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In the category of architecture, an architectural plan is the planning and design for a building and may have architectural drawings calculations, design specifications, time scheduling and other documentation. “Architectural plan” may have several related meanings. Generally, plans are complete drawings of the intended structure that represent the projected when complete.
The Odeillo solar furnace in the south of France at the Pyrenees Mountains is the largest solar furnace in the world. The construction of furnace follows the ideas of scientists like Archimedes of the classical Greek period. The design of the furnace follows the principles of reflection and concentration of solar rays. The furnace produces high temperatures that are utilized in large-scale industrial applications.
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Classical architects considered the plan to be the fundamental component of architectural work, which determined how the work could continue. Consideration of the essential factors during the planning phase of the development remains an important aspect which could result in successful development.
Soil investigation and analysis, as well as wet and hardened concrete testing, will mainly help in determining the practicability of constructing a four-story hotel building on the brownfield site. The soil supports all investments and structures, serving as the natural foundation. A soil test is particularly useful to determine the changing chemical and physical characteristics of the soil.
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Architecture has been instrumental in various set-ups in the world. Different religious groups, communities, and societies base their identity on a specific architectural work. It means that each community or religious group has distinct architectural designs that it identifies with. This paper analyses the architectural works of Egypt and Dubai. The works are discussed and explored in the paper.
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As a scientific advancement in architecture, a double skin façade (DSF) acknowledges the urgent need for cost reduction in the construction sector. During the discussion process, various literature sources and studies concerning DSF and indoor surroundings conditions will be collected and analyzed. A qualitative research method will be used to compare the concept.
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The paradigm shift has been made on how we design and create buildings in the built environment. This has been possible by the use of biomimicry as a design tool, especially in architecture. This paper has aimed to expound on the concept of biomimicry as a design tool. It has also explained how the application of biomimicry in architecture has been able to achieve sustainability.
Observing the physical traces of Guatemalteca bakery and restaurant involves looking at the physical environmental settings of the area. Physical traces helps in finding a reflection of the previous or current activities taking place in the area. According to the researchers, the physical traces act as indicators of the behaviors in that particular environmental setting.
Unlike any other constructive enterprise, architecture is more than just creating the blueprint of the structure or merely just outlining the details of the building's construction but it goes beyond that. Is the deliberate and careful fashioning of a meticulously thought piece of art by consolidating the different geometrical forms and shapes.
The architectural designs are aimed at generating a different perspective of the legal structure in America. The exterior design of these courtrooms communicates the message that law is effective, conventional and firm. It is however important to understand that the communicative characteristics of buildings do not at all times pass across their real connotation.
The trompe l'oeil artists used many techniques to develop clear and elaborate paintings. From the renaissance art, there developed another style of art in the Baroque period at around 1600. Unlike in the renaissance period, the Baroque period was characterized by exaggerated details in the form of paintings. In comparison to the renaissance art, both were encouraged by the Roman Catholic Church.
The design aims to cover the areas above the train lines. This is in addition to the establishment of paths between Cleveland Street, Regent Street, and Central Station, and the creation of green areas for pedestrians. This is the link between Siry Hills, Haymarket, and Ultimo through a number of tracks in this area.
The Pantheon creates the curiosity to comprehend things distance from space, such as the difference between light and dark, plain and crude, wet and dry, hard and soft, and scintillating and glossy. The differences between the extremes can be heightened or decreased, which can be a distinction to be achieved.
This case study addresses the area located on the coast of Dubai and into the eastern coast region bordering the Arab Peninsula. The established surveys indicate that several forms of structures included are literarily determined by the specific Arabic architects. This consideration impacts on the surveys relating to the postmodernist concept.
Chinese and Japanese gardens may greatly be at variance in their design and the underlying motives of their creation. Chinese gardens reconstruct natural landscapes in smaller details. The overall and architectural design of Chinese gardens has developed for more than three thousand years, and comprise gardens of different sizes that were created by emperors, scholars, litterateurs, and political leaders.
This article is divided into two main parts. The first part of this article discusses and analyses architectural theories of structural expressionism and phenomenology. The second part of this article uses these theories to interpret and explain Foster’s City Hall. Phenomenology theories of architecture explain the connection between structure and human experiences.
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Since the film is one of the most persistent and easily reached forms of media of the 10th century, it is becoming more and more significant especially when proactively integrated into the architectural curriculum. Apart from the ordinary use of additional information on courses based on lectures, studies of the film can be used to enhance the critical discussion.
