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Lower Eastside Tenement Museum The Lower Eastside Tenement Museum allowed me to experience the everyday hardships and difficulties that the people that lived there faced. Through the years of 1863 - 1935 the tenements housed thousands of people. Even though the conditions in the tenement were not very good, at many times the apartments were overcrowded. The tenement has been kept in rather fair condition and is now used as a guide to the early immigrant life. The tenement is located in what is...

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An Analysis of Canbury Gardens

The proposed site for this gym is in Canbury Gardens. This garden covers an area of about 14.5 acres located in Kingston between Lower Ham Road and River Thames. It has some recreational facilities as well as playgrounds. Such facilities include Kingston Rowing Club, Sigi Cornish Tennis Club and Boaters inn public house. Most buildings within this area are established in single plots and are generally two-storeyed. However, houses facing the river vary from two-stored to four-storeyed buildings....

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A Biography of Santiago Calatrava, a Spanish Architect, Artist, and Engineer

Santiago Calatrava. Calatrava is known worldwide for his architectural designs and sculptures, which combine fluid, almost aerial forms with strongly functional structure. "Wave" reflects the creative combination of engineering and movement that is the hallmark of Calatrava's great architectural projects. Architect, artist, and engineer Santiago Calatrava was born on July 28, 1951, in the town of Benimamet, near Valencia, Spain. Calatrava family on both sides was engaged in the agricultural expo...

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A Biography of Eero Saarinen

Eero Saarinen. What did you think when you heard that, You probably thought, Who is that, I have never heard of him. That is not surprising, because he accomplished many things he is not well known for, unless you do crossword puzzles-- which are filled with unusual information. If you do know who he is, however, it is probably because of his architecture or his curious furniture. After a very brief overview of Eeros life the focus will be on his work involving Dulles International Airport. Eero...

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A Descriptive Paper Advice on Building a Garage

This essay is in essence a descriptive paper. It is designed for the purpose of teaching the reader how to do something or perform a certain task. The task that I chose was how to build a garage. Believe it or not, there is a lot of planning that is involved in building a garage. There are also a lot of different steps in this process. The first step in building a garage is to plan what you are going to do. If you live in town, one of the things that you need to consider is that you need a build...

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A Look at the Greek Temple, Parthenon

Wow this is a nice day to be out in the agora wondering around the market places. I love walking past the Parthenon, you know this is the proudest building we Greeks ever built. If one-structure sums up our history and our superiority in architecture it's this building. These might have been some of the thoughts that ran through the mind of the Greeks during this time period. The one thing that gave the Athenians great pleasure was the temple they built, which was also a cause of envy and amazem...

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An Analysis of Symbols in the Symphony in Three Forms Sculpture by Donald Finegan

"Symphony in Three Forms"Donald Finegan's sculpture, "Symphony in Three Forms", consists of three figures of abstract twisted metal on cement bases. Fiberglass was sprayed on thin strips of bronze and then molded into the shapes they are in. The metal was twisted in abstract ways to represent the flow of music and different stages in a musical piece. The left figure has many pieces of metal twisted in about the same manner almost parallel to each other. The figure in the middle is taller than th...

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An Analysis of Julia Morgan, the First Woman Licensed Architect, as a Role Model

Julia MorganA. A book was written about Julia Morgan because she was the first woman licensed architect. She lived from 1872 until 1957. Many people at that time thought that women couldn t do many jobs, especially to be an architect, but Julia proved them wrong. She was the main architect for places like the huge Hearst s Castle and many YWCA s (Young Women s Christian Association.) Julia has encouraged women to become architects, and now there are many women architects, but Julia is still the...

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A Focus on the Career of an Architect

Architect Architecture and design has intrigued me for a considerably long time. My interest was apparent after taking the C.O.P.S. test. The career I decided to research was architecture. After much research, I only found more appealing parts of being an architect. An architect's life is a hectic and tiring one. However it can also be comfortable, exciting and rewarding. Depending on where one worked who they worked for, or the conditions surrounding them, one architect's life could be much d...

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A General Discussion of Eric Owen Moss as in No Way New To Architecture

1. General Discussion Eric Owen Moss is in no way new to architecture. However, prior to the design and building of the Schnabel House Moss had designed few residential homes. Moss had always been associated with larger commercial buildings. This is a result of his close work with developer Frederick Norton Smith. Smith has designed a large portion of Culver City-an area located south of the Santa Monica Freeway-as the field of his endeavor. (Steele, 6) Moss's works include 8522 National Bouleva...

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A Descriptive Paper About Building a Garage

The Process essayThis essay is in essence a descriptive paper. It is designed for the purpose of teaching the reader how to do something or perform a certain task. The task that I chose was how to build a garage. Believe it or not, there is a lot of planning that is involved in building a garage. There are also a lot of different steps in this process. The first step in building a garage is to plan what you are going to do. If you live in town, one of the things that you need to consider is that...

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A Critique of the Capital Punishment in the United States

The United States is one of the only nations in the civilized world that still permits capital punishment. Also, The United States still practice crude methods of death such death by firing squad. I think that capital punishment is a just punishment. Not only is it a just form of punishment, it is the only way to punish someone who took another persons life. The United States is obligated to justify what loss of life that occurred. The core beliefs of our nation allows us to accept capital punis...

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A Description of the Panama Canal

1. The panama canal It is the canal across the Isthmus of Panama, in Central America, that allows vessels to travel between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans The waterway measures 82 km (50 mi), including dredged approach channels at each end. The Panama Canal handles a large volume of world shipping and enables vessels to avoid traveling around South America, reducing their voyages by thousands of miles and many days Built by the United States from 1904 to 1914, the Panama Canal posed major engin...

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A Biography of Michael Graves the American Architect

Michael GravesMichael GravesMichael Graves, born the summer or 1934 in Indianapolis, knew he wanted to be an artist by the age of six. Encouraged by his mother to seek a more practical career, Graves choose architecture. After studying at the University of Connecticut, he got his master's degree at Harvard University. After finishing school in 1959, he moved to New York City where he worked at the office of George Nelson. While working in New York, Graves received a fellowship to study at Americ...

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An Analysis and History of the Eiffel Tower in the Paris, France

The Eiffel tower is the trademark of Paris,France. With the tower being 984ft, its kind of hard not to noticeit. The tower has a restaurant, radio and television transmitterand more. Gustave A. Eiffel created the tower to enter it in theworlds fair. It was made with wrought iron and had medium wind resistance.Gustave started in 1889 and completed in 1910.Gustave A. Eiffel created the Eiffel Tower.Eiffel oversaw the construction with such success that in 1866 he foundedhis own company and soon be...

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