The following essay reflects the life and works of Frank Lloyd Wright who was a very famous American Architect.
FRANK LlOYD WRIGHT The following essay reflects the life and works of Frank Lloyd Wright who was a very famous American Architect. He was one of the most influential and imaginative architects of the twenty century. I am briefly going to select various events in his life and career which spanned over 70 years, as well as look into detail about the various buildings that he has designed and some items of furniture that he has also designed. He created a variety of architectural masterpieces, which ranged from typical late 1800's to ultramodern designs for example his plan for a 1 mile high skyscraper. Frank Lloyd Wright was born in Wisconsin in the United States in 1869 during this time in history the world was still very much undeveloped, the standard and way of life was very poor and basic. Some key events of that particular year of his birth was that a railroad had been completed between New York and San Francisco a distance of 3200 miles, the population of the United States at that time was only 38 Million so these facts indicate that train was the up and coming method of transport. At that time the world was both a small place and large place, small with regards to population but it was also large because to have to travel great distance took a lot of time and effort, then look at what the world was like whenever Frank Lloyd Wright died in 1959. The world had completely
A Better Building, A Brighter Tomorrow
Kate Critchfield Professor Carl E. Clark Interior Codes and Regulations ID326W Scottsdale, AZ September 13, 2007 A Better Building A Brighter Tomorrow The catastrophic event of 9/11 sparked an interest in fire safety and building codes. The large number of deaths that occurred from this incident led many Americans to ask, "Why?" Other people thought, "What could we have done differently?" As with any tragic scenario, people live and learn to achieve better concepts to bring a brighter tomorrow. Better building concepts for future and existing high-rise buildings will require more stringent fire codes, non-combustible materials at interior cores, and implementation of a universal communication system amongst first responders to ensure the safety of building occupants. The Twin Towers were built to be taller, more economical and more modern than any other buildings in existence (Nova). They were constructed with 200,000 tons of steel, 425,000 cubic yards of concrete, 103 elevators, 43,600 windows, 60,000 tons of cooling equipment, and a 360 foot television antenna. The North Tower was finished in 1970, reaching a height of 1,368 feet tall. The South Tower was completed in 1973 and stood 1,362 feet high (Avery). Since the 19th century, conventional skyscrapers were typically built with a skeleton of interior support columns equally spaced throughout the structure,
The role of the Building Surveyor.
The building surveyor is responsible for ensuring that the building control regulations are observed in the planning and construction stages of new buildings and of most property such as extensions, conversions etc. He will resolve any queries on the building regulations and allied legislation presented by staff or other persons. Ensuring uniformity of approach and consistency or interpretation amongst staff. The building surveyor will also make site visits at different stages of the construction to ensure that it is being properly carried out. Building surveyors advise and make judgements on building proposals. This aspect of the work involves reading applications for building regulation consent. Having received an application, they must check the information given on the form by the owner of the property (the client) and either: * Give permission for the work to commence. * Ask the client for further details. * Issue conditional approval subject to certain other steps being included. During the various stages of the construction process, the building surveyors will have site visits to inspect that work is being carried out to the satisfactory requirements. The client or the builder will inform the building surveyor at the following stages of construction: * Before pouring the concrete foundations at the excavation stage. * Before covering up concrete
Building survey
You have been asked to undertake a building survey of a large semi-detached Victorian style domestic dwelling. The building is two storeys with a two storey bay window to the front living space and bedroom above. It is of brick construction with solid external walls. It has a suspended timber ground floor in the living room which incorporates the bay window. There have been complaints from the residents that the ground floor construction in this room exhibits signs of 'springing' at the junction of the floor with the front external wall particularly in the region of the bay window. The starting point of any survey should be the assessing of information that already exists within plans and other documentation relating to the property and site e.g. age of property, size and characteristics. The topography of the site must be assessed. It must also be ensured that all equipment required is brought along; according to the RICS the are a number of standard pieces of equipment1 required to carry out a preliminary inspection: * A4 Clipboard: - This is required as a firm base for the sketching and note paper used to record the survey information. * Digital Camera: - To record appearance at time of the survey. * Steel Tape (5m & 30m) - These are used to carry out a measured survey of the building or to record measured details of various elements within the building. * Torch: -
Manhood - reative writing
Manhood David opened the front door, grabbed his rucksack containing his lunch and other personal items and ran out the door. It was a beautiful September morning and the sun shone brightly through the clouds. He pulled out his car keys from the top pocket of his leather jacket and pressed a button which made a bleeping sound. The lights flashed to indicate the alarm had been switched off. He opened the driver's door, threw his rucksack onto the passenger seat and climbed in. He put the gear lever into reverse and slowly backed out of the garage making sure there was no on coming traffic. David shouted "Have a good day honey!" to his wife who was stood on the lawn with the children waving goodbye to him. "I will, take care of yourself!" replied his wife. "See you tonight Lucy and Sarah!" Shouted David who had one hand on the steering wheel and the other waving to his family. He turned on the radio and started to sing along with the music. Life felt good! "David Mackenzie, Saturday 11 September, nine fifteen a.m," Dave mumbled to himself as he signed in for work. "All right Macca!" shouted one of David's colleagues. "Oh not too bad Alex, how are you?" replied David. "Are you coming up to the cafe?" Asked Alex. "Yeah, yeah I'm coming now," replied David as he started to walk up the stairs. David was a fire-fighter and had been working for the NYFD (New York Fire
Distinguish between bureaucratic and organic organisational structures.
