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Concept designBarn wood Inventory

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Architects: Shuhei Endo Location: Shioya Tarumi-ku Kobe, Hyogo-Pref., JapanConsultants: Masashi Ooji, Design-Structure LaboratoryProject year: 2005Principaluse: HouseSite Area: 130 sqmConstructed Area: 65.7 sqmPhotographs: Shuhei Endo

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Today Marcia Stone is goinf to present on this topic.Marcia has years of experience working in advertising, on the "creative" side, and was the North American Creative Director for one of the world's leading advertising agencies. As she made her way up the ladder (winning national and international awards along the way, while working for some of the world's best known corporations), Marcia

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Yesterday there was a lecture by Steve ( Steven Paul) Badnes.He talked about,Design as a fantasyHow to create timeless quality?And design build project.http://www.jerseydevildesignbuild.com/Introduction:Steve (Steven Paul) Badanes is widely known for his practice and teaching of design/build. He is a founding member of the Jersey Devil design/build practice, and is currently a Professor in the

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ACADIA 2008 coverage on BSU/ CAP enewsletter.http://www.acadia.org/acadia2008/

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Finlly the dtercraft has finished. Here is linkmof Kyle's blog of final product.http://kaperry.iweb.bsu.edu/arch601/veneer/index.htm

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Purpose: Achieving joints and primary unit which could be developed further.Material: Veneer ( No Nails or glue or thread or any other material)We practiced some gymnastic in designing the primary unit or connections. ( Elizabeth sketched the potrait)

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We are working on a cher ette "deterkraft" in digital fabrication studio.The materila is thin veneer sheets without any other material glue, nail etc...just VENEER.....Parameters:1. Group kraft2.Thin Veneer Kraft3. Body Space4. Luminious Transmission5.200 USD except the Veneer6.Free Stand7. Ornamentation X Function8. MS----> Design IntelligenceThe material properties of veneer is very delicate

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Key Events:1768 - Gurkha ruler Prithvi Narayan Shah conquers Kathmandu and lays foundations for unified kingdom.1792 - Nepalese expansion halted by defeat at hands of Chinese in Tibet.1814-16 - Anglo-Nepalese War; culminates in treaty which establishes Nepal's current boundaries.1846 - Nepal falls under sway of hereditary chief ministers known as Ranas, who dominate the monarchy and cut off

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I wrote a proposal for the " Architectural Research Methods" for my grduate study here in BSU.the pre-writing goes like this; Proposal/ Arch 652Fall Semester /2008“Unknown cities within the city…. The foundation of self respect in their society is not having cash but a place to live.” -Professor Richard Sennet “The house was not so hard to make because I kept the

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"Sustainability has been an important aspect of my studies since I came to Ball State to study architecture. I believe we should all do our part to create a more sustainable world, and it was an honor to win the contest and share these views on a national stage." --Jagjeet Singh ChahalImage: bsu.eduLink for the Videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu1Uj_AjyrwMy new friend at Ball State University

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I read this 108 year old quote in an information board."Everything that can be invented has been invented."-Charles H. Duell(Director of US patent ofiice, 1899)

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A paragraph from the class note of Dr. Wes; "The beach was, and still is , a great teacher. This is where many of my working rhythms were first established. Work between the tides usually has to be made quickly and lasts for only a short time.Timing is critical. There is a gamble and balance between what I want to make and the time available to achieve it. rarely is there enough

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Image: http://www.bsu.com/ in the last three month, almost half of the world is travelled.Travel from Osaka to Kathmandu (Nepal) to again Osaka to Tokyo to Seattle to Dulles to Indianapolis (USA) finally landed me to my destination Ball State University; Muncie; a mid-sized midwestern city in Indiana. Here I am going to pursue master degree in architecture and first semester (fall) starts this

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Competition for the Bird's Nest:Thirteen Finalists of the architecture design competition of the national stadium ( 2008 olympic main stadium) are listed on the official site of the BeijingMunicipal Commission of the Urban Planning.The link is:http://www.bjghw.gov.cn/forNationalStadium/indexeng.asp

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I just travelled Takamatsu on my way to Nepal.Some pictures ......

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Bird's Nest :Location:Beijing, ChinaBroke ground:December 2003Owner:Government of the People's Republic of ChinaSurface:GrassConstruction cost:4 billion yuan (~USD $500 million)Architect:Herzog & de Meuron,ArupSport,Ai WeiweiCAGCapacity:Olympic Capacity: 91,000 & Post Olympic Capacity: 80,000"The stadium’s appearance is pure structure. Facade and structure are identical. The structural elements

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"The Newar people are indebted to their country for their individualistic, once prominent and flourishing culture; related to that, they have a highly developed traditional architecture which is of national significance..." - Giovanni ScheiblerTypology of Newar House:Forms and Planning:The Newar houses are built around a small square or rectangular courtyard or a quadrangle forming the groups,

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An Exhibition cum convention centre located at Ehime Prefecture of Japan.This round form housesentry foyer, Reception area and vertical circulation ( Elevator) area.Multi Purpose Hall (About 4500 Square meter area) can be partitioned to desired area.

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Here is some pictures of recently opened mall ( emifull, masaki) in Matsuyama, Japan.

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Ted has revealed 2002 video of Frank Ghery some time ago.In this video Ghery talks about his early struggle period and some of his famous projects. It is really an encouraging talk for struggling architects. Ghery's first client was his wife as he says......Visit the link below....http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/frank_gehry_asks_then_what.html

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"It's the first building that is dynamic, changing the shape.You can adjust the shape the way you like every given moment.It's designed by life, shaped by time",Italian architect David Fischer told in New York where plans of 80-storey "Dynamic Tower" have been unveiled on 24 June 2008. The tower will be developed in Dubai by developer Rotating Tower Dubai Development , a British based company and

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Water Cube (National Aquatic Center) Architects: PTW,Australia and CCDI ChinaCompleted: 2008 Seating Capacity: 17,000 ( Including 11,000 temporary)The building is named "water cube" because of its state of art architecture which is based on the structure of soap bubbles, air filled pockets of translucent plastic( which glow blue at night) forming the rectangular face of Beijing Olympic Swimming

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Fresh! With this theme the One month long London festival of architecture 2008 has kicked off today.While surfing the ifa 2008 website (ifa2008.org) for more information ,one spectacular structure constantly drew my attention.I found the signature structure named fresh flower designed by architect Tonkin Liu and commissioned by Corus and lfa 2008 very interesting. Color and the fluid shape of

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Photo: Narendra Shrestha, Kantipur dailyJune 11, 2008 former king Gyanendra Shah left his official palace ( seen on picture below) and moved to one of his former residence ( picture: left), after an elected assembly decided to abolish 240 year old monarchy last month on may 28 turning the small nation between two Asian giants China and India into republic.The Nepal government has allowed him to

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Recently,The headline by Anita Singh in the Telegraph drew my attention.Oscar-nominated star Brad Pitt will be among a team of Los-Angeles based firm Graft as a design consultants for an eight hundred room luxury hotel which is claimed to be a landmark in environmental sustainability."Whilst acting is my career, architecture is my passion". "I am really into architecture,structure and design.

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