…

Modern buildings focus mainly on their function while utilizing a stylistic minimalist aesthetic. On the UCLA campus a prime example of a modern building is Bunche Hall, which exhibits many hallmarks of modern architecture. Because of its modern sensibilities, Bunche also exemplifies notions of neoclassicism in terms of the classic American college, the picturesque, and modernism in order to function socially as a building that emphasizes new ideas in modern education and to serve as an easily…

The Villa Savoye is one of the most important modern buildings of the 20th century which incorporated the Le Corbusier’s five principal points of architecture, and it could be the perfect realization of Le Corbusier's principles. This building is located outside of Paris and offers a space for occupants to escape from the crowded Paris. The location of the villa helped Le Corbusier to have freedom in design in order to create a masterpiece which would truly stand the test of time. This building,…

4: YouTube: “The Bridge Construction - Mega Structure” | National Geographic Summary: Megastructures is a narrative TV arrangement showing up on the National Geographic Channel in the United States and in different nations. Every scene is an instructive look of differing profundity into the construction, operation, and staffing of different structures or construction projects, however not normal construction products. For the most part containing interviews with designers and task managers, it…

When one thinks of Sir Walter Raleigh he or she might pinpoint one aspect of him. Raleigh was not just a writer, explorer, or soldier, but he was all three and many more. He wrote countless manuscripts, discovered many foreign places in the New World, and led the English Navy in the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Even though it is the lesser known side to him, Raleigh had an impact on the way English literature was shaped. He did not write in the style typical of the time period, but instead…

Whether it is writing, typing, highlighting, or underlining; note taking has many different methods and different process that may be helpful. Out of all the different methods of note taking out there in this world and in many schools, students usually learn and use the “Cornell Note” method as to taking notes. This method is different than any other not taking method and is very useful for studying or reviewing. This will also help students improve the skill of note taking. The Cornell note…

English and the Algonquins at Roanoke. • It was late August 1590 when English ships made their way north through rough seas to Roanoke Island, (off the coast of present-day North Carolina) • Virginia Dare, the first English baby born in America. • Walter Raleigh, a wealthy adventurer who saw prophet and prestige by organizing an English colony to compete with Spain Powerful Empire in the New World. • Although Manteo, from the village of Croaton, argued that their technology would make the…

One of the first settlements in America, led by John White, is the lost colony of Roanoke that suddenly vanished in 1587. After John White went back to England for supplies, and was delayed, he left the settlers on Roanoke Island; only to find them missing afterwards in 1590 (“Wolfe”). This led him to finding clues through Roanoke Island, North Carolina, in order to find the colonists; including his family and granddaughter. Even over centuries of looking for them we are still persistent on any…

born in the New World, named Virginia Dare. Within a year, Virginia Dare, along with over one hundred other colonists, disappeared. Still today no one knows exactly what happened, or what is true about the disappearance. A man by the name of Sir Walter Raleigh took possession of thousands of acres of land in the New World, naming it ‘Verginia’ in honor of Queen Elizabeth, who had been nicknamed the ‘Virgin Queen” because she had…