The World of Construction
... Most single-family homes are made from lumber because it is readily available, easy to work with, and economical. Wood is also a renewable resource. After trees are cut down, new ones can be planted in their place. However, trees take many years to grow, so it is important to “stretch” our current s ...
... Most single-family homes are made from lumber because it is readily available, easy to work with, and economical. Wood is also a renewable resource. After trees are cut down, new ones can be planted in their place. However, trees take many years to grow, so it is important to “stretch” our current s ...
What are Skyscrapers?
... They are essentially very tall buildings with many floors in which can be placed offices, restaurants, movie theaters, apartments and condominiums, health clubs, hotels, gardens, swimming pools, and a whole lot more. They are huge buildings, usually several hundred thousand square feet or larger, in ...
... They are essentially very tall buildings with many floors in which can be placed offices, restaurants, movie theaters, apartments and condominiums, health clubs, hotels, gardens, swimming pools, and a whole lot more. They are huge buildings, usually several hundred thousand square feet or larger, in ...
Contemporary Architecture of Egypt
... Menia University. Three other departments of architecture at private higher institutes have been established in the same period. Also, the Arab Academy for Science and Technology has constituted two other departments, one in Alexandria (1994-1995) and a recent one in Cairo (1999). For the first time ...
... Menia University. Three other departments of architecture at private higher institutes have been established in the same period. Also, the Arab Academy for Science and Technology has constituted two other departments, one in Alexandria (1994-1995) and a recent one in Cairo (1999). For the first time ...
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... experience in 1992 Erzincan earthquake, its use is presently widespread in Turkey. It should be noted that this material is very brittle. Once it starts to fail, it fails very quickly as stressconcentrations develop everywhere. The houses made with solid bricks and reinforced with concrete slabs for ...
... experience in 1992 Erzincan earthquake, its use is presently widespread in Turkey. It should be noted that this material is very brittle. Once it starts to fail, it fails very quickly as stressconcentrations develop everywhere. The houses made with solid bricks and reinforced with concrete slabs for ...
Z N A L E C K Ý P O S U D O K
... The site is located in the central part of Smolník, whereas its eldest buildings – administrative building and old production building – constitute the principal landmarks of the Main Square. The remaining part of the site consisting of the plot no. 88/1 slightly descends to the valley of Smolnícky ...
... The site is located in the central part of Smolník, whereas its eldest buildings – administrative building and old production building – constitute the principal landmarks of the Main Square. The remaining part of the site consisting of the plot no. 88/1 slightly descends to the valley of Smolnícky ...
Triangles Used in Architecture
... From the triangular Great Pyramids to the Roman arches and religious domes to the variety of quadrilaterals found on steel-frame buildings of the 20th century, architecture is largely predicated on shapes. The mathematical attributes of shapes are fundamental to the design of any standing structure; ...
... From the triangular Great Pyramids to the Roman arches and religious domes to the variety of quadrilaterals found on steel-frame buildings of the 20th century, architecture is largely predicated on shapes. The mathematical attributes of shapes are fundamental to the design of any standing structure; ...
A self-guided architectural tour of Historical Port Elizabeth
... Prester John was a mythical Christian ruler. The myth, which was popular in Europe from the 12th through the 17th centuries, told of a Christian patriarch and king said to rule over a lost Christian nation. At first, Prester John was imagined to reside in India. After the coming of the Mongols to th ...
... Prester John was a mythical Christian ruler. The myth, which was popular in Europe from the 12th through the 17th centuries, told of a Christian patriarch and king said to rule over a lost Christian nation. At first, Prester John was imagined to reside in India. After the coming of the Mongols to th ...
Russian architecture
Russian architecture follows a tradition whose roots were established in the Eastern Slavic state of Kievan Rus'. After the fall of Kiev, Russian architectural history continued in the principalities of Vladimir-Suzdal, Novgorod, the succeeding states of the Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and the modern Russian Federation.