Concrete Composition
Concrete is a composite construction material. which consists mainly of relatively inert mineral matter in the form of particles or fragments held together by a binding medium which gives concrete its solidity and strength.
International Conference Center – Dalian, China
Architects: Coop Himmelb(l)au Location: Dalian, China Design Principal: Wolf D. Prix Project Partner: Paul Kath (until 2010), Wolfgang Reicht Project Architect: Wolfgang Reicht Design Architect: Alexander Ott Design Team: Quirin Krumbholz, Eva Wolf, Victoria Coaloa Urban Concept Dalian is an important seaport, industrial, trade, and tourism center, located in the southernmost part of the Liaodong …
Cultural and Spiritual Russian Orthodox Center in Paris
Data Architectes has submitted their project, a proposal for the Cultural and Spiritual Russian Orthodox Center in Paris. Additional images and a short description from the architect after the break. Two large signs announcing the spiritual and cultural center of Russian Orthodox Paris:
Center for Digital Media / MCM Partnership
MCM Partnership has shared with us their design for the Great Northern Way’s new campus building, the Center for Digital Media. Follow after the jump for additional rendering, graphics and a description from the architect.
Calabar International Conference Center
Henning Larsen Architects has won the international architectural competition for the new Calabar International Conference Center in the southeastern part of Nigeria. The Center will stand out as a spectacular building in the scenic river delta of the Cross River State bordering Cameroun. The competition was won over Mecanoo from the Netherlands and three other …
Roche Tower Basel – Switzerland
The Roche Tower is to be the highest tower in Switzerland, Roche is a global health-care company, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. This design by world-famous swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron is to redevelop the Roche Basel headquarters campus. The architects studio of Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron is …
A P Møller School Schleswig – Award News
C. F. Møller Wins RIBA European Union Awardand Worldwide Brick Award The A. P. Møller School designed by C.F. Møller Architects has won both theprestigious 2010 RIBA European Union Award and the 2010 Worldwide Brick Award.The school is located on a scenic site in Schleswig in Germany. The site’sinteraction with the town of Schleswig and …
AutoCAD Map 3D 2011
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Types of construction contracts
Types of construction contracts/The Nature of Construction Contracts A contract is an understanding madebetween two or more persons, by which rights are acquired on the one side toacts or forbearances on the other. To make an agreement which results in acontract, there must be an offer and acceptance which leads to a binding forceof obligation. Lump …
Advantages of Suspension Bridges
Suspension bridges are adopted in places where it is difficult to construct other type of bridges. For very large spans, they can be adopted economically. In a suspension bridge, tensile stresses are predominant. Thus it requires high tensile ropes, which are economical than mild steel trusses etc. During construction, temporary central supports do not need …