Essays Tagged: "Architect"

Hitler's Rise to Power

, spending a total of 10 years in school. From childhoodone it was his dream to become an artist or architect. He was not a bad artist, as his survivingpaintings and drawings show but he never showed ... " The rejection really crushed him as he now reached a dead end. He could notapply to the school of architecture as he had no high-school diploma. During the next 35 years ofhis live the young man nev ...

(7 pages) 224 0 3.7 Feb/1997

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Frank Lloyd Wright. Architect.

".......having a good start not only do I fully intend to be the greatest architect who hasyet lived, but fully intend to be the greatest architect who will ever live. Yes, I ... , but fully intend to be the greatest architect who will ever live. Yes, I intend tobe the greatest architect of all time." - Frank Lloyd Wright 1867-1959CHILDHOODBorn in Richland Center, in southwest ... and his mother.Before her son was born, Anna Wright had decided that her son was gong to be agreat architect. Using Froebel's geometric blocks to entertain and educate her son, Mrs.Wright must have s ...

(5 pages) 180 0 3.6 Nov/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Engineering

Adolf Hitler

6, spending atotal of 10 years in school. From childhood one it was his dreamto become an artist or architect. He was not a bad artist, ashis surviving paintings and drawings show but he never showed ... ' The rejection really crushed him as he now reached adead end. He could not apply to the school of architecture as hehad no high-school diploma. During the next 35 years of his livethe young man neve ...

(7 pages) 112 0 4.5 Dec/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Adolf Hitler

6, spending atotal of 10 years in school. From childhood one it was his dreamto become an artist or architect. He was not a bad artist, ashis surviving paintings and drawings show but he never showed ... ' The rejection really crushed him as he now reached adead end. He could not apply to the school of architecture as hehad no high-school diploma. During the next 35 years of his livethe young man neve ...

(7 pages) 67 0 3.3 Oct/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

"Fountain Head"

untain Head, a character binds true to this belief and goes by the name of Howard Roark. This young architect who had his own viewpoint of the world and how he envisioned it, was condemned by the medi ... y examples of this type of movement are shown by the actions taken by Roark during his career as an architect.All of the actions taken by Roark had a deep profound effect on one key player in the nove ...

(3 pages) 38 0 3.4 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The Development of the Steam engine due to James Watt

e watt as a unit of electrical power was named after him.He was born in January 1736, the son of an architect and shipbuilder. It is said that when James Watt was a child, he noticed that the steam in ...

(7 pages) 73 0 3.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Engineering

Hitler: The beginning, WW I, The nazi party, in power, the road to war, the dark side, the man,

6, spending atotal of 10 years in school. From childhood one it was his dreamto become an artist or architect. He was not a bad artist, ashis surviving paintings and drawings show but he never showed ... ' The rejection really crushed him as he now reached adead end. He could not apply to the school of architecture as hehad no high-school diploma. During the next 35 years of his livethe young man neve ...

(7 pages) 71 0 2.7 Mar/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

A term paper describing the early life of V.I. Lenin and what caused to be such a revolutionary.

n revolutionized all of Russia and earth as a whole came from unassuming beginnings.What caused the architect of the revolution, founding father of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and Marx's ...

(5 pages) 108 1 4.3 May/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Bruce Goff's Bavinger House

uction: Bruce Goff's working career spanned sixty-six years, from 1916, when he began working in an architect's office, until his death in 1982. During that time he received more than 450 commissions ... n 500 proposals of which at least 147 were realized. Bruce Goff occupied a unique place in American architecture. His buildings looked like those of no other architect. His idiosyncratic designs juxta ...

(20 pages) 88 0 3.4 Oct/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

A biography of the pioneer architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and his contributions to modern architecture.

Ask anyone to name a great modern architect and a few names will come up repeatedly. One of these people is Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. ... s will come up repeatedly. One of these people is Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. As one of the brilliant architects of the twentieth century, he made huge strides in the field of architecture and opened ma ... r future designers. Never meaning to draw publicity to his ideas or himself, his ability to produce architectural statements of such overwhelming precision and simplicity created a major revelation in ...

(9 pages) 122 0 4.6 Nov/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Five-page analysis of Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead" novel. Explains the significance of modern architecture and the modern architect.