The formal effects of the Chinese garden architecture styles on the European landscape architecture were subdued by garden designers and in the epoch of gardenesque when an assortment of plant design become the core focus for landscape architectures. In the 19th century period, the gardening interests of the Western domain had waived towards the display of exotic plant breeds.
This paper elaborates on the significance of the Pantheon arch and vault system, together with the structural design of the dome. In addition, the paper has provided structural significances of the Pantheon, in a circle using the arch and vault system. Thus, the precise proportions of the material used, the application of geometry facilitated a design.
Taj Mahal is an extraordinary blend of Indian, Persian and Islamic architecture and this has led me to examine the monument more closely. The architectural pattern of the Taj Mahal is of great interest to me and the main purpose of this paper is to investigate the intricacies of the skill and creativity of the Asian art world.
Presently, there are numerous tourists visiting the Roman Coliseum from the world, in order to gain the ancient Roman experience. The Roman Coliseum will remain an essential part of Roman history. The Coliseum represents an exceptional talent, which stands in a somewhat ruined condition. This partial ruin is because of various factors such as human intervention.
It is also important for any person interested in realizing a good architectural design to emphasize the distinguishing applicability of color when it comes to buildings. Various partitions or apartments need to be assigned different blends of paints and colors to customize them for various uses. This is one of the tools that have been applied in the Marseille form Le Corbusier building.
All through the interview, Koolhaas was against most of the modern architectural ideologies, planning and strategies employed by various city management authorities all over the world. Some of the major cities he mentioned are Lagos in Africa, New York and London. He briefly described the architectural style of the building of his office premises back in Rotterdam.
The background determines Jones’s way of undertaking various assignments bestowed to him. In this regard, having been to Italy and learned about the architectural work in the country, Jones went back to England and did his work differently from that of previous architects. In many of his work, the incorporation of halls was evident as the buildings were intended to hold different activities.
In the 57th street of northern Wales in Britain, there lived a boy and his family in the story building that was built in the early 1990s. His name was Harris. He grew from a humble beginning with his father working as a messenger in a hospital that was in the nearest town and the mother stayed at home.
The research narrows down to the case study of the Greater London Authority using to explore how digital architecture and digital fabrication have not only revolutionized the construction industries through automation but have also created a more sophisticated and advantageous link between architecture and fabrication.
The understanding of the interaction between memories and human behavior can be a challenging task. Particular attention has been given to the role of memory in influencing the expression of a person’s thoughts, either in his private or his social/ professional life. The potentials of memory to play such roles are made clear in the case of sketching.
The use of mud-bricks in construction is evidently an aspect that has existed for centuries. Historical evidence reveals that mud-bricks were a critical building material in regions such as Egypt, the Middle East, Babylon, Assyria, India, the Mediterranean, and China. Notably, mud-bricks are used in modern-day constructions. Throughout these regions, mud-bricks proved a reliable building material.
Burj al Arab is a luxury hotel constructed on a man-made island. Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai’s Amir, was the mastermind behind this megaproject. The construction started in 1994 and completed in 1999. In a period less than six years the builders, the architects and designers finished this beautiful structure that has turned into a symbol of prosperity for the UAE.
At the onset of large-scale construction of any city, a pre-determined axis is established in harmony with the compass directions. These locations are usually chosen based on their topography and availability of natural resources such as freshwater wells or rivers. The construction also integrated a great degree of natural physical features.
An architect ought to carry out his activities showing the utmost competency to fulfill the requirements set by the various groups. An architect who is registered should not carry outside businesses that have the consequent effect of affecting his career. This is unless the business is well agreed upon by other parties that may be affected by involvement.
One of the key objectives of providing social housing is to create affordable housing alternatives for those who need them most. As such, due to the very nature of social housing, it is normally offered by the councils or non-profit organizations across the whole UK. Another important parameter of the social housing is to actually reduce the social gaps existing within the society on the basis of income.
The palace has many tourist attractions sites such as the privy Garden with 1,441-rooms to host imperial families during their summer holidays. When she rose to imperial power, Maria Theresa’s successors the palace remained an imperial residence. However, after the congress in Vienna in the year 1815, the palace became a summer residence for other imperial families.
