Bleak House

During this investigation, the Alive and Weill Check with Ms. Emma Hernandez took place during an announced visit with her at the La Posada retirement community center at 501 S. La Posada Circle, Green Valley, AZ 85614. The retirement community center is a private well-guarded facility with roaming Security Guards throughout the center which prohibits photos to be taken within the facility, as all visits must be through contacting the front lobby office and checking in before any contact is to…

“Only a person who has a well developed strong personal self, can venture out to participate in communal life.” (Christopher Alexander et al.) In A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction by Christopher Alexander writes a really seductive idea. It says only one person has a good personal self is able to take risks to join public life. The author uses the research result of “why adult need their own room” to explain his idea. I as a young adult totally agree with this idea.…

Floating School Iwan Baan’s series of photographs called, “52 Cities, 52 Weeks: Floating School illustrates the resilience of a fishing village of a pulpous slum area of Lagos, Nigeria called, Makoko (Guardian). The Nigerian government claimed that the homes on stilts had become unsafe, then ordered the homes to be demolished because of the “…heavy rains and rising sea levels…” that have reeked havoc on the community for decades (Guardian). Between the innovation of the architect of the…

Once upon a time there were three little pigs. One pig bought a store that sold straw while the second pig bought a store that sold sticks. They unpacked their products at a very fast pace. They danced and sang all day therefore they didn’t open their store right away. Then a third pig moved in and bought a store that sold bricks, and opened his store right away. While the third pig was having a lot of customers, he stated “ I’m glad I’m not lazy like my other brothers.” The next day the…

The region in which the courtyards were established is in Los Lirios, Rancagua, Chile in 2006. This house, that appears to be a single structure making it look like two houses, serves to assimilate its design to the houses of tenant farmers in countryside of Chile. Since tenant farmers are quite common in Chile, Radic decided to familiarize the concept of his design to theirs. One can view this in the standing walnut trees that are left untouched and on the outside, which it is being blocked by…

Office, the empty site of the first Government House across the street to the west; Customs House its square facing the quay; the Lands Department, the broad Macquarie Street and the General Post Office, Martin Place. This pairing is demonstrative of the contribution of Barnet’s architecture to civic order and indicates that perhaps Barnet’s civic institutions play some role in creating the open space itself. In particular, journeying from Customs House, along Macquarie Street, passing the Lands…

Kevin Seawright, who served as the executive vice-president and chief financial officer of the Newark Community Economic Development Corporation, visited the Larry Young Morning Show to talk a little about his efforts to bring about affordable housing in downtown Baltimore with his company RPS Solutions. Mr. Seawright explained to Larry Young that his vision is to attract many first-time homebuyers to Baltimore and help them obtain financing to purchase a new or renovated home. The current…

played a role on the way carpentry was designed. As access to clean lumber increased, the “old fashioned” appearance of framing began to change. The old way of framing houses and other buildings was, “timber framing used large timbers interlocked with chiseled joints (mostly mortise and tenons) secured with wood pegs”(this old house). Balloon framing differs from timber framing because balloon framing was intended to be very light weight due to it being made out of 2x4 inch planks and nails,…

The cottage like house staring Laney Marshall in the face was depressed and calling out for a match to rid it of its misery. Apparently the universe thought the ugly brown color of the siding wasn't enough and bestowed the house with acute scoliosis. The grass grabbed at her and her mother's ankles while they dragged their two suitcases containing their entire lives to the front door. Something about the dark green slab of wood separating them and the inside of their new home gave the…

making it close to Sydney, beaches, and other recreational areas. Housing The housing situation in Kingsford consists of multi-storey apartments near the commercial area and houses, townhouses, units, flats, and apartments near the Kingsford town centre, a medium to high density residential development. Many of the houses are two-storey dwellings that were built during the housing…