How Architects Change The World

There are 25 major specialties in engineering that are recognized by professional societies. In any one of those 25 specialties, the goal of the engineer is the same. The goal is to be able to come up with a cost effective design that aids people in the tasks they face each day. Whether it be the coffee machine in the morning or the roads and highways we travel, or even the cars we travel in, it was all an idea that started with an engineer. Someone engineered each idea to make it the best solution to a problem. Even though engineer 's goals are similar, there are many different things that engineers do within their selected field of engineering. This paper will focus on the architectural field of engineering.

It is 1933. Construction begins. 1937, this landmark is completed and opened to pedestrians and vehicles. It is built at a cost of approximately $35.5 million and comes in under budget and ahead of schedule. World War I veteran Harold Wobber, this landmarks first suicide, claimed, "This is where I get off,” and then jumps to his death. Now jump to 2013. Nearly 1,600 people have committed suicide by jumping off. The average number of suicides from this landmark is three per month. The Golden Gate Bridge was an example of a feat of engineering.

The arch is one of the most incredible feats or roman architecture. Arches we're useful becuase they were able to hold more weight and they used less materials to create. One famous arch in roman history is the Arch of Constantine. It is the largest standing roman arch. The Romans didn't just stop once they created the arch. This creation also sparked the idea of the dome. To create a dome its basically putting a bunch of arches together. We see domes and arches in many official buildings today. For example, the Capitol building in Washington

No more roads, arches, and most thing that is rely by everyone wifi. For all you football fans there will never won the Super Bowl. So where did I all these architectures come from, well it is none other than the Romans themselves. They had left many legacies behind and their fall. Even though Rome had fell because of there corrupt ways and political reasons they left behind a legacies or also known as something to remember them by and to live on is that something in the Roman lifestyle of there way of life, inspired people with there own modern day lifestyle. Some of the legacies are Roman Art, Laws, Citizenship, Philosophy, Language, Writing and the most exceptional of the all Roman Architectures and Engineering. In architectures there are many but the Roman Colosseum, Roads and Arches has had the most

of these things are a very big part of how we construct our buildings and cities.

were very poor, but somehow, many architectural feats were being made. The U.S. Government was still building the greatest dam in the world before the Depression, the Hoover Dam, which lasted five years to build. It takes a lot of manpower and materials for the Government to build this great dam, so they hired contractors to build it and the The U.S. provides the materials. Men of six companies were hired to build the dam in 7 years or penalties will ensue; the men were called, Six Companies, Inc. Remarkably, the contractors banded together to build the dam because of the immense size of the structure, one contractor cannot do the task alone (America's Experiences). The Dams magnificent feat in becoming USA’s greatest dam inspired the same contracting firm to work on a certain bridge in the west (Hiktzik). During the time Hoover Dam was being constructed, out in the west, another architectural feat was occurring. In 1933 San Francisco, California, construction starts on what will soon to be one of America’s greatest landmarks, The Golden Gate Bridge. One of the bridges architects, Joseph B. Strauss, a man who built many bridges across the U.S., was involved in the bridge project. Strauss and his colleagues had to deal with many problems about the bridge such as people saying it had to be impossible or it was expensive and a hazard to the environment (History.com). Once the bridge was funded with thirty-five million dollars,

The chief engineer, Joseph Strauss, who designed the Golden Gate Bridge, in 1937 quoted, “The Golden Gate Bridge is practically

Rainbow Bridge contains many interesting historical features. A surveying party first found the Rainbow Bridge in 1909, the scientists were quickly able to find out how it was created. It was in fact created by “erosion of the sandstone by the flowing water”(Rainbow Bridge). The president then in May of 1910 made it a National Monument (History and Culture).

I feel that the Sundial Bridge is the most successful public sculpture we have in Redding. I feel that the bridge has a lot of mass with it being 700 feet long, 23 feet wide, 217 feet high, and weighing 3.2 million pounds, the Sundial Bridge it rated Redding's top attraction. It is also the first free-standing bridge in the United States.

In his essay, Dell Upton suggested that what ultimately distinguished architects from builders in the eighteenth century was that builders, as identified by Thomas U. Walter as, “uneducated, unskilled, and immature practitioners, whose only passport to the patronage of the Public is the assumption of the appellation Architect.” In short, a builder is essentially is an individual who attempts to practice architecture without the “general knowledge of the elements of nature.” Contradictory to this claim, Upton believes that individuals aspiring to be architects hold the elements of “pursuing a course of Architectural training in a Technical college, embracing Mathematics,

The Gateway arch is tall actually that's an understatement. The Gateway arch is giant it stands 630 feet tall and 630 feet wide. Actually the Gateway arch is the tallest American Monument, it’s also the newest because it was actually built in 1965 . The Gateway arch is also located right next to the mississippi river. The Arch weights 42,878 short tons which is really heavy.

Today, people build skyscrapers one hundred stories tall, but society does not hold those in as high an esteem as it does the ancient wonders of the world. The most likely reason for this is that the ancient wonders of the world did not have modern technology. The Medieval cathedral is a perfect example of a building constructed without the help of modern technology. Cathedrals of the Gothic era were built for numerous reasons and used simple tools to create advanced architectural marvels.

Stretching across the San Francisco Bay stands the world famous Golden Gate Bridge. The bridge is located in one of nature’s most beautiful settings, spanning the mile-wide bay from Fort Point in San Francisco to the Marin County Shore. Joseph Strauss, specializing in bridge building, was the leader of the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge. The start of construction began on January 5, 1993 and, after four years, was completed on April 27, 1997. The bridge was needed to be built because of the growing population after the California Gold Rush. The bridge was a difficult task for engineers and is now an inspiration. The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the largest suspension bridges and is well known around the world. The Golden Gate

As writer, interior designer, educator, and American architect Frank Lloyd Wright once said, “The mother art is architecture. Without an architecture of our own we have no soul of our own civilization” (BrainyQuote). The purpose of this paper will deal with the description of...

The current Bay Bridge spans across the San Francisco Bay and through Yerba Buena Island. The reason the bridge travels through an island is because in the 1930’s it would have been nearly impossible to construct an eight mile long bridge spanning such deep water. During most of the 20th century, this island was a U.S. Navy base and in order for construction to be allowed, the approval of Congress was necessary. As a result, there was a great deal of lobbying that occurred in order to allow California the right to build across the island. After gaining the approval of Congress in February of 1931, construction started in July of 1933.