Architecture Essay Examples

It all started within the Ottoman architecture in 14th and 15th centuries. This architecture was mainly influenced of different and multiple combination of other kinds of architecture which are the Islamic architecture, Byzantine architecture and Iranian architecture, this gave the multicultural outlook of the empire. The Ottoman architecture developed in a massive way at that…

Dear Sir, I am Architect, graduated with honors from faculty of Engineering, Architecture Department, Alexandria University in 2003. I am an Egyptian citizen and I have been living in Doha, Qatar since 2011 under my husband’s sponsorship. I finished M.Sc. Architecture pre-requisite courses from Alexandria University, Egypt; I am interested in the areas of Sustainable…

JACK PILE UNDERPINNING This method can be used when the depth of suitable bearing capacity subsoil is too deep to make traditional underpinning uneconomic. Jack pile underpinning is quiet, vibration free and flexible since the pile depth can be adjusted to suit subsoil conditions encountered. The existing foundations must be in a good condition since…

Throughout history, there have been several significant architectural movements. The last, and perhaps most enduring movement is that of Classic Greece. Although for centuries, the architecture of ancient Greece has been admired, mimicked, and replicated, its beginnings are somewhat surprising to one unfamiliar with the history of the region. It is important to understand the…

Introduction The ocean is the dominant characteristic of the Earth covering 71 per centum of the Earth’s surface and contains 97 per centum of the planet ‘s H2O, yet more than 95 per centum of the submerged universe remains undiscovered ( NOAA, 2013 ) . Ocean as a resource of great possible in many facets…

MAXXI MUSEUM­­ Contemporary Architecture This study will concentrate on MAXXI National Museum and it will supply a comprehensive reappraisal of Contemporary museum architecture ( built in Rome in 2009 ) , designed by the Zaha Hadid Architects. As it was said in “Museums in the 21stCentury” , there is no uncertainty to state that museum…

Gothic was first used as a term of contempt during the late renaissance. The Goth’s were barbarians- which leads to many theories as to why “Goth” was the chosen title for a style that required extreme engineering as well as technical and artistic know how. Since then vast efforts have been made to rename the…

During the mid 1950’s, the Joseph E. Seagram and Sons Corporation began planning the construction of its own building in anticipation of its hundredth anniversary. The Director of Planning, Phyllis Lambert, commissioned Mies van der Rohe with the task of designing a building that held architectural merit while at the same time adhering to the…

The Great Pyramid of Giza and The Great Stupa of Sanchi are two beautiful monumental structures that hold great significance in their place of origin, but there are many differences in the two. First of all The Pyramid of Giza is located in Egypt, in a place they call Giza Necropolis. The features of the…

When one thinks of St. Sernin and Notre Dame, one tends to think of twobeautiful cathedrals, not to churches that portray two totally different stylesof architecture. Those two styles are, of course, Romanesque in St. Sernin andthe Gothic style of Notre Dame. Some characteristics that these two buildingsshare include quest for height, basic floor plan,…