Architecture Essays

Are Architectural Manifestos Important?
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Do you think that Architectural Manifestos are useful tools for Architecture? Why or why not? Be specific. Architectural manifestos are public declarations that are created in ...

Spaces of Consumerism: Airports
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Introduction   I will be discussing the consumer culture in reference to the different spaces of consumption of Stansted Airport and its only terminal, along with the cons...

Designing Runway Headings and Length
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Runway Headings and Length   One of the most important aspects of airport design is the layout, orientation, and length of runways. In most cases, these are dictated by prevai...

Sustainable Design in Via Verde
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Via Verde is a project that has embodied the progress and innovation of green design and healthy living. The positive impact Via Verde has had on the planet and people roots from the sustainable...

Technical Design Report for Selection Criteria of Buildings
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction:   You are working as an Architectural Technician for a large design practice and your employer has asked you to produce a ‘technical design report’ to be distributed t...

Building Thermal Analysis Report
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Building Thermal Analysis Report Contents Introduction Building Location Task One Maximum Heating Loads Peak temperature differences. ...

University Auditorium at Gainesville, FL
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: The University Auditorium Gainesville’s Very Own Notre Dame   The University Auditorium is located at 333 Newell Drive Gainesville, FL. Built in the early 1920...

Exploring Urban Void in South East Asia World Cultural Heritage City, Georgetown
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Exploring Urban Void in South East Asia World Cultural Heritage City, Georgetown ABSTRACT Space have been the fundamental of architecture and enhancing the quality of the space...

Dynamic Thermal Modelling of an Office Building
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Dynamic Thermal Modelling of an Office Building Executive Summary Virtual Environment (IES) was used to help improving the design of the building performance by developing sev...

Sustainable Architecture: Towards a Carbon Positive Earth
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Depending on the context, Architecture can be defined in multiple ways, for example, Residential Architecture is designing a house that not only acts as a second skin and provides shelter from t...

East façade of the Louvre in Paris
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: East façade of the Louvre in Paris, Claude Perrault The Louvre has been a long-standing architecture that represents the progression of time, a shift of power and politic movements, an...

Tracing the Influence of Piranesi’s Paper Architecture
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Tracing the Influence of Piranesi’s Paper Architecture Kings Cross station was designed in 1851 – 1852 by the English civil engineer Lewis Cubitt. Cubitt designed the station un...

Islam, Architecture, and Energy Consumption
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Islam, Architecture, and Energy Consumption Abstract. The rapidly diminishing fossil fuel reserves in the recent past have raised concerns over the high energy consumption by modern day...

Development of Chapel Design
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Stage 0 – Strategic Definition Traditionally religion has inspired people to create beautiful pieces of architecture, on a grand scale, from the cathedrals that stretch as cross Europ...

Design Factors Affecting Building Maintenance
Example essay. Last modified: 14th Jun 2018
Introduction: The factors of design which will influence the levels of future maintenance of public buildings and works. 1. Introduction Maintenance of public buildings is concern for the continuous development an...

Byzantine Influences on Islamic Architecture
Example essay. Last modified: 14th Jun 2018
Introduction: Introduction The current definition of globalization incorporates the significant idealism that one’s culture supersedes that of another, regardless of any potential beneficial amalgamation. Through...

Impact of Globalisation on Architecture
Example essay. Last modified: 14th Jun 2018
Introduction: What is meant By the Term Globalisation, and How Does It Have an Impact on the Practice Of Architecture? Introduction In any age of change, debates on conflicting ideologies often dominate discussions...

How Nature Can Provide Sustainable Building Solutions
Example essay. Last modified: 14th Jun 2018
Introduction: Contents (Jump to) Chapter 1: Introduction Section 1.1: Overview of the dissertation Section 1.2: The need for sustainable building solutions Section 1.3: Underlying principles and mechanisms Chapter ...

Ericsson Headquarters in Cyberjaya: Architecture Theory
Example essay. Last modified: 14th Jun 2018
Introduction: 1.0 INTRODUCTION Serina Hijjas is a wellknown Malaysian architect and also the director of the Hijjas Kasturi Associates Sdn. She had 20 over years experience in this architecture design field. Serina...

Reasons for the Development of Gothic Architecture
Example essay. Last modified: 13th Jun 2018
Introduction: Discuss the reasons for the development of the Gothic cathedral and explain how constructional problems were overcome The Gothic cathedral originates from twelfth century France where experimentation...

Pompidou Centre Design Concepts
Example essay. Last modified: 13th Jun 2018
Introduction: This essay looks at the Pompidou Centre of Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano, in terms of how its design can be understood as a product of its cultural, social, political and economic context, including...

How to Write an Architecture Dissertation
Example essay. Last modified: 13th Jun 2018
Introduction: Presented below is advice as well as general guidance about how to write an Architecture dissertation. Some of the advice and general guidance would be useful for the writing of any dissertation, whi...

Church of the Sagrada Familia | Architecture Analysis
Example essay. Last modified: 13th Jun 2018
Introduction: Apertures of Ascension: Style and Design in the Sagrada Familia by Antoni Gaudi The church of the Sagrada Familia, perhaps more than any of Gaudi’s earlier works, expresses his belief that a ‘mys...

The South-East of England: Land Development Issues
Example essay. Last modified: 13th Jun 2018
Introduction: Pressure on development land in the South-East of England: The need for sustainable architecture. Introduction Chapter One – Literature Review Chapter Two – Development Land Chapter Three...

Applications of Sustainable Architecture
Example essay. Last modified: 13th Jun 2018
Introduction: ‘Sustainability: What it means for Architecture’ Abstract This thesis considers what sustainability means to architecture, and how architects can utilise their knowledge to not only ensure a gree...