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    from about 1714 to 1830. The Georgian style was inspired by English and European styles of the time, relied on classical elements, and took inspiration from the Italian Renaissance. Georgian design was located mainly along the eastern seaboard, where “the old styles gradually gave way to the Georgian, and there came for the first time a large degree of uniformity to American architecture” (Wertenbaker, 1943, p. 66). Craftsmanship was a big part of early American life, and people liked to show off

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    Modern architecture is a term referred to the architecture style influenced by modernism movements at the beginning of the 20th century. Modernism has disseminated from Europe to Australia by migration of European and travelling Australian architects. Consequently, buildings carried with modernism started to appear in Melbourne. The Royal Bank Branch of the E.S. & A. Bank was constructed during 1938-41, designed by Stephenson and Turner. It located at 287-301 Collins Street, the intersection of

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    The Metaphor of Architecture in The Fountainhead At the outset of her novel The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand delivers an unorthodox artistic theme. Unlike other conventional art forms like poetry, painting, or music that dwell upon human emotion, the unique theme bears its roots within the realm of reason and rational thought. The art of architecture is observed as the medium for which the implied values of selfishness, individuality, and independence are revealed. In formalizing the essential

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    expanding or stretching of the concept. Within the essay Krauss discussed how the postmodernist period of sculpture was caught between non-landscape and not architecture. This was one of the first essay's to record Postmodernism in art along with explain not in eclectic, but logical terms. The "expanded field" relates to the end of classical and modern sculpture with a new extreme approach to the creation of object in an environment. Krauss is purely a structuralist and discontent with the terms

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    Neoclassical architecture began in the mid eighteenth century by the neoclassical movement. It is a style principally derived from the work of the Italian architect Andrea Palladio, the architecture of classical age, and the Marcus Vitruvius Pollio principles. Neoclassical architecture was the answer to simplifying the excesses of the Rocco style with its simpler symmetrical forms, intense use of columns, and a fondness for blank walls. Neoclassicism could be found flourishing in every major city

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    Structured with a grid-like order that embraces an extruding eccentric metal clad form, the Melbourne Museum highlighted an irregular sculptural composition. The architecture is a result of poetic forms, featuring an impressive sculptural blade roof that cantilevered across the west, projecting and sharing a central axis with the neighbouring Royal Exhibition Building. The suprematist expression of the Melbourne Museum is inspired by Kazimir Malevich, a Russian painter and a pioneer of geometric

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    STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: “There are three forms of Visual Art. Painting is art to look at, Sculpture is art you can walk around, and Architecture is art you can walk through” – Dan Rice. Since childhood, I have been very passionate about art may it be drawing apple in nursery class, my first painting of sunrise and sunset scene in 1st standard or singing my own written song on the very first day of college and being awarded as fresh talent in the university. I have always had a certain kind of tilt

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    ago? Renaissance Architects were inspired by Ancient Rome and Greek architecture, to create beautiful buildings. Filippo Brunelleschi was influenced and applied his idea’s to building one of his most famous creations. Leon Battista Alberti’s sculptures and architecture are mainly due to his three influential aspects on Renaissance art, and Roman architecture. Andrea Palladio was also influenced by the Roman and Greek architecture, and with that created some unique buildings in the Renaissance. So

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    The objective of this essay will be to indicate an understanding of the formal characteristics of the architecture and design of Post Modernism as well as the affect that the architect, Philip Johnson had on this movement. It will also indicate an understanding of how Post Modernism was influenced and shaped by the political, economic and social beliefs of the time. Post Modernism architecture originated as an international style in America around the 1960’s to 1970’s and quickly spread throughout

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    the Temple of Athena Nike and Parthenon, who I will research, his work, and choose a building that interests me. Discuss the purpose of the building and why I find it interesting? Talk about how the building was constructed. If the building or architecture, suits the purpose it was created

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