1992: A year of trends in Canadian architecture

Arts & media   |   Architecture   |   Term papers   |   07/29/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «"A national architecture implies the existence of common traditions unified by the sense of a common undertaking. In the Canadian case the traditions were immigrant as were the people, but the enterprise in its geographical setting is distinctive;...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Isenstadt's argument: An analysis. The multitude of expectations and experiences in the creation of architectural projects. The classical division between imitation and innovation in architecture. Subjective conditioning . Jean-Paul...»

Architecture 2005 - Canadian and international trends in context

Arts & media   |   Architecture   |   Term papers   |   04/29/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «Architectural design philosophy has transformed from the high modernism of the early 20th century, from classic functional international style which dominated North American architectural practices up until the 1970s, to be replaced by the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Chodikoff's August 2005 roundtable of practicing critics and architects. The significance of the important public buildings built in Canada in the 21st century. The components or themes that characterized design during the middle of...»

Ibn Tulun Mosque - A study of Islamic architecture and its political, cultural and spiritual meaning

Arts & media   |   Architecture   |   Term papers   |   04/27/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «This paper will discuss the Ibn Tulun Mosque in Cairo, one of the first Islamic Mosques built in Egypt. It will explore the symbolic meaning and the cultural aspects of the mosque design and its place within Tulun's dynasty. Petersen writes that the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The Ibn Tulun mosque . The use of Coptic forced labor . The mosque's time of construction . Stewart's analysis of the structure. A mix of tradition and innovation. Weit's view on the mosque and the royal compound. The largest ancient...»

Exploring Henri Lefebvre's ideas on the everyday in debates on architecture of the city

Arts & media   |   Architecture   |   Term papers   |   04/26/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «This paper will explore ideas in the writings of Henri Lefebvre, beginning with a summary of Dell Upton's article "Architecture in Everyday Life" which touches on the set of debates about what Lefebvre was suggesting in his idea of the intersection...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The imprecise nature of boundaries. The use of specific references. Lefebvre's theories: The body is central. The new meaning of The World Trade Towers in New York City. Schmid's description of Lefebvre's work. Lefebvre's tendency of...»

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