in the building foundation or other plumbing fixtures. 2) Computer Lab is growing currently not enough space; the electrical system cannot sustain 21st century technology. Build needs electrical system to be upgraded 3) Needs new roof After reviewing the case study of the White Oak Library and determining what the central problems that exist at the library‚ I then took a look at some of the alternatives suggested. 1) Building new library on the same site. 2) Building new library
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stone masons and builders‚ the Greeks set about replacing the wooden structures of their public buildings with stone structures - a process known as ’PETRIFICATION’. Limestone and marble was employed for columns and walls‚ while terracotta was used for roof tiles and ornaments. Decoration was done in metal‚ like bronze. Like painters and sculptors‚ Greek architects enjoyed none of the enhanced status accorded to their successors. They were not seen as artists but as tradesmen. Thus no names of architects
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Kandalama hotel is the first hotel in the world to earn LEED accreditation. - The 253‚000-sq.-ft. hotel was built on stilts to maintain the natural rainwater flow‚ landscaping was restored up to the column footings. - 80 per cent of the roofs are planted with indigenous horticulture. - The building was planned around the backdrop of a rock formation to provide a degree of passive cooling‚ which reduced the overall cooling load. - All water is recycled and re-used. MAHAWELI DEVELOPMENT
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The Influences of Islamic Culture towards Architecture I. Introduction Islamic architecture encompasses a wide range of both secular and religions style from the foundation of Islam to present day. Most of the building is influenced by Islamic element with variety of style in which are Persian style‚ Indo-Islamic style and Indonesian-Malay style. II. Body A. The first style of Islamic culture that influences the architecture is Persian style. 1. Persian style can be identified
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and set up a secret workshop.(Hopkinson). Allen west wasn’t able to make it out of his cell so the three prisoners went on with the plane without him. Once they had reached the outside they then avoided the searchlight‚ and crawled quietly across the roof and scrambled down a drainpipe. They had made it out of Alcatraz. That’s just a brief summary of part of the escape at Alcatraz. No one knows if they had fully escaped and just went into hiding‚ nobody knows
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Page No. I Sr.Number:- OISD/2012/001 OISD-STD-117 Revised Edition: Aug 2007 1st Amended Edition: July 2008 2nd Amended Edition: October 2010 3rd Amendment : July‚ 2012 FOR RESTRICTED CIRCULATION FIRE PROTECTION FACILITIES FOR PETROLEUM DEPOTS‚ TERMINALS‚ PIPELINE INSTALLATIONS AND LUBE OIL INSTALLATIONS Prepared By FUNCTIONALCOMMITTEE ON FIRE PROTECTION Oil Industry Safety Directorate Government of India Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas 8th Floor‚ OIDB Bhavan‚ Plot
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Construction Waste Management in Sri Lanka Waste Generated by the Construction Industry Waste is best defined as any material by-product of human and industrial activity that has no residual value‚ but construction industry’s waste has a residual value and is avoidable. Hong Kong polytechnic (1993) defines construction waste as the “by product generated and removed from construction‚ renovation and demolition work places or sites of building and civil engineering structures”. Types of
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THE BASIS OF THE GOTHIC STYLE Tom Bender * March 26‚ 1964 Top Award Winner – 1964 National Architectural History Student Competition A building is more than an assemblage of materials to provide a shelter for man. It is an expression of the society that created it‚ its forms shaped by the outlook‚ values‚ orientation and maturity of the society‚ and reflecting the nature‚ strengths and weaknesses of the various aspects of the society. It in turn shapes and directs the society in its role as
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in the book‚ there are only three settings that have been mentioned. There is the garage‚ garden and the house. The garage is extremely old‚ with no one tending to it. “The timbers holding the roof were rotten and and the roof was sagging in.” (3) The timbers are rotten because they are too old‚ and the roof is sagging because it is old and it does not have enough support from the timbers. The garage is very chaotic and disheveled‚ that no one wants to waste their time cleaning it. “The people that
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Irish Music Essays The Harping Tradition Cruit Clairseach Symbol on coins Up to 16th Century An aristocratic art tradition – highly skilled – opposite to peasant class music of jig‚ reels on fiddle‚ flutes‚ etc. Patrons: Catholic and irish speaking employed a harper‚ poet (file)‚ reacaire . Harping was a good‚ stable‚ well paid job. Handed down from father to son. English Rule in Ireland – 16th Century Patrons lost power‚ money‚ land Could no longer afford to employ
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