Burj Khalifa is a success in terms of project success study. However, it is true that project management was not as successful as the project itself. From the Burj Khalifa project, it is clear that the unsuccessful management does not necessarily lead to an unsuccessful project. The Burj Khalifa project seems to have achieved its goals.
The two structures have differences and similarities in the form of their engineering constructions but above all that there are other similarities too, as documented in this paper. The similarities will be discussed based on those specific aspects. The similarities have been extensively discussed under specific subtopics that directly link to the aspect of development and of significance to this course.
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The overall statements concerning the site of the rehabilitation center meets the requirements of the building regulations and the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), so it will be appropriate for the setting of the site. There will also be an appropriate use of materials to ensure that there is no emission of intoxicating substances to the environment and pollution will be reduced.
Mackintosh is truly avant-garde and modern designer of his century and now a significant contributor to the modern movement of design and architecture. From his modernist buildings, distinctive furniture and evocative paintings, he is constantly hailed as a forerunner of the Modernist Movement as he was one of the exponents for this idea among the United Kingdom and Europe.
The district of Dam square is an important area within Amsterdam city. This is because Dam square is full of key landmarks with unique architectural products that are of historic world-class. In regards to Isozaki (1979) claim, it is evident that in terms of architectural discourse the buildings are viewed as events but not as dead objects.
Taliesin III is the latest version of the Taliesin series and it consists of a private museum, storehouses, imperial hotel and falling water among other features. Furthermore, the structure has unique and fine Asian art and decorations and this makes it a huge center of attraction. Currently, it has been renovated and is one of the greatest museums in the country.
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Man predicts the results in advance and then works towards achieving such results, based on the previous experiences that he has had. The cultural context of this text, as developed by Le Corbusier, is the many international travels he had taken, just to study the nature of architecture in different world cities, while studying the motivations behind the establishment of such structures.
The topography is a general term that is used to describe the comprehensive study of the surface of the earth. It also refers to the practice or art of graphic delineation that is detailed on charts or maps describing man-made and natural features of a region or place. Architecture is the art of designing buildings, communities, open areas with some regard to the aesthetic effect.
Italian architecture has been evolving as time advances. Gothic architecture was the first then followed by Renaissance architecture. Gothic architecture was in three phases namely, the early, high and late Gothic architecture. Some ancient architectures colluded with some Italian writers to convince the rest of Italians to adopt the architectural advances or changes.
This dissertation will be structured in three main chapters which will include subsections seeking to address and build upon different contexts of the dissertation topic. The first chapter shall provide a basic introduction of the aspect of deconstructivism through an understanding of the importance of deconstructivism and its application to the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.
The temples under consideration are the Propylaea and the other adjacent buildings Erechetheum and the temple of Athena Nike’. These buildings share a common unprecedented design since they do not conform to the rule of classical architecture by being asymmetrical. An analysis of planning indicates no geometrical orientation of the buildings with respect to each other.
Concrete houses are much more recent because concrete is a modern building material. Concrete material has the highest thermal absorption coefficient of the three materials and therefore gains and loses heat more rapidly. This may explain why this material was not favored for the construction of houses in the past and is not the best that can be applied currently.
Presently, glass exists in almost all areas of humankind that even its existence is rarely noticed. It has become an integral part of our lives. However, this is a stark contrast to what ancient people experienced. In the past, glass was regarded as a special. This is depicted by ancient Egyptians who regarded glass as a valuable material.
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Islamic architecture has influenced the construction of the structures and buildings right after the foundation of Islam to the present. The early Islamic architecture was inspired by and reflected both secular and religious and secular styles. However, with an increase in the industrial development the contemporary Islamic architecture has transformed and has forgotten its traditional/cultural roots.
Interior designing is fundamentally about the appropriate use of colors. Colors enhance the definition and appearance of different architectural features. Different colors have different meanings and significance. Generally, colors that contain shimmers like Golden and Silver are typically used for special occasions like celebrations and wedding ceremonies.
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As useful and helpful the Royal Institute of British Architects plan of work tends to be, it is rather extensive that guides people gathered in a group sail easily through it. For one to be successful, one should revisit the chapters as they implement it. The RIBA plan of action assisting architects in organizing and ensuring all the different elements of projects are running effectively.
the theories of architecture are crucial when it comes to the development of construction sites. All the theories are important in their own way and they can be used to model an architect before the actual construction transaction is undertaken. The theories are very important in that they enable an architect to be able to get a clear view of how the expected architect is to be.