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    BAMBOO IN ARCHITECTURE ABSTRACT Bamboo has found use in extensive fields ranging from medicine to cooking to furniture making and most importantly in construction. The advantage of using bamboo is the easy availability of the material especially in India. The use of bamboo as a structural construction material is also gaining popularity primarily because it is a rapidly growing material which makes it sustainable. It has many positive engineering attributes such as its high strength and durability

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    automatically know that it is about to rain. Today psychologists use colors for personality tests based on how the patient reacts to the colors and what other colors they pair them with. One color can symbolize many different meanings. For example, green symbolizes plants, trees, and even money in

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    Vincent van Gogh The top knowledge every knows or thinks that they know is that Vincent van Gogh was a melancholic depressed crazy guy and he cut off his ear and then he committed suicide at the end of his life. Initially that kind of information might be overblown and there are some debate about those two events. For instant, recent factual evidence has come to light that it’s possible that he got into a fight with his mate Paul Gauguin and Gauguin who was an expert fencer might have sliced Venice’s

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    that go beyond to include biophilic or biomimetic concepts or features, most stop at organic references to nature, failing to create true senses of place through vernacular approaches. The term “vernacular” when referring to architecture in the context of sustainability and green building design needs to be redefined to adapt to contemporary society. Before delving into the various current meanings and applications of the term vernacular, the case first must be made for the role of the vernacular within

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    built in a gothic architectural style where you would see historians, tour guides or school field trips and a Victoria Secret store that covers an entire block and is build on the bases of modern architecture where friends and family would go shopping or for a day out. Why would there be such ancient architecture at a modern vibrant shopping district such a Newbury? The Church of the Covenants was built in 1867 and the decision to surround such a historic artifact with a shopping district was done purposefully

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    Altomonte- The article stats off with talking about the importance of reducing the emissions that are emitted by, and go into building buildings. The article explains the history of global warming, and the science behind the basics of climate change and warming. It stateZs how “humans have changed the chemistry of the atmosphere through the combustion of fossil fuels and living matter, bringing about the prospect of global alterations and shifts in the whole terrestrial climate system(Altomonte,2008

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    buildings were built in the passing twenty years will be chosen, due to the variations of revolutionary designs and inventions. This essay discusses the importance of sustainable architecture in relation to sustainable design, pioneering technology and the relationship between them. In addition, the effect of sustainable architecture towards society and environment will be given in order to give an all-rounded research. LITERATURE REVIEW The SET-plan, which is adopted by European Union (EU) in

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    accepted. In architecture realm, it has become an important instrument in both design process and in the everyday operation of buildings and the city. After all, the current revolution is not just about the computer as a tool, but about its role in architecture design. Nowadays, the world is experiencing variety of new built environment with sophisticated forms as a result of this technological movement. Also, with the interaction between the computational development in architecture and the contemporary

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    Does an architect’s ego get in the way of sensible design? Does it? Does an architect have an ego? Well what is ego for that matter? “Ego: A person’s sense of self-esteem or self-importance” (oxford Dictionary) this is a very tame definition, most people will agree when saying that the definition of ego is in fact the arrogant part of you that in some ways makes you think you are superior or the less cynical of us would like to say an ego is the autopilot of the mind, it’s the thing that one does

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    Today is the day you'll find out that I would want to pursue a career in construction in the soon to come future. After researching, I came to realize that construction working could suit me job-wise in the future. No matter how risky being a construction worker may be, I know I could find closure doing the job, just knowing the things I will break down will soon be built back up in a better condition for whoever may reside there. To become a construction worker in the future, this website I found

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