Traditional and Modern Building Materials
... modern and respectable project solution, free from any unnecessary formal redundancy and focused on minimalism in the building details and extreme mark reduction. This simplicity of design not only comes out of local tradition but - as expressed in the work of Muratori - the designer should be posit ...
... modern and respectable project solution, free from any unnecessary formal redundancy and focused on minimalism in the building details and extreme mark reduction. This simplicity of design not only comes out of local tradition but - as expressed in the work of Muratori - the designer should be posit ...
Design of high-rise buildings: past, present and future
... High-rise building, tall building, wind engineering, seismic design, lateral analysis. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS While cities like New York and Chicago can be considered as the birthplace of modern high-rise buildings, the history of multi-storey construction is much older. The t ...
... High-rise building, tall building, wind engineering, seismic design, lateral analysis. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS While cities like New York and Chicago can be considered as the birthplace of modern high-rise buildings, the history of multi-storey construction is much older. The t ...
The Late 20th-Century Commercial Office
... Historic England’s Introductions to Heritage Assets (IHAs) are accessible, authoritative, illustrated summaries of what we know about specific types of archaeological site, building, landscape or marine asset. Typically they deal with subjects which lack such a summary. This can either be where the ...
... Historic England’s Introductions to Heritage Assets (IHAs) are accessible, authoritative, illustrated summaries of what we know about specific types of archaeological site, building, landscape or marine asset. Typically they deal with subjects which lack such a summary. This can either be where the ...
WILLIAM VAN ALEN The Chrysler Building
... • There are 3,862 windows on its facade and 4 banks of 8 elevators designed by Otis Elevator Corporation. • As of this writing, it is still the 3rd tallest building in New York City. ...
... • There are 3,862 windows on its facade and 4 banks of 8 elevators designed by Otis Elevator Corporation. • As of this writing, it is still the 3rd tallest building in New York City. ...
Tower Building - the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program
... curtain walls filled with glass (because the glass was not structural, it could all be removed and the building would still stand). The thinner outer walls also provided an increase in valuable floor space and reduced the overall weight of the building, allowing it to reach greater heights. When you ...
... curtain walls filled with glass (because the glass was not structural, it could all be removed and the building would still stand). The thinner outer walls also provided an increase in valuable floor space and reduced the overall weight of the building, allowing it to reach greater heights. When you ...
International Workshop “Authoring of Adaptive and Adaptable
... • pick one of the panel “hot issues” (see next slides) that they rank as “particularly relevant” for research in AEH authoring field • comment about it Or • Integrate the “hot issue list” with additional topic • comment about it SECOND ROUND • Discuss/contrast other panelists opinions • Propose conc ...
... • pick one of the panel “hot issues” (see next slides) that they rank as “particularly relevant” for research in AEH authoring field • comment about it Or • Integrate the “hot issue list” with additional topic • comment about it SECOND ROUND • Discuss/contrast other panelists opinions • Propose conc ...
Architecture of the United States
The architecture of the United States demonstrates a broad variety of architectural styles and built forms over the country's history of over four centuries of independence and former British rule.Architecture in the United States is as diverse as its multicultural society and has been shaped by many internal and external factors and regional distinctions. As a whole it represents a rich eclectic and innovative tradition.