The color variation and patterns on the slate slab together with the light and water, plays a vital role in the appearance of the slate slab fountain. Slate's qualities makes it a good choice for roofing because it can be cut into thin sheets, absorbs minimal moisture and stands up well in contact with freezing water. It is also used for interior flooring, exterior paving, and garden decor because it is more durable than synthetic materials. When installing
Drivers passing along Southern California's coastline can catch a quick glimpse of these impressive buildings. The Newport Coast structure is constructed of concrete and painted a light beige. Eight thick columns support the extremely large entablature-like face of the structure. As architecture in a typically conservative Orange County, the Newport Coast structure dominates its surroundings. The Newport Coast structure is clearly a representation of Roman architecture in general, but more specifically, the sturdy columns and enlarged entablatures are reminiscent of the Tuscan order.
These admixtures can make a real difference – for example, the Bird’s Nest Olympic stadium in Beijing was constructed using BASF concrete admixtures that allowed the building process to be completed more quickly. These admixtures were also used to speed up the construction of the Beijing Olympic village, tennis centre and aquatics centre. The white chalk powder used in making the lines or divide the stadium is also a chemical called calcium
I have chosen to compare Schroeder house by Gerrit Retvield from De Stijl to AEG High Voltage Factory by Peter Behrens. One is a huge factory, an assembly plant for transformers and other equipment for high voltage transmission, the other is a small house not only in comparison to the factory, but to other family houses as well, nevertheless both of them have some similar properties. To begin with, The Schroeder House, although the first built example of De Stijl architecture, proved to be the most successful one in terms of uniting all ideals of the stile in a single building. It has a rather simple visible structure and design (at least from the first glance to the house it appears simplistic and cubic in form) but, although this is true, the house is highly complex and a very well thought out piece of architecture. It consists of differently sized horizontal and vertical planes, put together in ingenious way, which represent modern De Stijl artists’ approach to constructing an ideal new world’s architecture.
Secondly, in the song ’skyscraper’, a ‘skyscraper’ is a very tall building. Simile is used in the lyrics 'Go on and try to tear me down, I will be rising from the ground like a skyscraper' and it indicates Demi is rising above her inner demons and she will rise above like a skyscraper no matter what and she will stand tall. On the other hand, metaphor is used in ‘firework’ to describe audience as a firework that should pride in theirselves and letting their “true colors” show without worrying about what other people think of them. Also, the both songs have used imagery to present the theme personal triumph. In ‘firework’, ‘boom, boom, boom’ shows the sound of firework.
Bramante was a natural when it came to humanistic values and he knew the roman models and style of the architectural aspects of each. Bramante first well known art work was the “Templeton” and this was a piece that was overlooking the Vatican, this building got its name due to the contemporaries and the look that Bramante has given it by the small ancient temple so to this day it’s still called the “little temple”. This temple sits along a side of a well-known church in San Pietro in Montorio. According to Kleiner “ this temple was done in a wonderful balance and harmony and is a perfect relationship as all the parts such as the dome, drum, and base are to one another and to the whole” (Kleiner, 2010). Old Saint Peters was also given a gift of Bramante and another architect masterpiece was build and that was named the “constantinian Basillican church.
The culture of determined relations has begun.” Piet Mondrian, Dutch artist As well as Mondrian, Van Eyck believed that architecture should produce forms in harmony according to its own logic, by uniting people and our community with nature, its environment. He believed in an urban reidentification, where the relations and spaces between buildings are more or as most important than the buildings themselves.2 Still, the beauty of elementary architecture emerged from its simplicity and objective values. The Economist building complex consists of one existing building and three additional towers. Together the buildings create a plaza, which is the most important element of this project. In contrast to the compact and enclosed neighborhood, this site has a dissolved density where 64 % of the square is for public use.3 By opening up the plaza, Alison and Peter Smithson have created a space of urban composition where people can inhabit.
The castle served as a home, a fortress, an outpost, and a safe haven for when under attack. They were also a very vital role in securing territory. Thanks to the pioneering design of the medieval castle they are one of the most fortified structures to date. The blood, sweat, tears, thoughts, dreams, perseverance, and innovative ideas involved in the making of a castle has greatly influenced modern architecture. The history behind these marvelous structure as well as the construction, and defenses involved in them attract tourists from all over the world.
As reflected by its designer, the Basilica of Saint Mary is nothing short of magnificent - it also has adopted numerous architectural designs from its early Romanesque predecessors. However the basilica still has features that has made itself unique to those of early times, and has paved a new path for churches towards a post-modern/contemporary style. When one stands at the steps of Saint Mary’s Basilica facing the front Façade (See Photo 1), one will notice how immaculate and pasty the basilica looks. The basilica itself is made from Bethel White Granite (History.. 1) which is the same stone as what was used on the cathedral of Santiago De Compostela; however it is made of a different type of granite which gives Santiago De Compostela a more grayish presence. Firstly from the bottom up are the six sturdy Doric styled columns that bar the entrance door.
___________________________________________________ The High-Modernist City: An experiment and a critique This essay is a criticism of urban planning and creation of a High-Modernist city. In the first section we take a look into the utopian project of the creation of a city according to Le Corbusier. The utopian project has some of the following features: There is a visual order and aesthetic order, on the principles of architecture. It doesn’t take into account the historicity of a place and everything is built afresh. The whole creation of a modern city is more of an expression of a machine age consciousness.