Architecture Essays

Difference Between Greek and Roman Architecture of Antiquity
30th Apr 2018
Introduction: Introduction The purpose of this essay is to identify the differences between the Greek and Roman architecture of Antiquity. Although Greek and Roman architecture have various similarities, it is imp...

Influence of the Modernist Ideal City
30th Apr 2018
Introduction: The influence of the modernist ideal city, on urban design and master planning Introduction This essay will focus on the influence of Modernist Ideal City movement. At first showing that understandin...

Design Factors in a Modern Living or Working Space
30th Apr 2018
Introduction: Executive summary The aim of this report is to outline the factors which should be taken into account in the design of a modern living or working space. The report discusses three factors related to ...

Influence of Public Health and Safety Matters in the City
30th Apr 2018
Introduction: Towns are and were always associated with trade and power[R1]. Although towns as well as humans have to develop. They were formed and shaped by numbers of various factors. This essay would show how h...

Masculine and Feminine Spaces Within the Home
30th Apr 2018
Introduction: This essay will analyse the historical relevance of the idea of masculine and feminine spaces within the home and whether these ideas are still apparent in a 21st century South African context. This ...

History of All Saints Church Margaret Street
30th Apr 2018
Introduction: 1.0 INTRODUCTION Figure 1: All Saints Margaret Street All Saints Margaret Street, (1849-59) a almost hidden beautiful church that luckily had pointed out by Hengry-Russell Hitchcock more than 40 yea...

Highland Tower Collapse and Ramp Construction
30th Apr 2018
Introduction: Introduction The purpose of this essay is to find out from a field, a building that experienced construction catastrophe, study its short comings and come up with solutions and recommendations of wha...

Postmodernism in London Architecture
30th Apr 2018
Introduction: London as many Cities in one City Reflective Summary Ezekiel S. Stewart Reflective Summary The video was produced to critically examine the concept and spatial pattern of London as many...

Concept of Flexibility in Architecture
30th Apr 2018
Introduction: 1.0 Introduction An Overview Of The Terminology And The Conceptual Framework This chapter aims to define the meaning of the term ‘flexibility’, ”Adaptability’ and ‘typological variety’ ar...

Use of Wood as a Building Material
30th Apr 2018
Introduction: Wood is quite unique when compared to most building materials used today given that its material makeup is a result of naturally grown biological tissue (ill.18). Thus, the material makeup and struct...

Deconstruction Theory in Architecture
30th Apr 2018
Introduction: “Architecture is understood as a representation of deconstruction, the material representation of an abstract idea”.[1] Architecture is the art of space: its visual form, its dimensions and scale...

Study on Enhancing Architecture Appreciation
27th Apr 2018
Introduction: Frank Lloyd Wright believed space was the essence of architecture. The reality of architecture is actually not in the solid elements that seem to make it, but rather – “the reality of a ro...

Challenges for Supply Chain Management
6th Dec 2017
Introduction: introduction The biggest challenge facing the Vancouver manufacturing plant was that for the rest of Hewlett Packard, there was no “problem”; “When it comes to real dollars, inventor...

Quality Assurance in Construction Projects
4th Dec 2017
Introduction: ABSTRACT: The main aim of this research is to let readers know how useful quality assurance is and its benefit to the community. To guide construction industries on how they can assure quality in thei...

What Influenced Georgian Style and its Features?
21st Sep 2017
Introduction: Introduction Georgian style is a style in the architecture, interior design, and decorative arts of Britain during the 17th and 18th centuries. The term “Georgian” gets its name from four kings o...

Effects of Architecture on Public Behaviour in India
21st Sep 2017
Introduction: INTRODUCTION India and its cities is often associated with poverty and disorder in the eyes of both foreigners and nationals alike. The roads and streets are littered, walls are indiscriminately scar...

Case Study of the Jewish Museum, Berlin
20th Sep 2017
Introduction: The Jewish Museum Berlin incorporates the social and cultural history of the Germany after World War 2 and aspired to correspond to the effects of the Holocaust on Jews in Germany. In his design, Lib...

Living Building Challenge & BREEAM: Non-Residential Building
28th Jul 2017
Introduction: Rethinking the Application of the Living Building Challenge & BREEAM for Non-Residential Buildings in the UK Building certification and assessment has been in spotlight since the rise of the co...

Modernisme in de architectuur
19th May 2017
Introduction: Inleiding Het modernisme in de architectuur, dat zijn ontstaan vond rond de jaren ’20 van vorige eeuw, maakt vandaag de dag duidelijk deel uit van de architectuurgeschiedenis en is op deze manie...

Timber frame and masonry construction
18th May 2017
Introduction: Modern construction comes in many forms, from traditional masonry, to precast concrete, to steel, and in recent times timber frame construction. Timber frame and masonry construction are very similar ...

Modern and traditional architecture
1st Jan 1970
Introduction: The architecture of a country acts like a mirror for understanding the way of living and also the developments of the place that have led to the creation of the country as it looks today. The architec...

Causes Of The Indian Removal Act Architecture Essay
1st Jan 1970
Introduction: The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was unfolded was during a time of contradictions. While it was a period of expanding democratic institutions, it also pointed to obvious limitations of that democracy. ...

The Architecture Of Theatres Architecture Essay
1st Jan 1970
Introduction: Back to the first half of the 20th century and it was in America that mass production was becoming ever more efficient and chains of theatres were blooming all over the country. Architects commissione...