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Introduction This report will assess the architectural genius employed on the Australian High Court. This magnificent building sits within the parliamentary Triangle in Canberra. This is the national capital of Australia (Department of Sustainability, Environment, water, population and communities, 2008). The main objective of this paper is to look critically...
Leaman, A., F. Stevenson, & Bordass, B. (2010). “Building Evaluation: Practice and Principles.” Building Research and Information 38 (5): 564-577. Web. According to Leaman, Stevenson, & Bordass (2010), the core pillars of a sustainable building rating system should clearly define standards for energy use, greenhouse emission thresholds, waste disposal standards...
Islamic architecture derives its style from the foundation of Islam and shows a broad range of both religious and secular styles. These styles are evident in the way the different structures and buildings have been made to represent the Islamic culture. The types of Islamic architectural structures include tombs, forts,...
Introduction Lloyd’s building in London hosts one of the most established insurance firms across the globe. The building has both historical and economic significance in London. Richard Rogers took over the project and ensured its successful completion. It is also vital to note that the building was designed fifty years...
Introduction Today, the Olympic Games play a significant role in the world of athletic competitions. With the current rapid development in science and technology, it calls for the world’s athletic body to put more effort towards the establishment of state-of-the-art stadia. One of the challenges facing the athletics body is...
An analysis of the Project’s Structure and Management The West Gate Bridge in Melbourne was a project that failed miserably due to several factors including poor project management. Proper project management should involve the use of the required tools and techniques to complete the particular task successfully within the allocated...
An Analysis of the Project’s Structure The construction industry is a highly differentiated one and not simply about mortar, steel, bricks, mud and sticks (Stubbs & Dering 2002).The management of a project such as the West Gate Bridge is very complex, as the outcomes of construction projects are influenced by...
The West Gate Bridge disaster was the result of several failures in project planning, structure, and management. The main aspects of these failures were planning problems, communication problems, and a poor authority structure. Planning problems created the tense atmosphere that precipitated the events of 15 October 1970(Royal Commission 1971). The...
Introduction Many scholars have defined the term ‘architecture’ variously. Their definition is dependent on their academic and professional orientations. However, many are of the view that architecture can be defined as the art of designing and creating structures. There are also those who are of the view that architecture can...
Introduction In the whole world, culture has maintained that men dominate the engineering field. This has been a world problem and many researchers have engaged themselves in trying to analyze this condition and to find out the possible solutions to it. To make the number of female engineers bigger, engineering...
Introduction In the contemporary times, there have been increased advancements in the field of medicine and biomedical research, which has led to a plethora of information being posted on the Internet. Among the many Internet sources of medical and biomedical research information, the National Centre for Biotechnology Information, (NCBI) website...
Background Developed in 2003 by the Green Building Council of Australia (Russell, 2011), the Green Star rating system assesses eight different environmental management categories, namely: daylight and lighting, volatile organic compounds, energy efficiency and improvements, sustainable improvements, sustainable transportation, water efficiency, sustainable materials, building conservation and ozone-depleting potential (Portalatin et...
Introduction As more and more people in developing countries move to urban areas, architects should apply new approaches and theories to building in order to provide population with sufficient dwellings. As suggested in the study by Steele (2003), the increase in population has been noted to have an adverse impact...
Introduction “In recent years, a small piece of cloth has managed to cause quite a stir. The scarf or hijab that Muslim women wear on their heads is making headlines around the world” (Stacey, 2009). Some countries such as France have implemented legislation that bans the hijab in public schools....
Evans, Robin. “Bentham’s panopticon: An incident in the social history of architecture.” Architectural Association Quarterly 3.2 (1971): 21-37.Print Summary: In Bentham’s panopticon: An incident in the social history of architecture, Jeremy Bentham, the famous legislature and the father of utilitarianism presents a strong argument that the power of the mind is a...
Introduction Image processing entails mining data such as the dimension of the detected tumor and the magnitude of an engineering constituent by interpreting arrays obtained during the experimental examination. This is widely applied in biomedical works, in-process quality control in manufacturing industries, and advanced engineering applications. Image processing software has...
