Architects

Thomas Hardy, a great English poet and novelist, was born in the small village of Higher Bockhampton, located in the county of Dorset (or Dorsetshire), England, on 2 June 1840, to Thomas Hardy Sr., a master stonemason and a local builder, and Jemina Hand, a well-read woman. His mother educated Read more…

In the year 532, Constantinople, the capital and heart of the Byzantine empire, stood amidst the great toil of the Nika Riots, which ended with the slaughter of dozens in the famed Hippodrome and the destruction of the city’s central church, the Hagia Sophia. However, this tragedy gave rise to Read more…

Around 1137 to 1144, a new cathedral style came onto the scene that was important to the Gothic Era. The inventor of this new style had achieved both spiritual and political goal through his successful work is Abbot Suger. This rare style of the Gothic cathedral became popular over the Read more…

Throughout history, Classical ideals of the ancient Greeks and Romans have been prevalent in all facets of art. In architecture this is especially true. A few of the Classical ideals employed in architecture are colonnaded porticoes, domed centers and symmetrical designs.Architects such as Andrea di Pietro, Christopher Wren and Thomas Read more…

I have conducted my research through interview with someone familiar with construction and development as how geometry is used in these fields. The first step to development is to survey the property in order to document and draw the bounds and land surface shapes. The property will be represented by Read more…

Arturo MenendezPer 3A.P. English4/26/96Ms. SaleskyKing’s Works: An Analysis Martin Luther King Jr., one of the greatest speakers for the Black civil rights movement, had written many great works in his time. Two of his pieces stand out as his greatest works, Letter from Birmingham City Jail; a letter written from Read more…

The Romans gained much of their engineering skill from the Etruscans and drew on Etruscan and Asian models for the semicircular arch. From them, the Romans learned the use of the keystone arch, which enabled them to build extremely strong and durable structures. Many of these engineering and architectural projects Read more…

The relationship between practical knowledge and practical theory. One of the earliest studies of the practical knowledge of teachers was conducted by Elbaz, F (1983). Her study of one teacher’s practical knowledge resulted in her forming the view that this teachers’ knowledge comprised five main categories or domains of knowledge Read more…

1) According to the text, what are the major themes of the 20th Century before WWI? “The twentieth century opened on a world dominated by the West.” It was during this period that profound progress and European power led the world affairs from the end of 19th century to world Read more…