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Any Good websites links for INDIA modern home plan design/architecture? Hi, any GOOD website URL to look at INDIA (Gujarat)'s modern home design/plan/architecture(inside and outside) for 150 sq. feet residential plot? Thanks.

I want to design and build modern homes like in Dwell Magazine, what are good books for modern architecture? I love the homes I see in Dwell magazine. I really want to learn how to build a home like the ones I see there. Please tell me how I can learn how to build my own modern home.

what are the key design features of modern and post modern architecture and how is it different from each othe?

Looking for a Magazine that talks about the Modern Architecture and the Sustainable design? Then you should pick up a copy of Dwell magazine. Note: This is not an advertisement so please do not report me I am Just trying to tell others people about a Good magazine here in the Details. Please Put the magazines you like that talk about these same things.

Is modern architecture more like an exercise in egotecture? In design terms a product designer satisfies an actual need. But with architecture it seems to serve its own need/self purpose (like some forms of art) Are modern buildings more about the ego statement of the architect rather than being about successful design...

Can I be an architect if I think modern architecture is hideous? I cannot abide the modern style of architecture that is around at the moment, where the building look like a larger version of something a five year old would make. However, I adore more classic architecture, all stone or dark wood, with sweeping staircases and high ceilings and tall windows. I would love to one day be able to design houses like this, and bring back the style. Is this something that would hinder me in becoming/studying to be an architect? (Or could it help me, because I'm not into what seems to be the usual style?)

What is "continuity" in architecture and urban design? May anyone help me understand the definition of "continuity" in architecture and urban design especially in modern context.and if you know any source where I can get more information about this topic. Thanks a lot

Discuss the impact the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright made on modern architecture? Discuss the impact the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright made on modern architecture. Use the examples such as the Robie House, the Francis Little House, and the Guggenheim Museum. What was Wright's approach to architectural space and design? What role did the architect play with respect to the patron? Did Wright's style evolve during the course of his career?

Do they teach you how to design buildings in traditional styles in architecture courses nowadays? ... or you study pre-20th century styles just for the sake of enriching your art history knowledge, but you're never taught how they're actually made? I'm asking because I want to know whether studying architecture in college is worth it, since I'm not at all interested in modern architecture. Yes, I know that the demand for anything non-modern is extremely low, but that's just my irrational, unchangeable preference.

What design features of Jacquard's loom are relevant to modern? Jacquard's loom, although unrelated to computing, influenced the development of modern computing devices. What design features of that machine are relevant to modern computer architectures?

Opinions on modern architecture? What are your personal views on modern design today? Likes, dislikes? Do you think environmental benefits outweigh overall design? I think a lot of older generations complain about the simplicity of modern buildings too much, without realising the amount of benefits these buildings are equiped with behind closed doors.

Who are some modern architects that have designed strange architecture? I'm doing a project for art, and I'm looking for an architect who has designed something odd or unusual. I love the Kansas City Museum but I can't find any info on who created it. I have to be able to get lots of info on the person. Thanks SO much!

What are the main styles in interior design with a brief explanation. Modern design is one of the styles? See im trying to organize my architecture ideas into styles but i need to know the different styles

What made Frank Lloyd Wright so famous and legendary in the field of Architecture design and also in design? What makes him so special among plethora of modern architects.

Looking for building plans for modern style architecture home? Supposing you have 5 million dollars to spend on building a very unique, modern style home. Like the ones you see on movies, essentially built up of glass panels from exterior, and insides have white tiles and walls made of stone like in a futuristic laboratory or something like this. where can i get the practical design layouts/plans for this to actually build it? Can you recommend me a magazine of sort? Thank you.

Looking for examples of pastiche "modern" architecture.? I am writing an essay in defence of Poundbury, and am looking for examples of "modern design" that merely imitate details of succesful buildings,using elements from Corb/ Mies etc unsuccesfully. Any help is appreciated. Chris

In your opinion what looks better old architecture or modern??? Personally I think that architecture from the 18th to 19th centuries looks much better than architecture today this is because it actually looks designed, where as I think that modern architecture looks sterile, cold and all the same. But what is your opinon?

Theme ideas for my final year school folio? Hey everyone, I'm doing Visual Communication and Design and I want to make a model that focuses on modern architecture and design. I need a theme that I can explore throughout my folio that can result in a model reflecting modern design. I was thinking perhaps 'Urban Design' or 'Modern' as the theme? What are some other themes or areas that I could explore within one of these themes? Thanks, Please help!

Toronto's new City Hall was constructed in 1965 and considered a marvel of modern architecture.? . Which Finnish architect designed the structure?

what would it cost me to build a modern contemporary home? I am concerned whether to buy a house that has already been constructed or build one myself. I am intrested in modern/contemporary architecture and would love to design my own house. I am stuck between settling for a house that i wish i could have designed or at least had some say in.

What do you think of desconstructivist architecture? It this post-modern architecture typical of North America (just like 'traditional skyscrapers')? And by the way, can a building with a desconstructivist design be considered a skyscraper?

modern Architecture Vs older Architecture ? Is modern architecture better or worse than more classical or the neo- Gothic designs of old?? examples modern: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/65/220879763_eedd75a24c.jpg Older: http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/0e/72/ba/mumbai-colonial-architecture.jpg

should become a graphic designer if I'm not into modern art very much? I am in the 12th grade and I have to make up my mind where to apply. I really dislike super-simplist design when it comes to architecture as well. I like the Victorian era, baroque because of it's detail . Would people appreciate being different from all the graphics designers or not? Because I see they are looking for modern logos, designs. Anything simple. Please do not answer If you don't know what I'm talking about or if you don't have experience in the domain.

Which religion has contracted the best examples of architecture? Who's builds are most breathtaking, both in art and engineering? ...In ancient architectural design? ...In modern architecture?

Are there any cases where adventurous modern pieces of architecture have collapsed? Buildings that are out of the norm, eg. similar designs to Frank Gehry http://www.boingboing.net/dzn_Lou-Ruvo-C…

Good architecture in the Washington DC area? I'm an architecture intern visiting the DC area for the holidays, hoping to find some good architecture. I'm already planning on going to the Kennedy Center because I enjoy performance halls. And of course there are the museums and historical buildings, but I'm more interested in modern designs. Any suggestions? Thanks!

what is the difference between the design of a catholic and a lutheran church? They both have a simular setup. (Vestibule in the back, pews located around the alter, optional bell tower, separate area for the choir, alter with a cross, table, seats.) and they both have their churches with gothic, and modern architecture.

What is a good book with information about the architecture of houses? I am trying to find a good book that details the different styles of housing architecture and shows examples. I am trying to learn more about the architecture styles used in housing design (more so classic styles than modern). I am particularly interested in the arts and crafts style homes but would like to learn about a variety of styles. Does anyone know of a good book I could purchase for this? Thank you for any help you can give.

I don't know if i want to Major on Architecture or Int. Design ? Help !? Well im beginning my Junior Year in HighSchool and its gonna be the year where I have to decide what i want to major on for the rest of my whole long life, and im thinking about Architecture or Interior Design but i still dont actually know which would be better. I'm still thinking about both Int.Design and Architecture because i'm not that big of a scientist or a math geek and i know you have to know alot of math to go for the ones i want. But then again i also wonder if in the Universities they can maybe help you with your math knowledge and maybe you might end up being a good Architect/Int.Design. Well what im trying to say is that im scared, Truelly fully SCARED out of my mind. I really love making model homes, Ive made 2 model homes the past 2 years and the first one was OK but the second one was WOW, it looked modern and it was like an Eco-Friendly House, BUT the negative thing about this house was that i didn't do any measures, so the house had windows in different sides and it was just not measured correct. All this i hope to improve in my next 2 years of a highschool student ( measuring, organizing, etc) to become a more knowlegeable student. I am also really SCARED of not being able to get a Scholarship and end up paying all my College Tuition Costs and becoming in Debt for the rest of my life. Since i retained Algebra 1 for 2 years because i didnt pass my freshmen Year then i had to take it Sophmore year and Im currently Taking Geometry during Summer and its Ok, not that hard or Easy. And i hated Algebra 1 but Geometry is in a way exciting. And Since im not a straight "A" Student im like a "B" or a "C" student (Neutral) and do they still give out Scholarships to people like me that dont get Advanced Grades but Ok Grades ? Please explain anything i can do to ensure my choice of Majoring, and all the things i listed of being SCARED. Please i just want some Honest Answers from other people that also felt this way or was in the same shoes as me in the Past. Thanks Alot, I really Fully Appreciate Your Time.

