Essays on Arend

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According to John Arend, Mike Benkert, Audrey deFilippis and Saretta Tillmaand, when the Commerzbank building opened its doors in 1997, the “53-story” edifice became the one of the “tallest” buildings located in Europe (1). Nevertheless, the edifice’s distinctiveness did not come from its height, but, rather, it came from the way in which it combined “form, inventiveness, and technical expertise” (Arend, Benkert, deFilippis, & Tillmaand 1). The design and construction of the Commerzbank saw the “[b]reaking away from the American model of deep-planned, air-conditioned structures” that have a “central service core” (Arend, Benkert, deFilippis, & ...

Egypt is the home of great temples particularly the famed stone temple of Amun Ra located in the most sandy and isolated part of the Sudan. The architecture of this building is post-and-lintel style; the evidence of this can be seen on the façade of the temple consisting of string horizontal stone framework and thick columns. The walls were enclosed, refusing any light to enter except for the small square windows. This temple has a rectangular ground plan with scattered buildings located on the left and right side of the main temple. A wide central courtyard made of ...

Arguments against abolishing or replacing US electoral college with a national direct popular vote election of the president

Reasons to support US Electoral College

1. The system offers cohesiveness through use of popular support before a candidate is voted in as the president. 2. The system caters to the distribution of popularity of the candidate in all areas of the country to avoid imbalances. 3. Closely related to the above point, the system improves the interests of the minority in a diversified country to avoid alienation. 4. The system is less open to pensioned tendencies which can result in popularist views. 5. The system is hailed because of the stability it maintains in many instances ...