Architecture Analysis
Paper Prompt:
Focus on two works of architecture (written or built) and show how these works have interpreted your research topic in the past and the present.
a) Identify two works (written or built), one in the past (19th, or early 20th century) and one in the present (alive or where their office is still in operation), who have worked with the same concept (topic) and who were discussed in the course so far.
b) Describe how their position towards the topic compares and contrasts.
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Write 800 words (+/- 50); use 8.5 x 11 portrait format; for the body text, use Arial, font size 11, and line spacing 1.5; leave 1-inch margins on both sides; use images to illustrate your argument, and write captions for these images.
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Make sure to properly footnote your paper. Wikipedia is not acceptable as a reference; instead, you need to go to the original text and give the author, title, publisher, and page numbers from the book, journal, etc.
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IMPORTANT: Write in a precise and concise manner. Edit your paper numerous times and work on its formulation and the incorporation of the images.
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Any form of plagiarism will be punished (including Al-generated text): it will automatically place a student on academic warning and fail the student in this course, as per university procedures.
The deadline for the paper is Wednesday, April 1 at 9:20 AM.
Submission: (1) upload a simple Word document to Blackboard → “2nd Essay Upload". (2) Submit a hard copy to your TA at the beginning of your discussion session on the 1st. Make sure to submit your essays on time! Late submissions will be penalized with one letter grade after 9:30 am and an additional letter grade per day thereafter.
Annotated Bibliography
a) Find references that talk about your topic and can help you gain new insights.
b) References can be essays, books, or chapters of books (but they cannot be websites).
c) For each reference, write 3-4 sentences about how the - content of the essay, book, or chapter relates to your topic.
The title of your Bibliography needs to clearly indicate your topic.
Cite at least 5 references by using the Chicago Manual of Style (i.e. author, book title (location: publisher, year).
Use the same format as your paper (8.5 x 11, Arial 11, etc.).
Include your annotated Bibliography directly after your essay (on Blackboard, both should be submitted as one PDF and for the hardcopy both should be stapled together.