Introduction The building of the Guggenheim Museum in New York demonstrates the originality of the architectural talent of Frank Lloyd Wright who created the project of this unique construction which decorates the cityscape of present-day New York. Contrasting with the surrounding objects, the building of the Guggenheim Museum is interesting...
Introduction The use of polymers in the building industry has continuously shifted to repair motors for both concrete and stone from the classical concrete crack injection. Repairing of timber structures, waterproof materials, and consolidation of masonry to are contributions of composite polymers. Utilization of pure polymers however resulted in inherent...
Introduction Notre-Dame Basilica is a cathedral built in the historical part of Old Montreal, which is considered as an architectural dominant of the city’s centre. Being the last work of James O’Donnell, a New York architect who moved to Montreal to design the cathedral, he did not live to see...
Abstract The first Owen River Los Angeles aqueduct was one of the greatest fabricated landmarks of the 20th century. The magnificent structure has served the city of Los Angeles for over one century. This paper examines the events that led to the need to construct the aqueduct, the process of...
Introduction The computer is hailed as the most significant invention of the last century. Computing devices caused a global revolution by increasing the speed at which information processing could occur. Over the decades, many programs have been created to further exploit the computational power of these systems. Today, computers influence...
Heat transfer makes a big part of thermal engineering and is focused on how heat is exchanged between different mediums. For countries that are prone to extreme temperatures, heating and cooling is a major consideration during construction. The design of any commercial building today requires that it allows easy installation...
Statement of Research Aims Building Information Management is one of the latest technologies that have been developed in the construction industry. With this latest development, managers in the construction industry are faced with different issues that require their attention. Although BIM is advantageous in the construction industry, it also poses...
Introduction Whenever production of digital images is done, several activities may be involved. These include introduction of various types of noise into the digital image. More often, this is quite challenging to the producer since introduction of noise into images affects quality of visual image in a substantial manner. There...
Introduction Although the number of companies convicted of offences as a result of deaths of construction workers have declined, in real life situations, people still die due to over exposure to risky conditions at construction sites. Recent conviction rates average at 21% down from about 40% in the 1980s while...
Introduction Tall buildings are on the increase as countries strive to use them as symbols of wealth, power, and national pride rather than their engineering capabilities. There has been increased competition among big cities of the world, business corporations, and states as to who owns the tallest and most impressive...
Frank Lloyd Wright is an eminent American architect. His heritage is concerned with a great variety of different buildings. The interior and exterior features of his masterpieces are apparent until the present. The architect maintained his manner in making architecture look more appealing. His attempts came down to the worldwide...
It is an accepted fact that with the onset and penetration of the World Wide Web and newer software, the world has become a smaller place and it is now extremely easy to connect or to have access to any part of the world. However, morals and ethics remain to...
Introduction The role assumed by project managers in the construction field is among the essential factors in attaining a project’s success. However, in recent studies, several complex and large projects face delays. They are overrun in most cases, with the main factors being teamwork, communication, team building, interpersonal skills, and...
Introduction The use of sustainable energy in the construction of a new building in KAUST can reduce the expenditure on the supply of energy, and the extent of environmental damage associated with the consumption of non-renewable energy. In the last two decades, energy consumption has increased sharply, reaching its peak...
The social and political changes in modern society lead inevitably to changes in design patterns and new paradigm. Technological innovation, rapid population growth, and expanding markets were central to increasing the complexity and speed of the process of production and distribution. Mass distribution preceded mass production. The coordination of the...
Gloves…Such an ordinary object in our daily life; but have anyone thought about life without protective gloves? There were times when materials for producing gloves were very limited in their amount and quality, and could not offer the needed protection, and they’re even were times when gloves were not yet...
Abstract The article below features the location of a store that stocks men’s wear. This store shall is located at College Town Mall. This store is the investment of College Men’s Unlimited. The latter offers traditional apparel to male clients. Their target market is men in both the upper as...
