In the early morning of March 9‚ 1916‚ Pancho Villa crossed the U.S. border and into history. On that day‚ Villa launched the first attack on American soil since the War of 1812‚ killing 18 Americans and leaving the small New Mexican town of Columbus in flames. Among the dead was one-time Las Crucen Charles D. Miller‚ a 1906 graduate of the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts and brother of college registrar J.O. Miller. "When the unidentified body was removed from the ruins
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Modern Architecture and the Modern City- Barbican‚ London Chamberlin‚ Powel and Bon had very little experience being architects‚ after giving up teaching at Kingston University‚ they formed a partnership to tackle the challenge of the Barbican project. Between 1954 and 1968 Chamberlin‚ Powel and Bon (CP & B) created four finished plans which was later modified to a further fifth plan. However with the complexity of the scheme seven official plans were drawn up over this time. With each plan
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Taru Villas - Rock Villa A paradise within a sprawling heritage house‚ the Taru Villas - Rock Villa is a private getaway that takes you back in time‚ but keeps you anchored in the present. Surrounded by lush greenery and set close to the beach‚ it is a dream property to spend your holiday in. Spacious rooms furnished with classic and colonial furnishings‚ complete with a private bathroom‚ and free Wi-Fi are perfect for a staycation or vacation. Enjoy world-class service and an excellent dining experience
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History of Photography Final Research Project Bauhaus: Influences on Photography and Architecture After the defeat in the First World War and the fall of the German monarchy‚ Germany faced darkness and lost hope in the future. Walter Gropius‚ a German architect‚ who served in the war‚ saw the need of re-orienting the art world for the better (Westphal‚ 7). One year after the First World War‚ 1919‚ Gropius opened a school in Weimar‚ Germany called the Bauhaus school. His intention
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Ancient Egyptian Influence of Funerary Art and Architecture Since the beginning of time civilizations have evolved in numerous ways. One of the earliest civilizations to evolve quickly in a great number of ways was the ancient Egyptians. The ancient Egyptians had some of the most advanced forms of writing‚ metalworking‚ sculptures‚ and architecture for its time. As time passed‚ the Egyptian culture grew and matured. They began to be increasingly wealthy and subsequently started to spend more time
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Introduction Both concrete and arches had a huge part to play in the culture of Rome’s architecture‚ these new innovations were what gave the Romans the ability to make interior spaces which were not able to happen before. Even though they were not exactly new creations‚ we will see how Rome’s modification or upgrade made a huge impact on architectural designs and aesthetical designs. The Arch The arch was basically a structure in a sort of curved shape. The materials used to create the arch consisted
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Influences of Spanish Architecture in Mexico Spanish expeditions conducted during the seventh and eighteenth century has brought a variety of architectural and artistic influences to the different indigenous regions of the New Americas. It is documented that "the Architecture of Mexico began with the Spanish conquest of the country." (Mullen‚ 18) The architecture of Mexico has exhibited much richness and wealth‚ has displayed the political and religious conditions of the time‚ and has showed off
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Brittany LeBlanc Professor Holliday Art History 111A 15 November 2010 Gravestone of a Woman with Her Attendant The Gravestone of a Woman with her attendant is a sculpture created by an unknown artist and is now on display at the Getty Villa in Malibu‚ California. The sculpture is of a woman seated in a cushioned armchair‚ reaching out to lightly touch the top of a box or chest held by her attendant. We can tell from the sculpture that the women is of a higher class because of how her hair is
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ARTH 372-01 MODERN ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING Department of Art and Art History College of William and Mary Fall 2012 M‚ W: 2:00 – 3:20 in 201 Andrews Prof. Sibel Z. Sayek Office: 109C Andrews Hall Hours: M‚ W 3:30 – 4:30 (and by appointment) E-mail: ssayek@wm.edu Phone: 221-2527 Course site: http://blackboard.wm.edu COURSE DESCRIPTION This course offers an overview of influential ideas and paradigmatic developments in the architecture and urbanism of the modern era from the Enlightenment (c
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Soviet Constructivist Architecture …and its influences The Russian architectural profession was relatively intact after the revolution in October 1917‚ at least compared to the other arts in this unstable time. Foreign architects worked freely in the larger cities and the demand for private building was relatively high. This period was short lived as civil war wreaked havoc with the economy and infrastructure of the country. A major turning point for the profession‚ and the Russian people as
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