– Renaissance to Neoclassicism (2019-20) FINAL ASSESSMENT   Students will submit a 2500 word illustrated essay on one of the London buildings listed below in chronological order.   As part of the analysis, you are required to investigate:     Stylistic models and precedents in Continental Europe where appropriate   Possible relations to theory and treatises Structural and constructional aspects Key details as bearings on the aesthetics of the building   Remember, sketches MUST BE included in the essay.     As per the assessment criteria highlighted in the brief, a good essay will:[unique_solution]     Show familiarity with the architectural culture of the period covered by the course, and demonstrate awareness and knowledge of its overall historical, social, and technical context.   Demonstrate your ability to make connections across different historical periods within different geographical areas, good knowledge of key buildings, and evidence of your wider reading.   Be well structured and attractively produced, presenting facts and developing an argument in a sophisticated manner, consistent with the conventions of academic writing (see referencing section in the brief).   A…

The World of Anna Sui Exhibition at Museum of Arts and Design, New York  This is a fashion designer Anna Sui′s exhibition′s critical review. Please use the exhibition page on mad museum website, vanityfair, nytimes, hollywoodreporter for detailed information of the exhibition. Also please create a citation for the actual exhibition as if the writer visited the exhibition, if an exhibition should be cited in this kind of review essay. What I want to address in this paper: -short info about Anna Sui and about the atmosphere of the exhibition (available on the MAD museum website, exhibition page, link is below) -subculture in fashion (hippies, punk, grunge, rock′n roll people, etc), how they dress and Anna Sui′s approach to subculture in her exhibition (this subculture part is the most important!) -[unique_solution]Anna Sui′s use of music in her exhibition ( she loves the music and the music (rock′n roll, etc) was always part of her career – Anna Sui was a very popular fashion designer in the 90s but her 90s design aesthetic is no longer followed by the millennials and/or…

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) Location: Washington DC Event represented The museum represents the Holocaust which was a genocide in the second world war when Nazi Germany with the help of its collaborators, extensively and systematically murdered more than six millions Jews in Europe. At the end of the genocide, more than two-thirds of the Jews in Europe had been wiped out. It is a civil right museum that memorizes the civil rights of the victims of the genocide, which were extensively violated. The artifact in the museum Below is a display of a uniform worn by the prisoners held in the concentration camps.     Below is a cattle car that was used to deport prisoners from the concentration camps   The significance of the above two artifacts is that they serve to show the agony and the struggle that prisoners in the consecration camps went through on the hand of the Nazi Germans.    The reason why these artifacts were chosen was to serve a clear reminder of some of the events that took in the Holocaust…

Potholes in Los Angeles             Los Angeles is situated at a position that guarantees business and a great need for a proper road network. Being a city at the California state, Los Angeles enjoys being the second largest city in the United States after New York as well as being the third largest city in the whole of North America. Los Angeles hosts a variety of famous museums and thus forms a critical role in hosting entertainment history. Despite the economic position of Los Angeles, the issue of potholes in the Los Angeles roads has become messy recently. Drivers have been seen suffering recently on the roads due to potholes. The factors behind the menace are diverse with some blaming the poor weather while others have concluded that poor leadership is to blame for the potholes problem. Potholes are a nightmare to drivers in Los Angeles although various measures are being put in place to do away with the pothole menace. The responsibility of checking the state of roads has been given to the Los Angeles Department of public works.…

Kelly Miller Important dates (life-related events) In 1890, he was appointed a professor of mathematics at Howard, and he was able to introduce sociology into the curriculum of the college.  In 1907, he was appointed as the dean of the college of arts and sciences. In 1914, he organized the creation of a Negro-American museum and library.  He was among the participants of 1897 meeting celebrating the memory of Frederick Douglass.  In 1924, he was appointed the chairman of the Negro Sanhedrin which was aimed at crafting social and political reforms for the African-American people. Education and major achievements In his early age, Miller attended local primary and grade schools in South Carolina. Between 1878 and 1880, he attended Fairfield Institute, where he worked hard and was given a scholarship to Howard University which was a historically black college. In the university, he studied mathematics, Latin and Greek and after finishing, he was provided with an opportunity to study advanced mathematics with Captain Edgar Frisby who was an English mathematician working with US Naval Observatory. Miller was recommended by Frisby…

Luis Barragan Biography Early Life Luis Barragan (1902-1988) was a famous architecture and engineer by profession who had learned architectural skills, which saw him revolutionize modern architecture with his use of bright colors. His works since then have influenced architects visually and conceptually. He stimulated interest in native architecture in places where he visited including North Africa and the Mediterranean. Luis Barragan won the Pritzker award, which is the highest award in the field of architecture in the year 1980. Luis Barragan was born in Guadalajara, Mexico and he had special abilities in planning and designing of structures which contributed to his great career in the field of architecture. Luis Barragan underwent through an engineering training at his early stages which saw him acquire a degree from Escuela Libre de Ingenieros at the age of twenty-three years. After his graduation, Luis Barragan travelled extensively to Spain and France. In 1931, he lived in Paris where he attended Le Corbusier’s lectures[1]. He then returned home where he practiced architecture at his home city in Mexico until 1936. Barragan buildings are internationally…