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Introduction
Introduction
This section outlines how to write the introduction for your critical writing assignment
The introduction prepares the reader for your analysis.
There are three main parts:
- General statements to provide context and background information, and to show the importance of the work and the reason for your evaluation.
- A thesis statement (argument) that identifies your specific topic and your position.
- An outline of the scope and organisation of the essay so the reader knows what is covered. This will be determined by your argument, which you support in the body of your essay.
The introduction should also include key words from the themes and concepts of the framework. Key words should be used throughout your essay to reinforce cohesion and help with the overall ‘flow’ of your writing.
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Modernist Brasilia: A utopian paradox
The modernist movement in urban planning and architectural design in the twentieth century rejected tradition in pursuit of the new. This approach to design presented a clear break from the past, taking its cues from a changing environment, society and technologies. The search for idealistic, utopian visions of the future nevertheless led to breakdowns in the social and cultural life for the residents of modernism. The city of Brasilia, designed and developed by Lucio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer, survives today as a monument to modernism, thus providing a valuable opportunity to consider the societal consequences of Corbusierian philosophies applied by Costa and to evaluate the flaws and successes of a realised, modernist utopia in the context of a national capital city.
[Title] Modernist Brasilia: A utopian paradox [End title]
[Context] The modernist movement in urban planning and architectural design in the twentieth century rejected tradition in pursuit of the new. This approach to design presented a clear break from the past, taking its cues from a changing environment, society and technologies. [End context] [Argument/position] The search for idealistic utopian visions of the future nevertheless led to breakdowns in the social and cultural life for the residents of modernism. [End argument/position] [What will be covered] The city of Brasilia, designed and developed by Lucio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer survives today as a monument to modernism, thus providing a valuable opportunity to consider the societal consequences of Corbusierian philosophies applied by Costa and to evaluate the flaws and successes of a realised, modernist utopia in the context of a national capital city. [End what will be covered]
Modernist Brasilia: A utopian paradox
The modernist movement in urban planning and architectural design in the twentieth century rejected tradition in pursuit of the new. This approach to design presented a clear break from the past, taking its cues from a changing environment, society and technologies. The search for idealistic, utopian visions of the future nevertheless led to breakdowns in the social and cultural life for the residents of modernism. The city of Brasilia, designed and developed by Lucio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer, survives today as a monument to modernism, thus providing a valuable opportunity to consider the societal consequences of the Corbusierian philosophies applied by Costa and to evaluate the flaws and successes of a realised, modernist utopia in the context of a national capital city.
Key words
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concepts and
framework)
(themes,
concepts and
framework)
[Title] Modernist Brasilia: A utopian paradox [End title]
The [Keyword] modernist [End keyword] movement in urban planning and architectural design in the twentieth century [Keyword] rejected tradition [End keyword] in [Keyword] pursuit of the new. [End keyword] This approach to design presented a clear [Keyword] break from the past, [End keyword] taking its cues from a changing environment, society and technologies. The search for [Keyword] idealistic utopian [End keyword] visions of the future nevertheless led to breakdowns in the social and cultural life for the residents of modernism. The city of Brasilia, designed and developed by Lucio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer survives today as a monument to [Keyword] modernism, [End keyword] thus providing a valuable opportunity to consider the societal consequences of Corbusierian philosophies applied by Costa and to evaluate the flaws and successes of a [Keyword] realised, modernist utopia [End keyword] in the context of a national capital city.