Courtyards

In the manor, Aalto brings out his knowledge about nature forest through the following ways of using materials: by using big glass windows to have an open view to the garden and by using the continuous pine-strip through the ceiling. There was various types of materials and textures were used for the floor. At the entrance he chose red slate tiles; Flooring materials at garden room and fireplace was natural stone. Alva Aalto brought the owner’s art passion to the house by creating an open…

Since the beginning of the fall semester I’ve been looking forward to this opportunity to become an RA. When I first learned about the position of a RA from another RA in my dorm I wanted to apply right away, but the application wasn’t available yet. The interest that I had for being an RA came from the welcoming environment the RAs in my hall gave me. The more that RA told me about the job position, the more I was interested in becoming one. I feel comfortable and love where I am currently…

5.3. Ventilation: No matter the courtyard is small or big in these two buildings, the ventilation still has very small values, due to the closing massive walls towards the outside and opening towards the inside in the origin design, and the semi-closed windows later during the operation. Both buildings need an increase of ventilation ranging between 0.06-0.1 m/s comparing with 0.15 m/s of ANSI/ASHRAE Standard for occupant comfort (ANSI/ASHRAE 1992), taking into account the consideration of…

Her voice was ragged, world-weary, in a larger context of an angry woman self – detestable, self-loathing and carrying the load of her life on her head. ‘Next day Tamble turned up at 11PM, I was already organized and collected my all the belongings for the flight, he made all the arrangements to overcome the towering wall of the compound with the help of a rope, ladder and we flew in a cab. I detested to see back and behold the tall prison like walls of the orphanage, where I was initiated into…

On July 14th, 1789, the fortress built in the late 1300s to protect Paris during the Hundred Years’ War, was being attacked. The revolutionaries who stormed the Bastille prison were mostly store owners and craftsmen, who also happened to be residents of Paris. The Third Estate recently urged the king and demanded that the common people had more of a say in the French government. They were anxious that he was preparing the troops for an attack. In order to get weapons, armor, and other supplies,…

author of Girl In the Blue Coat, “Mina’s storyline draws from Lydia van Nobelen-Riezouw, though not a member of the underground camera, a loosely joined network of professional photographers, did live in an apartment abutting the Schouwburg’s rear courtyard, and Lydia did take photographs of the Jewish prisoners when she recognised a childhood friend among them.” But, what I’m actually here to talk about, is what motivated Mina to take pictures of everything. Mina worked at the Schouwburg and…

Argentina used to be known as the seventh richest country in the world back in the beginning of the twentieth century. Currently, the average income in that country has changed quite significantly, and the citizens of approximately 43,024,374 million are under the poverty line. Unemployment is also a main social factor, and it has impacted many workers in certain industries. In the main cities of Argentina, the tourists are mainly considered to be business travelers. The hotels that range…

Ego is defined as the opinion we have of ourselves. Sometimes the way we view ourselves is different from how we actually are. In A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings by Gabriel Garcia, an angel changes through time from an old man who was tormented by the townspeople. Here we see that the torture the man went through did not affect who he was as a person. On the other hand, in Alice Walker’s Beauty: When the Other Dancer is the Self, a young girl changes the way she views herself based on what…

Spire Rehabilitation Hospital opened its doors on July 1, 2017, and Dr. Davidson Curwen has been instrumental in the successful transition from the rehabilitation unit on the fourth floor of Jackson Madison County General Hospital to the new hospital located at 616 West Forest Avenue. Dr. Curwen has served as Medical Director for over 25 years, and will continue to lead in the position in our new hospital. Our hospital assist patients recover from life altering conditions by restoring their…

A material disruption did occur as a result of the poetry slam. Tinker holds, speech, in which, “[A] material disruption of classwork, or a substantial disorder, or invasion of the rights of others is…not immunized by the constitutional guarantee of freedom of speech.” Tinker, 393 U.S. 503, 513 (1969). The students in Tinker, conducted a silent, and passive protest. Id. at 508. Conversely, Elizabeth handed her shirts out to other students, started waving them, and jumped on a picnic table.…