Brutalist buildings are expensive to maintain and difficult to destroy. They can’t be easily remodeled or changed, so they tend to stay the way the architect intended. Maybe the movement has come roaring back into style because permanence is particularly attractive in our chaotic and crumbling world. Why is there […]
The Bauhaus was revered for decades by the English chattering classes. Bauhaus was radical, it was obscure, and it lent god-like status to architects. In the 1950s and 1960s, it was the inspiration for a new architectural movement, brutalism. What influenced Brutalism? Brutalism emerged after the Second World War but […]
Like International style, Brutalism is sometimes classified as its own distinctive subtype, though it is considered a variant of post-war modernism. Despite its apparently appropriate name, Brutalism is derived from the French term, beton brut, which translates to “rough concrete”. Is Brutalism a modernist architecture? Brutalism, also known as Brutalist […]
Bauhaus architecture is a school of design and architecture founded by architect Walter Gropius in 1919, in Weimar, Germany. The school was founded to unite fine arts (like painting and sculpture) with applied arts (like industrial design or building design). What was the basic principle of Bauhaus architecture? The most […]
Zaha Hadid was an Iraqi-British Architect, who was the first woman to be awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Her style was intensely futuristic architecture characterized by curving facades, sharp angles, and using materials such as concrete and steel. What techniques does Zaha Hadid use? The study resulted in exposing the […]
What is the opposite of brutalism? altruism benevolence caring compassion decency gentleness good-heartedness humaneness humanity kindheartedness Why is Brutalist architecture hated? A lot of Brutalist architecture was hated by the public almost as soon as it debuted. The buildings that looked so austere and dramatic in sketches and photographs were […]
If your TA felt that the grade was a borderline C+/B then you would get perhaps 70%, which is on the border between C+ and B. Your TA may have given you a percentage anyway, in which case this was recorded. Letter Grade Percentage Range Mid-Range E 40% to 49% […]
Like its key influencer, Bauhaus, Brutalism focused on the rugged and geometric forms of a building, rejecting the curves of Art Deco – a sort of youth rebellion against the frivolity of design earlier in the century. Did Bauhaus influence Brutalism? The Bauhaus was revered for decades by the English […]
Although technically a grade 3 (equivalent to a Grade D) is still a pass (anything is a pass, as long as it isn’t a Grade U or Ungraded), most people see a Grade 4 as a “pass” grade nowadays (equivalent to a Grade C). Though some establishments prefer a grade […]
Postmodernism is an eclectic, colourful style of architecture and the decorative arts that appeared from the late 1970s and continues in some form today. It emerged as a reaction to Modernism and the Modern Movement and the dogmas associated with it. What does postmodern style mean? What Is Postmodern Architecture? […]
While Data Science focuses on finding meaningful correlations between large datasets, Data Analytics is designed to uncover the specifics of extracted insights. In other words, Data Analytics is a branch of Data Science that focuses on more specific answers to the questions that Data Science brings forth. Is data science […]
University of Massachusetts–Amherst (Isenberg) Business School Overview. The Isenberg School of Management at University of Massachusetts–Amherst (Isenberg) offers these departments and concentrations: entrepreneurship, finance, health care administration, and marketing. Does Amherst College have a business school? The Amherst College Loeb Center for Career Exploration and Planning’s Traub Careers in Business […]
While some MBA programs – such as Chicago Booth, Wharton, Virginia Darden – now offer specific concentrations that qualify international students for STEM OPT, others – such as Berkeley Haas, Carnegie Mellon Tepper, and Rochester Simon – qualify MBA graduates of all majors in their MBA programs for this extension. […]
In a press release by NYU Stern School of Business, it announces that its two-year full-time MBA program is now officially STEM-designated. The school’s move to designate a STEM program will allow its international graduates a chance to extend their stay by 24 months over the 12 months that they […]
US business schools are rushing to get STEM-designation for their full-time MBA programs to attract more international students. STEM-designation qualifies MBA graduates for 36 months of Optional Practical Training, allowing them to work in the US without an H-1B visa. Are MBA programs in US STEM-designated? Many US schools have […]