Academic papers on Art & Architecture

The Arts & Political Power
A 4 page research paper that discusses the relationship between the arts (focusing principally on architecture) and political power. The writer argues that from the dawn of history, art has been the handmaiden of those who possessed political...
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Virtual Reality and the Role In Architecture: An Abstract
This 2 page paper is an abstract of a paper on virtual reality and the role it plays in architecture. This paper outlines the basic elements that would be presented in an abstract of a study on this issue. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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An Archaeological Survey Prior to New Hydro-Electric Dam Construction
This 5 page paper provides an overview of the reasons for surveying prior to the creation of a hydro-electric dam. The creation of a plan for excavating an area where construction of a hydro-electric dam will occur is an imperative part of the...
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The Proposed Rebuilding of the World Trade Center Towers
This 4 page paper considers the impact of the creation of a temporary monument to those who died in the disaster at the World Trade Center, which was an initial consideration of the City, and further assessments of the reconstruction of the WTC has...
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Procopius of Caesarea: Applying the Account of the Hagia Sophia to the Rebuilding of the World Trade Center Towers
Procopius of Caesarea outlined an in-depth view of the collapse of the Hagia Sophia and the rebuilding of the fallen structure in his work The Buildings (Translated by H.B. Dewing and G. Downey). This 4 page paper considers the impact of this...
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Questions in Art
This 5 page paper provides an overview of a study of Rogier van der Weyden
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Questions in Art
This 5 page paper answers some questions about art, including a WEB critique and questions regarding graphic representations in an article by Amy Bruckman.
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Picasso and Balthus
This 5 page paper reltes the belief that art historians could argue that the greatest connection that exists between Modernist Pablo Picasso and Balthasar Klossowski, better known as Balthus, was that Picasso purchased one of Balthus
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The Career of Benjamin West
This 5 page paper provides an overview of the life and career of Benjamin West, a painter and prolific American artist who was said to have had a significant impact on the development of painting styles in England and Europe in the 18th century. ...
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Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing
This 10 page paper provides an overview of computer aided design (CAD) and manufacturing (CAM). This paper relates the fact that that computer aided operations, including computer aided drafting and design (CAD) and computer aided manufacturing...
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Methodologies for Analyzing Caravaggio
This 21 page paper provides an overview of methodologies for analyzing Caravaggio's works. This paper provides a comparative view of the methodologies that are used to study different art forms and their application. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
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Fascias
A paper which considers the development of fascias and signage, with reference to the change from hand-lettering to mass produced signage and the current trend towards making signage appropriate to the environment. Bibliography lists 9 sources
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Matisse
A 4 page paper which summarizes Matisse
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The Role of "Craft" in the Bauhaus Movement
This 3 page report discusses the famous German school of design that has been broadly defined as "Bauhaus" encompassed architecture, graphic arts, industrial design, and theater set design. This paper addresses the role of "craft" in the Bauhaus. ...
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The Architectural Marvel of the Hagia Sophia
This 10 page report discusses the Hagia Sophia, also referred to as the Church of the Holy Wisdom, has stood at one of the crossroads of the world for nearly 1500 years. It has withstood earthquakes, wars, invasions, and the ravages of time and...
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