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• Simple but fascinating build idea of a small house.Published: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Simple but fascinating build idea of a small house. This essay will be analysing the function, aesthetics, form of construction and the use of materials of the Moore House designed by Charles Moore. It was built in Orinda, California in 1962. The layout of the house consists of one room, one open bath, columns that […]
• Dynamic Thermal Modelling of an Office BuildingPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Dynamic Thermal Modelling of an Office Building Executive Summary Virtual Environment (IES) was used to help improving the design of the building performance by developing several properties of different materials within the building. This report looked into changing materials of a certain building such as glazing area, construction data and infiltration in order to demonstrate […]
• Poli House: Deconstructivism vs MinimalismPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: ­­­­  Deconstructivism vs Minimalism  Poli House – CASAPOLI The Poli House is a modern cubical residence located on the Coliumo peninsula in Chile. It was constructed in 2005 and designed by architects Mauricio Pezo and Sofia von Ellrichshausen. The structure is located on the Coliumo peninsula, a countryside inhabited by farmers, fishermen and some tourists […]
• Exploring Urban Void in South East Asia World Cultural Heritage City, GeorgetownPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Exploring Urban Void in South East Asia World Cultural Heritage City, Georgetown ABSTRACT Space have been the fundamental of architecture and enhancing the quality of the space around the urban is primarily important to improve and nourish the place. Throughout the process of economic and social developments, the spaces around us continuously transform and change, […]
• Urban Architecture in Rio de JaneiroPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract:                                   Architecture   Rio de Janeiro Index Introduction Urban architecture of Rio de Janeiro The Great Urban Reforms in Rio de Janeiro Presidente Vargas Avenue Parque do Aterro do Flamengo Attractions Favela da Rocinha Conclusion Reference           Rio de Janeiro Introduction This research presents a historical review of the urban development […]
• University Auditorium at Gainesville, FLPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: The University Auditorium Gainesville’s Very Own Notre Dame   The University Auditorium is located at 333 Newell Drive Gainesville, FL. Built in the early 1920’s the auditorium is an exquisite example of Collegiate Gothic style architecture. Designed by William Edwards, the building is patterned after both London’s 11th century Westminster Hall and the 19th century […]
• Perception of Human SpacesPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Perception of Human Spaces Can perception of public spaces be altered by their surrounding physical and metaphysical environments? Introduction and Narrative “The more broken, weather-stained, and decayed the stone and brick-work, the more the plants and creepers seemed to have fastened and rooted in between their joints, the more picturesque these gardens become.” Uvedale Price […]
• Building Thermal Analysis ReportPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Building Thermal Analysis Report Contents Introduction Building Location Task One Maximum Heating Loads Peak temperature differences. Total Energy Consumption Task 2 Daylighting Levels Task 3 Task 4 Solar Controls Results Task 5 Night Purge Thermal Mass Conclusion Effects on the boiler Task 6 TM52 TM52 Results & Outcome Task 7 Steady State Intermittent Load Peak […]
• Sound and Sensory Spaces in British Neolithic Burial MonumentsPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: CC2: Illustrated Essay Explore how sound has been used to create ‘sensory spaces’ in British Neo  lithic burial monuments Explore how sound has been used to create ‘sensory spaces’ in British Neolithic burial monuments. The Neolithic era is the late part of the stone age, ranging from 4000-2500 BCE. It is at this time, that […]
• How Does the Schröder House Relate to Its Cultural Context?Published: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: How does the Schröder House relate to its cultural context? “The greatest change that architecture has gone through in recent times has been its liberation, its separation from the plastic dimension… Architecture becomes an environment and nothing more. The result is that architecture has become less weighty, but at the same time much more functional […]
• Are Architectural Manifestos Important?Published: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Do you think that Architectural Manifestos are useful tools for Architecture? Why or why not? Be specific. Architectural manifestos are public declarations that are created in order to have a specific intention and opinion about a certain issue within architecture, that the writer wants to tackle. Manifestos can be seen useful or not useful by, […]
• How Can BREEAM Help to Achieve a High Quality Sustainable Urban Design in Public Transport?Published: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: How can BREEAM help to achieve high qualitysustainable urban design in PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM A case of Dhaka, Bangladesh   Table of contents Introduction Literature review Introduction The quality of urban life is heavily dependent on the efficiency and effectiveness of the transportation system. Urban transportation is an essential element to the fabric of urban […]
