NUSSERWANJEE BUILDING INTRODUCTION: This is the new building on the site of the Nusserwanjee building which was relocated to Clifton as a new wing of Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture. The old building was marked for demolition but was saved by concerned citizens and architects as a cultural heritage. Shahid Abdulla‚ one of the founders of the Indus Valley School‚ excitedly called to say he had found a beautiful old building‚ right in the heart of Kharadar‚ which was for sale and about
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Building Peace is divided into two parts. Part one is an introduction to understanding contemporary armed conflict including defining current conflicts as identitybased and locating them more internally (intra-state) than internationally‚ with diffuse power and weakened central authority characteristics. Conflicts are protracted because they become lodged in long-standing relationships and are characterised by social-psychological perceptions‚ emotions‚ and subjective and cultural experiences. International
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The Seagram Building is prime example of the international style of design in the 20th century. The building is a true landmark of the city having an open plaza at the base of the building with high ceilings‚ floor to ceiling tinted windows and bronze mullions. Its imperious design‚ set in a plaza with fountain‚ was imitated many times and became an icon of North American corporate design. Mies is known as the father of the steel and glass structure. Mies designed many buildings during his life however
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Analysis of Team building: general problems and solutions Abstract Purpose and approaches - This paper aims at analyzing the existing problems in team building for a hospital which consist of independent and multidisciplinary teams. It outlines the deficiencies of independent teams in communicating information and achieving organisational goals. Then it further explains the difference between interpersonal conflicts‚ intragroup conflicts and intergroup conflicts‚ followed with alternative solutions
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Implementation of Industrialised Building System (IBS) in School Projects in Malaysia. OVERVIEW OF THE TITLE The Malaysian construction industry is undergoing a transitional change from an industry employing conventional technologies to a more systematic and mechanized system employing the latest computer and communication technologies (Haron et al.‚ 2005). Industrialised Building System (IBS) is a construction technologically advanced which produced prefabricated building components where it is assemble
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Question1 The type of foundation used to support a building is dependent on the type of in-situ soil‚ the bearing pressure of that soil and the loads imposed by the structure on the soil. The Building regulations state that the minimum depth to the underside of a strip found is 0.45 for frost protection and this should be extended to 0.75 in clay soils‚ largely due to the water retention in these materials ( Osbourn and Greeno 2007). This depth is also required to protect the foundation from seasonal
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Differentia Wood/timber Building material these are raw woods that have been converted in the forms of minimally- processed logs stacked on each other‚ timber frame construction‚ and light- frame construction. It is used as load- bearing material depend on the quality criteria. Concrete composite building made from combination of aggregate material and a binder such as cement. It is one of the most durable building materials
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0.0 Evaluation of Refurbishment Projects and Energy Demands of Buildings in the Aspect of Sustainability 0.1 Question 1: Comparing and contrasting the benefits of refurbishment projects with those of new build. Question 2: Appraising the typical users’ demands in buildings‚ which require a large amount of energy. Discussing ways in which today’s energy requirements in buildings can be reduced and alternatively resourced. 0.2 For: CEM Assignments Office Date: 19/02/2014 0.3 From: Deniz Berkan
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WHY GREEN BUILDINGS ARE IMPORTANT TODAY ? I Introduction Green building (also known as green construction or sustainable building) is the practice of creating structures and using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building’s life-cycle: from siting to design‚ construction‚ operation‚ maintenance‚ renovation‚ and demolition. This practice expands and complements the classical building design concerns of economy‚ utility‚ durability‚ and
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has their own specific goals in which they are trying to accomplish. Today I am going to talk about how BUILDING MUSCLE INCORPORATES MANY DIFFERENT FACTORS BUT CAN ULTIMATELY BE ACHEIEVED BY NUTRION‚ WEIGHT TRAINGING‚ AND ADDING SUPPLEMENTS TO YOUR DAILY ROUTINE. Let’s start with nutrition. There are hundreds of fad diets out there today‚ however the foundation of a successful nutrition plan begins a healthy calorie controlled diet. You must be eating a consistent amount of daily calories. This
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