Author Archives: Carlos Mo Wu

Carlos Mo Wu Professor Gold ENG 1101 18 December 2012 Saint Patrick’s Cathedral: A Gothic Revival Building Saint Patrick’s Cathedral is a Neo- Gothic church designed by the architect, James Renwick Junior. This cathedral is located at 5th Avenue and … Continue reading →

“The History of St. Patrick’s Cathedral.” N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Dec. 2012. <http://http://www.saintpatrickscathedral.org/about_history.php>. This research uses data from an organization that belongs to the church itself. It is also the official website of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral. This information describes the … Continue reading →

Saint Patrick’s Cathedral is a Neo- Gothic church designed by the architect, James Renwick Junior. This cathedral is located at 5th Avenue and 50th Street, Manhattan, New York City. The construction of this church lasted from 1858 to 1878. The … Continue reading →

The cathedral of Saint John the Divine is a beautiful old piece of architecture. Recently, Major Bloomberg decided to reduce the cathedral’s size to decrease traffic congestion in its surrounding. The reduction will take away most fundamental elements of architecture … Continue reading →

In “Save the Whitney”, Michael Sorkin states his main concern about the Whitney Museum and its renovation. Sorkin is truly bothered by Michael Graves’ addition to the museum and how it affected the so called “masterpiece”. According to Sorkin, Graves’ … Continue reading →

Burj al Arab is a famous hotel located in Dubai. Visually, this building looks soft and light. Even though it looks fragile, it must be strong enough to stand and resist loads in an island. Simplicity and smoothness of this … Continue reading →

The Voorhees building of City Tech is a building that is in the state of renovation located on 186 Jay Street, Brooklyn. It can be described as a semi-glassed building. Negative spaces are very relevant in this building because they … Continue reading →

Times Square has the most colorful texture in New York City. In order to have a clear view of Times Square, go to the Duffy Square which is a stair-shaped structure. The structure is unique because of its color and … Continue reading →

In Michael Graves’ “Architecture and the Lost Art of Drawing,” which was published in the September 1, 2012 edition of the New York Times, Graves states the differences between computer-aided designs and hand drawings. Graves argues that computer software is … Continue reading →

This is a picture I did not take of a woman with a sign saying “I lost my things in a fire”. She only had a luggage which was supposed to be the last thing she could retrieve from the … Continue reading →