Staircase Technical Drawing
Tutorials/exercises - 6 pages - Architecture
A detailed technical drawing of a staircase with 4 steps, a starting platform, and two side ramps, created using a step-by-step operational procedure.
Architect's Role on Construction Site
Dissertation - 17 pages - Architecture
The document discusses the importance of an architect's presence on a construction site, citing various sources that argue for a stronger role in ensuring project quality and integrity.
Anthropocene Era: Organic Architecture
Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Architecture
The Anthropocene era has led to a shift in architectural paradigms, valuing organic and natural materials, as seen in Frank Lloyd Wright's House on the Cascade and the garden fig.
Phenomenology of Festive Space
Dissertation - 64 pages - Architecture
This document explores the application of phenomenology to the analysis of festive spaces, examining how individual perception shapes the architectural experience.
Houses that Integrate Plants
Case study - 6 pages - Architecture
Explore how architects use plants to link interior and exterior spaces in modern homes.
Perspective Drawing Exercises
Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - Architecture
A guide to drawing techniques including one-point perspective, cavalier perspective, and axonometric views.
Saint-Victor Abbey and Fountain: Balancing History and Modernity
Essay - 2 pages - Architecture
The Saint-Victor abbey and fountain, now part of the Jussieu campus, showcase the balance between historical continuity and urban modernity in Paris, reflecting the city's evolution and cultural heritage.
Passy Park and the Visionary Éric McMillan: A Study of Design and Evolution
Case study - 3 pages - Architecture
Delve into the history and evolution of Passy Park in Paris, and the biographical notice of Éric McMillan, a renowned Canadian architect and designer of playgrounds and amusement parks. Discover how McMillan's vision of child-centered play has influenced parks worldwide, and the paradox of...
The Beaubourg District: A Synthesis of Parisian Public Space
Case study - 5 pages - Architecture
This document explores the Beaubourg district in Paris, analyzing its unique blend of culture, public space, and private space. From the Centre Pompidou to the esplanade, discover how this neighborhood has become a hub for social interaction and artistic expression.
Real-Life Applications of the Bisection Method - A Historical Perspective Through Design
Case study - 3 pages - Architecture
Janakpur, an ancient city of Nepal, is deeply rooted in the cultural and religious heritage of Mithila. As the legendary capital of King Janak, the father of the Goddess Sita, Janakpur holds a prominent place in Hindu mythology and Indian subcontinental history. This research explores the...
The Colosseum's architecture - Site Survey
Tutorials/exercises - 4 pages - Architecture
Like archaeologists intrigued by ancient Roman architecture, I picked the Colosseum as the perfect site for study. Its physical structure and surrounding landscape offer a unique view and environment in which to explore various human aspects. Situated in the heart of Rome, Italy, the Colosseum...
Architecture Theories Applied On Library
Case study - 11 pages - Architecture
The "Return to the Agora" concept, in which public space is emphasized in the design and social theories as vital to communal engagement and social interaction, holds the key to urban design. Referring directly to the well-established Agora of ancient Greek city-states, Whyte highlights the...
Afrikaner Nationalism and Visual Culture in the 20th Century
Essay - 5 pages - Architecture
The 'architecture of the people or nation,' known as Volksargitektuur, is a term used to describe the political ideologies, cultural narratives, and architectural expression of Afrikaner nationalism in South Africa in the middle to late 20th century. This architectural idea represents...
Saint Patrick's Cathedral - A brochure for tourist information centers
Case study - 7 pages - Architecture
The cathedral was created in 1879. It is a superb example of Gothic architecture. It was designed by architects James Renwick Jr. and Pierre L'Enfant. It took more than 20 years to complete.
Notre Dame de Raincy - Auguste and Gustave Perret (1922-1923)
Artwork commentary - 3 pages - Architecture
The church was built between 1922 and 1923 and is one of the earliest examples of the use of reinforced concrete in sacred architecture. At the time, France was recovering from the ravages of the First World War and architecture had new ideas and techniques emerging. Perret was influenced by the...
Activities on a construction site
Internship report - 15 pages - Architecture
For the purpose of obtaining the degree in Mechanical Civil Engineering (GCM). At the end of the third year, each student must complete an internship in a company (or communities or design office). It is an opportunity for the student to discover the world of work and to really understand the...