Girl with a Pearl Earring is a famous painting that was created by Johannes Vermeer, a well-known artist from the Netherlands, in the 17th century. It is a portrait of a girl on a black background wearing a yellow and blue scarf around her head and a pearl earring. The...
Introduction The Baroque art movement is one of the most prominent European styles of sculpture, painting, music, and architecture. It took place and initially started in the 17th century, and the movement was supported by the Catholic Church as a response to the rise of Protestantism (Kevorkian 79). The latter...
Leonardo da Vinci was born in mid-April 1452 in a town known as Vinci that is located in Italy. He was looked after by his father Ser Piero and some of his stepmothers. He undertook informal education in Latin and Mathematics in the early 1460s. His interest in arts was...
Criminological theory is everywhere around us – in the news, music, books, internet, and in the movies (Rafter and Brown 1). This paper is based on the French movie that shows the period of life of a simple man Yvon Targe and the changes that happen to him over time....
Title: Couleur du temps Year: 2014 Location: Art Plural Gallery Author: Agathe De Bailliencourt The first thing we notice looking at the picture is the strange mixture of colours and their blending. Being famous for her unusual choice of place and colours, French painter Agathe De Bailliencourt makes one...
Many will agree that Claude Debussy (1862-1918) was very instrumental in shaping the development of the present day string quartet, either directly through his composition or through the influence he had on composers after him. According to Haylock, “Debussy is one of the two most prominent composers in the Impressionist...
Metropolis is considered to be one of the most successful science-fiction films ever made even though it was filmed back in 1927 in times when computer special effects were not even dreamed about. This is a story about a young and rich man having no troubles in this world who...
In different periods of time art takes different techniques, styles and subjects along with the medium of presentations, and it thus becomes a symbol of the time period. Usually these differences are slight, but to a trained eye they will open up a vast number of characteristics that can define...
Arts and culture is the notions that make people intelligent and well brought-up. There are a lot of people of art who became perpetuate in the history of the art. Most of them passed away many centuries ago but we still keep appreciate and admire their works. A lot of...
Introduction Hip-hop is a culture that originated in the city of New York back in 1970. It was a culture that was easily adopted by mostly Latin-American and Afro-American youths, it is a culture that got wide recognition to the extent of spreading throughout the world. With its fascinating values...
Introduction El Greco was a painter, sculptor, and architect who was associated with the Spanish and the Venetian Renaissance. His name is a pseudonym for his Greek name, Doménikos Theotokópoulos. Showing his extraordinary talent for painting, he trained under the masters and traveled to Venice and then to Rome in...
Introduction Water Lilies are a series of paintings artistically painted by Monet. Later paintings of Monet show a different hue from the almost blinding artist in his late years. When I first glanced at the one having a bridge, I thought it to be a photograph! This was intriguing. It...
Introduction According to the www.thefreedictionary.com, term “Punk” means – “A youth movement of the late 1970s, characterized by anti-Establishment slogans, short spiky hair, and the wearing of worthless articles such as safety pins for decoration”. (FD 1) During the 1970s, the punk subculture developed in the US, UK, Australia, and...
Introduction The development of mankind has been facing issues regarding race, discrimination, and aggression throughout its history. Accordingly, the topics of colonialism, post-colonialism and diaspora have always been rather burning in human society, as they are integrally connected with the ideas on interracial and intercultural understanding. Being rather significant social,...
Introduction There is growth in the use of sustainable technology in building and construction industry in all part of the word. The term “sustainability” could currently be the most used term in this industry. Sustainability is motivated by realization that resources available for construction are becoming scarce day by day....
George Seurat In 1859 on 2 December, a boy by the name of George Seurat was born in Paris. He was born to a Parisian mother and a native father of Champagne. In 1875, sculptor Lequien Justin gave Seurat drawing lessons. In addition, Ingres a well-known artist gave him lessons....
