Essay and Personal Reflection #2-Historicism versus Industrialization in 19th century architecture

Essay and Personal Reflection #2-Historicism versus Industrialization in 19th century architecture

Assignment Description:

During our previous classes we have been talking about architectural developments in the 18th and 19th century and the impact of the industrial revolution on this. Though the industrial revolution started in the mid 18th century (around 1750 AD) however we will not start the see the actual impact of this on architecture until the 19th century. In this century we will start to see what is known as “The Dilemma of Style” arising producing two very different approaches to architecture, i.e. Historicism versus Modernity (powered by industrialization) in architecture.

For this assignment you are required to dive further into this topic, using the lecture notes, your personal notes, and the 2 references I am providing with below to write an essay that reviews this material and provides your personal stance and reflection on this topic.

Assignment requirements:

 You are required to write a 3-paprgarph, 750-word essay where you:

Paragraph #1: attached are excerpts from 2 books :

Book #1: Toman, Rolf, ed., History of Architecture from Classic to Contemporary, Parragon Publishing, UK, 2010, pp. 250-267

Toman_History of Architecture_.pdf

attached PDF

 Book #2: Norwich, John Julius, Great Architecture of The World, Bonanza Books, NY,1982, PP. 202-217

Norwich_Great Architecture of The World.pdf

ATTACHED PDF

For both books I have attached an excerpt from the chapter that talks about developments in the 19th century. Choose one of them, read the chapter well and review it properly focusing on the main points that you feel the author was focusing on and the author’s point of view regarding the dilemma of Historicism and Modernity in this period.

Paragraph #2: 

• Select two buildings mentioned in the excerpt you reviewed; one that reflects 19th century Historicism, and the second reflect Modernity.
• Describe each providing proper introduction info to both and then compare between both explaining how each of them represents the trend they follow and some of the main elements that have been applied or showcased to support this. 

Paragraph #3: Personal reflection and final conclusion:

• In this paragraph you will sum up what you have learned and your reflection and personal opinion in this regard.

Important notes: 

• Make sure to start off your essay by explaining which one of the two excerpts you have chosen to review for your essay.
• You can use additional references to support your work, and you can definitely use the lecture notes and your personal notes for additional information and insight.
• Make sure to always cite your work! All citations should be in MLA style
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• Support your work with images of the two buildings you talk about in paragraph 2.

Additional requirements and formatting:

1. You are to write a 3-paragraph, 750-word essay that addresses the above topic.
2. It is up to you to decide how to divide the word count between these three paragraphs, but remember it should be a logical distribution and provide sufficient information for each part.
3. Make sure your essay is well-structured and well-written, with correct spelling and grammar. 
4. You must properly cite references in-text and add the list of works cited at the end of the essay.
   • You must cite your references using MLA style. There should be a list of works cited at the end of the essay. This includes citing the two articles above, and the additional references. In addition you must add in-text citations.
     • A simple way to add an in-text citation in MLA: If you are quoting or paraphrasing a sentence or others just add (the name of the author, and the year, the page number if applicable) between brackets. Example: (Watkin, 2011, p.23)
5. Add good images of examples of the selected works. Images should be clear, of good resolution, and must have proper titles to explain them. This does not count towards the final word count.
6. Don’t forget the list of the cited reference/s at the end of the essay. This dose not count towards the final word count.
7. You may go 15-20% over the word count, but you MAY NOT go under. So please take your time to complete this nicely!
8. Important note: Make sure to add the following as a header or cover page to your essay:

    This will include the following information:

   • Assignment title (in bold and centered)- If you use a title page this will be at the start, if a header it will appear under the remaining info below.
   • Your name and ID#
   • CSUS/ Design Department
   • Title of course ()
   • Semester: Spring 2024
   • Instructor: