Urbanism

In 2013, 92% of teachers, according to the American Life Project, in the United States said that the Internet has had a 'major impact' on the way they teach in regards to access of resources, content, and making the classroom available outside of school to promote 24/7 stimulation (Burns). Just to think, this statistic never existed fifty years ago, and barely even fifteen years ago. I know it is safe to say that children have recently obtained the access to a fruitful and universal education with

Since the 1950s, the cities of Saudi Arabia witnessed significant changes in the composition of the population and the arrangement of the built environment. The Saudi society has transformed from a nomadic pastoral society to a highly modernized one as a result of the increase in national revenues from oil production. Rapid growth and improved economic conditions led to the adoption of modern planning principles which are in contrary to the traditional city. Although modernization had contributed

‘The avant-garde understands itself as invading unknown territory, exposing itself to the dangers of sudden, shocking encounters, conquering an as yet unoccupied future ... The avant-garde must find a direction in a landscape into which no one seems to have yet ventured.’ JURGEN HABERMAS, "Modernity versus Postmodernity," Modernity: Critical Concepts Using the quote by Habermas as a starting point, select up to two buildings designed in the twentieth century and examine what ‘sudden, shocking encounters’

Good city thinking The following essay addresses the discourse around the good city, trying to understand the importance of having a thinking on the topic rather than providing solutions for a good city. Providing solutions for the good city pose questions such as: good for whom? what is good? etc. These questions prompt that good and city are two words that form more questions than answers. In these nebula of questions urban design plays an important role because its nature is in the urban and

‘Gloom Behind The Glitter’- Dubai Masters The Art of Being Global A comparison of the official and vernacular narrative in the Media Representing ‘Dubai’ Erum Khan Introduction The city of Dubai is situated in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula. Part of the United Arab Emirates UAE, this city-state is aspiring to be major metropolis and the most populated in UAE with a population of 2.1 million approx. Dubai is also one of the richest economies of the world with ‘an estimated per capita income

Name________________________ Class Hour_______ CHAPTER 1-Understanding Religion STUDY QUESTIONS (Pages 1-29) Group A 1. What are some of the questions religion seek to answer? List some of the human needs served by religion? 2. Discuss a theory on origins of religion by one of the thinkers in the reading (Tylor, Frazer, Freud, James, Otto or Jung) that makes sense to you at the present time. 3. List and describe the eight elements that are developed in varying degrees in most religions?

CRITERIA OF GOOD URBAN (Five elements of Kevin Lynch are important elements for a good urban) Kevin Andrew Lynch was known as an American urban planner. He was born 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, United States; died 1984 in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States. Lynch studied at Yale University and received a Bachelor's degree in City Planning from MIT in 1947. He then began work in Greensboro, North Carolina as an urban planner but was soon recruited to teach at MIT by

Influences on Perspectives: not a generational issue Stephanie C. Cox Arizona State University Abstract Three individuals, of which I had observed their cultural preferences in natural settings, were interviewed to discuss the social, economic and environmental issues, along with the cultural diversity, of the future of large cities. Following the interviews analysis was completed concerning the differences in age, culture, education and gender of the participants. Concluding discussions share

EXPLORING GENERATIVE ALGORITHMS IN AN ADAPTABLE DESIGN OF A PUBLIC SQUARE ABSTRACT 1. What did you do? 2. Why did you do it? What question were you trying to answer? 3. How did you do it? State methods. 4. What did you learn? State major results. 5. Why does it matter? Point out at least one significant implication. CONTENTS Abstract 1 Introduction 1 Aims 1 Objectives 1 Research 1 Changing weather 1 Generative algorithms 1 Adaptable architecture 2 Public Squares, destination vs. pathway 2

Jake Armstrong Mrs. Neighbors English 514 – 3 3 March 2015 The Method to His Madness In the detective canon of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created the acclaimed prototype of the consulting detective. Holmes has modernized the detective story, and has certainly made his footprint on the genre. As evidenced by his long-lasting fame, public reaction and legacy, Sherlock Holmes revolutionized detective fiction through the staged application of the science of deduction. Through the simple