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FALL 20XX

ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY PART ONE: ARC 1701 SECTION 4880

School of Architecture, University of Florida

Assignment: Final Paper

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Title of the Final Paper

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Introduction

Delete this text in red. It is for your information only. Keep the header “Introduction” in black bold text and title case. Title case refers to a capitalization style in which most words are capitalized. Start writing under the header. Text double spaced. Font size 12. This section should be at least 500 words. Introduce your building here. Describe where and when the building was built. Write the name of the architect and/or patron if known. Describe the context within which the building was built. For example, if you are writing about a Baroque church describe what Baroque architecture means, what are the defining features of Baroque architecture, who were key architects who built Baroque churches, the key Baroque buildings, and how did Baroque architecture develop. Use endnotes to cite your sources of information.[endnoteRef:1] The text under the header will not be bold.[endnoteRef:2] Cross reference maps in the images section like this. (Fig.1) Describe the location of the building using relevant map. Then at the end of the sentence after the period write Fig. 1 in parentheses like this. (Fig.1) The introduction is from your paper proposal. You are expected to expand the introduction written the in the paper proposal. [1: Delete this text in red and blue. Use Chicago style for Endnotes for the Final Paper. Font size 11 and single spaced. Book with one author Firstname Lastname, Title of Book (Place of publication: Publisher, Year of publication). Firstname of the author Followed by a space Lastname of the author, followed by a comma and a space Title of Book. Name of the book is in italics and title case (that means capitalize each first letter in the title of the book) followed by a space, no period or comma (Place of publication: Start parenthesis, write place where the book was published followed by a colon and a space. More than one publication place can be separated by a comma or semi-colon) Publisher, Publisher of the book followed by a comma and a space Year of publication). Year in which the book was published is written in XXXX format followed by close parenthesis and a period. ] [2: Delete this text in red and blue. Use Chicago style for Endnotes for the Final Paper Journal Article Firstname author Lastname author, “Title of the paper,” Name of the Journal Volume number, issue number (year): xx– xx. Firstname of the author Followed by a space Lastname of the author, followed by a comma “Title of the paper,” Begin quote, title of the paper, add a comma, end quote. Name of the Journal Name of the journal is in italics followed by a space Volume number, volume number is written as a number followed by a comma issue number, issue number is written as no. XX followed by a space (year): Year of publication is written in parenthesis, followed by a colon: and space xx– xx page range is written as first page en dash end page. Do not use a hyphen - to separate page range use an en dash – ]

Central Research Question

Delete this text in red. It is for your information only. Keep the header “Central Research Question” in black bold text and title case. Title case refers to a capitalization style in which most words are capitalized. Start writing under the header. Text double spaced. Font size 12. State your central research question. This will be the same question that you used in your paper proposal.

Function of the Building (name of the building on which you are writing your paper)

Delete this text in red. It is for your information only. Keep the header “Function of the Building” in black bold text and title case. Title case refers to a capitalization style in which most words are capitalized. Start writing under the header. Text double spaced. Font size 12. Describe the function of the building—why was it built. This can be one or more of the following—religious, social, political, civic, ritual, commercial, residential, symbolic, climatic, and defense. Use endnotes to cite your sources of information.[endnoteRef:3] Describe the cultural context of the building. For example, if the building is a temple, describe the religion for which it was built. Cross reference maps in the images section like this. (Fig.2) [3: Delete this text in red and blue. Use Chicago style for Endnotes for the Final Paper ` Book with two authors. Firstname first author Lastname first author, and Firstname second author Lastname second author, Title of Book (Place of publication: Publisher, Year of publication).]

Form and Layout of the Building (name of the building on which you are writing your paper)

Delete this text in red. Keep the header “Form and Layout of the building”

in black bold text and title case. Title case refers to a capitalization style in which most words are capitalized. Start writing under the header. Text double spaced. Font size 12. Describe the form of the building. Describe the plan, elevation, and section of the building. Describe how the form relates to the function of the building. Use endnotes to cite your sources of information.[endnoteRef:4] This section should be about 1000 to 1500 words. Cross reference plans, elevations, and sections in the images section like this. (Fig. X) Describe the plan of the building using relevant image. Then at the end of the sentence after the period write Fig. X in parentheses like this. (Fig. X) The number X should correspond to the number of the image that you are discussing in your paper. [4: Delete this text in red and blue. Use Chicago style for Endnotes for the Final Paper]

Building Type

Delete this text in red. Keep the header “Building type “in black bold text and title case. Title case refers to a capitalization style in which most words are capitalized. Text double spaced. Font size 12. Start writing under the header. Discuss the typology of the building in its cultural context. For example, if you are writing a paper on Hagia Sophia, discuss central plan type churches versus longitudinal plan type churches. You can also ask your professor for guidance in this section. If you are writing about Gothic cathedrals describe, what is standardized about Gothic structural system across various cathedrals. How was the plan of Gothic cathedral standardized?

Scale of the Building (name of the building on which you are writing your paper)

Delete this text in red. Keep the header “Scale of the Building” in black bold text and title case. Title case refers to a capitalization style in which most words are capitalized. Text double spaced. Font size 12. Start writing under the header. Describe the scale of the building and how it relates to the function and structure of the building. Some topics may not need this section. Use your judgment if you need this section.

Construction of the Building (name of the building on which you are writing your paper) and Materials Used

Delete this text in red. Keep the header “Construction of the Building” in black bold text and title case. Title case refers to a capitalization style in which most words are capitalized. Text double spaced. Font size 12. Start writing under the header. Describe the construction of the building. Describe the structure and materials used. Describe how the structural system and materials relate to the function of the building. Use endnotes to cite your sources of information.[endnoteRef:5] This section should be about 1000 to 1500 words. You can also use this section to describe the evolution of the structure. So, if there were precedents that the structure is based on, this would be the place to discuss them. [5: Delete this text in red and blue. Use Chicago style for Endnotes for the Final Paper]

Technologies of the Building (name of the building on which you are writing your paper)

Delete this text in red. Keep the header “Technologies of the Building” in black bold text. Start writing under the header. Describe the technologies of the building in terms of the use of natural light, ventilation, access to the building, and anything that is not covered in the construction section. Describe how the technologies relate to the function of the building. Use endnotes to cite your sources of information.[endnoteRef:6] [6: Delete this text in red and blue. Use Chicago style for Endnotes for the Final Paper ]

Conclusion

Delete this text in red. Keep the header “Conclusion” in black bold text. Start writing under the header. Synthesize how the function of the building relates to the form, construction, technologies, and materials used. This section should be at least 500 words.

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Delete this text in red. CHECK WORD COUNT FOR 3500 WORDS EXCLUDING ENDNOTES. Word count does not include title page, endnotes, and captions. NO BIBLIOGRAPHY NO ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

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IMAGES (Start adding images here at the end of the paper. Do not insert images in the body of the text.)

Delete this text in red. Keep the header “IMAGES” in black bold capital text. APPEND IMAGES WITH CAPTIONS. Captions are single spaced, font size 12.

Figure 1: Map of the Location of the Building (use the name of the Building). Image above is for an example. Delete the image and insert your own image.