Essays on Ground Floor

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Home and Studio remain the finest specimen of the architect’s innovative approach to the design of buildings in general and spaces for living in particular. The house is located in Oak Park, Illinois in a historic neighborhood which was later adorned by a number of other Wright’s houses representative of his unique style. While construction began in 1889 as soon as the architect married Catherine Tobin, the building was reconstructed and expanded for the next twenty years to arrive at the form one can see nowadays, restored by the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust. ...

Final Case Study Project

Introduction In this paper, we will describe and discuss the application of statistics and probability theory to a real-world problem. Our task is to study the impacts of a variety of factors influencing house prices in Prescott, Arizona. As it was mentioned in the previous studies, there are five lakes in the Prescott metropolitan area that provide a number of benefits to those who live or spent their holidays in this area. These benefits include scenic beauty, recreational opportunity, clear water, fresh air and so on and so forth. It is assumed that the property prices should depend on ...

Introduction & Brief Description of Business

Entrepreneurship allows for the opening of new businesses bringing about jobs for the people in a community and revenue that benefits not only the business but also taxes for the city and the state. Entrepreneurs usually take advantage of processes to enable their success in business to include lean experimentation that allows for the resolution of risks speedily and with minimum resources thereby allowing for testing of a business model; the enactment of investing which permits the entrepreneur to confront risks in order of importance thereby having the ability to use only the resources that are needed to meet ...

Trans-World Flight Center, John F. Kennedy Airport (1956-1962)

Opened in 1962, the Trans World Flight Center of the John F. Kennedy Airport is one of the finest structures belonging to the Organic Modern Period that emerged in the mid-20th century.1 What makes this style truly remarkable was the fact that it is based on neo-futuristic designs as well as embodying strict adherence to geometrical proportions, the creation of functional space for the passengers, aircraft, employees, and maintaining harmonious interaction of the structure in its environment.2 The structure was designed by Eero Saarinen, a notable architect and one of the prolific figures that proposed designing the concept of ...

Introduction.3

Ideology and Cultural background.3 Layout and Structure..4

Architectural connection5

Building Accommodation and Circulation 6 Designs and works..6

Representation of Artist.7

Political or private holding of the buildingPolitical or private holding of the building.6 Acland Burghley Secondary School by Killick Patridge and Amis7 Economic and Cultural Background..7

Ideology and Cultural Background.7

Architectural Connection8 Accommodation and circulation.8 Elements discussed.8 How circulation/shared hall space designed and works.9 HKPA’s architectural techniques application10 Democratic ideology presence..11 Conclusion.12

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Introduction Ideology can be defined as a set of cultural and political sense of connected symbolic representations, ideas, beliefs, ideas and forms of thoughts, expressions or acts which are known and accepted by a particular ...

Introduction

Parthenon's symmetrical and idealistic architecture is the result of the continuous changes of styles and ideologies in the past (see fig. 1); despite the ruined state in the modern age, Parthenon temple still continues to be the role model for all architects throughout the world. The role of the Parthenon was not only limited for priests’ rituals and to appease the deities of the Olympus. Historically, the Parthenon itself was the center of the commercial and civic activity of the ancient Greeks since many people visited the temple to worship to their Gods and this was also the perfect ...

The Colosseum, a structure that is elliptical in shape, was built in the first century CE under the Roman emperor of the Flavian Dynasty which included; Vespasian (69-79 CE), Titus (79-81CE), and Domitian (81-96 AD) (Kuntz 45). History of the Colosseum started after Nero, who was the ruler at that time, became too extravagant. The aftermath was a rebellion by the Jews in Palestine against the Roman rule. After the great fire at Rome, Nero had built an enormous palace for himself, which he called the Golden Palace in AD 64 right in the centre of the city. Thereafter ...

Northern University

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Abstract

The research concentrated on developing a case plan for a neglected child. The introduction helps in determining pointers of child abuse or neglect in the community, as well as, the effects of child abuse or neglect on the child. Finally, the research was also interested in determining interventions for child abuse and neglect, how they could be applied in different ways and their effects on the children. A case plan involved members of a family in the Broward County in Florida. The family was selected after pre-qualification determining that the family was ...

Business Torts & Ethics

Standing alone, the intruder is liable for his or her actions. The intruder is liable for a number of crimes independent of the landowner’s liability. While the landowner may be held liable as well, the intruder is most definitely liable for his intentional torts committed against Darryl and Sharon. Simply because the intruder committed the torts on the landowner’s property does not excuse the intruder from personal liability. The intruder is potentially liable for a number of different torts. The intruder can be charged with burglary. While burglary is a tort, not a crime, the intruder has ...

