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Construction of the Concrete Roof of the Assembly Hall The University of Illinois- Urbana Champaign Assembly Hall has been the home of the Illini men’s basketball team for over half a century and has been one of the greatest engineering and architectural feats on campus ever since its creation over half a century ago. Beginning on May 25, 1959, construction of the Assembly Hall was carried out by structural engineers Othmar Ammann and Charles Whitney, general contractor Felmley-Dickerson Co.,…

All over the world, people use different roofing materials for their homes depending on prevailing architectural and cultural traditions, economic means, and practical considerations. For instance, a lot of traditional structures were once roofed with clay, slate, or ceramic tiles. Some indigenous peoples still build houses with thatched roofs. Meanwhile, some modern roofs feature a combination of steel and glass for optimum lighting and to promote an airy, sophisticated feel. Tile roofing is…

CEMEX’s Globalization benefits and Cross-border activities adding value to Cement industry CEMEX operates in the ‘not so export friendly’ globally concentrated cement industry, so, global expansion was an obvious choice for cement industry seeking geographic diversification. Globalization offered CEMEX and other Cement manufactures to enjoy various benefits such as i) empire building and growth via stabilized revenues, also benefiting from the arbitrage prices and economies of scale ii) export…

regional city planning approach. Portland, Oregon is one of the few areas in the US that has adopted this approach (CSIRP). In 1990, Portland’s view of growing populations and cities changes and they began to realize impacts of…

Anderson Dalmace Sports Marketing Introduction The Maine Red Claws is becoming one of the major No matter the size of the organization, public relations departments are now focusing their attention the booming social media movement in Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, blogs, and many more. The Maine Red Claws had a impactful 2015-2016 season recording 31 wins and 19 losses ranking them as number 1 in the Atlantic division, and rank 2 in the eastern conference in the National Basketball…

Columbia Sportswear Born in Portland, Oregon in 1938 as a hat maker, Columbia Sportswear has been outfitting adventures for generations. Led by the mother-and-son of Gert and Tim Boyle, Columbia remains a family-run business, but one with a global reach as products are sold in approximately 100 countries. For many years, Gert Boyle was portrayed in the company’s advertising as “One Tough Mother,” defining the company for many people. In fact, “the current ‘tested tough’ campaign borrows from…

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an acclaimed poet in the 1800s and the first non-British writer to have a honorary bust placed in Poet’s corner, Westminster Abbey, in 1884 (Belanger 1). He was very popular during his time and still is today. Many events in Longfellow’s life influenced what he wrote about and his style. Longfellow’s travels, schooling, and obstacles in life wholly created Longfellow’s simple and sentimental style of writing that was so admired. To begin, Longfellow was a…

Nicholas Longworth is best remembered as the father of American winemaking. Longworth popularized the Catawba grape and created a widespread, if short-lived, enthusiasm for sparkling wines of the Ohio River Valley. He was also a well-regarded attorney, a massively successful real estate investor, and a tireless philanthropist who dedicated his enormous fortune to those whom he affectionately called “the devil’s poor.” When he was 19 years old, he moved west, eager to distance himself…

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an american poet and educator who was born in Portland, Maine, on February 27, 1807. He studied at Bowdoin College. He stayed some time in London but after a while of living there he became a professor at Bowdoin and then later on in his life, a professor at Harvard College. He is viewed by some as a great poem but others criticize him for some of his work. He lived his last days translating works from foreign languages and writing poems. Henry died in 1882. The…

Andrew Wyeth was born July 12, 1917, in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. He was the youngest of five siblings, his mother, Carolyn, and father N.C. Wyeth. He was a dominant force in the household and guided his son’s artistic abilities. Andrew Wyeth was a 20th Century painter. He is known for his realism in portraiture and pastorals, as seen in Christina’s World. In 1939 Andrew Wyeth had his first showing at the Art Alliance in Philadelphia. The following year he had his debut one-man show at New…