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Archiving the World's Built Environment

Archiving the World's Built Environment

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No. 582 - 2013.0821 Brooklyn is a hub of innovative architecture and design, with dozens of young professionals commissioning or undertaking their own eco-sensitive renovations to existing brownstones and low-rise attached buildings throughout the borough. Tighthouse, a Passive House brownstone retrofit, sits at the end of a string of two-story buildings constructed in 1899 that share a tree-lined block with larger brownstones built around the same time, centrally located off Fifth Avenue in the neighborhood of Park Slope. It is the first certified Passive House in New York City and meets the standards for new construction, surpassing the EnerPHit certification. Remodeling Approach The Conversation Prism v4.0 What’s different from 3.0 ? Well, version 4.0 brings about some of the most significant changes since the beginning. In this round, we moved away from the flower-like motif to simplify and focus the landscape. With all of the changes in social media, it would have been easier to expand the lens. Instead, we narrowed the view to focus on those that are on a path to mainstream understanding or acceptance.

No. 570 - 2012.1024 Trees are fundamental to urban landscapes and natural ecosystems. Wood from trees is a fundamental material for architecture. The tension between wood in living trees, and wood in buildings and other products, is arguably at an all-time-high on planet Earth. This is especially true in North America, where primary harvest of irreplaceable primeval forest, having swept across the continent during the last 300 years, is still underway. ARCHITECTURE Chapter: INT | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 Post-and-lintel, arch, cantilever, bearing-wall, and skeleton frame. The Parthenon Athens 432 BCE England 1800-1400 BCE The Gateway Arch in St.

Contributed, organised, and mapped by you. Register Log in Mi favorites Mi was here Mi projects كتب الهندسة المدنية والمعمارية - Civil and architecture مكتبة تحميل مجاني 2014 PDF ? كتب PDF الابداع > مكتبة تحميل الكتب مجانا > كتب الهندسه > كتب في كتب الهندسة المدنية والمعمارية - Civil and architecture مكتبة كتب الهندسة المدنية والمعمارية - Civil and architecture ركن خاص بكتب مجانيه للتحميل في ركن الهندسة المدنية والمعمارية - Civil and architecture مكتبة كتب في كتب الهندسة المدنية والمعمارية - Civil and architecture للقراءة بصيغة PDF مجاناً.

BlooSee BlooSee is a web- and mobile-based social mapping platform for ocean recreation and conservation. The platform is designed to host a combination of crowdsourced and institutional media, forecasts, charts, and location based points of interest, safety, navigation, conservation, and cruising routes. BlooSee is owned by BlooSee, Inc. a Silicon Valley Startup company[1] originally founded in 2010 by internet entrepreneurs Pedro Valdeolmillos (originator of the idea) and Marc Puig. The Explore Section[edit] Nautical charts

The Best Architectural Websites The Top Architectural Websites in the World That sounds pretty important doesn’t it? At the very least it sounds comprehensive … it suggests an extensive and exhaustive collection of the best architecturally themed websites in the world. I’m not sure if that is this list but it is my go-to list of websites. Compiling a list of the top architectural websites is far more difficult than it sounds, particularly if there isn’t any particular manner of evaluation employed other than these are the sites that I go to the most often.

“THE TIMELESS WAY OF BUILDING” – SÁCH CỦA BẬC THẦY « ĐẠO THƯỜNG HẰNG TRONG KIẾN TRÚC – ĐXĐ dịch Tác giả: CHRISTOPHER ALEXANDER Về tác giả: Christopher Wolfgang Alexander sinh ngày 4 tháng 10 năm 1936 tại thành Viên, nước Áo, vào đúng thời kỳ Quốc xã của Hitler (1933-1945) nên gia đình ông di cư qua nước Anh và ông đã lớn lên tại đó. Năm 1954 ông được học bổng về môn Hóa-Sinh trường Trinity College của Viện Đại học Cambridge. Ông tốt nghiệp Bachelor về Kiến trúc, Master về Toán tại Cambridge, năm 1958 ông từ nước Anh qua Hoa kỳ cư ngụ và dạy học tại Barkeley, bang California cho tới năm 1963, trong thời gian này ông tốt nghiệp văn bằng Doctorat tại Harvard – hạng ưu (1st Ph.D. in Architecture, cấp bằng chưa bao giờ được phong tặng tại Harvard trước đó), được bầu làm giáo sư tại đây và đồng thời giảng dạy lý thuyết và khoa học vi tính tại MIT.

Autodesk 123D Design: 3D Modeling for the Masses Autodesk123D Design is a new free 3D modeling tool that allows users to create a digital model and then 3D print or fabricate their idea whether on the iPad, Mac, PC or via their web browser. Autodesk 123D Design helps users get their projects started by providing base shapes and example models that help move past a blank screen and into the design quickly. Using natural interactions to add objects to the canvas and assemble parts together, users can enjoy the design process and create amazing 3D-printable designs.

4th Architecture & Interior Design Awards · WINNING PROJECTS COMPLETED PROJECTS · First Prize Martín Lejárraga (Martín Lejárraga, Architect) for his project entitled “RESTORATION OF THE HISTORICAL FENCING HALLS – ARMS ROOMS – CARTAGENA ARSENAL”. Restoration work on the historical fencing halls (situated in the main building of the 19th century Naval College) focused on three units of the building housing the Arms Rooms, a military construction dating back to the second half of the 18th century, part of the Arsenal Military Facilities and which has played a key role in the history of the city of Cartagena. First Year - Henry Liu Henry Liu Engine Distributor SectionsClick image to view at full-size Engine Distributor Orthogonal ProjectionClick image to view at full-size Design Project-1Click image to view at full-size Lincoln Cathedral CollageClick image to view at full-size

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