What are native clothes worn in modern day India? I want to know because I'm writing a story/comic, and trying to shape the religion, architecture and design of the world after India. Pics are GREATLY appreciated.

toronto's new city hall was construted in 1965 and considered a marvel of modern architecture.Which finnish architect designed the structure

Architect and Interior Design? I'm 15 and I was thinking about becoming an architect because I like interior design so much. The reason I would even want to become an architect if I like interior design is simply because I would want to design the structure as well as the inside design of the interior of the structure (this is a must). I am 100% certain this is the profession I want to pursue. The problem is I'm not good at math for the architecture side of it, and I don't have the money to afford a big university. So, sense I'm only 15 I think it would be a good idea to start "becoming" an architect now. So my question is can anyone tell me what kind of knowledge an architect is expected to know? BTW: I'm homeschooled which is very flexible, and I want to start studying to become an architecture now. So PLEASE if you know any books I can buy at a Barns and Noble that would help me, that would be excellent!! Also, if you know any books on modern interior design and architecture, that would also be excellent! Thanks you!

Modern Residential Architecture...What is your opinion? Do urban planners have no flare anymore like the Victorians did? Why are most new build developments a labyrinth of dull flimsy looking clones. I don't mean the master pieces of Richard Rogers etc but the ghastly modern estates mushrooming up all over the country. Will people look back in 100 years time and cringe at this period of design with the same contempt as they do now at the horrid 60's high rise apartment blocks ? Why can't we build magnificent solid white pillared terraced mansions anymore with a modern twist. Is creative brickwork, tall ceilings a thing of the past? Surely it cannot always be down to cost and being green ?

What are some blogs/magazines that showcase houses & gardens & buildings? I like looking at architecture and I'm looking for a blogs and/or magazines that feature nice houses and buildings. I'm not so much into modern architecture, but more European/urban townhouse/cute cottages style architecture. I'm not sure where I can find this type of thing though...help? I'm looking for exterior architecture, not interior design, and something that deals with small houses not huge mansions. Thank you :)

why modern building architecture is different form past centuries architecture? Give the advantages, design, structural chages, difference What r the change in material constranins

What do you think of my dream house? What is your dream house? http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/2009/03/02/the_perfect_union_of_modern_furniture_interior_design_and_architecture.html I love modern style homes what do you mean you couldn't live that way? you can't live rich?

Where did the birth of the modern movement occur? (Design/Architecture/Furniture)

Can someone help me to convert this text into diary writing? I arrived at hill house, very vast front garden with a very modern architecture extremely welcoming at first view. At the reception the service was prompt and efficient very friendly to. Mrs Woods, the owner of the hotel was very helpful. The hotel service was very motivated in the satisfaction of the clients. I waited no more than a few minutes to get my room. I got escorted by Mrs woods who was telling me about the history of this hotel but also how the hotel worked what time breakfast was served for example and everything else that was helpful and that I needed to know. The room was spacious clean and bright, the beds where very comfortable. I found the bed fabric very soft. I took a look in the bathroom, very clean to, modern design and nice sized bathtub. Formidable view from the balcony. As for room service, at whatever time the wear always prompt and efficient. No time to get bored as much activities was on offer in the hotel, for all ages. After a good sleep and wonderful day of excitement and fun I woke up to a marvellous continental breakfast, with varieties of choices to choose from again the breakfast restaurant was sensationally vast lovely decoration. This hotel was perfectly organised to me. I was very pleased only thing would of rather missed on was leaving the hotel after breakfast. I shall defiantly go back soon. Well in formal diary form ...

Don't you think that modern churches go against the very fabric of jesus' teachings and way of life? Churches with grandiose architecture designs and flashy modern day luxuries such expensive projectors, flat screen tvs and such. Don't they go against the pious humble teachings of jesus? Not to mention cafes and shops that sell literature, music cds, etc within the confines of the church. Didn't jesus himself go full hulk mode and smashed all that stuff saying it was wrong to mix a place of worship and business? Given that why is heaven described as a place paved with gold and gems if luxuries are frowned downed upon in life? Also why did god use these things to baller up his place when in fact it was man that placed value in those objects that have zero intrinsic value? I really am curious. I hope I won't get some blanket statement from christians that know less about their holy text than most atheists like 90% of the answers given here. wrong you moron. it said in the bible that a camel has a better chance fitting through a eye of a needle than a rich man entering his kingdom. it astounds me that christians don't even know their own text better than an atheist like myself.

James Steele, in his book “Architecture Today”(London) phaidon,? James Steele, in his book “Architecture Today”(London) phaidon, (1997) says that European postmodernists have shown a far greater interest in urban design, contextualism and town planning issues than their American counterparts. Charles Jencks in “The Language of post-modern Architecture” (London) Academy editions, (1977) has said that, “this patching of urban, public space is the antithesis of Modernistic practice-the free standing functionalist monuments”. Name a European Architect whose work shows as interest in a return to elements of urban design (e.g corridor streets, squares etc) which predated the Modern Movement and give and brief description of work

Which of these Japanese cities has the best architecture?? TOKYO, OSAKA, YOKOHAMA, KOBE, NAGOYA? Which city do you think has the best architecture in terms of modern building designs. There are some very great buildings in Japan but which would you say has the best designed buildings. I think the national art centre in tokyo looks very cool. http://www.artknowledgenews.com/files2007/TheNationalArtCenterTokyo.jpg

Career advice in art/architecture? Currently, I am an 18 year old North Carolina college student. I was wondering if anyone out there might be able to help me with sorting out a career path. You see, I am caught between two choices, and am not quite sure which I should/could pursue. My two interests are art and architecture (more specifically on the later, architectural history and preservation). I am currently self-employed as an artist. I deal primarily with pen and ink media, and do mainly architectural renderings and drafts, as well as illustrations (several examples are attached here). I am self-taught, and am always trying to improve my talent with the personal study of Victorian engraving practices. I have been in several local shows and maintain a steady amount of private commissions. While I love to draw (buildings mostly, as the examples show, but other forms as well), and consider myself to be fairly artistically inclined, I also enjoy architecture on a material scale. I have always been fascinated with historic preservation (you could almost call it an obsession), and would thoroughly enjoy a career in the field. Therein lies my problem. Do I lean towards the art or the architecture? I've been told I by people in both areas I could do either, but I'm still not certain. While I love architecture, I despise math. I also dispise modern design, so going to school as an architect or draftsman seems unwise. I have been told there are thousands of professions within the umbrella of preservation, but I know little about them. If there is anyone with knowledge of the field, I would greatly appreciate your imput. If there is any way I could go into a profession in preservation in which I can use my art, I would be more than interested in finding out more about it. Here are some examples of my artwork: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3647/3460108682_aa60381da4_o.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3230/3086240916_99de251c74_o.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3535/3228711583_dbfe8a7f67_b.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3163/3085408239_463027c4fa_o.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/3086884537_ce814b42fb_o.jpg

What is required to get my bachelors of architecture? People who KNOW only pleasee? I have been researching this and I have found out that at most schools I will need calculus, art/art history/modern arts, as well as computer design... is physics neccessary? Also, what kind of grades should I expect to have? I'm also aware that all schools vary but I would really like a general idea or to hear from someone who has theirs or is getting it. Thanks!

Where is Alan Colquhuon's review of Reyner Banham's "Theory and Design in the First Machine Age" published? This essay may be published in a book of essays by Alan Colquhuon, or in an anothology of essays about modern architecture. Reyner Banham and Alan Colquhuon are both architecture critics from the 1960's to 1980's.

Do architects make a lot of money? so i reallly want to be an architect and i was wondering if they make a lot of money today? i know that they used to make a lot but now a days do they still make alot? i would like to hear it from real architect.... anyhew... i was wondering because we have a friend who has a friend thats an architect and he cant find a job anywhere... (maybe hes a crappy architect) but i deffinatly would be designing modern houses/buildings etc. i love modern architecture like frank lloyd wright please help!! thanks!

Help my cousin with some history. He doing an essay on carribean buildings were he gotta? find 4 buildings from any part of the caribbean, dating from the 18th century and the present and offer an analysis on materials, function, response to climate, design elements or style, relative to the features of traditional and modern architecture. A bit hard for first year of college right? Please help us any advise or links is good.

