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Downtown: your future to be site In 1930, search began on what would be the tallest building in Missouri for 50 years. The 36 story skyscraper was inaugurated in 1931, as the headquarters of the Kansas City Power & Light Company. It is recognized as one of the finest structures of art, décor and architecture in the United States and is a monument to the innovation of its time. Upon completion, it was the tallest building in west of the Mississippi River, and consumed an equal to 6,500 homes…

green. The initial--and undeniably most unreasonable--harm to green building is the upfront fee. Many materials may require special ordering, which could increase the cost. The location may play a large role in making green building not feasible. The ideal green building would be a building project that would allow you to preserve most of the natural environment around the project site, while still being able to produce a building that is going to serve a purpose. In tallying, some things…

Empire State Building For almost one hundred years the Empire State Building has been operating as one of New York's most prominent buildings. The Empire State Building is a unique building that is notorious for its structure, history, and present usage. The outstanding architectural accomplishment of the Empire State Building resides on 5th Avenue in New York City. The Empire State Building is one of the most famous and important buildings in the nation. The Empire State Building has stood…

Empire State Building symbolizes one of the biggest and the most popular city in the world. Building that was built during the Great Depression, time of the bad moods, feelings of hopelessness, and the worst time for a lot of people in the country. The Empire State Building is an American culture Icon. It is legend of a hopes and dreams, money and power of people. Why The Empire State Building was built for in such of the hardest time in the country? In my opinion, The Empire State Building was…

Introduction Sick building syndrome, which can also be called tight building syndrome, is a condition “created by low ventilation, combined with pollutants in buildings such as workplaces or schools” (Karpus, 1). It is a broad label that covers a lot of symptoms that thought to be triggered when the sufferers spend time in a particular building. People who acquire this syndrome show symptoms only when being inside the building. It has been one of the most universal indoor sanitation problems…

The city does not waste. It does not waste time, or resources, or space; like concentrated solution it seemingly pulls awe upward out of the ground. In this spirit Chicago architect Daniel H. Burnham designed the Fuller building, now more famously known as the Flatiron Building. When New York implemented its grid system theoretically it would create a set of perfect, rectangular…

DIY - Home Health Checklist Building Component Condition Roof Excellent Good Satisfactory Poor Exterior: Roof Sag - Look for signs of sagging or distortion Roof Gutters - Any obvious holes or evidence of water leaks from surrounding gutters Antenna - Any external TV antenna Interior: Sarking - Is a silver foil visible (might be blue or brown) across the top of the roof? The foil (sharking) is an insulation component and it also acts as a barrier during heavy…

Empire State Building Aiming to achieve the highest form of excellence in the architectural field, The Empire State building was commissioned to be built in New York City as a figurehead of both power and progression. This building has been standing tall for forty years, and will be remembered as a prominent figure and structural achievement. As such, this building achieved great recognition with its high esteem and presence; The Empire State Building has set the standard for buildings to…

one places many different building blocks for the friendship to function at its full potential. Building a friendship looks much like constructing a castle in the way that each block is important for the design to turn out perfectly. Sturdy building blocks carefully layered over time construct a healthy and vibrant friendship. If ignored, these building blocks will cause a compromised foundation of friendship. Although there are many important elements involved in building a strong friendship,…

when critiquing a building our thoughts are based on the buildings form as a whole, one defined object or boundary made up of different components which creates the overall look, structure and how it fits into the contextual surroundings. In the text “Why Architecture Matters” Paul Goldberger, shows that not only the outer boundary or façade is important but that there is another dimension which is often open to wider interpretation and often disregarded when thinking about a building. This…