SUSTAINABLE VERTICAL CITIES OBJECTIVE: To research the possibilities‚ advantages and disadvantages of high rise vertical cities. ABSTRACT: Today’s modern city acts like a computer motherboard‚ all things big and small are interconnected with each other. If one component fails to respond or if the connection between the two breaks‚ the other connected components suffers the delay and loss of information. Similarly‚ in urban context if a component like a power station‚ water station fails or a
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the Building of Burj Khalifa Submitted to: Dr. Gary Winek In partial fulfillment of the requirements in: TECH 1260 By Shawn H. Harper Texas State University–San Marcos November‚ 2013 Abstract Located in Dubai‚ the Burj Khalifa (Burj Dubai) is currently the World’s tallest building after being completed in 2010. At 2‚717 feet tall‚ the tower has 163 stories‚ most are used for residential living but some are used for business suites‚ restaurants‚ commercial‚ and an eight-story
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multi-billion naira property and investments within the Atlantic shorelines‚ is as a result of the reclamation. We can’t agree more‚ and it is on this premise that we advise that the state government should do the needful. We are aware that much of Dubai‚ a
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Elevators have distinguished themselves as a component of our modern world. They guide us to our destinations faster and help us innovate our technologies to higher levels to keep up with our fast-paced world. Based on simple machinery‚ its minimalism proves to be the heart beat of our improving industrial communities. Although Elijah Otis improved the invention of the elevator in 1850‚ the composition‚ structure‚ and limitations are still improving today. Though there are many types of elevators
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HISTORY Italian executive Giorgio Armani is an iconic clothing designer who has expanded his empire to include restaurants and hotels. His popularity skyrocketed in America in the 1980s when his men’s ’power suits’ appeared frequently on the television series Miami Vice.Designer. Born on July 11‚ 1934‚ in Piacenza‚ Italy. With his body-conscious yet understated clothing‚ Giorgio Armani has become one of the most popular names in fashion. He first launched his business empire in the mid-1970s‚ and
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Green building Revolution in UAE Eng. Mustafa Khalifa Environmental Researcher 16 February‚ 2008 Introduction The United Arab Emirates (UAE) consists of the seven small emirates of Abu Dhabi‚ Dubai‚ Sharjah‚ Ras Al-Khaimah‚ Ajman‚ Umm Al-Qaiwain‚ and Fujairah‚ which were united as a federal state on 2 December 1971. Before the establishment of the oil economy in the early 1960s‚ two main forms of traditional Emirati culture: the nomadic desert-oriented Bedouins with small oasis farming
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’ Indian Express (February 16‚ 2009). Accessed online at: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/show-begins-at-kathputlicolony/423940/0. Tripti Lahiri‚ ‘Delhi Journal: From Slum to Skyscraper‚’ The Wall Street Journal Online‚ (February 17‚ 2012)‚ http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2012/02/17/delhi-journal-from-slumto-skyscraper/. Simon Wroe‚ (2010) ‘The Fate of Delhi’s “Magician’s Ghetto”’‚ More Intelligent Life. URL: http://moreintelligentlife.com/content/simon-wroe/what-will-become-delhis-slumperformers
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Top 10 Tallest Buildings in the World It’s not as easy as you might think to list the tallest buildings in the world. For example‚ some people say that the tallest building in the world is the CN Tower in Toronto‚ Canada–it’s height is 1‚821 feet! It is a telecommunications tower and an entertainment complex visited by about 2 million tourists each year. The revolving restaurant on top turns 360 degrees every hour‚ and has a deck from where you can have a really top-of-the-world view of Toronto
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THE DUBAI PALMS: CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES ETHAN POLIE In the late twentieth century‚ the Middle Eastern nation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) began to make plans to distance itself from the petroleum industry that dominates most of the Persia. Driven by the fact that internal experts believe the country’s oil reserves will be depleted by the year 2012‚ the UAE is attempting to transition to a service industry‚ with a major focus on tourism‚ retail‚ and entertainment. In order
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Personal experience with ISIS and its predecessors I deployed to Iraq as an infantry soldier on July 4‚ 2010. On May 2‚ 2011‚ at Forward Operating Base (FOB) McHenry‚ near Hawijah‚ Iraq‚ we watched President Obama announce on television‚ that Osama Bin Laden was dead. The September 11th attacks were finally avenged. Soon we handed over the base to the Iraqi Army as we made our way back home. Needless to say many of us were dismayed when we later read the news that ISIS had taken over the entire
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