Courtyards in Islamic Architecture
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A 5 page paper which examines elements in Islamic architecture as they involve courtyards. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Cragside; A Singular House of the Victorian Age
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This 11 page paper considers the national Trust owned building of Cragside in Rothbury, Northumberland. This building was an innovative and unusual building, it was the first building to have the entire house lit by hydro-electric power, along with central heating, hot and cold running water, a Turkish bath, and even fire alarms. Built in 1870 – 1880 by Lord Armstrong the paper charts the development and impotence of this unusual building. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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Critiquing 2 Books on Architecture
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A 6 page analysis of two books on architectural history -- Space, Time and Architecture by Sigfried Giedion and Georgian London by John Summerson. The writer discusses how each author utilizes his sources and makes his main points. No additional sources cited.
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Current Major Influences on Design and Architecture
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This 9 page paper, including a 1 page outlines discusses different current major influences on design and architecture, including issues of environmentalism and design in the context of the environment, costs and lifecycle costs as well as the changing functions of buildings. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
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Dance and Architecture: Spatiality and Orientation
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17 pages in length. Within dance, as within architecture, there is a continuum between space and time. As a dancer dances, the central part of the body is in unique correlation with the limbs, and the spatiality between all parts creates an art form which is the dance itself. The dance is not merely a series of movements, just as architecture is not merely a series of buildings. The entirety of the work is determined not only by the positive spaces, i.e., the body or the buildings, but by the negative spaces as well. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Daniel Burnham & Edward Bennett / Their Impact on Chicago
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This 5 page report discusses the impact of Burnham and Bennett on the architecture and plan of Chicago at the turn of the century and how that plan has continued to be recognized as a major contribution in the design and planning of a modern city. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Deconstructionist Architecture
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The deconstuctionist movement is a post-modern achievement that is represented by the dismissal of forms in an attempt to redefine the moment. This 8 page paper examines the ideological foundations of the movement, focusing on Bernard Tschumi and Peter Eisenmann. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KTdecont.rtf

Design
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There are a myriad and one ways to look at design and a plethora and two areas of design. This 10 page paper gives an overview of design with an emphasis on what makes for good design and who determines what that is. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Design / Build In The Construction Industry -- A Cost-Saving Structure
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An 11 page paper that provides an overview of the design/build strategy as it relates to the roles of owner, contractor, engineer, construction manager and architect. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Design Theory / Textbook Review
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11 pages in length. A chapter by chapter analysis of a textbook on Design Theory. Technology, depth, rhetoric, ethics, and more are examined both in summary & evaluation.
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Detroit's J.L. Hudson Building
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This 5 page report discusses the history and fate of one of the great buildings in the Detroit, Michigan, skyline. J.L. Hudsons's Department Store was considered by many to be a unique American institution that changed the way people viewed downtown and shopping. The building was vacated in 1983 and demolished in 1998. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Development Of Architectural Style / Bauhaus to Modern
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A 5 page paper that discusses the architectural developments since the Bauhaus school, including examples from German, French, and American architecture. The paper discusses how American architecture was influenced by the Bauhaus school and how it has evolved from that era. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Bauhaus.wps

Differences in American Architecture
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This 3 page paper provides an overview of American architects Thomas Jefferson, Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan. Their architectural styles are compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Early American Architecture: Colonial and Georgian
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A 5 page paper which examines the development of English Colonial and Georgian architecture in early American history as seen in the work Early American Architecture by Hugh Morrison. No additional sources cited.
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Early Southern Homes
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An 8 page research paper that discusses the architecture of early Southern homes. The writer explores the various ways in which the environment of the New World changed Old World architectural forms in seventeenth century homes. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: khshomes.rtf

Economic Benefits of the Falkirk Wheel
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A 28 page paper discussing the restoration of centuries-old canals in Central Scotland and the creation of the Falkirk Wheel linking two of those canals, as well as the resulting rejuvenation of the economy of Central Scotland. The planners establishing the method by which the Project would take on various aspects of the overall plan appear to have approached their responsibilities systematically and with precision, with a view to the future. They also appear to have a firm idea of the manner in which growth arises from growth. Commercial development surrounding reclamation of the Forth and Clyde and Union Canals, plus the associated creation of the Falkirk Wheel, has all the appearances of enabling sustainable economic growth in Central Scotland that likely would not have been possible otherwise. Bibliography lists 17 sources.
Filename: KSfalkirkWheel.rtf

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