Stone‚ Andrew M.‚ Public Space‚ Cambridge University Press‚ New York‚ 1992. Curran‚ Raymond J. Architecture and the Urban Experience‚ Van Nostrand Reinhold Company‚ New York‚ 1983. MIT Press‚ Cambridge‚ Massachusetts‚ 2003. Forty‚ Adrian. Words and Buildings: A Vocabulary of Modern Architecture‚ Thames & Hudson‚ New York‚ 2000. Frampton‚ Kenneth. Studies in Tectonic Culture‚ MIT Press‚ Cambridge‚ Massachusetts‚ 1995. Giedion‚ Sigfried. Space‚ Time and Architecture‚ Harvard University Press‚ Massachusetts
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Construction Materials Language Skills: Word Formation BUILDING STYLES AND MATERIALS Houses and public buildings in Britain and the US have been built in a range of styles and materials. Old and new stand side by side. In Britain there are timber-framed houses‚ buildings of brick or stone‚ and modern concrete and glass structures. Many US architectural styles came originally from Europe. The South-west has many buildings in the Spanish colonial or mission style. The federal
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architecture both in the westernworld and further afield. After starting his studies in architecture over 50 years ago he has designeda range of buildings (and bridges) and continues to produce outstanding designs today. Aswell asexploring Foster’s career this essay will focus primarily on two of Foster’s buildings‚ Creek VeanHouse in Cornwall and the Willis Building in Ipswich (originally the Willis Faber and DumasHeadquarters).Born in Manchester on 1 June 1935 to working class parents‚ Foster was a bright
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in many aspects of its form. Shape is a major aspect of form that was used to honor the previous towers. The base of the Freedom Tower is of the same dimensions and shape as the previous towers‚ 200ft by 200ft square base. The first 200ft of the building is identical in shape
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Preston Bus Station and Car Park Locale: Preston‚ Lancashire‚ England * Preston Bus Station & Car Park was built in 1969 * The building was designed by Preston based Building Design Partnership * Engineers on the building were Ove Arup * The Bus Station building has 80 bus bays and 1‚100 car parking spaces * The Bus Station building is 171 metres (560 feet) long and 9 storey’s high * Around 1‚500 bus journeys a day involve the Bus Station * Preston Bus Station acts
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Management Project: case studies Contents Page Executive summary Introduction 1. 2. 3. Queen Margaret University College – The Relocate Project University of Newcastle upon Tyne – Versatile research buildings Sheffield Hallam University – Promoting effective utilisation The Devonshire Building space management policy 3 5 7 17 27 34 Annex 1: Space Management Project: case studies 2006/41 1 Executive summary This report brings together three case studies which explore different aspects
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“If everything went perfectly - if his health did not degrade any further‚ if the weather held‚ if Burnham completed the other buildings on time‚ if strikes did not destroy the fair‚ if the many committees and directors‚ which Olmsted called “that army our hundreds of masters‚” learned to leave Burnham alone - Olmsted might be able to complete his task on time” (Larson 118). Erik Larson uses repetition of the word “if” to emphasize to his readers how difficult it was for Olmsted to complete his
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How often do we look at a building and think how wonderful it looks‚ without considering the practicalities of its maintenance? Similar consideration should also be given at the time of procuring refurbishments and adaptations‚ etc. Where the original design may have had some shortcomings‚ this point in time can provide the opportunity of correcting some of the original deficiencies in the design where maintainability is concerned. All too often the maintenance of a building only comes to the fore
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different types of materials and designs in various archetecture projects to get a unique and astonishing outlook as well as to build an environemental friendly structures and many of them have not dissopinted the audience. Whether it is a highrise building or a limited sized‚ it has got its aown notable styles and features and are built with some special and different types of materials. One of these amazing construction is the newly built "Library of Birmingham" which has costed the state about £189
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Therefore‚ it is necessary for companies to analyze those factors and put forward appropriate strategies for further development. There are many practical analytical models for corporate to apply to. This passage mainly explains how CRH‚ an international building materials company‚ deals with environmental factors relating to the industry and achieves its goals with corporate level strategies. After studying the cases given‚ two main models have been referred to in the passage and some suggestions will be
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