What to do with with my life.......? Ok so I'm 17 years old (Junior) and know I probably don't need to be worrying too much about this yet but I still want to get some ideas of what I should major in or do as a profession.... I have probably changed my mind 100 times with what i want to be. I love music and I have thought about going into something to do with that but I'm not sure what. I'm pretty sure this won't happen because its a little too risky but I have always wanted to own a coffee shop. I love interior design, modern architecture, fashion, traveling (big cities mostly) and I'm just stuck. I freakin hate those career matchmakers because they give the strangest career options like comedian, makeup artist. Sooo I kind of need some ideas. Thanks!!!! (Sorry that was extremely long)

Anyone here know about architecture or engineering? We would like to add a second level onto our home as our family grows, but aren't sure if that is feasible. It is right around 1000 square feet on a block and beam foundation. I don't know how to describe the design other than it is a circular floor plan from the late 40's or early 50's By that I mean you walk into the living room, turn right into a hallway, down the hall, left into the kitchen, through that into the dining room, take a left from there back into the living room. Off the hallway is two bedrooms and one bath. There are windows near the outside corner of each room and I know we would need to get the whole place leveled before and renovations begin. Additional questions: Would we need an architect or structural engineer to draw up plans? Anyone know what style of architecture our house is? (possibly mid-century modern, but not quite sure) Would it be weird to put the staircase in one of the first floor bedrooms, have no door, open the ceiling up to the second floor and call it a library? Have you ever done any major renovation like this? Do you have any books about architecture, design or remodeling that you would like to recommend? Thank you for your help and ideas with this!

Poll: what do you guys like better a ultra modern house or traditional house? Just wanted to know what types of houses you are into its a poll Are you into more modern style like these examples: http://www.greatfu.com/architecture-design-home/contemporary-architecture-home-casa-gutierrez-by-pp-architects/ http://ideasforyourbedroom.com/photo%20of%20modern%20furniture/modern_1133_0.jpg Or are you more traditional like: http://www.ultimateplans.com/UploadedFiles/HomePlans/101035-PH.jpg http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/thumblarge_453/1258346262nGjRm3.jpg So which style do you like better, and why? thank u

Moving to California? I am moving to California,and have a choice between many different areas in the north and south I have narrowed it down to:Upland,Monrovia.Huntington Beach,Northridge/San Rafael,Capitola,Napa.I like to spend my spare time kayaking,hiking,bike riding.And love the sunshine, modern architecture and design.Any advice on the best area for me to move to would be more than greatly appreciated.Thank you

Can anyone tell which country is good for immigration to live Australia or Canada ? Can some one advise out of the which country is best to live in Immigration Australia or Canada ???...Which country one is best in context of Free child education, Free health care, Good atmosphere & Good weather seasons conditions, Best Immigrants law for immigrants, Secure life future and Job prospects, Great Transportation systems, Great Infrastructure & Modern Architecture Building and Cities , Scope of growth also tell me Which country is good for IT jobs Australia or Canada ?... Which country has best economy Australia or Canada ?. Which country has best Houses design and low accommodation Australia or Canada ?. Which country has best good places, parks, shopping malls, traveling etc Australia or Canada ?. Please guide me and answers my question in detail i would be Great Thankful to him.

Contemporary Design- the right phrase? I'm writing a research project including the use of architecture in university buildings, and I'm stuck on what to call my subjects. 1) Is Contemporary Interior design the right way to describe a brightly coloured room with bright furniture, and really modern design? Or is there a better phrase used by designers? 2) Old architecture of no specific era (but generally classed as 'old', eg. moulding, archways, pre-war etc) : I have no idea what to collectively call this, I'm just going with 'old buildings'! Is there a good word to describe it? 3) A combination of the two, eg. steel beams with attached lighting included in a photo of ornate mouldings- I've noticed that they are deliberately placed together, but I can't think of a nice phrase to sum that up. Any ideas? If you can help me with any of the questions I'll love you forever :)

What do degrees in Architecture offer? Can someone describe to me what higher education in Architecture is like/about? Is it mainly about historical buildings like the Parthenon, Taj Mahal and the La Rotonda or about modern architechture like skyscrapers in Tokyo, Shanghai, New York City and the Puerta de Europa towers? What do you study about? Is it about the construction of the buildings, the cultural and historical influence of the buildings, the designing of the buildings etc. Does the course combine infastructure development? Also, what A-levels are desirable to undergo courses in Architecture? Thank you. I live in the UK.

Why are modern buildings dreadful to look at and out of keeping? I can only describe them as "abortions on the landscape". Why do architects design such s**t buildings? Take the centre of Edinburgh as an example, look at the magnificent buildings and then look at the little coffee shop in the centre of the park? Who designed that, and more to the point, which inept person passed it?? Clearly, we are lacking ability in the architecture field.

im looking for a website/publication to display a lamp that i recently designed? i recently designed a modern floor lamp and i wanted to submit it to a website or publication. i am an architecture student and am seeking design websites or lighting websites...anything really thanks

Information for dubai architecture? Inspired by the booming Dubai architecture i was forced to make a few modern generation designs myself. Although i am not a student of architecture, i have great ideas and designs in store for Dubai. Could anyone provide me any details as to how i can submit my designs and ideas. I would like my designs to gain recognition in the Dubai... Are you aware of any competitions or any platform where i can promote my designs. I have made computer renders from my paper designs which i would like to put on offer. Awaiting response....

What degree Should I pursue next? im getting a CADD (computer aided drafting and design) associate degree. Im really into vintage architecture and would like to design. What school should i go to next, as my goal is to design modern vintage?

Does anyone know of any good examples of buildings built in the 1970's? I'm doing an art essay on modern architecture and need good examples of buildings built and designed in the 1970's! Thanks!

Who designed the Beijing National Indoor Stadium? I'm doing an art project on modern architecture and I would really like to use this building. However, I cannot find who designed it and when construction was started/finished. I've tried Wikipedia, but I came up with nothing, and the Beijing Olympics site tells me nothing either.

Decorating your bedroom? Hi, I'm a college male very interested in modern styled bedrooms. I recently moved into a new apartment and my room perfectly meets my desired size and looks in general. The type of room that I like is this: http://www.plastova-okna-praha.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/modern-design.jpg But of course, my bedroom is nowhere of that size/looks nor will it probably look as nice. I already bought a bed of my own likings and a desk, but I'm having trouble arranging them. My friend who majors in architecture/design told me there are "unwritten rules" of decorating, such as hanging odd numbers of wall frames instead of even numbers, clocks being in the center, and the first visual impression of the room arrangements. I can no longer reach him anymore because he's left to a different country, and I was very interested in reading things like that, if it existed. So could you guys give me general tips or links to a website that has these modern styled bedroom decoration "tutorials?" Thanks a lot!

Does anyone know of any good examples of buildings designed and built from 2000 - today? I'm doing an art essay and need examples of good modern architecture built in this decade! Thanks!

what do you think about death penality ? still.....global issues....modern architecture....dream and nightmare....design....greenhouse effect...? help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for great 9 trinity i'm asking opinions about death penality...moder architecture....global issues....greenhouse effect ...dream and nightmare are you understand?...for great 9 trinity ah ok thanks...and about others subject areas?

Architecture? plz answer? How do architects today design modern buildings? please include designs, structure or anything. serious answers please. no links if possible. plz answer ASAP!!! thanks

Architecture question do you usually like buldings that are more? Modern Historic Unique or Feats of design

In the 1990s, how did design differ? I can't quite put my finger on it, but something was different design-wise. I know that Apple has had some serious influence on design this past decade (white/grey colors, curves, beveled edges, shiny), but what were the primary colors and design patterns of the 90s? Same thing with architecture. Look at any mall or school built in the 90s and you will see some serious differences between them and modern buildings or buildings from other eras. I notice a lot of glass, but what other differences are there?

I need pictures of some really modern trendy shopping malls any were in the world, pic from outside? this is a design project as im a architecture student, i need pictures of any really modern malls or shopping centres, the picture of the mall should be from outside showing the entire mall, if somebody could give me a site or anythin helpful it would be great.The mall should be realy modern and eye catching

What is your favorite kind of architecture? If you had to choose any kind of architecture, what would it be? It doesn't matter whether it's Victorian, Gothic, Classical, Arabian, Baroque, Asia, Renaissance, Greek Revival, Ancient Roman, or modern. What would be your first selection of architecture for you? What design would you decide in if you were the engineer in charge of constructing a building? Would anyone mind answering this one? It's worth an easy two (possibly even ten) points. You've got nothing to lose, but something to gain. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqT5Tlumg24VithP_iwApGTty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20090511004940AAhfc4R

What is the best site to see beautifully designed houses? I am interested in seeing some pictures of well designed houses online (like the ones featured in magazines and various coffee table books). I can't seem to find a good website that specializes in modern houses and architecture. Links would be very much appreciated.

Any Good Architecture Magazines? I've been subscribing to Dwell Magazine for the past year but I would like to know if there is a better architecural magazine than that. I'm more interested in modern designs than any other. Thanks!