- Introduction A simple multi-storey residential unit at Suresh Nagar, Gwalior in India had been chosen. It had been designed by the team of design campus comprising of architects, engineers and designers. Figure 1: Front-side view of the multi-storey building

The total area of the ground floor plan is 2400 sq. ft. It is a G+3 structure i.e. it consists of four floors including the ground floor. The structure is a reinforced framed-structure supported on the column-beam frame. The lowermost floor that is partially under the ground level has been allotted for parking of vehicles.

The ...

Introduction

Projects are capital base investments, which entail the execution of facilities’ development, infrastructural build-up and maintenance of existing infrastructures in order to create satisfactory utility to those using the projects when completed. Private individual, business organization and government can enforce projects. Government at all level engages itself in the implementation of projects and property acquisition at large scale for a better living and enforcing development to areas under their governance. The implementation of projects and the maintenance of properties for public usage should be carefully implemented to make it effectively meet the objectives in which the project planners have in ...

SCENARIO ONE

EXPERIMENT TO INVESTIGATE THE SUDDEN FLOW OF WATER IN THE TAPS AT HOME

This study is going to investigate the sudden floor of water in my house. Water running from the tap is usually enabled by many factors such as shortage in the reservoir tanks, absence of power to pump it up and down the reservoirs among other factors.

In my house, there is a massive water reservoir located at the top of the building. Water is pumped from the public water lines to the dam at the reservoir tank by use of electricity. Once the water is pumped, and the tanks are full, it flows by some force whether gravity or not ...

Local public library:

Overview The security of a library is mainly concentrated on protecting the texts contained within the library. These are going to be mainly paper based texts which are vulnerable to many dangers. The texts are vulnerable to damage from fire, water as well as physical damage from use. Apart from the texts, it is also important to protect the individuals who are going to use the library. Therefore, the security plan for the library is going to be concentrated on protecting the texts from various threats as well as safeguarding the users of the library (Kahn, 2008).

Plan

The library ...

Introduction

The building to be assessed in this paper is the Menards hardware store located at 3210 North Clairemont Avenue, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The store belongs to the Menards hardware chain stores. It stocks essential hardware supplies such as nails, gardening tools, light fixtures, furniture as well as groceries. The primary users of this building are shoppers and employees.

Risk Analysis

The likely perpetrators of violence at this site are domestic and international terrorists and individuals. The terrorists are likely to use explosives while individuals are likely to use guns such as shot guns or automatic rifles. The target victims are likely ...

Introduction

On the evening of February 23, 1991, the Philadelphia Fire Department received a call reporting a fire on the 22nd floor of the One Meridian Plaza. The fire department responded immediately but were faced with various challenges that made the fire unmanageable. The fire lasted for nineteen hours and spread to eight floors above the 22nd floor in the 38 story building. Firefighters were able to contain the fire when it spread to the 30th floor. The incident led to three casualties, all firefighters from the local Philadelphia Fire Department, and injuries to 24 others. For this task, we are supposed ...

Similarities between Mies Van der Rohe, Tugenhat Villa, Brno, (1920-1930) to Corbusier's Villa Savoye (1928-1931)

Both the two architect works are outstanding and are based on international style of modern movements of architecture and was developed in Europe in 1920s. Both of the building works were very costly as they were using the modern designs that were unusual construction method, and used luxurious material and the use of modern technology of heating and ventilation. Both the architect had a legacy in that they were widely diffused and accepted worldwide. In both the architects, their values lie in modern design application that is founded on esthetic concepts and innovative spatial that their primary goal is to ...

Introduction

Tall buildings have held the fascination of human beings for a long time now. As the fight for space increases and the land available for urban consumptions keeps decreasing the tall buildings have become a reality everywhere in the world. Tall building hold a sway over the human minds and higher the buildings go the feeling of being in the sky increases. There is now an attempt to build the world’s tallest tower of 1 km in height is being made. The building when completed will be called the Kingdom Towers and is being constructed in Saudi Arabia. The construction is ...

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to discuss various business aspects covered in the case study “Getting in on the Ground Floor”. Install-a-Flor is a family owned business that successfully operates in market for past several years and achieved significance growth. This paper describes how an individual can utilizes his capabilities in capitalizing potential business opportunities. The paper also informs about advantages associated with family owned business and other various aspects associated with the business. “Getting in on the ground floor” case study clearly demonstrates that how an individual’s capabilities can tap business opportunities existing in the market ...

