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A Study of Gulru Necipoglu’s Article “The Life of an Imperial Monument: Hagia Sophia after Byzantium”: Summary and Critique
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This is a 10 page paper discussing Gulru Necipoglu’s article “The Life of an Imperial Monument: Hagia Sophia after Byzantium”. Gulru Necipoglu’s article “The Life of an Imperial Monument: Hagia Sophia after Byzantium” highlights many of the cultural and historical aspects of Hagia Sophia since Mehmed II’s conquest of Constantinople in 1453. Necipoglu comments that her purpose for the article is to fill in many of the details which have been missed in other works relating to the transition Hagia Sophia has undergone within its last 451 years. While Necipoglu does have a great deal of professional knowledge in the field of architecture and especially that within the Islamic world, Necipoglu’s article actually emphasizes the cultural and religious significance and changes within Hagia Sophia and of the architectural changes which accompany these transitions. Her emphasis is on the cultural and religious flexibility of Hagia Sophia and not only how it accommodated the transition from being The Great Church in Christianity to becoming the great Ayasofya mosque in the Muslim world but also she reveals many of the myths which were created in order to support its growing importance in the Islamic world. While it may seem that a great many of the historical and architectural details are absent from Necipoglu’s article which preceded Byzantium, the article appears within a larger text on Hagia Sophia and its placement near the end provides a good contextual finish to the text of a monument which has undergone a great deal of architectural, cultural and religious renovation and change.
Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TJNecip1.rtf
Alberti's On the Art of Building in Ten Books
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This 6 page paper critically evaluates Alberti's work that was first written during the fifteenth century. His ideas about nature and architecture are explored. No additional sources cited.
Filename: SA312ten.rtf
ALFRED HITCHCOCK AND FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
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This 3 page paper discusses the lives and accomplishments of two innovators of the twentieth century: Alfred Hitchcock and Frank Lloyd Wright. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MBhitchwit.rtf
Alternative Building Materials
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A 9 page research paper on alternative materials for home construction other then the traditional use of wood and drywall. The writer discusses unusual materials being used in construction today such as old tires, aluminum cans, bales of straw and rammed earth. This report shows that these homes are not only affordable, but energy efficient. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Altaarch.wps
Alvar Aalto
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A 3 page research paper that examines the work of Finnish architect Alvar Aalto as to how his building designs reflected his stated philosophy as indicated in his writing during the period from 1919 to 1927. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khaafar.rtf
Alvar Aalto's "Summer House"
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10 pages in length. The legacy of Alvar Aalto brings to mind the necessity to soften the inherent hardness of man's machines. Clearly, the prestigious architect knew what he was talking about when he often said that there must be a happy medium between the coldness of typical architectural
style and the human beings who occupy such structures. His point was always meant to bring out the intrinsically natural quality of a building or piece of furniture as a means by which to strike a chord of affinity. Perhaps one of his greatest architectural examples of this was his famous Summer House. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCaalto.wps
American Museum of Natural History.
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(6 pp). The Rose Center's permanent exhibits,
detailing the size, scope and growth of the
universe as well as the earth's place within it,
were unveiled in February (2000) inside the new
structure of steel and glass. The seven-story orb
appears to hover next to the museum, and at night
it is illuminated, by a soft blue light. The
center replaces the old Hayden Planetarium, a New
York City landmark that introduced millions of city
kids to the night sky between 1935 and 1997: kids
are still thrilled - no matter what their ages.
still and
design and exhibits are spectacular.
Filename: BBamNHM.rtf
An Archaeological Survey Prior to New Hydro-Electric Dam Construction
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the reasons for surveying prior to the creation of a hydro-electric dam. The creation of a plan for excavating an area where construction of a hydro-electric dam will occur is an imperative part of the planning process. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHArcExc.rtf
An Overview of Civil Engineering
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This 9 page paper provides an overview of civil engineering, inclusive of its history. The past, present and future are examined, and there is attention paid to the influence of CAD on the development of this important field. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: SA551civ.rtf
Annotated Bib/Charles Rennie Mackintosh
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A 4 page annotated bibliography (no paper itself is offered), which gives the bibliographical data and a short paragraph detailing the characteristics of each reference. The subject is the life and work of architect/artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: khanbib.rtf
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