Building society

At the Colorado Convention Center in downtown Denver lurks a huge blue bear outside of the building. A local artist named Lawrence Argent created the blue bear out of alloy steel and fiberglass. Argent’s sculpture is titled I See What You Mean also known as The Big Blue Bear. The bear stands 40 feet tall and was installed in 2005. Argent was born in England and went to the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, in Australia to train in sculpturing. Currently, Argent is a professor and Head…

participants, and the society we create in a state is far too complex for laws and regulations to work or to be conducted as intended every time. But by no means does this permit the failure of regimes. Quite the opposite; for the acceptance of failure brings with it a realisation to implement laws and regulations with the utmost care, and to learn from past mistakes- and there has been huge ones. One such example is the leaky homes crisis in New Zealand. The passing of the Building Act 1991…

change, the design principles and approaches change. Other than that the principles of design change. The architecture should answer to the new perception of human and era. (Ching, 2015). Paternoster Square The urban places changed, new kind of buildings occurred with new typologies such as…

reflected in numerous historical buildings. From downtown Maryville to the Administration Building at Northwest Missouri State University the history is clearly visible. Associate Provost of Undergraduate Studies Michael Steiner said a large portion of the Northwest campus is historical but said the oldest building and most significant building on campus is the Administration Building “The Administration Building is the first and most historical so obviously the oldest building on campus,”…

temperate San Francisco, the heat stunned me; it was a blistering ninety five degrees. The second surprise were the living conditions and environment. I was surrounded by dirt, run down houses, and unpaved streets. After meeting the family, we started building the foundation for the house. On my break, I would go hang out with the kids and play soccer with them. However, the language barrier…

Have you ever thought about how you could change the lives of millions, maybe even billions, but just don 't know where to start? If you have ever taken this idea and tried to picture how it would affect society, you will surely see that the impact would be astronomical. Making an impact on the world is not as difficult as it used to be, mainly due to everything being based around certain fundamental ingredients. First of course, what is the ideal product, then how will this impact the world and…

than inflation and earnings. Housing construction involves more stages than most of other products. New homes building depends on land acquisition, planning and development stages and then the construction itself. Between 1981 and 2014 there has been a steady growth in total dwelling stock by 30%, and by 13.5% between 1997 and 2014. However, when looking at the level of housing building we notice a sharp declining trend…

January 17th, 1994. For many people in this country, it was just a day to commemorate a federal holiday, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day . However, to the communities of southern California, it was a day that would change their lives forever. The Northridge earthquake, although given the name of Northridge, was centered in the San Fernando Valley. The earthquake, which happened at 4:31 a.m, had a magnitude of 6.7 and it was felt in places such as Baja California and Las Vegas. This earthquake made…

Earthquakes can be destructive, by destroying houses, killing citizens, and tearing families farther apart. In the Philippines, the 7.2 magnitude earthquake did just this. There were 3,512,281 people affected by this massive earthquake. The disaster happened in 2013, leaving 36,645 houses damaged in the rubble. Most People respond to a natural disaster by gathering materials, spreading the word, and receiving government aid. People respond to a natural disaster by Gathering Resources. After the…

American Construction and advice High School Student Who Wish to Pursue the Construction Industry Due to cultural, economic, technological reasons, the construction profession has evolved throughout American history and into contemporary American society. Contemporary American high schoolers can prepare themselves to be a constructionist. Likewise, American high school graduates must complete training and processes to become professional constructionist. What marketable skills did most citizens…