Ancient art is the representation of stunning impressions and views of predecessors on art. The shape of it displays also the artistic talents of ancient artists, sculptors and other creative people of the epoch. Greek and Roman art is the theme for discussion in the paper. These kinds of art...
Introduction Renaissance was a revolutionary period which saw tremendous changes take place in Europe. Renaissance is a French word which means rebirth; many a thing changed during the period of renaissance for instance the Political changes in Europe, social changes which took place during that time etc. This paper will...
Can art objects carry and convey any important information about anything? Could American art carry any American identity and did those celebrated artists have any vision about American identity? Well, Jafee and Luftschein (para, 5) point out that most art objects associate themselves with the ultimate purpose of bringing out...
Introduction The common denominator between two classic films – Coppola’s The Godfather and Scorcese’s Goodfellas – is the world of crime built by an underground organization known in the world of criminology as the Mafia. But The Godfather was told from the perspective of an Italian who happened to understand...
Introduction Erte – one of the brightest characters of an art scene of the 20th century. Having Russian origins and absolutely forgotten in Russia, he admired George Balanchine and Andy Warhol. A fashion and graphic artist, an author of theatrical costumes a sculptor, he remained in the history of our...
Introduction America has produced several master ceramists, both male and female. Some of the former are John Baymore, Bill Abright, Allen Rosenbaum and Richard Notkin. Listed among the famous female ceramists are Kathy Butterly, Karen Swyler, Lynn Duryea and Adelaide Robineau. Adelaide Alsop Robineau {1865 – 1929} was born in...
Introduction This entails an art relationship that was made-up at the start of the twentieth century in Italy. This was mainly an Italian event, even though there were corresponding movements in Russia, England and to a different place. The Futurists honored, violence, and the developed city, all that characterized the...
Introduction The actual birth date of Ludwig Van Beethoven falls somewhere during the year of 1770 in Bonn, Germany. The earliest known reference existing pertaining to his birth indicates that he was baptized in the same city on December 17 of the same year. Exposed to music studies since his...
Introduction The Duel After the Masquerade (oil on canvas, twenty by twenty-eight inches) is a Jean-Léon Gérôme’s painting. It was produced in 1857 and today is located in the Musée Condé in Chantilly, France. Gérôme was a famous painter and sculptor, known for his works in the traditional style of...
Designing Graphic Design History by Teal Triggs is an article that explored the history of graphic design due to the increased attention to graphic design as a field of study. The history of graphic design was examined through a prism of looking at a number of pamphlets and magazine covers...
Introduction Over the recent decade, sustainability has become a key concern in the construction industry. Currently, the concept of sustainability is viewed as a broad term that refers to several factors determining the impacts of both the construction process and the life cycle of the final product on the environment....
Introduction This essay discusses the success and/or failure of the Sydney Opera House construction project. The Sydney Opera House is one sufficiently recognized iconic constructions, known globally as a national symbol of Australia. Overview A multi-purpose performing arts center located in New South Wales, Australia, the Sydney Opera House is...
Every historical epoch has its peculiarities making it different from the others. Among the variety of objects singling out one period in the humans’ existence from another, clothes occupy a special place. Garments can say a lot about their owners and the period in which they lived. When one is...
Introduction Every ancient civilization has utilized the artistic medium of sculpture and stonework. It became a common form of expression and imagery which allows modern scholars to learn about ways of life and cultural values. As civilizations developed, the preferences or styles changed in accordance with influences, but often underlying...
Introduction India is a country of contrasts where European architecture is intricately intertwined with the local styles. It is especially interesting to explore the impact of the British Empire on Indian colonial architecture. The Indian architectural style has long been affected by it. They are combined with each other. In...
Portrait of Ginevra De’ Benci is one of four individual portraits undoubtedly painted by Leonardo da Vinci. The painting was finished around 1474-1476 in Florence, Italy. It is considered to be one of the earliest experiments of da Vinci with the new medium using oil paint. The woman depicted in...
The famous musical critic Sheila Whiteley in her book The Space between the Notes gives a detailed analysis of prominent musical bands of the twentieth century that have had a great impact on the development of the existing musical styles. The artists analyzed by the author may be considered as...