Does this sentence contain an ARGUMENT? 3. Some design shows fetishize houses and ignore the residents; others, like Extreme Makeover, are all about tear-jerking stories. But Architecture School, in which Tulane students build a home for Katrina victims, is a captivating look at how modern design works and the real lives it might change.

wat are some post modern artists under these categories ? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. dark/apocolyptic (2) 2. electronic age and cyber culture (2) 3. high art populat culture kitsch (2) 4. the found object (2) 5. political art and art that shocks(2) 6. pluralism-old traditions continue (2) 7. architecture and design(2)

post modern art question? who are some really good postmodern artists that i can do for my assignment under these categories 1.conceptual/site specific/installation/performance (3) 2. appropriation/pastiche/eclecticism(4) 3. dark/apocolyptic (2) 4. electronic age and cyber culture (2) 5. high art populat culture kitsch (2) 6. the found object (2) 7. political art and art that shocks(2) 8. pluralism-old traditions continue (2) 9. architecture and design (1)

Which graduate school is better? IIT or UIC? I am trying to decide which school would be best for me, IIT or UIC. I have a feeling IIT's focus is mainly on modern architecture and high rise design, whereas UIC would be a little more towards contemporary architecture, which I am interested in. However, on the other hand, from my research I understand IIT has a better reputation. Although it does cost a lot more than UIC. I also heard, that after a rough period when UIC was close to losing its accreditation, now with a new chairman the program has improved tremendously. Could someone please give me some advice? I would really appreciate it!

I have a 1888 Italianate and Second empire building that I would like to turn into a house.? What Kind of home design should I look into ? I like the modern contemporary clean line design furnishing and style but still wanna keeps the elegant and the beauty of its old Victorian era architecture, what do you think I should do?

Is 20 credits too much for an interior design student? I want to sign up for 20 credits.I am wondering if that's too much for a fourth semester student. i am use to taking 16 credits and currently am taking 18 which has been easy so far. also I'm majoring in Interior design and i work at the night club on the weekends. the classes I plan to take are: Design studio IV (4 credits) History of Architecture & Interiors 2 (1600's-modern day) (3 credits) English Composition 102 (3 cred) Calculus 1 (4 cred) Color and lighting (3 credits) 3 Dimension Design 1 (3 cred) I want to sign up for 20 credits.I am wondering if that's too much for a fourth semester student. i am use to taking 16 credits and currently am taking 18 which has been easy so far. also I'm majoring in Interior design and i work at the night club on the weekends. For clarification, I can handle the tuition. Design studio is the most important class in the roster, combining knowledge from many areas (math, science, humanities, art, etc) and general courses like english and calc contribute basic skill sets used in other subjects. Also introductory art classes have little difficulty. the classes I plan (on a difficulty hierarchy) to take are: Design studio IV (4 credits) ____________________________ History of Architecture & Interiors 2 (1600's-modern day) (writing intensive)(3 credits) English Composition 102 (3 cred) Calculus 1 (4 cred) ________________________________ Color and lighting (3 credits) 3 Dimension Design 1 (3 cred)

What the closest choice to substitute for Tile Stairs? Our home is designed to be a modern home style. There's a lot of glasses. The theme of our home is glass, white, and chrome. All door knobs and handles will be chrome, there will be lots of windows and white tile floor .. etc. Our architecture chose our tile for the stairs with glass railing. Tile stairs is kind of costly for us. My question is that are there any other material that I can substitute to get the same look as tile stairs? I forgot to mention that ... the 2nd floor is capet. And the 1st floor is tile. Also the contractor mentioned that tile stairs is dangerous b/c it's slippery when it is wet or when you fall down your head may bang your head to the corner of it. To do the tile stairs the contractor charges $1900. This is not a remodeling but we are building our home from scratch. So, the contractor said that the inspector is very picky about tile stairs that every steps need to be measure to the exact requirement. And that's why is take more time to do and cost more.

what kind of architecture is your house designed in? do you know what special kind of architectural style the building you are in right now was designed in? right now i think im in a modern international style building

architecture performing arts thesis help please? can you give a design concept on designing a performing arts/cultural center this is what ive wrote.. Project objective; 1) To promote & preserve the cultural identity & arts 2)To expand the project & the no. of varieties of events to sustain both performers and audience 3)A character that reflects the cultural past to present modernity that values the art Design Objectives: 1) any help???? lol 2)to design performing arts by means of complexity and producing better quality shows thru acoustical and visual 3)Modern & neoclassical contemporary design will be its reflection design criteria: -currently under process eheh please help me w/ my thesis entitled cultural arts center of region

architecture thesis please help me? can you give a design concept on designing a performing arts/cultural center this is what ive wrote.. Project objective; 1) To promote & preserve the cultural identity & arts 2)To expand the project & the no. of varieties of events to sustain both performers and audience 3)A character that reflects the cultural past to present modernity that values the art Design Objectives: 1) any help???? lol 2)to design performing arts by means of complexity and producing better quality shows thru acoustical and visual 3)Modern & neoclassical contemporary design will be its reflection design criteria: -currently under process eheh please help me w/ my thesis entitled culutral arts center of region

What are four good examples of buildings that would help in choosing a deisgn for a museum? You are a member of and advisory board who answers to a public figure; someone who is in control of, and makes decisions concerning the architectural development of the city where you reside. It has been established that there is a need for a new museum to house the historic art and artifacts of the city and surrounding region. You have been given the responsibility to begin the search for the appropriate architect as well as inform the said public figure of the reasons why a particular architect/architecture is suitable for the charge of the museum. Your research begins with understanding historical models for museums and similar institutions. In your paper you must select four examples that programmatically fit your idea of “museum” and explain why you have chosen these buildings (note that the chosen buildings do not necessarily need to be museums). You must then present your findings to the board for review. It is your responsibility to explain why these models are good precedents, and then you must explain why, even though these where suitable at the time, they may not be suitable now. Also, you must reference four contemporary museums that you feel are appropriate in order to foster a connective historical understanding of your choices to your audience: the board. Essentially, you will be selecting buildings that can perform as a museum “type.” You will explain the positive, and potentially negative, attributes of the building as an historic model. The selection of the contemporary – modern – buildings is to reinforce both positive and negative elements. Remember, in the end, you are not selecting a “building.” You are educating a group of people in order for them to make the appropriate decisions on hiring an architect. You will not suggest an architect. The ideas in your paper are general. You should use thoughts discussed in the lectures as well as your individual research. Remember that notions of program, formal design, materials, structure and contemporary ideas are all constituents that should be used in your paper. Any suggestions?

Do you like the older flicks better? The old B&W movies of yesteryear seem to possess a quality seldom seen in modern movies. What is it? Do you agree that the old movies had something that the modern ones don't? Is this merely a subjective and biased opinion, based on an element of nostalgia, or is my sentiment fairly widespread? A handy comparative analogy: old movies are to the old architecture as new movies are to the new building designs. The new buildings are more efficient and have some bells and whistles missing not seen in the old magnificent edifices. But they had so much charm. As did the old flicks.

Where can I find free used magazines...? I am looking for anything related to architect, house designs, house plans, wood projects, home designing magazines or books. I can not afford subcriptions and I would love to take old to new magazines/books in good condition for my interest, but where can I find them? I tried posting on Craigslist, and no luck Some of the magazines that I am interested are: Architectural Digest Dwell Residential Architect Fine Homebuilding Custom Home Remodeling Interior Design Architecture Week Architecture House Beautiful This Old House Fine Woodworking I am also looking for any books including house plans, style of homes, modern buildings, styles of architecture and more. I also perfers bigger lots of magazines/books to make it worth the trip.

help with english writting? Which of the following sentences uses the active voice? A. Medieval architects developed new techniques to build cathedrals. B. Architecture was developed in the ancient world. C. The pyramids were designed by Egyptian architects. D. At first, modern architecture was rejected by many. E. Pre-fab houses were designed to make building cheap and easy.

which are the best websites to study history of modern architecture and product designing? pls tell me the best sites that provide authentic information plus good images and with lots of references, highlighting the important shifts in history. thanks a lot this I mean from the perspective of art not from the science.

what do you think about my idea? in history we're studying about the great population boom that took place in the U.S. between the 1820s and 1860s. Isn't it incredible how in 40 years places that had no europeans in sight became great cities. in 40! i'm thinking, what if in 40 from now some other new cities would appear just like that? seeing as how now we're facing pollution problems, resource shortage danger, ecology issues, we could build a whole new, ecologic city, with a nice modern design, and a well-thought architecture and infrastructure! or maybe seeing as how the economy is going to hit rock bottom, it's not the best time?

Architectural magazine? Can anyone reccommend a good architecture (not inerior design) magazine? I prefer New England and more classical architecture than modern.

Architecture: Unique Building in Continental Europe? I am trying to find the name and architect of a building i saw a photo of some time ago: it has all unique salvaged windows (a few hundred, none alike), very un-symmetrical design, apartments + retail on ground floor (i think). Its a very impressive unique modern building (its not gaudi btw). anyone any ideas??

