Architecture Essays

Analysis of the Hermann Lange House by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Example essay. Last modified: 15th Mar 2021
Introduction: Dr. Josef Esters and Hermann Lange, both directors of the Union of Silk Weaving and close friends, commissioned Ludwig Mies van der Rohe to construct two neighboring private houses and gardens between 1928 and 1930...

Fran Lloyd Wright: Biography and Architecture Style
Example essay. Last modified: 15th Mar 2021
Introduction: The Wingspread house which was a commission of Herbert F. Johnson, the presidence of S.C. Johnson Et Son Company in 1937, when Wirght was underway of the construction to begin on the Fallingwater House....

Development of Berlin's Urban Form
Example essay. Last modified: 15th Mar 2021
Introduction: Berlin has secured the status of becoming the capital city of Germany, and the third largest metropolitan region after Rhine Ruhr and Rhine Main...

Benefits of Preservation of Buidlings through Adaptive Reuse and Sustainable Architecture
Example essay. Last modified: 15th Mar 2021
Introduction: How can the preservation of buildings through adaptive reuse and sustainable architecture benefit society and the planet while maintaining the importance of social well-being?...

Role of Architecture and Design in Modern Society
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Dec 2020
Introduction: Through the case studies in this paper, I will be looking at how architecture and design in the built landscape can bring equality to areas such as, the housing crisis, renewing cultural growth and lack of sufficient educational facilities to marginalized Indigenous communities....

The Relationship Between the Interior and Exterior Design of Zaha Hadid's Buildings
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Dec 2020
Introduction: Iraqi-born British architect Zaha Hadid was well known for her amazing futuristic architecture by curving façades, sharp angles, and severe materials such as concrete and steel and created beautiful pieces of architecture Hadids highly expressive...

Arne Jacobsen: Biography and Project Analysis
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Dec 2020
Introduction: This precedent study is a research paper about Arne Jacobsen. The paper will give an overview of Mr. Jacobsen’s life, and there will be an in-depth analysis of three of his projects that were created during his life-time....

Influence of Public Health and Safety Matters in the City
Example essay. Last modified: 21st Nov 2020
Introduction: Towns are and were always associated with trade and power[R1]. Although towns as well as humans have to develop. They were formed and shaped by numbers of various factors. This essay would show how h...

Overview of Victorian Architecture in London
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Nov 2020
Introduction: I will be focusing on two architectural styles, with each in different time period, which are Victorian Architecture and Arts & Craft Movement, and how each are known for its purpose in London, in terms of their feature, importance and changes to the society...

Biography of Antoni Gaudi
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Nov 2020
Introduction: Antoni Gaudi was born in Reus, Catalonia in 1852, but for a majority of his life he was based in Barcelona where he studied architecture in 1878 at the Provincial School of Architecture. (Biography 2019) Prior to this, he served in...

Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF) Analysis
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: I chose to research the Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF). FEAF is the enterprise architecture reference of a federal government. The Chief Information Officers (CIO) Founded it in...

Development of Beauty in Architecture
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: Beauty of Architecture Architecture exists all around us all the time and could be described as the only truly public art form displayed that is constantly at the mercy of the public’s...

Composition of Space and Body Through the Orders
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: Composition of ‘space’ and ‘body’ through the orders.   How were buildings and their interiors composed as harmonious compositions in the eighteenth century through...

Evaluation of Architecture of Aged-Care Facilities
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: How effective are current approaches to the architectural design of aged-care facilities? What steps could be taken to improve the sustainability of these facilities? Focus on examples from devel...

Regulations in Architectural Design
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: 1. Introduction To run an architectural practice there is a need for practice managements that can increase the efficiently in the organization. Safety and design are one of the many pra...

The Great Mosque of Samarra | Architecture and Religion
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: The great mosque of Samarra also known as the mosque of al-Mutawakkil began construction in 848/49 CE, with The Caliph Al-Mu’tasim moved the Abbasid capital from Baghdad to Samarra, and fin...

Sustainable Practice in Architecture
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: O’Brien, Kesik and Athienitis define passive solar heating of homes as the process from which oncoming solar radiation from the sun is absorbed by glazed openings in a house then re-emitted int...

Dome of the Rock: Architectural Style and History
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: For this assignment I decided to choose a shrine called the Dome of the Rock, which was built in Jerusalem. I chose this building because one of my friends went on her birthright trip to Jerusale...

Style and History of the Barbican
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: The name of Barbican means fortification in English. It usually shaped like a square with four walls and four gates, one in each side, was being used as the outer defence of some ancient city. Ba...

Relationship Between Architecture and Human Behaviour: Eldon Building
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: 1.0 Introduction A major issue faced by most architects is the ability of their designs to meet the specifications and comfort of the intended users. And sometimes these can be made more...

Architectural Analysis of Villa Savoyre by Le Corbusier
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: A critical Architectural Analysis of Villa Savoye by LE Corbusier –Functionality, Structure, Geometry, Expressivity Table of Contents Introduction Villa Savoye ...

Santiago Calatrava's Biology in Architecture
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: Biology in Architecture Sanago Calatrava Hannah OConnor Survey of Architectural History ARC1720 – Secon 1741 Word Count: 3041 Biology in Archi...

History of Landscape Architecture: Cultural Context and Literature Review
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: 1. Historical Background (a) Geo/political Ancient Egypt was a monarchy which the pharaohs were seemed like a mandate from the gods. Pharaohs expressed the gods’ will through ...

Abstracted Nature in Architectural Interiors: Effects on Space Memorability Compared to Pure Representation
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: Abstract Objective: While there has been a great variety of interest into the health and philosophical benefits of biophilic design, which is design that responds to the human desire for...

Feelings Evoked by Kahn’s Design of the First Unitarian Church
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: “Architecture is the thoughtful making of spaces. It is the creating of spaces that evoke a feeling of appropriate use.”– Louis Kahn Introduction Architecture acco...