Technical and Architectural Study - The Market Hall in Rotterdam, a Hybrid Market - The Mixing of Functions at a Building Scale
Case study - 6 pages - Architecture
After five years of work, the city of Rotterdam inaugurated in October 2014, the first covered market of the Netherlands which cost 175 million euros. Located in the city centre and close to Blaak Railway Station, the Market Hall is part of the renovation project of this historic district. Our...
Is Brasilia an urban Utopia?
Case study - 4 pages - Architecture
The region of Brasilia came into being on April 21, 1960. Today, it is the capital of Brazil. It was built at the request of President Juscelino Kubitschek and was designed by Oscar Niemeyer and Lucio Costa. In this paper we will try to answer the question of whether or not Brasilia fits the role...
The future of architecture lies in the Middle East
Thesis - 3 pages - Architecture
Persuasion is one of the strongest weapons in the history of English language. The persuasive powers of the English language are unlimited. Writers have long used English as a creative tool to convey messages to their readers, express certain feelings, reflect specific images, share emotions,...
Introduction to modern China - the relationship between Chinese architecture and urban culture: Beijing - publié le 29/09/2010
Case study - 5 pages - Architecture
Beijing has not originated as the capital of China. As early as history can date back, the city was not even called Beijing. It was always known as the ?Northern Capital' in China. This was how Beijing was called and known prior to the rule of the third Ming emperor, Yongle, who then declared...
Preserving modern history: The Flood Building of San Francisco
Thesis - 1 pages - Architecture
Situated just outside of Powell Station and next to the cable-car turnaround, the Flood Building is located in the heart of downtown San Francisco. It fits snuggly into a somewhat diagonally-shaped plot of land, an usual feature for an urban office building. The building's high-style, polished...
Modelling energy efficiency in residential buildings with closed housing markets - a static CGE approach
Essay - 17 pages - Architecture
This paper aims at modelling an energy efficiency policy in order to evaluate its consequences on real estate and energy consumption. We use the closed general equilibrium model IMACLIM-S, that represents France's economy in 2004. After having introduce the households and firms maximization...
Integrated design and Sustainability
Essay - 3 pages - Architecture
This report aims to investigate the possibility of achieving the targets set in order to obtain a more sustainable design of my project which is a future factory. The mission is to reduce the environmental impact from buildings. Besides addressing the building's basic functional requirements,...
How to use a laser engraver
Practical guide - 18 pages - Architecture
This document explains, with many pictures and screenshots, the techniques involved to use a laser engraver. It presents how to use the engraver with the softwares such as Rhinoceros, AutoCAD and Corel Draw. The document covers the following salient features: the use of Control Point Curve to...
The complexity and meaning behind the structure of the Colosseum
Thesis - 6 pages - Architecture
The Colosseum in Rome is a piece of architecture that has captured the imagination of humanity for generations. Although marble was taken from the Colosseum by popes and other similar figures in the years after it had fallen into disuse in order to build other buildings, the outward look of the...
1992: A year of trends in Canadian architecture
Thesis - 4 pages - Architecture
“A national architecture implies the existence of common traditions unified by the sense of a common undertaking. In the Canadian case the traditions were immigrant as were the people, but the enterprise in its geographical setting is distinctive; it is in their interaction that a Canadian...
Architecture 2005 - Canadian and international trends in context
Thesis - 6 pages - Architecture
Architectural design philosophy has transformed from the high modernism of the early 20th century, from classic functional international style which dominated North American architectural practices up until the 1970s, to be replaced by the anti-modern or the post-modern. (Ghirardo, 1996) However,...
Ibn Tulun Mosque - A study of Islamic architecture and its political, cultural and spiritual meaning
Thesis - 5 pages - Architecture
This paper will discuss the Ibn Tulun Mosque in Cairo, one of the first Islamic Mosques built in Egypt. It will explore the symbolic meaning and the cultural aspects of the mosque design and its place within Tulun's dynasty. Petersen writes that the mosque is the central architectural form of...
Exploring Henri Lefebvre's ideas on the everyday in debates on architecture of the city
Thesis - 6 pages - Architecture
This paper will explore ideas in the writings of Henri Lefebvre, beginning with a summary of Dell Upton's article “Architecture in Everyday Life” which touches on the set of debates about what Lefebvre was suggesting in his idea of the intersection of materiality, imagination, and...
Designing a waiting room for children in a hospital, supervised by Eureka, the Museum for children
Internship report - 23 pages - Architecture
This is the report about my placement in EUREKA!, the children's museum in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. In the following pages, this report attempts to highligh a global view of a design project such as a children's waiting room in a hospital and on a wider scale, the work of an...