Any famous architecture artists? Bah, I have to research ONE famous architect artist (one that designs buildings.) I can't find a single modern one! I even tried the library. Maybe I'm not looking hard enough?? Any help will be very appreciated. :) Thanks!

Project for college (society)? Hi im doing a BTEC art & design (+graphics) course at my college. Im in the 2nd year of the course and i have to choose do my own project. In the end i decided to base my work on.. 'Modern Society' anyway my question is.. does anyone have any ideas for what i can do within the project? i have some ideas already for my research and some initial ideas . I decided i would look at an artist who does modern art [banksy], 1 who does modern architecture and 1 that shows modern people through imagery [howson] (by modern people i mean cultures/social groups e.g chavs). do you think the research im doing so far blends in well with my project? how many pages of my A3 sketch pad should i cover? The only problem is i dont know what im goin to do when it comes to ideas or atleast my final design. im not sure if anyone on here has got a double distinction (2xA2-diploma) but was wondering if there is any key to gettin the best grades? thanx for any advice/help you can give, cheers

ENGLISH teacher...HELPPPP? what that means "or so" in the following article?!! Modernist architecture was not only used for upscal things like museums and privite homes,it was also the architecture of factories and low income apartment housing. In fact,the architects themselves preferred to design with the working community in mind. To them,their modern design was to be the answer to a social crsis, or so the founders of the International Style believed. Thanks for help

Could you edit this please..........? Could u edit these paragraphs. Check if everything makes sense Thank u 6. I am very open to ideas or influences to inspire myself to be an architect. I do appreciate many architects work and value how we the students can take them as role model to our future careers. I always been liked the modern architecture and unique structures. I believe we can broke rules in Architecture, but not to dare the impossible. For these reason, I admire Frank Gehry’s work because he had broken rules with his unique designs. This architect had influenced me even more to pursue architecture. 7. I feel motivated about that once I have finished my career, I will be able to solve design problems by myself or in a team with other people who will be sharing the same interests than me. Also, I feel motivated to see one day one of my designs built in real life, to say: I designed this! I think it’s a very special moment when an architect completes his or her first project. Because she or he saw the process, the drawings and the trophy obviously will be the building.

Who would like to check some of these out? Advertisement 21 candidates for new Wonders of World list 18/11/2006 7:39:00 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Printer-friendly page GENEVA, Switzerland (AP) - Here are descriptions of the 21 candidates in the "New 7 Wonders of the World" competition. The public may vote at www.new7wonders.com. Acropolis, Greece: A million people come here each year to see the marble temples - including the ruins of the columned Parthenon - and statues of Greek gods and goddesses dating from the fifth century BC. Alhambra, Spain: The palace and citadel, perched above Granada, was the residence of the Moorish caliphs who governed southern Spain in splendour until 1492, when the city was conquered by the Christian forces of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, ending 800 years of Muslim rule. Stunning features include mosaics, arabesques and mocarabe, or honeycomb work. Angkor, Cambodia: The archeological site in Siem Reap was the capital of the Khmer (Cambodian) empire from the ninth to 15th centuries. It served as administrative centre and place of worship for a prosperous kingdom that stretched from Vietnam to China and the Bay of Bengal. The 12th-century ruins include Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom. Christ Redeemer Statue, Brazil: The 38-metre statue of Christ the Redeemer with outstretched arms overlooks Rio de Janeiro from atop Mount Corcovado. The statue was built in pieces in France starting in 1926, and shipped to Brazil. A railway carried it up the 714-metre mountain for the 1931 inauguration. Colosseum, Italy: The 50,000-seat amphitheatre in Rome was inaugurated in AD 80. Thousands of gladiators duelled to the death here, and Christians were fed to the lions. The arena has influenced the design of modern stadiums. Easter Island, Chile: Hundreds of massive stone busts, or Moais, are all that remains from the prehistoric Rapanui culture that crafted them between 400 and 1,000 years ago to represent deceased ancestors. Some statues are over 20 metres tall. They gaze out on the south Pacific Ocean more than 1,600 kilometres off the Chilean mainland. Eiffel Tower, France: The 300-metre tower, built in 1889 for the International Exposition, symbolizes Paris. Made almost entirely of open-lattice wrought iron and erected in only two years with a small labour force, the tower - Paris's tallest structure - demonstrated advances in construction techniques, but some initially criticized it as unesthetic. Great Wall of China: The 6,700 kilometre barricade running from east to west is the world's longest manmade structure. The fortification was built to protect various dynasties from invasion by Huns, Mongols, Turks and other nomadic tribes. Construction took place over hundreds of years, beginning in the seventh century BC. Hagia Sophia, Turkey: The soaring cathedral, also called the Church of Holy Wisdom, was built in 537 BC at Constantinople, today's Istanbul. In 1453, when Constantinople fell to the Ottomans, it became a mosque with minarets. When Turkish President Kemal Ataturk turned it into a museum in 1935, Christian mosaics covered up by the Muslims were revealed. Kiyomizu Temple, Japan: Kyoto's Kiyomizu-dera, which means Clear Water Temple, was founded by a Buddhist sect in 798 and rebuilt in 1633 after a fire. Drinking from its three-stream waterfall is believed to confer health, longevity and success. Kremlin and St. Basil's Cathedral, Russia: Onion domes with golden cupolas surrounded by red brick walls are at the heart of Moscow's Kremlin, a medieval fortress converted into the centre of Russian government. The Kremlin once symbolized Soviet communism. The Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed on adjacent Red Square features nine towers of different colours. It was built by Czar Ivan the Terrible in the mid-16th century. Machu Picchu, Peru: Built by the Incan Empire in the 15th century, Machu Picchu's walls, palaces, temples and dwellings are perched in the clouds at 2,400 metres above sea level in the Andes overlooking a lush valley 500 kilometres from Lima. Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany: The inspiration for the Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland, Neuschwanstein is a creation of "Mad King" Ludwig II of Bavaria, who had it built in the 19th century to indulge his romantic fancies. Perched on a peak in the Bavarian Alps, the grey granite castle rises to towers, turrets and pinnacles and contains many paintings with scenes from Richard Wagner operas admired by Ludwig. Petra, Jordan: This ancient city in southwestern Jordan, built on a terrace around the Wadi Musa or Valley of Moses, was the capital of the Arab kingdom of the Nabateans, a centre of caravan trade, and continued to flourish under Roman rule after the Nabateans' defeat in AD 106. The city is famous for water tunnels and stone structures carved in the rock, including Ad-Dayr, "the Monastery," an uncompleted tomb facade that served as a church during Byzantine times. Pyramid at Chichen Itza, Mexico: This step pyramid surmounted by a temple was part of a sacred site in an important Mayan centre on Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. It is built according to the solar calendar. Shadows at the fall and spring equinoxes are said to look like a snake crawling down the steps, similar to the carved serpent at the top. An older pyramid inside features a jade-studded, red jaguar throne. Pyramids of Giza, Egypt: The only surviving structures of the original seven wonders, the three pyramids were built as tombs for pharaohs 4,500 years ago. Nearby is the Great Sphinx statue, with a man's face and a lion's body. Statue of Liberty, New York: The 93-metre statue in New York Harbor has welcomed immigrants and symbolized freedom since 1886, when it was dedicated as a gift of the French government. Stonehenge, Britain: How and why this circular monument of massive rocks was created between 3,000 and 1,600 BC is unknown, but some experts say the stones were aligned as part of a sun-worshipping culture or astronomical calendar. Today it is a major tourist attraction. Druids and New Age followers gather here every June 21 to celebrate summer solstice. Sydney Opera House, Australia: Situated on Bennelong Point reaching into Sydney's harbour, the opera house was designed by Danish architect Jorn Utzon and opened in 1973 by Queen Elizabeth. Its roof resembles a ship in full sail and is covered by over one million white tiles. The building has 1,000 rooms. Taj Mahal, India: The white marble-domed mausoleum in Agra was built by a 17th-century Mogul emperor for his favourite wife, who died in childbirth. The architecture combines Indian, Persian and Islamic styles. The complex houses the graves of the emperor, his wife, and other royalty. Timbuktu, Mali: Two of West Africa's oldest mosques, the Djingareyber, or Great Mosque, and the Sankore mosque built during the 14th and early 15th centuries, can still be seen here in the northern Sahara Desert. Founded about AD 1,100, Timbuktu was a flourishing caravan centre in the Arabic world and a leading spiritual and intellectual centre in the 15th and 16th centuries, with one of the world's first universities. It is a bit long... My appologies, but there are some interesting sights. P.S. I got the info off MSN.

need help! is not that im lazy but i honestly cant find the right answer!! thank u guys1? Johannes guttengerg is dredited with... a. introducing a radical design to bmw automobiles b. printing the first bible in germany c. the invention of printing d. inventing the first movabele type press in the western world I am a little confuse in this one! bc i do know that he invented the first movable type press in the western world, but he also printed the first bible in a movable type press.. another one! Closure, grouping, and similarity are principles of.. a. Albers theory of colour b. Terms associated with post- modern architecture c. Marshall mcluhan;s theories of mass communication d. Gestalt psychology.. I think is d. but not sure yet. anothe rone! peter behrens, the german artist, architect and designer was influential because he.. a. pioneered non-loading bearing glass curtain walls b.embraced the 1890;s german jugenstil movement sought typographic reform with sans senf typography d. all of the above plz i need help!

