article‚ “Architecture must satisfy its intended uses‚ must be technically sound‚ and must convey aesthetic meaning‚ because architecture is a social art”2. Structural engineers are principally concerned with the structural form of a building‚ whereas architects are concerned with the integration of the building functions‚ form‚ mechanical system‚ as well as the building itself. It is through their collaboration that complex building can be designed. Designing the overall frame of a building is the first
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and Sustainable Architecture‚ where I will get an opportunity to use my technical and creative skills that I learnt from field experience and test and further enhance my knowledge in the same field. CAREER PATH CHETNA GAURAV CHAUHAN ASSOCIATE ARCHITECT April 2010 – present IDEAL ARCH ‚ Amritsar‚ Punjab‚ India DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES To meet new clients and take their requirements & measurements and present the conceptual plan to the client. To prepare design/drawings‚ specifications and
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"Architecture is the thoughtful making of space"‚ said Louis Kahn. What makes an architect is its ability to take a little bit of everything and create a beautiful of composition that blends with it’s surrounding yet stand out. Louis Kahn ‚ one of the great architects of all times showed us how a house can be harmonized with nature and united with the landscape. The fisher house by Louis Kahn is located in Hatboro‚ Pennsylvania‚ a small community close to Philadelphia. Hatboro was originally
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DEFINITION‚ SCOPE OF STUDY AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE. What is it thinking? Thinking is an activity we do naturally and spontaneously‚ each moment‚ every day‚ all human beings around the world during our stay ephemeral passing on this earth. The reality is something we can perceive with the senses‚ but the reality is something hidden that will not perceive the senses. To any reality we get a lot of questions: what‚ why‚ for whom is‚ by whom‚ etc.. We ask for things we
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Joint Board of Practice of the The Alberta Association of Architects and The Association of Professional Engineers‚ Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta Feb 2005 1 of 16 ALTERNATE FORMS OF PROJECT DELIVERY 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND .1 In the building industry today‚ conventional methods of project delivery are being challenged by Clients‚ Consultants and Contractors alike‚ in an attempt to save time‚ reduce costs‚ avoid litigation‚ minimize conflict or to improve the overall building
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be clear. The Key: • Each building’s external aspect represents character and it’s up to us to unlock the architecture behind the building. • The Architect represents or misrepresents society at large; what his plain duty is‚ if any what society has demanded and expect. • There is a particular trust between the society and the Architects. • Whichever way our architecture goes‚ so will our country go However the architecture is rotten to the core‚ according to Sullivan‚ the illusion of American
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Contradiction vs. Simplification or Picturesqness Many modern architects have ignored the diversity and the sophisticated elements to try so hard in their attempt to break through traditions. They have abandoned solving complex problems and including various requirements. The principle of modern architecture‚ “less is more” has been taken the wrong way. The strong attempts to follow the simplicity of modern architecture‚ many modern architects have sacrificed important considerations and even oversimplify
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prologue to “The Getty Villa” is one that deserves the most attention to students preparing to leave school and enter the profession – the “problematic relationship with the building that one of us would be asked to resdesign.” Silvetti (and the other architects) were tasked with “designing” a building that already been designed and built – yet they were going through the modernistic throws of the late 20th century where it was believed to be “immoral to copy previous forms.” Yet‚ despite the assumption
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Design-‐Build Project Delivery Method DEFINITION The term “Design-‐Build”‚ is used to refer to the procurement process in which an owner of a project establishes a contractual relationship with a single entity for both design and construction services. The entity‚ or “designer-‐builder”‚ is
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PERSONAL STATEMENT In a world that is continually growing‚ evolving and problems such as global warming and population growth becoming ever more real‚ the need for innovation and fresh ideas from the engineering world becomes increasingly evident. It is this that attracts me to architectural engineering as a career because although I am aware of the many pressures and demands I would be facing‚ the sense of achievement and the knowledge that I would be making a difference to the lives of others
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