• Spaces of Consumerism: AirportsPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Introduction   I will be discussing the consumer culture in reference to the different spaces of consumption of Stansted Airport and its only terminal, along with the consumer experience it provides.  In particular, I will be focussing on the consumer journey from the Duty Free shop into the main departure lounge in their terminal and […]
• Role of Culture in Promoting Architectural IdentityPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Culture is“the complex of distinctive attainments, beliefs, traditions [which establish] the background of [a] racial, religious, or social group” (Kenney, 1994). “Architecture is the art and science of making sure that our cities and buildings actually fit with the way we want to live our lives: the process of manifesting our society into our physical […]
• Designing Runway Headings and LengthPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Runway Headings and Length   One of the most important aspects of airport design is the layout, orientation, and length of runways. In most cases, these are dictated by prevailing winds, available space, and runway required for operation of specific aircraft. However, where freedom is allowed, good, flexible runway planning can pay dividends for an airport […]
• Van Doesburgh’s Open Plan House:Analysis of Elementarist ArchitecturePublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: De Stijl – Van Doesburg’s Open-plan House A study about Van Doesburgh’s open plan house and the analysis of Elementarist architecture.  Title: De Stijl – Van Doesburg’s open-plan house    To begin this essay about ‘Elementarist’ architecture, there should be a clear understanding about where it began. It is a movement pioneered by Theo Van […]
• Sustainable Design in Via VerdePublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Via Verde is a project that has embodied the progress and innovation of green design and healthy living. The positive impact Via Verde has had on the planet and people roots from the sustainable design and practices that were implemented. Green roofs, rainscreens, and the orientation of the building are some of the many innovations […]
• Critical Regionalism, Interplay and FormalismPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Critical regionalism, interplay and formalism This essay discusses the inherently rich means of describing and thinking about architecture seen in Gadamer’s notion of interplay and Frampton’s notion of critical religionism, comparing them briefly to a formalist way of characterising architecture. The phrase ‘critical regionalism’ is not proposed to express the vernacular as this once naturally […]
• Technical Design Report for Selection Criteria of BuildingsPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract:   You are working as an Architectural Technician for a large design practice and your employer has asked you to produce a ‘technical design report’ to be distributed to new employees. The report is to consider the functional requirements and design selection criteria for different elements of typical residential, industrial and commercial buildings with this […]
• Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, PolandPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: The Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, Poland “The last battle of the colonized against the colonizer will often be the fight of the colonized against each other.” Franz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth. The tempestuous cultural and political history responsible for the establishment of The Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, […]
• Tracing the Influence of Piranesi’s Paper ArchitecturePublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Tracing the Influence of Piranesi’s Paper Architecture Kings Cross station was designed in 1851 – 1852 by the English civil engineer Lewis Cubitt. Cubitt designed the station under the influence of the Moscow Riding Academy which was a neoclassical building built in 1825. However, it appears as though Lewis was inspired Gaimbattista Piranesi’s infamous drawings […]
• Relationship Between Architecture and the Human ExperiencePublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: ARCHITECTURE AND HUMAN EXPERIENCE. “Architecture and site should have an experimental connection, a metaphysical link, a poetic link” and “…if we consider the order (the idea) to be the outer perception and phenomena (the experience) to be the inner perception, then in a physical construction, the outer perception and inner perception are intertwined.”[1] -Steven Holl. […]
• Eames House Case StudyPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: EAMES HOUSE CASE STUDY #8 INTRODUCTION In 1949, partners Charles and Ray Eames designed and built the Eames House Case Study #8 to act as both their studio and home. Eames House Case Study #8 was constructed for a low-cost housing project named the Arts & Architecture magazine’s Case Study House program, a low-cost housing […]
• Methods for Assessing Building SustainabilityPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Taking a BREEAM scheme and its comparable schemes from other environmental assessment methodologies, please describe their differences and advantages and disadvantages CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENT ABSTRACT 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.2 RESEARCH DISCUSSION 2. SUSTAINABLE ASSESSMENT TOOLS 2.1 SUSTAINABILITY AND ITS PARAMETERS 2.2 OVERVIEW OF SUSTAINABILITY PARAMETERS OF THREE COUNTRIES 3.OVERVIEW OF SUSTAINABLE ASSESSMENT METHODS 3.1 […]
• Development of Chapel DesignPublished: Mon, 23 Sep 2019Extract: Stage 0 – Strategic Definition Traditionally religion has inspired people to create beautiful pieces of architecture, on a grand scale, from the cathedrals that stretch as cross Europe, Mosques across Arabia and Temples of the Far East, Bishop Edward King Chapel achieves this ethereal idea on a more muted human scale. However this beautiful chapel […]