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ArchitectureAs we are limited in space, below is a few ideas to help get you started and understand the architecture a bit better:The Harold Washington Library in Chicago was designed in 1987 by the...
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Maya Ying LinMaya Ying Lin’s earliest, and most important, influences were close to home during her years growing up in Ohio. Her father was the Dean of Fine Arts at the University of Ohio, and her mother...
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ArchitectureModern technology can be both the solution and the cause for Greek architecture’s decline. Of course, petroleum fuels, whose exhausts are in the air, are one of the main causes for the...
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ArtsOne way that the Romans were able to create larger interior spaces in their architecture than the Greeks is by the use of concrete, which is lighter, stronger, and less expensive than marble. The...
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ArtsThe three orders in Ancient Greek architecture are Corinthian, Doric, and Ionic. These architectural classifications have been used since the first century B.C., when the Romans adopted these...
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ArtsA colonnade is defined as "a series of columns set at regular intervals and usually supporting the base of a roof structure," though it may also be a free-standing structure. The word comes from...
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HistoryNapoleon Bonaparte of France is usually credited with the onset of a period of great interest in all things Egypt, as his invasions of the 1800’s included the home of King Tutankhamen, a place...
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ArchitectureNeoclassical architecture had an enormous influence on the archicture in the United States during the late-18th and early-19th Centuries. The Founding Fathers, particularly Thomas Jefferson, were...
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ArchitectureIn biology there are two basic types of bodily structure: Endosketal, in which the hard forming parts (bones) are connected by muscles, etc. (as in mammals), but not immediately visible: and...
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ArchitectureRobert Venturi built the post-modern Venturi House for his mother, Vanna in Chesnut, Pennsylvania in the 1960's. It sits in stark contrast to many of the older historical homes of the area, with...
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ArchitectureLouis Sullivan, best known for coining the phrase "form follows function", a mantra popular in decorating and architectural circles, was expressing one of the three components of what is called the...