Polite architecture

headset and let out a small grumble before looking up. The man with the forget-me-not eyes said, “I’m sorry, I assumed you heard me clod up the steps. I wasn’t exactly quiet.” His voice had a slight accent to it, not quite southern but that same polite drawl southern men were known for. “I- I wasn’t paying attention.” His face was familiar, too familiar. Millie relaxed a

Hi Dr. The other day, I was sitting with my two children, and I poured 6 ounces of apple juice into a tall skinny glass for my daughter who was 9 years old and took another 6 ounces of apple juice and poured it into a very short fat glass for my son who was 5 years old. My son screamed loudly in protest because he was convinced that his sister had gotten more juice than he did. He pointed to the tall glass and said her glass was bigger and she had more. I tried to explain that both glasses had

Walker insists that there is representation to white people when the narrator of the story “On the Road” by Langston Hughes speaks of the church and the snow. Walker does include some nice points, points that one could easily see. Some of her points and observations though, I feel are a bit of a long shot. I have the same feelings towards Walker’s comparison of “On the Road” and the story of Samson. Walker’s first theory is that the snow is “a symbol of the white oppressive world that is making

People use polite speech to greet people or either to start something like a conversation with friends or strangers and to express their gratitude to someone. Some people don’t really like polite speech since it never helped them out or they thought of polite speech as something unnecessary to life; however, other people would think otherwise because polite speech is kind away to talk to someone or address someone or even get what you want from someone like making someone go somewhere or even tagging

How Authors and Theorists Define Vernacular Architecture Although architectural designs gain influence from vernacular considerations, there are differet views on the advantages of vernacular architecture and what vernacular architecture is. These lead to a growing list of references defining the term. In order to understand the term and its significance, the term can best be described within the context of Libyan architecture. “Vernacular architecture” has been used by scholars to categorise methods

Rococo is the revolt against complicated Baroque that decorated the interior of Versailles, in revolt against the palace and after the death of Louis XIV, French women who had city houses in Paris inspired a new lightened airy style of decor and architecture. As seen in the Salon de la Princess, the structure of the room has virtually been covered up by white walls of wood and mirrors, and it only contains hints

accepted. In architecture realm, it has become an important instrument in both design process and in the everyday operation of buildings and the city. After all, the current revolution is not just about the computer as a tool, but about its role in architecture design. Nowadays, the world is experiencing variety of new built environment with sophisticated forms as a result of this technological movement. Also, with the interaction between the computational development in architecture and the contemporary

Does an architect’s ego get in the way of sensible design? Does it? Does an architect have an ego? Well what is ego for that matter? “Ego: A person’s sense of self-esteem or self-importance” (oxford Dictionary) this is a very tame definition, most people will agree when saying that the definition of ego is in fact the arrogant part of you that in some ways makes you think you are superior or the less cynical of us would like to say an ego is the autopilot of the mind, it’s the thing that one does

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was born in Switzerland on October 6th, 1887 and died in France on August 27th, 1965. Corbusier was known for his minimalist designs and theoretical implementations to his designs. Corbusier uses what he titles it to be the “five points of a new architecture” and in these points, it is clear to see that Corbusier prioritises aesthetics over function. Laurie Baker was born in England on March 2nd, 1917 and died in India on April 1st, 2007. Baker looked at both technical and aesthetic qualities equally