Architecture and Design

FA History Henry Yevele Architect Stone mason

Henry Yevele 1320 to 1400,The Life of an English Architect by John H Harevey,1946.Some chipping to dustwrapper,boards f...

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posted by alysmorgan1

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FA The English Windmill mills post wright smock

The English Windmill by Rex Wailes ,Drawings by Vincent Lines ,VGC , 246 pages. Probably one of the best books availabl...

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posted by alysmorgan1

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Voysey...was Re: Success

> (FWIW, that's why I can't view International Modernism as anything > other than intrinsically classical in it...

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posted by Please

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truss span

am building a garage above wich will be a living room and a patio span on trusses supporting hte garage roof and 2nd fl...

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posted by john

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Newspaper "House"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7285373.stm Special feature: "...the rain would help congeal the paper...

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posted by user

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Re: Hey Miamicuse

> Was just thinking about your question about the ductwork. > That caused me to think about a couple things I've en...

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posted by nmbexcuse

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Air condition outlet locations

I have four rooms where the air conditioning outlet (a 12"x12 square box) is located at the center of the room. I would...

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posted by nmbexcuse

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Vancouver Images

This is a shot I took a couple of days ago, of the construction of the Skytrain downtown sub-section beneath Granville...

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posted by user

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Earthquake resistance: Linear, or not...?

I was watching something about earthquakes and building (or retrofitting) for earthquake resistance. I'm assuming i...

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posted by me

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"Architecture must set effective boundaries to public space, and it does so by relinquishing the desire to show off, to stand out, to record the artistic flair of some temporary ego."

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/non-fiction/article3328493.ece

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posted by aesthete8

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Re: Attitude + Drugs = Insane Architecture

> http://tinyurl.com/ypp578 Thanks. Never heard of the Watts Towers before... Is this you trying to post on something m...

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posted by Please

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Re: Would you pay $100k per foot for a HC ramp?

> > > Now that is an idea. Or even a modest elevator mechanism. A > million bucks, yikes. One reason I'd never live...

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posted by not_valid

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Oscar Niemeyer: A century history of architecture lives among us

On the 14th of December Brazil celebrated the hundredth birthday of Oscar Niemeyer. An extraordinary event that had the...

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posted by gianluigidangelo

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Really great brick architecture in this culture

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volga_Bulgaria The Chuvash and Crimean Tatars and Tatars of Tataristan today share an anci...

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posted by friend

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Re: THE STAR SYSTEM'S PACK OF CARDS

> and the costs, in spite of the contribution of the advertisers The contribution of the advertisers would encourage hi...

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posted by gruhn

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