This week’s assignment will require some speculation and also, an argument that turns a contemporary project into a future precedent. In an essay of no more than 300 words, describe the conceptual understanding of the body by 1) Classicist architecture, and 2) Modernist architecture. You should derive that view and cite your source as an […]
Architectural historian Spiro Kostof wrote extensively about the growth of cities. Read Kostof's pieces "What is a city" and the chapter "The rise of the city: architecture in West Asia." Write a one-to-two page response that summarizes the main points of the readings and demonstrates your understanding of what cities are and how urbanization, or […]
Information Systems, IT Architecture, Data Governance, and Cloud Computing 1. What business challenges did MEDIATA face because of its dirty data? 2. What is the function of location-based advertising? 3. Why is it important to maintain accurate location data? 4. How did Skyhook and data governance enable MEDIATA to achieve its vision? 5. What benefits […]
Choose either the Vanna Venturi house by Robert Venturi OR House III by Peter Eisenman. Once you have chosen, show how the chosen project relates specifically to the reading. If you chose the Venturi House, you should use the Venturi reading. If you chose the Eisenman, you should use the Rowe reading. In a short […]
1. Essay must be 500 words (Do not use cited information) 2. Describe how you see this TED Talk making a productive contribution to the topic of architecture. 3. link to the TED talk : https://www.ted.com/talks/marc_kushner_why_the_buildings_of_the_future_will_be_shaped_by_you?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
1 Articulate the steps in the consumer buying process. 2 Describe the difference between functional and psychological needs. 3 Describe factors that affect information search. 4 Discuss post purchase outcomes. 5 List the factors that affect the consumer decision process.6 Describe how involvement influences the consumer decision process.
Read the following pages in Towards A New Architecture: (105-128) and resp’ond to one (1) of the following prompts (A, B) in 100 – 150 words. (pg,1 starts in PDF. 24) WRI’TING PROMPTS: A. In the subsection titled “Let Us State the Problem”, Corbusier lists a number of “fundamental axioms”. Discuss one of these elements […]
Is Architecture considered a form of art or is it not.
GUIDELINES: “Find and describe a case of a marvelous structure. It can be any infrastructure in any country. Summarize the structure, different types of loads on the structure and the innovations that were required to bring the structure to life . Talk about the constraints within which the structure was built and how the construction […]
According to a Pew Research Center nationwide telephone survey of American adults conducted by phone between March 15 and April 24, 2011, 25% of American college graduates said that their student loans make it harder for them to buy a home . Suppose that this result is true for the current population of American college […]