Postcolonialism in the Works of Basquiat and Gordon Bennett As humans, we are able to identify ourselves as persons. However, there is also the language, the culture, the mentality embedded in our consciousness, and thus we perceive the concept of “I” within the framework of a much more extensive and...
Biography Leonardo da Vinci was a great Italian sculptor, artist, painter, and mathematician. Many historians “consider Leonardo as one of the most talented and intelligent men who ever lived” (Tracy 43). Leonardo was born on April 15, 1452. He was born in Vinci, Italy. Leonardo’s father and his stepmother took...
Introduction The recent economic reforms and social changes experienced in China have encouraged more young people to embrace the power of hip hop culture. Modern technologies are encouraging many Chinese youths to share their ideas, skills, and concepts (Hernandez, 59). This development explains why such youths are embracing the power...
Thesis statement Despite the fact that the Korean music industry seems to have grown comparatively independent from the influence of the state policies and the economic coursed of the Korean government, its success still hinges on the political and economic choices of the state authorities, seeing how, for the most...
Introduction As compare to other forms of art, music is the most popular across the globe. The main elements of a musical composition are the form, rhythm, harmony, and melody. Besides, music is about balancing the dynamics and tempo to create a sonic resonance composition that can appeal to a...
Music is one of the most influential tools that have captured the attention of children, especially in the 21st century. Most of the past empirical research studies carried out among children below the age of eighteen years reveal that music plays an integral role in shaping their opinions daily. For...
Over the past five centuries, the dazzling works of artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci have continued to fascinate the masses, drawing the attention of both fans and critics. Born in 1452 in Italy, Leonardo managed to transcend his time and place, exemplifying the Italian renaissance and inventing things like...
Introduction Glory is a drama movie that was based on the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and is told from Colonel Gould Shaw’s perspective. Colonel Shaw was the commanding officer of this army division during the Civil War and this division was unique in that it wholly consisted of African American...
Prometheus bound is a Greek disaster that happened many centuries ago. Aeschylus directed a play about the disaster, giving us an understanding of the painting. Aeschylus spend most of his life in Athens and was therefore exposed to various revolutions that were happening during the time. Prometheus Bound (see appendix),...
I propose to do research, on tribal tattoos and their meaning today in western America as apposed Polynesian tattoos. The research will focus on how Western Americans use body art in comparison to how the Polynesians used body art and tattoos. The research will critically focus, on what the body...
The documentary, “Is Wal-Mart Good for America,” demonstrates the growth and strategy for the world’s largest company. The documentary is divided into five chapters, shows the growth and procurement strategy for Wal-Mart and how it helped the organization to flourish (Is Wal-Mart good for America?). The essay provides insight into...
Sicko is a documentary film produced in 2007 by Michael Moore, an American filmmaker. Moore main investigation revolved around the United States of America health care centering on pharmaceutical industry and health insurance. In Sicko, Moore relays a detailed comparison between profits oriented the United States of America healthcares and...
The modern world has brought about many changes in the way gender roles are viewed by society. The media has a lot of influence on people’s demand for types of music. Males are portrayed as powerful and resourceful owners of houses, cars, boats, and other luxuries. Women, on the other...
Influences from the beginning to the 18th century Ottoman Empire ruled over parts of Europe and Asia for more than seven hundred years (Petersen 23). During its peak, the Empire had an influential culture, arts, and architecture. Ottoman architecture can be traced back to two movements that developed during the...
The chosen painting is called ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring.’ It is one of the most famous paintings of Johannes Vermeer, a Dutch painter. Vermeer painted this painting in the year 1665. He used oil as the medium and canvas as the base for the painting. The size of the...
Introduction Andy Warhol was one of the most eminent artists of the 20th century; he is renowned for screen prints, television shows, remarkable magazines, and classic films (Bockris, 2004). At the height of his career, Warhol produced superb works of art that remain icons today. Andrew Warhol was a self-motivated...