Norman Foster? I need to do some research on norman foster's achievement for my assignment given by lecturer. My college's library doesn't have much books about foster. I need help , here is some questions : 1) How he proved his talent and abilities in world of architecture through his marvelous design ? 2) How did his work showed that he is not an ordinary architect but an architect that uses unique and drastic technique in his works ? 3) How he works contributed to world of architecture in today modern world ? Please provide link or any reference books , thank for help .

Please kindly help me proofread the following paragraphs. .thanks a million? 2. Circle design The design concept is embodied to extend extensive ranges from contemporary to modern classic. 3. Square design In the past, the edge of square is much sharper compared to current design. Currently, we soften the square by combing culture cultivation and belief. We believe the development of architecture history in square shape would be similar to square faucets style. For instant, just like the synergy of British Edwardian architecture and Spanish Victoria architecture. Here, we also would like to demonstrate this brand new square faucet, Frank, the direction of its water flow is unique from normal faucet. This design consideration can reduce the chance of water splash on users while it’s easy to operate. 4 Curve design Curve is not absolute straight, but it is a line that bends smoothly and regularly from being straight. The existence of curve is caused by the changes of nature environment as lives need to follow the nature rule to survive, like tree trunks bend in different angles. In the pervious years, the products representing curve were focusing on classic style. Such as the typical products, England swan double-handle faucet and south Europe chrome gold single-handle faucet. This year, we would like to demonstrate modern and contemporary styles.

hard english homework help please? Which of the following words from this paragraph SHOULD be capitalized? Check the letter beside the words tat should be capitalizes. every few years a city in a country such as germany,japan,Canada,france, or the united states of America hosts an event called the world’s fair. this event is designed to showcase products from several european and other nations. the event itself began during the regin of queen Victoria of England in the middle 1800’s. many times the president of the united states will attend. it produces some of the most interesting architecture and products the modern world has to offer. if you ever have the opportunity, don’t miss the chance to visit the next world’s fair . it truly is and enlightening experience. A .every B .city C .country D. germany E. japan F. Canada G .united states H. event I .world’s fair J. this K. products L .european m nations n .the o. queen victoria p. many s. it t. architectur u. world v. if w. world’s fair x. it

How It All Began—Did It “Just Happen”? PEOPLE have different ideas as to how humans and other living things that exist today began. Likely, you were taught some of these in school. When Darwin published his book The Origin of Species 150 years ago, life seemed simple. Scientists thought that the cell was so simple that it might just spontaneously bubble up from sea mud. But since then, science has discovered that cells are enormously complex, much more complex than the machinery of our 21st-century world. That functional complexity bespeaks purposeful design.However, his theory of evolution and its modern variations have recently come under attack from those who believe that the marvelously fine-tuned architecture of living organisms indicates purposeful design. Even a number of scientists with solid credentials do not accept the idea that evolution accounts for the array of species we see on earth. Some such scientists offer a counterargument—known as intelligent design, or ID—asserting that design in creation is firmly supported by biology, mathematics, and common sense. They seek to include discussion of this idea in the science curriculum in schools. The so-called evolution wars are raging mainly in the United States, but similar trends are reported in England, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Serbia, and Turkey. Would accepting the existence of a superhuman designer hamper scientific and intellectual progress? Is an intelligent designer called for only when no other explanation is offered? And does it really make sense to infer from the design that there is a designer?

I want to be an Architect which Highers should I take? I have just started fourth year at my School so have started revising for standard grades but most of my teachers have recomended that we start thinking about which highers we want to take and I'm really stuck. I want to study Architecture but which Highers should I take? (Highers are the Scottish equivelent to O Levels) At Standard Grade I have taken Maths, French, Art & Design, Graphic Communications, History, Modern Studies, English and Chemistry. Which five of these should I carry on into fifth year? Thanks for any help.

eng homework help please ? Which of the following words from this paragraph SHOULD be capitalized? every few years a city in a country such as germany, japan, canada, france, or the united states of america hosts an event called the world's fair. this event is designed to showcase products from several european and other nations. the event itself began during the reign of queen victoria of england in the middle 1800's. many times the president of the united states of america will attend. it produces some of the most interesting architecture and products the modern world has to offer. if you ever have the opportunity, don't miss the chance to visit the next world's fair. it truly is an enlightening experience. Please help I suck at this and have been working on it for hrs. First one to help me will get best answer. thank you all

i need information about modern architecture designers and i need more designs? also if you know any websites or arch chats or if you share the same interest contact me we can make friends thanx

Decoration (picx included)? Im an interior architecture student and I would like 2 start a business for decor designs, ancient style for now thats wat i have!lookin forward for modern on summer... these are old stuff!they took me lot of time.. if u could, would u like 2 buy those stuff and how much would u like 2 pay as a deadline.. (picx can b seen by myspace members) this is my chess project i did for my uni with special bag, its with clothe, the set 80*80cm http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=172254927&albumID=1430489&imageID=19255505 a classic box where u can put ur stuff in http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=172254927&albumID=1430489&imageID=19255528 http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=172254927&albumID=1430489&imageID=19255528 an old jar wrapped wid cloth http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=172254927&albumID=1430489&imageID=19255480 ok try dis instead of 3 since 2 n 3 r d same pic http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=172254927&albumID=1430489&imageID=19255469

ARTIST ID: Help needed!? I am looking for a painter who I studied at some point in school but have long since forgotten the name of... I'm not sure, but I think he was big in the 60's-80's He is a male. His art is quite surreal, and has a fantasy style... Works of his that I remember include a sort of robotical/bionical horse, with wires and connections all over it.... Also some fantasy work which included strange buildings, bubble and circular architecture, strange animals, generally surreal looking landscapes with alien-like architecture and little humanoids occupying these buildings....... I think he designed some sort of spherical modern looking chairs, and other weird furniture. .... I don't know really anything more.... Hmmmm, I really can't remember his name.... I'm sure it ends in 'stein', 'berg', 'burg', 'heim' or something with an eastern european sound.... any help would be GREATLY appreciated. KIDS: This is the reason you should steer clear of drugs, they are NO good for your memory :)