The Arts and Crafts Movement was inclusive of art objects and architecture. A unique piece of architecture is described here with attention to the themes that make a piece of work become an art work. The Casa Batlló has been called the “most emblematic work of the brilliant Catalan architect”Antoni Gaudí. (Casa 2013) The urban apartment building has 5000 meters squared and can be found at the heart of Barcelona. The design style is considered Modernism under the category of the Arts and Crafts Movement because of the use of broken glass, ceramic pieces, unusual shapes from nature and ...

Business Plan for Kings Java Coffee House

Business Plan

Kings Java Coffee House Telephone Fax - E-Mail

Executive Summary

Kings Java Coffee House has identified a suitable market and is resolute on becoming the coffee lovers point. A place that will be comfortable for everyone as they prepare for the day or sit down to wish away the stresses of life or even chat with friends over a cup of coffee. There is a growing demand for high quality coffee at a comfy place with great services. The proximity of the Kings Java Coffee House to a campus will help in capitalizing on this huge number of customers. The best ...

The beginnings of terrorism have little to do with poverty but have much to do with frustration of the individual mentally and socially. According to Moghaddan, there are five steps a potential terrorist undergoes before fully conforming to terrorist agendas. The first and most important step is the ground floor where the perceived inequality and mistreatment of the individual leads to frustration. Perceived mistreatment an inequality is not a matter of objectivity. It depends on the terrorists expectations in life. An example is of the Air Corps is given. Despite their high rate of promotion, they are less satisfied with their ...

Networking is an important task that needs to be undertaken with utmost care so that future challenges can be easily solved. The organization will make use of several servers to manage the various applications and computer communication systems. The ground floor will have 28 workstations. The workstation will be used by the support staff. There will be support applications that will be used for various support tasks. Some of the common tasks which will be seen to be taking place on the ground floor include debugging the applications which are in use. The common applications which are in use ...

There has been a bomb that apparently blew Boston’s subway Southern Station and created chaos, injuries and even deaths to be sustained by people within the area. Gerald Smarten, the CEO of Kaspa Financial Services was therefore currently faced with a dilemma on whether he would concede to the police contact of Paul Schlesinger, the organization’s chief of security, that their office could potentially be used as a triage center and a temporary morgue; or decline. Specifically, the question that needs to be answered is: How should Gerald Smarten balance the needs of Kaspa and the community?

Company’s History and Growth

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Technology

Use of UTP and Optic cable in network design Looking at the various aspects of both the UTP and optic cable, optic cable has more advantages than the twisted pair cables. However, due to economic constraints and other aspects of the network being designed, the network designer and administrator may opt to use the UTP instead of the optic cable in some parts of the network architecture instead of a purely optic cable network. Looking into Gates network design and the basic requirements of the three units to use the network, one can use either of the two ...

Basements are enclosed places of a building below the ground level. Living in basements presents challenges when dealing with flood and fire situations. The Nayef Building fire case exposed loopholes in dealing with basement fires. Several mistakes were committed in dealing with the fire, and it resulted in the death of two firemen after they inhaled poisonous gases coming from the basement (Case Study). There are several solutions that can be implemented to improve the fire protection and response measures in basements.

Increased fire detection and prevention measures can be executed to increase overall protection against fires in basements. Among ...

Art and Architecture

Middle Ages and the Renaissance: Cathedrals

The European Gothic style architecture offers the world beauty in the spiritual domain in three dimensions. Gothic cathedrals in each European country have unique characteristics of the culture of the country. Medieval builders and architects used great thrusts of tower design to reach the Cathedral closer to heaven. The building of the magnificent Cathedrals in Europe from the 12th century until the early part of the 1600s can make one puzzle over the reason those years are often called the Dark Ages. Even from photographs on the Internet two Cathedrals in France ...

House Profile: The house consists of two levels plusand a penthouse built on a 600 sqm land, which is area, located in Al Mumora area. The. Its construction of the house started onin 2002, the almost completed houseand in 2004 it was then procured by the current owners on 2004.at the final stage of construction process. Many modifications took placewere made to accommodate the functional needs of the new owners. Such, such as the addition of an outdoor kitchen and a driverdriver’s room; and the, addition of the services penthouse such as, which consists of the maids roomsmaid’s room, laundry ...

Analysis of the 1111 Building

In Miami, FL, the building at 1111 Lincoln Road is an architectural marvel – much more so when one considers its utility as a parking garage. The Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron embarked on an experimental and innovative, if not entirely practical, way to make a parking garage aesthetically pleasing. Using elements of urbanism and other architectural practices, Herzog & de Meuron create a truly unforgettable building. This analysis paper will examine the effect the building has on its surroundings, the materials, history, circulation, and location of the building, detailing how these elements come together in this unique piece of architecture.

In the 1950s, ...