Category: Design

Table of Contents Introduction Structural comparison Construction methods analysis Waffle slab analysis Stiffened rib slab analysis Conclusion References Introduction The rising cost of building materials has brought about the need for innovation and the generation of new building techniques and methods. A building’s foundation is a major consumer of cement and other building materials. To…

Table of Contents Identification and History of Montréal City Hall Analysis Conclusion Works Cited Footnotes Montreal City Hall is a spectacular building that includes numerous commercial and service institutions designed and created by popular architects Henri-Maurice Perrault and Alexander Cowper Hutchison. The building is fashioned in such a way that it gives homage to the…

Abstract Traffic has been experiencing a major boom in the recent past. This is because as economies progress, more and more people become rich and wealthy. Therefore as the populations make more wealth, they are able to buy luxurious goods and services. Automobiles are an example of the luxuries accompanied by wealth accumulation. Traffic irregularities…

Currently, the architecture of the UAE is a marvel. Ranging from the biggest artificial islands in the world to a number of tall buildings in Dubai, great changes have taken place in the physical look of the country during the last fifty years. In order to come up with a modern image of architectural strength,…

To begin with, I would like to say that revolutionary advances in construction and information technologies, opening up space for the most sophisticated ideas of architects, has created a new era in modern architecture, which includes a set of directions, movements, and styles. You know, architecture bears a lot of questions in itself. Architects are…

Architecture is, sometimes, considered to be the way to express the needs of society. Thus, it is always a reflection of a certain époque and people’s perception of a better world. Observing architectural monuments, we can say in which époque it was built and what its are characteristics of it. For example, the buildings of…

Table of Contents Introduction Learning From Past Earthquakes General Overview Tectonic Setting Geotechnical Observations References Introduction The paper centers on one of the recent seismic events that occurred in Haiti on 12 January 2010 on a magnitude of M7.0. A rapture due to the earthquake occurred along the epicenter, some 25 km near the city…

Table of Contents Introduction Process of Graphic Design Form and Gesture MAFF 2010 HGK 2010 Diplom Exhibition Across Island Volta Mitte Introduction Graphic designing is the act of incorporating several ideas technically with the sole purpose of producing a visually appealing document. These documents may appear in the form of posters, mostly employed in businesses…

Introduction Following the successful design of learning activities, there is a need to devise ways and means on implementing an online course. This is made possible by the use of frameworks that are activity-based. How an online course has been structured could either hinder efforts by the user to navigate through it, or enhance such…

Table of Contents Bronze Column (Germany), 1015-1022 Moissac (France) Lindisfrarne Gospels Sutton-Hoo Ship Burial Palatine Chapel, Aachen Works Cited Bronze Column (Germany), 1015-1022 The St. Michael’s church rests on a piece of land measuring 0.58 ha. It was built in the period between 1010 and 1022 on a proportional plan. This plan had two apses,…