to all my atheist siblings, Is The Scientific World indeed turning to God?read all before answering.? The Scientific World is turning to God. “As people have certainly been influenced by me, I want to try and correct the enormous damage I may have done.” (Anthony Flew) The newspapers these days are echoing with these regret-filled words by Antony Flew, in his time a well-known atheist philosopher. The 81-year-old British professor of philosophy Flew chose to become an atheist at the age of 15, and first made a name for himself in the academic field with a paper published in 1950. In the 54 years that followed, he defended atheism as a teacher at the universities of Oxford, Aberdeen, Keele and Reading, at many American and Canadian universities he visited, in debates, books, lecture halls and articles. In recent days, however, Flew has announced that he has abandoned this error and accepts that the universe was created. The decisive factor in this radical change of view is the clear and definitive evidence revealed by science on the subject of creation. Flew realized, in the face of the information-based complexity of life, that the true origin of life is intelligent design and that the atheism he had espoused for 66 years was a discredited philosophy. Flew announced the scientific reasons underlying this change in belief in these terms: “Biologists’ investigation of DNA has shown, by the almost unbelievable complexity of the arrangements which are needed to produce [life], that intelligence must have been involved.”[1] “It has become inordinately difficult even to begin to think about constructing a naturalistic theory of the evolution of that first reproducing organism.”[2] “I have been persuaded that it is simply out of the question that the first living matter evolved out of dead matter and then developed into an extraordinarily complicated creature.”[3] The DNA research which Flew cites as a fundamental reason for his change of opinion has indeed revealed striking facts about creation. The helix shape of the DNA molecule, its possession of the genetic code, the nucleotide strings that refute blind chance, the storage of encyclopedic quantities of information and many other striking findings have revealed that the structure and functions of this molecule were arranged for life with a special design. Comments by scientists concerned with DNA research bear witness to this fact. Francis Crick, for instance, one of the scientists who revealed the helix shape of DNA admitted in the face of the findings regarding DNA that the origin of life indicated a miracle: An honest man, armed with all the knowledge available to us now, could only state that in some sense, the origin of life appears at the moment to be almost a miracle, so many are the conditions which would have had to have been satisfied to get it going.[4] Based on his calculations, Led Adleman of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles has stated that one gram of DNA can store as much information as a trillion compact discs.[5] Gene Myers, a scientist employed on the Human Genome Project, has said the following in the face of the miraculous arrangements he witnessed: “What really astounds me is the architecture of life… The system is extremely complex. It’s like it was designed… There’s a huge intelligence there.”[6] The most striking fact about DNA is that the existence of the coded genetic information can definitely not be explained in terms of matter and energy or natural laws. Dr. Werner Gitt, a professor at the German Federal Institute of Physics and Technology, has said this on the subject: A code system is always the result of a mental process… It should be emphasized that matter as such is unable to generate any code. All experiences indicate that a thinking being voluntarily exercising his own free will, cognition, and creativity, is required… There is no known natural law through which matter can give rise to information, neither is any physical process or material phenomenon known that can do this.[7] Creationist scientists and philosophers played a major role in Flew’s acceptance of intelligent design, backed up by all these findings. In recent times Flew participated in debates with scientists and philosophers who were proponents of creation, and exchanged ideas with them. The final turning point in that process was a discussion organized by the Institute for Metascientific Research in Texas in May, 2003. Professor Flew participated in the discussion together with the author, Roy Abraham Varghese, a physicist, and the molecular biologist, Gerald Schroeder. Flew was impressed by the weight of the scientific evidence in favor of creation and by the convincing nature of his opponents’ arguments and abandoned atheism as an idea in the period following that discussion. In a letter he wrote for the August-September, 2003, edition of the British magazine Philosophy Now, he recommended Schroeder’s book “The Hidden Face of God: Science Reveals the Ultimate Truth” and Varghese’s book “The Wonderful World.”[8] During an interview with the professor of philosophy and theology Gary R. Habermas, who also played a major role in his change of mind,[9] and also on the video “Has Science Discovered God?” he openly stated that he believed in intelligent design. The “Intelligence Pervading the Universe” and the Collapse of Atheism In the face of all the scientific developments outlined above, the acceptance of intelligent design by Anthony Flew, famous for defending atheism for many years, reflects a final scene in the process of collapse which atheism is being subjected to Modern science has revealed the existence of an “intelligence pervading the universe,” thus leaving atheism out of the equation. In his book “The Hidden Face of God,” Gerald Schroeder, one of the creationist scientists who influenced Flew, writes: A single consciousness, a universal wisdom, pervades the universe. The discoveries of science, those that search the quantum nature of subatomic matter, have moved us to the brink of a startling realization: all existence is the expression of this wisdom. In the laboratories we experience it as information that first physically articulated as energy and then condensed into the form of matter. Every particle, every being, from atom to human, appears to represent a level of information, of wisdom.[10] Scientific research into both the functioning of the cell and the subatomic particles of matter has revealed this fact in an indisputable manner: Life and the universe were brought into being from nothing by the will of an entity possessed of a superior mind and wisdom. There is no doubt that the possessor of that knowledge and mind that designed the universe at all levels is Almighty God. God reveals these truths in many verses of the Quran. Footnotes: [1] Richard N. Ostling, “Lifelong atheist changes mind about divine creator,” The Washington Times 10 December 2004; (http://washingtontimes.com/national/20041209-113212-2782r.htm.) [2] Antony Flew, “Letter from Antony Flew on Darwinism and Theology,” Philosophy Now; (http://www.philosophynow.org/issue47/47flew.htm.) [3] Stuart Wavell and Will Iredale, “Sorry, says atheist-in-chief, I do believe in God after all,” The Sunday Times, 12 December 2004; (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1400368,00.html) [4] Francis Crick, Life Itself: Its Origin and Nature, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1981, p. 88 [5] John Whitfield, “Physicists plunder life’s tool chest”, 24 April 2003; (http://www.nature.com/nsu/030421/030421-6.html) [6] San Francisco Chronicle, 19 February, 2001 [7] Werner Gitt, In the Beginning Was Information, CLV, Bielenfeld, Germany, pp. 64-7, 79 [8] Antony Flew, “Letter from Antony Flew on Darwinism and Theology,” Philosophy Now; (http://www.philosophynow.org/issue47/47flew.htm.) [9] “Atheist Becomes Theist: Exclusive Interview with Former Atheist Antony Flew;” (http://www.biola.edu/antonyflew/index.cfm.) [10] Gerald Schroeder, The Hidden Face of God, Touchston

german please...............i need help..............10 point...hhmmm? can someone please convert this into german for me please Delhi's history goes back to Mahabharata days about 3000 years ago when it was called Indraprastha. It has been the seat of powerful dynasties of centuries. The city consists of two parts Old Delhi and New Delhi. Old Delhi consists of mosques- Jama Masjid, Red Fort and bustling bazaars of Chandni Chok. While New Delhi was developed by British Empire as their capital and was designed by Lutyen. Today Delhi is as vibrant as its glorious past. It is a fascinating mixture of open-air cafes, yoga centers, technological institutions, imposing universities, modern stadium, ancient monuments and towering concrete-glass structures Delhi has the ample amount of treasures of tourist attractions. The resplendent architecture of the Mughal Regime stands as a testimony to the royal bygone era.

why is it stupid not to build futuristic homes & buildings in asia ? asia is the new power of the world. people want to come to your country because you are greater then the country they live in. shouldn't your architecture be more futuristic and modern. a lot more then the west is currently. it makes no sense to build homes like the west and buildings like the west. people aren't going to be excited about traveling to your country to see that same old crap we can see in the west. the idea is to be better. that is what america did. america designed homes that where a lot better then homes and buildings where in europe. that was apart of the package that sold america to the rest of the world. its the same as dressing in a suit to impress. you have to look the part. your cities have to look the part as well.

What, how could Islam?? 9 The pointed arch so characteristic of Europe's Gothic cathedrals was an invention borrowed from Islamic architecture. It was much stronger than the rounded arch used by the Romans and Normans, thus allowing the building of bigger, higher, more complex and grander buildings. Other borrowings from Muslim genius included ribbed vaulting, rose windows and dome-building techniques. Europe's castles were also adapted to copy the Islamic world's - with arrow slits, battlements, a barbican and parapets. Square towers and keeps gave way to more easily defended round ones. Henry V's castle architect was a Muslim. 10 Many modern surgical instruments are of exactly the same design as those devised in the 10th century by a Muslim surgeon called al-Zahrawi. His scalpels, bone saws, forceps, fine scissors for eye surgery and many of the 200 instruments he devised are recognisable to a modern surgeon. It was he who discovered that catgut used for internal stitches dissolves away naturally (a disc (a discovery he made when his monkey ate his lute strings) and that it can be also used to make medicine capsules. In the 13th century, another Muslim medic named Ibn Nafis described the circulation of the blood, 300 years before William Harvey discovered it. Muslims doctors also invented anaesthetics of opium and alcohol mixes and developed hollow needles to suck cataracts from eyes in a technique still used today. Any haters will be reported

