hellow dear , i hope u are fine and taking care of ur knowledge of architecture. when i was a student i looked for theories as u r doing . it is good . from my...
For what you are doing, I would stay away from Christopher Alexander. His ideas are interesting in terms of looking at the built environment, but are not...
Deutsche Post Tower ... "This 160 meter high, forty floor tower with base building stands at the edge of the city adjacent to the Rhein River. Its base...
How important is accessibility to you? Should someone keep in mind the different kind of 'users' of a building and design around them? Make the building...
yes i think its very important to keep the people in mind because it is the people oly that will use the building and form the functions and the purposes. ...
I am a student who is going into the field of sustainable living and in one of my classes we are going to build a model bale and adobe house with passive...
... I have no idea of the ground conditions and i am not a structural engineer but i quite like the notion of the most environmentally friendly structure being...
... I think thats almost right but not quite. Yes buildings have to be accessible but it is almost impossible to allow for *every* form of disability and...
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... thermal ... Sustainability is definitely about longevity and durability. The longer a building componenet lasts, the less frequently it will have to be...
... No not true. You have to look at life cycle issues yes, but you also have to look at the environmental impact of the materials and the energy embodied in...
I find your approach a bit odd. I agree that in some cases a local material with low embodied energy might be the right choice, but I think you are a bit...
... I didnt say that. It *might* be part of it but to say that it *is* sustainability is rather too simplistic. ... Which is exactly what i was saying. ... I...
I thank you all for the great input. We are now looking at concrete as a slab poured foundation/ floor so we can put in radient heat.. or a stone foundation in...
Radiant heat is a proven method for heating homes that has seen some good improvements in the past little while. Some newer models have combined solar panels...
There would be some cons to using a slab foundation in an area that gets very cold in the winter (i.e. Kansas). You would have high slab heat loss through the...
... Only if you dont insulate it.....of course that means rigid insulation under the slab which more often than not means some less than environmentally...
My client, a southeast-based A&E consulting firm, is opening an office in Houston and seeking an Architect / Manager to be the point of contact for a dynamic...
I think that one of the most important phases of the design process of a building or house are all the meetings with the owner or with the management company...
Hello all, I am studying first year architecture. This education is of course very different than others. So the conventional ways of staying on schedule...
hi there kunal.... sounds like u r studyin in India.... anywayz i can tell u for a fact that forget to sleep if u r doin architecture,,,, just sleep as less as...
Hello to all. I would like to know how is the job market for new graduates in the New York city tri-state area? I'm considering going back to school to study...
time management is off course required. since architecture has to do with artistic abilities, usually, the more time it gets, the more ideas you have. In other...
When you get out into the "real world" and when you start your internship,
you'll find time management to be very important. You'll find lots of time...
