BIOCLIMATIC ARCHITECTURE. NATURE‚ CULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY Introduction. Architecture’s great commitment is to find the correct relation between safety and comfort‚ the latter being the correct relation between temperature‚ humidity‚ lighting and ventilation.The very definition of the bioclimatic experience excludes the possibility of any kind of universal model.The bioclimatic concept is‚ above all‚ a commitment between climate‚ place‚ culture‚ local traditional materials and the architectonic
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COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT‚ NIT ROURKELA | CLOUD COMPUTING ARCHITECTURE | COMPUTER NETWORKS REPORT | ANKITA JENA 10/11/2012 | WHAT IS CLOUD COMPUTING? Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient‚ on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g.‚ networks‚ servers‚ storage‚ applications‚ and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction. Cloud computing incorporates
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Roman Aqueducts and Architecture Fallan Bell HIS 103 World Civilizations I Instructor: Samson Tsahiridis August 20‚ 2012 Roman Aqueducts and Architecture Rome had many famous achievements. The two different ones that I found most interesting to me were the aqueducts and architecture. Till this day‚ it is still unknown when and where the first aqueduct was built. Roman Aqueducts Person in charge: The first person in charge of the Roman waterworks in 33 B.C was Marcus Agrippa. What they
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Almost everything that happened in ancient Greece influenced us‚ but art and architecture is the area the Greeks made the biggest contribution. To begin with‚ the ancient Greeks influenced the way many of the sculptures are today. The sculptures that were men were called Kouroi‚ the women were called Korai. Back in ancient Greece the sculptors began to create and sculpt their statues in more relaxed postures. Occasionally‚ they constructed their sculptures in an action scene. Sculptors oftenly were
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“parti pris” (also known as "esquisse" or "maquette") is the basic scheme or concept for an architectural design from which an architectural project will be developed. It is the functional arrangement and underlying organisational idea of a building’s plan or its elevation. The phrase is often referred to as the “big idea” and is the chief organizing thought or decision behind an architect’s design presented in the form of a basic diagram and / or a simple statement. A parti pris can be expressed in
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Early Christian Architecture We have spoken of how one style of architecture develops from another‚ and we are now to look briefly at a form which is chiefly important as being a link in the chain of styles. There are not many important buildings of the Early Christian style. It came into being at a time when not much building was going on that is‚ during the early centuries of Christianity‚ and what good examples there are‚ are nearly all churches. During the first three centuries of the Christian
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Health care code requirements Introduction: The health maintenance and enhancement‚ the safety and the comfort of people in health care facilities are seriously affected if specific building requirements are not met. Hospitals are the most complex of building types. Each hospital is comprised of a wide range of services and functional units. Functional organization criteria classify health care facility environments as follows: nursing units‚ operating theatres‚ diagnostic facilities (radiology
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How have architectural styles reflected the philosophies‚ religions‚ and politics of various cultures throughout history? I would like to focus my discussion on religion’s reflection in architecture and hope it will not be too lengthy. Religion forms the foundation of cultural identity and has decisively shaped world civilizations based on differing‚ but not exclusive‚ views of ultimate value: mercy and benevolence in Buddhism‚ morality and ethics in Confucianism‚ respect in Shintoism‚ devotion
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In Beowulf‚ the architecture and art represented by the Anglo-Saxons is conservative. Anglo-Saxons art was Classical Roman style‚ the Anglo-Saxons art has influenced the European Culture. One architect that was talked about in the book is the Anglo Saxon helmet (l. 38) it’s from the 6th to 7th centuries and it was excavated at Sutton Hoo‚ Suffolk. Sutton Hoo is a burial site that holds many artifacts. Since it’s open up there had been many grave robbers and they have taken up many other old artifacts
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encountered through study. His early designs were expressive of the “youth style” which was introduced to him by his instructor‚ L’Eplattenier. New technologies‚ however‚ began to influence his philosophies. Le Corbusier saw potential in concrete building systems and desired to experiment with its structural abilities through his designs. The modern industry‚ as well as the political disorder which came about following the First World War‚ motivated his innovative design philosophies which appeared in
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