wht do u think bout this ppl? From coffee to cheques and the three-course meal, the Muslim world has given us many innovations that we in the West take for granted. Here are 20 of their most influential innovations: (1) The story goes that an Arab named Khalid was tending his goats in the Kaffa region of southern Ethiopia, when he noticed his animals became livelier after eating a certain berry. He boiled the berries to make the first coffee. Certainly the first record of the drink is of beans exported from Ethiopia to Yemen where Sufis drank it to stay awake all night to pray on special occasions. By the late 15th century it had arrived in Makkah and Turkey from where it made its way to Venice in 1645. It was brought to England in 1650 by a Turk named Pasqua Rosee who opened the first coffee house in Lombard Street in the City of London. The Arabic “qahwa” became the Turkish “kahve” then the Italian “caffé” and then English “coffee”. (2) The ancient Greeks thought our eyes emitted rays, like a laser, which enabled us to see. The first person to realise that light enters the eye, rather than leaving it, was the 10th-century Muslim mathematician, astronomer and physicist Ibn al-Haitham. He invented the first pin-hole camera after noticing the way light came through a hole in window shutters. The smaller the hole, the better the picture, he worked out, and set up the first Camera Obscura (from the Arab word “qamara” for a dark or private room). He is also credited with being the first man to shift physics from a philosophical activity to an experimental one. (3) A form of chess was played in ancient India but the game was developed into the form we know it today in Persia. From there it spread westward to Europe — where it was introduced by the Moors in Spain in the 10th century — and eastward as far as Japan. The word “rook” comes from the Persian “rukh”, which means chariot. (4) A thousand years before the Wright brothers, a Muslim poet, astronomer, musician and engineer named Abbas ibn Firnas made several attempts to construct a flying machine. In 852 he jumped from the minaret of the Grand Mosque in Cordoba using a loose cloak stiffened with wooden struts. He hoped to glide like a bird. He didn’t. But the cloak slowed his fall, creating what is thought to be the first parachute, and leaving him with only minor injuries. In 875, aged 70, having perfected a machine of silk and eagles’ feathers he tried again, jumping from a mountain. He flew to a significant height and stayed aloft for ten minutes but crashed on landing — concluding, correctly, that it was because he had not given his device a tail so it would stall on landing. Baghdad international airport and a crater on the Moon are named after him. (5) Washing and bathing are religious requirements for Muslims, which is perhaps why they perfected the recipe for soap which we still use today. The ancient Egyptians had soap of a kind, as did the Romans who used it more as a pomade. But it was the Arabs who combined vegetable oils with sodium hydroxide and aromatics such as thyme oil. One of the Crusaders’ most striking characteristics, to Arab nostrils, was that they did not wash. Shampoo was introduced to England by a Muslim who opened Mahomed’s Indian Vapour Baths on Brighton seafront in 1759 and was appointed Shampooing Surgeon to Kings George IV and William IV. (6) Distillation, the means of separating liquids through differences in their boiling points, was invented around the year 800 by Islam’s foremost scientist, Jabir ibn Hayyan, who transformed alchemy into chemistry, inventing many of the basic processes and apparatus still in use today — liquefaction, crystallisation, distillation, purification, oxidisation, evaporation and filtration. As well as discovering sulphuric and nitric acid, he invented the alembic still, giving the world intense rosewater and other perfumes and alcoholic spirits (although drinking them forbidden, in Islam). Ibn Hayyan emphasised systematic experimentation and was the founder of modern chemistry. (7) The crank-shaft is a device which translates rotary into linear motion and is central to much of the machinery in the modern world, not least the internal combustion engine. One of the most important mechanical inventions in the history of humankind, it was created by an ingenious Muslim engineer called al-Jazari to raise water for irrigation. His Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices (1206) shows he also invented or refined the use of valves and pistons, devised some of the first mechanical clocks driven by water and weights, and was the father of robotics. Among his 50 other inventions was the combination lock. (8) Quilting is a method of sewing or tying two layers of cloth with a layer of insulating material in between. It is not clear whether it was invented in the Muslim world or whether it was imported there from India or China. However, it certainly came to the West via the Crusaders. They saw it used by Saracen warriors, who wore straw-filled quilted canvas shirts instead of armour. As well as a form of protection, it proved an effective guard against the chafing of the Crusaders’ metal armour and was an effective form of insulation — so much so that it became a cottage industry back home in colder climates such as Britain and Holland. (9) The pointed arch so characteristic of Europe’s Gothic cathedrals was an invention borrowed from Islamic architecture. It was much stronger than the rounded arch used by the Romans and Normans, thus allowing the building of bigger, higher, more complex and grander buildings. Other borrowings from Muslim genius included ribbed vaulting, rose windows and dome-building techniques. Europe’s castles were also adapted to copy the Islamic world’s — with arrow slits, battlements, a barbican and parapets. Square towers and keeps gave way to more easily defended round ones. The architect of Henry V’s castle was a Muslim. (10) Many modern surgical instruments are of exactly the same design as those devised in the 10th century by a Muslim surgeon called al-Zahrawi. His scalpels, bone saws, forceps, fine scissors for eye surgery and many of the 200 instruments he devised are recognisable to a modern surgeon. It was he who discovered that catgut used for internal stitches dissolves away naturally (a discovery he made when his monkey ate his lute strings) and that it can be also used to make medicine capsules. In the 13th century, another Muslim medic named Ibn Nafis described the circulation of the blood, 300 years before William Harvey discovered it. Muslim doctors also invented anaesthetics of opium and alcohol mixes and developed hollow needles to suck cataracts from eyes in a technique still used today. (11) The windmill was invented in 634 for a Persian caliph and was used to grind corn and draw up water for irrigation. In the vast deserts of Arabia, when the seasonal streams ran dry, the only source of power was the wind which blew steadily from one direction for months. Mills had six or 12 sails covered in fabric or palm leaves. It was 500 years before the first windmill was seen in Europe. (12) The technique of inoculation was not invented by Jenner and Pasteur but was devised in the Muslim world and brought to Europe from Turkey by the wife of the English ambassador to Istanbul in 1724. Children in Turkey were vaccinated with cowpox to fight the deadly smallpox at least 50 years before the West discovered it. (13) The fountain pen was invented for the Sultan of Egypt in 953 after he demanded a pen which would not stain his hands or clothes. It held ink in a reservoir and, as with modern pens, fed ink to the nib by a combination of gravity and capillary action. (14) The system of numbering in use all round the world is probably Indian in origin but the style of the numerals is Arabic and first appears in print in the work of the Muslim mathematicians al-Khwarizmi and al-Kindi around 825. Algebra was named after al-Khwarizmi’ s book, Al-Jabr wa-al-Muqabilah, much of whose contents are still in use. The work of Muslim maths scholars was imported into Europe 300 years later by the Italian mathematician Fibonacci. Algorithms and much of the theory of trigonometry came from the Muslim world. And Al-Kindi’s discovery of frequency analysis rendered all the codes of the ancient world soluble and created the basis of modern cryptology. (15) Ali ibn Nafi, known by his nickname of Ziryab (Blackbird) came from Iraq to Cordoba in the 9th century and brought with him the concept of the three-course meal — soup, followed by fish or meat, then fruit and nuts. He also introduced crystal glasses (which had been invented after experiments with rock crystal by Abbas ibn Firnas). (16) Carpets were regarded as part of paradise by mediaeval Muslims, thanks to their advanced weaving techniques, new tinctures from Islamic chemistry and highly developed sense of pattern and arabesque which were the basis of Islam’s non-representationa l art. In contrast, Europe’s floors were distinctly earthly, not to say earthy, until Arabian and Persian carpets were introduced. In England, as Erasmus recorded, floors were “covered in rushes, occasionally renewed, but so imperfectly that the bottom layer is left undisturbed, sometimes for 20 years, harbouring expectoration, vomiting, the leakage of dogs and men, ale droppings, scraps of fish, and other abominations not fit to be mentioned”. Carpets, unsurprisingly, caught on quickly. (17) The modern cheque comes from the Arabic “saqq”, a written vow to pay for goods when they were delivered, to avoid money having to be transported across dangerous terrain. In the 9th century, a Muslim businessman could cash a cheque in China drawn on his bank in Baghdad. (18) By the 9th century, many Muslim scholars took it for granted that the Earth was a sphere. The proof, said astronomer Ibn Hazm, “is that the Sun is always vertical to a particular spot on Earth”. It was 500 years before that realisation dawned on Galileo. The calculations of Muslim astronomers were so accurate that in the 9th century they reckoned the Earth’s circumference to be 40, 253.4km — less than 200km out. Al-Idrisi took a globe depicting the world to the court of King Roger of Sicily in 1139. (19) Though the Chinese invented saltpetre gunpowder, and used it in their fireworks, it was the Arabs who worked out that it could be purified using potassium nitrate for military use. Muslim incendiary devices terrified the Crusaders. By the 15th century they had invented both a rocket, which they called a “self-moving and combusting egg”, and a torpedo — a self-propelled pear-shaped bomb with a spear at the front which impaled itself in enemy ships and then blew up. (20) Mediaeval Europe had kitchen and herb gardens, but it was the Arabs who developed the idea of the garden as a place of beauty and meditation. The first royal pleasure gardens in Europe were opened in 11th-century Muslim Spain. Flowers which originated in Muslim gardens include the carnation and the tulip

Help me out? My school's organizing a i-design school cafe competition.I'm really interested to take part..but I'm scared my design might turn out ugly. I have this current idea in mind,do give some comments on it? Be honest,even it's a bad idea to you,do be frank. I plan to create a typical glasshouse,with glass as the tentage with a twist of modern feeling inside it. Because my school's architecture is really ancient,so I hoped to add a modern touch to the school compound. Moreover,students will definitely feel worn out after a day's studying in the classroom,being confined to the classrom without a day's sunshine. Hence the glasshouse can let one's soul relax completely with adequate amt of sunshine penetrating through the glass and students will feel at ease chatting or studying there. Adding bar-top tables and chairs to top things off,because that's really unusual for a school! And the counter shall be right in the middle of the glasshouse cafe. What do you think? :l Just imagine sitting inside a glasshouse cafe at about 4 to 5 pm,with student volunteers being the caretakers of the cafe after school,with country-like furniture embedded with warm beige+yellow backrests..what do you think?