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Civil Engineering and Architecture: Similarities and Differences It is sometimes easy to confuse the two fields of civil engineering and architecture. Civil engineering and architecture have a lot of similarities and differences. There are overlapping parts to both fields. One of the fundamental differences between civil engineering and architecture is that civil engineers have a much broader application in the work field. Civil engineers can design a house, but an architect cannot…

later construction, of Autonomous House 1, which could accommodate a family of four. The structure occupies a one-acre plot of land and the most valuable features include its materials, which result in the structure being well-insulated through its building skin, having a low rate of ventilation, and having minimal heating demands. The house includes a substantial south-facing surface that allows natural light into the rooms and only a small number of windows on the north-facing side of the…

occupants health. Development and promotion of energy-saving technology are an important way for actually sustainable buildings. The question for sustainable buildings is that different climate, function, application mode and demands require different energy-saving technology.…

at Austin is a great place that actively promotes a diversity of art around campus. One of the art work that belongs to the Landmarks’ collection, is the concrete block structure Circle with Tower by LeWitt, with the Wall Drawing #520 inside the building. The public Art Program of The University of Texas at Austin has purchased this concrete block sculpture, which is called “Circle with Towers”, from the Madison Square Park Conservancy in New York. As Sol LeWitt becomes parted of the Landmarks’…

Mies’s original design of the TD Center was a bold, two tower design with the Banking Pavilion, with the buildings to be artificial boxes that stood free from each other. However, by the given condition from the partnered developer, Mies had to incorporate an underground retail pedestrian mall in the concourse since the sidewalks of downtown Toronto were already…

Vernacular: A brief in a system of inherited, established or customary patterns of thoughts, forms, and styles. Usually expressed in use of local materials and handed-down building technologies. Critical Regionalism: A particular approach to the making of buildings based on the belief that buildings should respond to and reflect specific local conditions – this can be seen as developing and understanding of a regions ‘deep structure’. However, Vernacular Design Attitudes Critical Regional…

of activities associated with the erection and repair of immobile structures and facilities is also refer to construction (Nam & Tatum, 1988). The construction industry is the sector of an economy that constructs, alters, repairs and demolishes buildings, civil engineering works, and other similar structures. The national economy is the economy of a whole country. Usually, the national economy will be influenced by the gross domestic products, which the gross domestic product is the things that…

The Pearl House is a medium sized house. It is approximately seventy-five feet across and fifty feet deep. The main section of the house is of a rectangular shape with a small rectangular ell on its northern side. The summation of these parts creates a shape similar to an L. The primary facade of the house is the south facing side. The house is of a six-by-two bay construction. There is a large covered porch with five Tuscan style columns, which dominates the facade. The house is a total of…

There are some major lessons that can be drawn from vernacular responses for contemporary societal challenges. Vernacular architecture is a style of building that is created without the use of an architect; it is architecture in its simplest form, concentrating only on the human necessity. Vernacular architecture began when people had to make use of the environment around them, in order to afford themselves protection and comfort as a response to a changing climate. It is a simple approach to a…

I grow up. People in the architecture and construction job is to create, build, and maintain, buildings, houses, and other structures. A construction manager would plan and decide when the building needs maintenance. They also see how smoothly everything in going on building a building. They would look out to see if there is anything to make the operation go along faster. They would inspect the building to see if they're up to spects. These are some of the tasks and duties of…