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20 Great Ideas

http://yourrichlifeinc.wordpress.com/2008/03/09/20-ideas-i-wish-i-was-taught-at-20/
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posted by nikki4450
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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
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by Please

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
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by john

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
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by nmbexcuse

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
18 comments posted 18yrs posted by user

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
44 comments posted 18yrs posted by me

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
19 comments posted 18yrs posted by Please

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
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by not_valid

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
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by friend