Distinguish between bureaucratic and organic organisational structures. From your knowledge of structural influences on organisational behaviour, which do you think is more effective and why? In order that a firm can perform its functions effectively and achieve its objectives, it is important that the firm finds the right way to structure itself internally i.e. find the right organisational structure. The organisational structure of a firm is the way in which that particular firm is structured in terms of the way in which the different layers of that firm communicate with each other and perform its functions. There are a number of ways in which an organisation can structure itself. Two examples of this are the bureaucratic structure (role culture or mechanistic) and the organic structure. These two examples represent the two extreme polarisations in which a firm can structure itself. To have a bureaucratic structure means that the organisation will have a formal structure and be extremely hierarchical. This is appropriate to stable conditions in both the external market and the internal organisation. The emphasis will be based upon the employee having specific objectives and achievement of these will be done with a set of tasks that the employee is not allowed to stray from. This is achieved by the organisation having a set of strict rules that each employee must
Ancient architectural styles - useful sources for our today's architecture design.
Part one: research about Parthenon and Pantheon Parthenon and Pantheon are two typical ancient European architectures, according to contrast the differences of the two architectural styles, we can obtain the common knowledge about ancient European architecture's evolution. The view of Parthenon from plan, it is a rectangle. The Parthenon is basically a Doric temple with eight rows of Doric columns along the back and front of the building, The six columns in the center are slightly smaller than the outer ones. The pediment was created when Greek temple-builders placed a sloped roof over the entablature. This left a triangular space at each end of the building that begged for decoration. The Parthenon was built on the top of Acropolis; the original building on the site was built as an offering to honor the goddess Athena because the people of ancient Athens believed that she watched over their city. That time was the Golden Age of Athens, with the institution of democracy in the city, with a new form of government, citizens were afforded the opportunity to view and understand themselves as constituents of a greater whole, the latter being Athens. Inspired by this change and the possibilities that it created for Athens. The Pantheon is one of the great spiritual buildings of the world. The interior volume is a cylinder above which rises the hemispherical dome which
I want to study Architecture as I am genuinely enthusiastic for both the arts and sciences and generally all aspects of it whether it
Personal statement I want to study Architecture as I am genuinely enthusiastic for both the arts and sciences and generally all aspects of it whether it being: ancient,prehistoric,renaisance and modern day architecture. I admire studying actual buildings and places and their inherent mobility has made me visit some of the greatest architectural structures and buildings in the world, which has provided me a great deal of inspiration and motivation towards the course. Enviornmental engineering is one of my greatest interests as I beleive designs should always be integrated with the enviroment it suits for the benefit of sustainability, eco-friendly buildings and the design itself whether it being an urban or bioclamitic design. I am currently studying Chemistry and Biology which has improved my experimental and analytic skills and has also provided me with an insight into some of the practical applications for instance,"Titrations, Calorimetry and The nature of permeability of beetroot pigment loss experiments." These skills are evident that I am a pratctical student with skills development preparing me for the varied and demanding role of an architect. I also study Islamic Studies which is a humanities subject which in relation reflects the three major divisions taught in the BA degree. I am currntly undergoing a History As level which is very beneficial for architecture in
Hot & Cold Water Systems
Construction Technology & Environmental Design Assignment No 2 Hot & Cold Water Systems in Domestic & Commercial Buildings Contents Contents 2 Introduction 3 Bedroom House 2 Hot Water System 3 Cold Water System 4 Air Conditioning System Multi Storey Commercial Office Building 5 Hot Water System 5 Cold Water System 6 Air Conditioning System 8 Bibliography Hot & Cold Water Systems & Air Conditioning Systems Introduction In this report I will be discussing how hot and cold water systems work both in an office building and also in a three bedroom house. I shall also be discussing suitable air conditioning systems for these two types of building. I shall approach this using drawings and diagrams. 3 Bedroom House Hot Water System The type of hot water system used in a typical 3 bedroom house would be an indirect system which would be installed using a single feed indirect cylinder. Installation costs in this type of system are low which makes it suitable to a typical house. This system only requires one feed cistern to supply water to be heated indirectly. Feed water to the main circuit & boiler is within the cylinder through the primary heater. The heat exchanger inside the cylinder has 3 air locks which are in place in order to stop the mixing of the primary & secondary waters. No additives should be used when installing this system. Cold Water System For the
Senior managers in many organisations have tried to restructure their organisations. Explain what they are trying to do.
B200 / Understanding Business Behaviour ( open university) B200 / Understanding Business Behaviour ( open university) Question Recently, senior managers in many organisations have tried to restructure their organisations. * Explain what they are trying to do. (20 marks) * Explain why they are trying to restructure their organisations. (40 marks) * What are the forms of organisational restructuring? (40 marks) For this TMA we would like you to answer these questions in about 2000 words. Organizational structure is the arrangement of organizational subsystems, (sub-units) into a hierarchy of authority relations. This process includes the division of labour, the allocation of resources needed to perform tasks and the definition of areas of responsibility. The manager/senior manager publicly owns the system, execute rules and ideas and consequently bear the consummation of the failure and success of his implementations. In the past work of the organization have been based on redundancy which was helpful in less competitive environments. The globalization of markets, the economic recession, new customer requirements for product- and service quality, and the rapid development of information technology (IT) require new strategies for successful enterprising, as well as new methodologies and tools for system analysis and design in dynamic environments. Organization need to