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Old design review articles

Discussion about specific design review controversies may die down. Lest we forget, create a library of articles. >From...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by plannernews
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by plannernews

That Bridge in Minneapolis

When I first saw that bridge in Minneapolis under construction, where it was going up just a few blocks upstream from t...
18 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mac_the_nice
18 comments posted 19yrs posted by mac_the_nice

Re: Tillman

> As the Pat Tillman lies are unraveled, peeled like skins from an onion, what > do you wanna bet the whole thing itself...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by clumpingbamboos
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by clumpingbamboos

Building a celestial body

Here's an interesting thought problem for you folks. The gravitational acceleration a person experiences is derived...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mikemol
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by mikemol

Bamboo 2: Modern Bamboo Architecture

A nice document: http://bambus.rwth-aachen.de/eng/PDF-Files/Modern%20bamboo%20architecture.pdf
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by user
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by user

Water Walls

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/waterbuilding-0711.html?tr=y&auid=2874416http://www.digitalwaterpavilion.com R
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ricodjour
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by ricodjour

Door trims and mouldings

Is there a way to avoid using door trims and mouldings? Personally I don't like them, but there has to be a way to s...
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posted by nmbexcuse
18 comments posted 19yrs posted by nmbexcuse

Pocket doors

When is it appropriate to use a pocket door? I have a corridor that will remain open 90% of the time as a corridor, but...
31 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nmbexcuse
31 comments posted 19yrs posted by nmbexcuse

Bamboo

Construction manual (inSpanish) : http://www.bamboonursery.com/pdf_newsetup/h_11.pdf Eiffel Tower in bamboo, Indonesia,...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by spasi
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by spasi

Name for cellar doors

What is the name of those door, often metal, at the back of a house? They lead up from the basement, are horizontal or...
24 comments posted 19yrs
posted by priorityman
24 comments posted 19yrs posted by priorityman