Essays on Architecture

The “Brunelleschi’s Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture”is a nonfiction book by Ross King that describes the city of Florence at the beginning of Renaissance era.  The author uses Filippo Brunelleschi to describe the history of Florence.  Primarily, the book focuses on the building of Santa Maria del Fiore’s...

IDEO is an international design and innovation firm founded in 1991 and has it’s headquarter in California, United States. The company is headed by Tim Brown as the Chief Executive Officer and boasts of over seven hundred employees. The discussion focuses on the most interesting fact about the company based...

The 3DRender.com The 3DRender.com is a computer animation website, which has both a clear message and a beautiful design. The site introduces its visitors to Jeremy Birn's new "Third Edition of Digital Lighting and Rendering" which is an improvement of the books published in 2000 and 2006; it is exciting and...

When a building is enabled to meet new conditions, this is known as adaptive use. This process aims to reap benefits the benefit of the exemplified energy and worth of original structure in a sustainable manner (Bullen Love, 2011). Occurrences, where the construction or building carries a tradition...

Development of Cognitive Skills in Engineering Every day, we face a number of complex issues which requires weighing of evidence and coming to conclusions based on the information acquired. Development of cognitive skills encompasses suspending one’s principles to explore different subjects from a blank-slate point of view. Engineering has many concepts...

Taj Mahal: A Marvel of Mughal Architecture Taj Mahal is one of the most appealing substantial white marble mausoleum (monument) religious art in entire Asia, alongside the Wat Khmer Temple found in Cambodia and the KandariyaMahadeva temple in Madhya Pradesh. Taj Mahal is located on the bank of Yamuna River in...

Designing Skill Designing skill encompasses visual communication and problem-solving through illustration. It calls for an individual discipline to master the art. Through this course, I have learned how to design and use graphics work to convey a message. The journey has been exciting and full of trials and errors. Most importantly,...

The study of The Cornaro Chapel is a very important study in the field of Arts. The Cornaro Chapel has a lot of significances on the modern day churches. The location of the church is also very significant. This is because anything that is located inside a church is considered...

Architecture and the International Style Architecture has evolved with time and one of the most important stages was the introduction of the International Style in the 1920s and 1930s. The International Style is concerned with the use of grids and this is particularly important in that it serves the purpose and...

Comparing and Contrasting the Tempietto and Wainwright Building The Tempietto by Bramante was intended to reconcile Christians and humanist ideals. Therefore, it was a monument of exceptional artistic with no practical functions. However, it was charged with profound Christian significance (Freiberg). The Wainwright by Sullivan is credited for today’s foundation of...

Prehistoric Art and Architecture Prehistoric art and architecture have shown a representation of the practices and activities that the early man engaged in. The latter provides an understanding of the protective measures, dietary habits, and other engagements in the ancient periods. For instance, the elements are displayed through images of animals...

The architecture installation concerning the Do Ho Suh’s was an amazing craft that entailed ethereal fabrics. The fabrics used were usually the ones that were familiar as well as propounded in the alien. Such fabrics are well known for contemporary identifications and memorization concerning the global nature. From the Do...