Architecture Essay Examples

Berlin has had what one would call ‘a momentous’ history. I believe that no other metropolis has been witness to such frequent and drastic changes that has altered the face of the city, of which its architecture constantly changed throughout its history. Even though Berlin...

As you step off the plane in the Philippines capital, you are greeted with pollution, poverty, and traffic jams at any time of the day. Yet, you would meet millions of smiling faces from walks of life in the harbor city. “ It’s a mess,”...

The years 30 and 40 were difficult decades that saw the devastating Second World War and the beginning of the Cold War, which ended 50 years later. The 1930s were tragic as regards the economy, with the crisis of ’29 and the great depression, and...

Who is an immigrant? What does the Statue of Liberty have to do with immigrants? What does the future hold for the immigrants?The poem “The New Colossus” is created through the Statue of Liberty’s symbolization of freedom and a sign of hospitality. In The New...

This essay discusses and presents the idea of Historicism and semiotics in architecture through comparative study between the design of Petronas twin towers in Malaysia and the design of Portland building in USA. And here are the elaborations of the Historicism and semiotics. Historism is...

Every building exists within an environmental context upon which is not only acts on but which also has an impact upon the building. Nowadays, a building is hardly to be constructed as a microcosm due to the rise of complexity and interrelatedness. The people in...

Green building programs have gained popularity in modern development. The green building programs seek to reduce the overall energy consumption, environmental impact and increase the overall comfort and health of the occupants and the people in the surrounding urban environment. Numerous considerations must be held...

For our day to day language Green refers to a color. But in the Architectural and Constructing field it has a really valuable meaning, symbolizing the environmental friendly behavior. With the time passing the environmental impact of buildings is becoming more present and a new...

Green Building is an interdisciplinary theme in which the concept of a green building contains elements, components and procedures that fall apart from several subtopics that form the concept of a green building. In general, green buildings are considered as environmental factors because green building...

The excessive greenhouse gas emissions of British buildings will be discussed in this essay, which led to the absence of relevant laws to regulate the climate change performance of UK buildings through design and technology. On March 28, 2013, the UK Department of Energy and...