The Fountainhead is a highly descriptive novel depicting the trials of a modern architect and society's opinion on the principles of contemporary architecture. Throughout Ayn Rand' ... of the readers. The main controversies addressed are the characteristics and demeanor of the modern architect, the uniqueness of the modern architecture itself, and the debate of a society that that i ... t is unwelcome to change. THESISIn The Fountainhead, the author introduces Howard Roark as the hero architect who endures a great deal of hardships to overcome the ideal standard of classic and tradit ...

(5 pages) 104 0 3.8 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Reign of hitler

, spending a total of 10 years in school.From childhood one it was his dream to become an artist or architect. He wasnot a bad artist, as his surviving paintings and drawings show but he nevershowed a ... ." Therejection really crushed him as he now reached a dead end. He could not applyto the school of architecture as he had no high-school diploma. During the next35 years of his live the young man nev ...

(7 pages) 35 0 3.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > German History

about the life of adolf hitler. when he was a boy. to when he was in jail. to when he was ruler of germany.

en he was 16, only having gone to school for 10 years. As a kid he wanted to become an artist or an architect, so he moved to the capital of Austria, Vienna where the Academy of arts was. The first ti ... jected for lack of talent) . There was nothing else he could do. He couldn't apply to the school of architecture, because he had never got his high school diploma.To make money, while he lived in Vien ...

(7 pages) 79 1 3.5 Dec/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Thomas Jefferson Biography-2 pages including -introduction -early life -before the revolution -during the revolution -after the revolution -later years

He was very clever, and had many occupations such as philosopher, educator, politician, scientist, architect, inventor, and musician. In his time he was also the leading lecturer for democracy, which ...

(5 pages) 106 0 4.5 Jan/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

The Vitruvian Man. This is the famous artwork done by Leonardo da Vinci with the perfectly propotional man who is able to fit in a circle and a square.

ed "The Vitruvian Man" is because there was a man named Vitruvius in ancient Rome. Vitruvius was an architect who wrote a series of ten books on architecture. In the third volume of this ten book seri ... ing that you can conceive because there is nothing more stable than the circle and the square in an architectural sense.

(3 pages) 121 0 4.6 Jan/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

a report about the life of lianardo Da Vinci

n for his art during that time. Along with being a painter da Vinci was a sculptor, an engineer, an architect, and a scientist. Da Vinci was born during the Renaissance and after his death he influenc ... way to see his approach to three-dimensional art is from his drawings. The same things apply to his architecture. There is no known fact why his sculptures were never built but judging from his drawin ...

(3 pages) 116 1 4.4 Jan/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Biography of Thomas Hardy

s of text. He is considered an outstanding student and soon takes acceptance to John Hicks, a local architect (Thomas Hardy: A Chronology 1). After that, he moves on to learn from Horace Moule, who ta ... es and poems (all in which he had no success), he quit working with Hicks and started working as an architect for a young man named G.R. Crikmay. At this time, he still did not create any successful p ...

(5 pages) 109 0 4.8 Feb/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

A formal analysis of the famous UT austin tower and main building. (excellent for art history classes. guaranteed).

Initially, there was competition amongst architects to rebuild the old building. A mannamed Frederick was its first architect. As the need fo ... tect. As the need for the building to be recognized andknown grew, so did the need for a recognized architect. Hence, an architect namedGilbert who had previously designed the Supreme Court and the mo ... ed by oil. Paul Philippe Cret, who had a history of havingcontributed 19 structures to the world of architecture, was the last and final architectemployed to design the main building and the tower.The ...

(5 pages) 63 0 3.8 Feb/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

The roots of the Scottish Artist, Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

nnie MackintoshCharles Rennie Mackintosh was born in Glasgow on the 7th June 1868. He trained as an architect at a local firm and studied art and design at evening classes at Glasgow school of art.He ... , they settled in London, and for the next few years, Mackintosh attempted to resume practice as an architect and designer. Charles Rennie Mackintosh died in London of cancer, on 10th of December 1928.

(2 pages) 38 1 0.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Michaelangelo vs. Leonardo.

n his time and of the time of today. Leonardo was known as many things; he was known as a sculptor, architect, writer, musician, philosopher, engineer, and scientist, but most of all he was known for ... riety of skills. He spent several years there practicing a variety of things, drafting engineering, architecture, and building, but most of all he studied painting and drawing (Creighton).The educatio ...

(9 pages) 155 0 1.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History