Architect

Tung Feng Construction Engineering (M) Sdn Bhd is a Taiwan construction company. Tung Feng was established in seventy-nine years in Taiwan, specializes in big-bore piling work and diaphragm wall construction. (TUNG FENG, 2009) Tung Feng have contracted numerous large scale and challenging projects in Taiwan such as Taipei 101 and the like. (TUNG FENG, 2009) In 2007, Tung Feng set up a company in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Then, in 2012, the company was established in Malaysia. (TUNG FENG, 2009)…

1.0 Problem Statement To prepare a case study on the Akashi Bridge considering the history, design philosophy, construction techniques, construction materials and problem encountered throughout the design and construction phase. 2.0 Introduction Bridges have been in existence for a very long time and are any structure that carries a path across or over obstacles. Some obstacles can be considered as rivers, the ocean or valleys. Over the centuries bridges have evolved from as simple as wooden…

Carpenter Carpentry is a skilled trade work which primarily includes the cutting, shaping and installation of building materials required for the construction of buildings, ships, timber bridges, concrete formwork, etc. Carpenters traditionally worked with natural wood and did rougher work such as framing, yet today we see many other materials being used and sometimes finer trades of cabinetmaking and furniture building being considered as carpentry. Most common injuries: Back - 21%…

Short Essay # 3: Case Study: MOSI - Somasekhara Reddy Medam What three strategies should MOSI adopt in responding to its Fowler Avenue land problem? Tampa Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) is being operated by an independent non-profit foundation. It has entered into an agreement with Hillsborough county to provide the land and funds for construction of buildings in 1992 and county is paying the construction loan cost. Museum is located in 71 acres land on Fowler Avenue wherein a 3.1-acre…

Title: Uniform Plumbing Code- Knowing Plumbing Principles and Codes Description- There are a number of principles governing the Uniform Plumbing Code and here we will have a look at these principles. Plumbing is not a very easy thing to do and this goes special for all those people who are looking forward to renovating their homes or getting them constructed right from scratch. It is important to set up with the right plumbing systems for buildings in order to ensure that the principles and the…

At the Colorado Convention Center in downtown Denver lurks a huge blue bear outside of the building. A local artist named Lawrence Argent created the blue bear out of alloy steel and fiberglass. Argent’s sculpture is titled I See What You Mean also known as The Big Blue Bear. The bear stands 40 feet tall and was installed in 2005. Argent was born in England and went to the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, in Australia to train in sculpturing. Currently, Argent is a professor and Head…

Daniel H Burnham and John Wellborn Root are consider to be one of the founding fathers when it comes to advancement towards Chicago architecture. Root was born in Georgia and Burnham born in New York; however, both became native to Chicago at a youth consequently loving the architecture that was there beforehand. Roots had the better recognized education while learning about architecture in school while studying in Liverpool, England and eventually got a degree in civil engineering from New…

The vision of one man, Mr. Laxman rao Kirloskar which is being respected worldwide for engineering excellence, can be traced to have its beginning of having cast the casting of a humble plough. All though the passing years, the Kirloskar group has had a long & close relationship with the foundry business with several group units specialization in the manufacture of high quality ferrous & non-ferrous casting. Kirloskar Ferrous Industries Limited was born with the unique…

Chapter Two Outline A. THE LANGUAGE OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE I. The language of art and architecture is based on the formal elements and how those elements are presented. II. The main elements of art are line, light and value, color, texture and pattern, shape, volume, along with much more. III. Architecture also has a structural side, which is how buildings are constructed. B. FORMAL ELEMENTS I. The formal elements are the basics of what makes up art and architecture. • Line: I. In art, a line…

If there is anything to write on the subject of Architecture 101, I could not help but wonder is there anything more primordial, more primeval, intuitive or simply more basic than to write about Space and Form? Architecture students (or for that, matter professionals), generally marvel at Form simply because of its direct visual and tactile nature experienced through their (and our own) baser sensory perception. But Space is not as tangible; and this is where both fumble. It is only natural;…