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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…

(Meteorological center of Tartous 2015).. Heat and humidity are the main issues that need to be…

In the diagram, first we divide the program into two main parts that get to the courtroom: public area and restricted area. People from the restricted area and the public area meet in courtrooms, where are in the middle. When we jump into the site, what we find interesting is that the surrounding districts can divide into civic district and Bunker Hill. Based on the massing and context, we decided to utilize this unique site condition, in order to continue the double face strategy. In this way…

selves is through buildings because buildings could represent the values of the people who built them as well as the people who use them. For example, the pyramids in Egypt where built by king Kufu to serve as a tombs for the ruling dynasty of Egypt at that time as well as to express the greatness of this dynasty by enormous size of the building and the placement of gold and jewelry inside. Thus, the rhetorical analysis is important to understand the ideas and motives behind the buildings, the…

if one went into architecture as a major. The other fundamental difference is that civil engineers build large public infrastructures that are based on the necessity of safety, and not based on aesthetics. An architect’s main goal is to blend functionality with aesthetics. The main similarity between the two is that both require extensive mathematical knowledge in order to design. Geometrical principles apply to both equally. Therefore, in order to decide which path to pursue, one should…

iconic building of Post-War International Style in Sydney. This masterpiece was designed in 1950, and completed in 1957, by an architect called Felix Tavener of Rudder Littlemore & Rudder, Architects. According to NSW Environment & Heritage, Qantas House is a representative building of the latest technology and urbanised design in Sydney which also showed the ‘moderate’ transitional aspects of 1930s European modernism. It is also a main defining urban space of Chifley Square2. This building is…

of the dispute presented in this report are reviewed and discussed, highlighting the importance understanding the implications of any delays in civil engineering projects. The construction of the High Court Rolls Building in London experienced a delay due to a dispute between the main organisations involved in the project. The parties involved were Carillion Construction Ltd (Carillion),…

3/10/16 Throughout history there have been millions of inventions that are still used in today’s times. Many inventions have been reincorporated into life now. There were many ancient civilizations that have made history, but there was one main society that had a great impact. For most of us, architecture is easy to take for granted. It is everywhere in our daily lives. Ancient Greek architecture continues to be a major influence throughout the world today. Ancient Greece was a very…

Policies Part 3.1: Policy Safety 1: Rebuilding, Monitoring and Assessments of Building Safety The council will grant planning permission for the development where safety will be maintained and enhanced, with its main focuses on:  Rebuilding damaged buildings by flooding or other disasters which improve their quality of safety to live in, and to ensure safety is valued during the development.  Ensuring that the quality of buildings will be monitored on its structure and the area around. …

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…