Architecture and Planning Miscellaneous-topic


Architecture and Planning Miscellaneous-topic

Architecture and Planning Miscellaneous

  1. Wythenshawe and Becontree are examples of









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    Wythenshawe and Becontree are examples of Satellite Town
    Satellite towns, as the name implies, are planned communities outside of a large urban centre.

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    Wythenshawe and Becontree are examples of Satellite Town
    Satellite towns, as the name implies, are planned communities outside of a large urban centre.


  1. Alhambra, a UNESCO world heritage site, is classified as an example of









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    Moorish architecture is a variation of Islamic architecture. There are many motifs, or repeated patterns, in Moorish architecture. Moorish architecture is named after the Moors, North African people who conquered the Iberian Peninsula and many islands in t he Western Mediterranean beginning in the 700s. The Moors controlled what is now Spain, Portugal, and the Pyrenees region of France for hundreds of years. The Moors adopted Islamic architecture that developed in the Middle East. Although mosques are the most common examples of Moorish architecture, motifs spread to the design of homes and places of businesses.
    One of the most famous examples of Moorish architecture, the Mezquita or Grand Mosque of Cordoba, Spain, is today the region's Catholic cathedral.

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    Moorish architecture is a variation of Islamic architecture. There are many motifs, or repeated patterns, in Moorish architecture. Moorish architecture is named after the Moors, North African people who conquered the Iberian Peninsula and many islands in t he Western Mediterranean beginning in the 700s. The Moors controlled what is now Spain, Portugal, and the Pyrenees region of France for hundreds of years. The Moors adopted Islamic architecture that developed in the Middle East. Although mosques are the most common examples of Moorish architecture, motifs spread to the design of homes and places of businesses.
    One of the most famous examples of Moorish architecture, the Mezquita or Grand Mosque of Cordoba, Spain, is today the region's Catholic cathedral.



  1. The term ‘Zeitgist ’, used in contemporary architecture, refers to









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    The term ‘Zeitgeist', used in contemporary architecture, refers to Spirit of Times. German words zeit meaning ‘time' and geist meaning ‘spirit'.

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    The term ‘Zeitgeist', used in contemporary architecture, refers to Spirit of Times. German words zeit meaning ‘time' and geist meaning ‘spirit'.


  1. The face of an Icosahedron is









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    The face of an Icosahedron is Equilateral Triangle.

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    The face of an Icosahedron is Equilateral Triangle.



  1. The width to height ratio of the front facade of Parthenon (without the pediment) is









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    The width to height ratio of the front facade of Parthenon (without the pediment) is 9 : 4

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    The width to height ratio of the front facade of Parthenon (without the pediment) is 9 : 4