Architecture Topic

German architect, furniture designer and teacher, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was a leading figure in the development of modern architecture. He was born Ludwig Mies but later adopted his mother’s name, van der Rohe. The son of a master stone mason, Mies van der Rohe had no formal architectural education. He...

Throughout his career, architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe used glass meaningfully, employing it not simply as material for windows but as a means of creating flexible, free spaces and rendering boundaries between indoors and outdoors more mutable.  In the Tugendhat house, completed in Brno, Czechoslovakia in...

Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright's ideas about art and architecture revolutionized American aesthetics During his active career, his concepts and designs were considered revolutionary and, rightly so, as Wright sought not only to rebel...

A brilliant architectural marvel that unites past, present and future… work which I personally admire is definitely Fallingwater house, constructed and designed by the famous American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Fallingwater house is one of the most remarkable masterpieces in the history of contemporary...

Works of Weiss/Manfredi Architects:  On Contemporary Territorial Expressions

Introduction

Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi are sure born winners.  Both have successfully created their contemporary forms on the earth surface and still continue to reap their rewards.  Their ventures from 1989 to the...

Most often, the quality of life and one’s health is attributed to factors such a healthy diet, one’s activity level, lifestyle, and even genetic predisposition. Seldom mentioned is architecture as responsible for one’s well-being. However, herein lies a mistake because how and where one lives does affect the...

In my childhood, an old blueprint with a lingering ammonia smell was a doodling sheet for me. I have always been familiar with the world of architecture as my father is an architect. Although I have wandered quite a lot, I have till now developed my architectural philosophy and talent in my own way by...

Between The Silence and The Light Introduction Architecture is a meeting place between the measurable and the unmeasurable. The art of design is not only rooted in the aesthetic form, but in the soul of the work. In Phenomena and Idea, Stephen Holl once wrote, The thinking-making couple of architecture...

Introduction

            Landscape architects design areas so that they are not only beautiful, but functional, and compatible with the natural environment.  They plan the location of buildings, roads, walkways; they dictate the arrangement of flowers, shrubs and trees.  Landscape architects also plan the...

Introduction

One the most conspicuous structures that are wrapped with cultural mysticism in the ancient world that until today enthralls our modern age is the Pyramids of Ancient Egypt that dates back four and a half thousand years ago.  At the moment, there are approximately over a hundred pyramids...

The Architecture of a Medieval and Renaissance World-View
            The art styles during the medieval and renaissance period were very distinct from each other. Each style had its own concept, dominant theme and techniques. Architecture was one of the obvious evidences that clearly separate these two art...

Temple of Fortuna Virilis
            The Temple of Fortuna Virilis is one of the historical and religious marvels of the Roman Architecture. It was initially built during the 4th century but was reconstructed around the late 2nd century BC during the Republican Era in Rome, Italy. It is specifically...

Tadao Ando could be probably called one of the most noticeable figures in contemporary architecture and design. His works are well known all over the world and it goes without saying that his architectural talent is admired by huge number of people. At first I would like to reveal some personal details about...

Frank Gehry: An Overview of His Life and Contribution to the World of Architecture

Ephraim Owen Goldberg was born in 1929 in Toronto, Canada where he used to make ‘little cities’ with his grandmother out of wood scrap (Templer 1999).  By the year 1947, at the age of 18, his family changed its name to...

Georgian Architecture in Bath and its Development and Design.

Regarded as the social heart of Bath for more than two centuries, the Pump Room is a striking neo-classical salon it is the place to which hot Spa water is drawn for drinking. Either before or after having taken the bathing.

 No1  The Pump...

I. Introduction
            The word architecture describes the overall look of a building. Through history, building styles have developed differently all over the world. The shapes of the first buildings were determined by the construction techniques people knew at the time and also by the materials...

Romanesque and Gothic Architecture
Romanesque Style
            The Romanesque style is a name given to a style period in Europe, between 900 till 1150. The term is mainly associated with architecture but is also used for more art forms from this period, like the sculptures and paintings. The style is only...

In India many types of architectural styles were seen . Mughal architecture is one of most famous architectural style. Mughal architecture an amalgam of Islamic, Persian, Turkish and Indian architecture, is the distinctive style developed by the Mughals in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries in what is now...

Richard Morris Hunt: Life and Works in Architecture
Introduction
            It is both understandable and rather expected that there are quite a number of notable figures throughout American history that relates to the subject of architecture. However, it is quite true that some are made more known than...

PRACTICE
SECTION 1: Title
This Rules and Regulations shall be known as “THE RULES AND REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9266”, otherwise known as “THE ARCHITECTURE ACT OF 2004”. For brevity, it may be cited as “IRR of the Architecture Act of 2004”.
SECTION 2. Statement of Policy....

            Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (27 March 1886-17 August 1969, German), born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies is one of the most renowned 20th century architects, being one of the pioneers of modern architecture. He was one of the first to establish the 20th century architectural steel-and-glass style...

            Philippe Starck is one of the most renowned contemporary French designer/architects in the world. His work ranges from the most acclaimed buildings and interiors to the most ubiquitous kitchen tools.
Birth and childhood
            Born in Paris in 1949 to an aircraft designer and manufacturer,...

Topic 1: What were the outcomes of the Bretton Woods conference and which factors can account for the agreements reached at that conference? (1200 words) The Bretton woods conference is a United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference that was organized between 1 and 22 July 1944 at Mount Washington Hotel...

Regional Influence of Architecture
In order to be beneficial, architectural projects should embody a strong social concern. Apparently, every human creation just like architecture is for the benefits of the human beings. Architecture is a physical expression on how the government, various institutions or...