Daniel Burnham & Edward Bennett / Their Impact on Chicago
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This 5 page report discusses the impact of Burnham and Bennett on the architecture and plan of Chicago at the turn of the century and how that plan has continued to be recognized as a major contribution in the design and planning of a modern city. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Burnbenn.wps

Deconstructionist Architecture
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The deconstuctionist movement is a post-modern achievement that is represented by the dismissal of forms in an attempt to redefine the moment. This 8 page paper examines the ideological foundations of the movement, focusing on Bernard Tschumi and Peter Eisenmann. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KTdecont.rtf

Design
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There are a myriad and one ways to look at design and a plethora and two areas of design. This 10 page paper gives an overview of design with an emphasis on what makes for good design and who determines what that is. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: KTdesign.wps

Design / Build In The Construction Industry -- A Cost-Saving Structure
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An 11 page paper that provides an overview of the design/build strategy as it relates to the roles of owner, contractor, engineer, construction manager and architect. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Designb.wps

Design Theory / Textbook Review
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11 pages in length. A chapter by chapter analysis of a textbook on Design Theory. Technology, depth, rhetoric, ethics, and more are examined both in summary & evaluation.
Filename: Designbk.wps

Detroit's J.L. Hudson Building
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This 5 page report discusses the history and fate of one of the great buildings in the Detroit, Michigan, skyline. J.L. Hudsons's Department Store was considered by many to be a unique American institution that changed the way people viewed downtown and shopping. The building was vacated in 1983 and demolished in 1998. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Hudsonjl.wps

Development Of Architectural Style / Bauhaus to Modern
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A 5 page paper that discusses the architectural developments since the Bauhaus school, including examples from German, French, and American architecture. The paper discusses how American architecture was influenced by the Bauhaus school and how it has evolved from that era. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Bauhaus.wps

Differences in American Architecture
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This 3 page paper provides an overview of American architects Thomas Jefferson, Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan. Their architectural styles are compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA318JWS .rtf

Early American Architecture: Colonial and Georgian
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A 5 page paper which examines the development of English Colonial and Georgian architecture in early American history as seen in the work Early American Architecture by Hugh Morrison. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAeaaa.rtf