...Sustainable development must meet the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations. The definition of a concept as discussed currently was published in 1987 at the Brundtland Report issued by World Commission on Environment and Development or Brundtland Commission, created in 1983 by the United Nations. The goal was to define policies and strategies for sustainable development in the social, economic and, above all, environmental. And as regards the architecture? There is some consensus on what is a sustainable architecture design and what guidelines must be followed? The sustainability must be a important criteria at the engineering step. Because it is on this step that could be planned and verified, with the various...
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...I. Service Request University of Phoenix BSA/375 Riordan Manufacturing’s Application Architecture and Process Design:- Riordan has designed an application using the systems development life cycle. By using this cycle the process will follow several different stages that gather design requirements, testing, and other valuable information. I have created a design process diagram that will break down the roles and requirements for the operations of Riordan. The Process and design identifies the processes and the roles that are involved. Processes represent the operations performed by the system. Entities represent all the information sources of the system. We represent the entities and the processes in the data flow diagrams, DFD. While designing the DFD’s we increase the level of detail with each level. At each level the process divides into sub-processes until indivisible sub-processes are reached. Here is an example. Data Diagram Flow 1: The information system comprises for Riordan Manufacturing is comprised of: • Customers • Employees • Manager Customers Customers are the people that purchase items sold by Riordan and will give their orders to a Riordan employee or manager to fulfil. Employees The employees work for Riordan in many roles like servicing, manufacturing and selling products. The employees will play a large role in this design. Manager Manager positions have to deal with many more issues for Riordan. Some of the responsibilities...
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...Riordan Manufacturing analyze Human Resources September 4, 2011 Riordan Manufacturing Introduction Riordan is a global plastic manufacturing company that employs 550 people with locations in Albany, Georgia, Michigan, and China. Riordan is a fortune 1000 enterprise and the leader of plastic molding. Riordan corporate headquarters are located in San Jose. Dr. Riordan has obtained several patents relative to processing polymers into plastic. Dr. Riordan started his company in 1991, so his system is a little outdated. Riordans Human Resource Information System was installed in 1992. This system is old and outdated and relies too much on paper forms, which is messy and can be unorganized. To keep Riordan up to date the current system needs to be analyzed. The goals is to create an information system that Riordan can use. A project plan will need to be put in place to update the system. With the use of the System Development Life Cycle I can analyze the existing system in five phases. Scope The scope of this project will include all information used in their current system. The problem with their current system is relying on paper and none of Riordans data is currently located in a central location, making it difficult to access. By developing a system in which everything is located in one central location can improve productivity in the work place. Another issue is when manager want to change something they have to fill out paper forms to do so. Incorporating a system...
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...GNU Public License and its Role POS/355 July 21, 2014 GNU Public License and its Role The LINUX software and other products are restricted with a License or patents to keep individual from altering or modifying the software. Developers usually release their software programs the way they think it best suit the potential business owner or users. The General Public License (GNU) role is to ensure when new software is released that it remains free to everyone to use as they please. The GNU role is to remove any software that has no source code. The parts that do not contain a source code are called binary blob and firmware generally redistributable, do not give the user the freedom to modify or study them. General Public License know as (GNU) General Public License was created by Richard M. Stallman in 1970 when he was a programmer at MIT’s Artificial Intelligence lab. The General Public License (GNU/ GPL) is a copy left license for software and other kinds of work that are free to the public The General Public License is the most popular free and open source software (FOSS) license today. According to Ronald "free software and open source are often interchangeably used (and the respective movements share many common goals" (2006). The General Public License purpose is to guarantee individual or developers the freedom to share and alter any version of a program to ensure it remains free and available to every individual. The General Public License is used by...
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...B io-D a Data Dr. Abraham George Associa Professor ate Department o Architectur and Regio Planning D of re onal g Indian Institute o Technology Kharagpur of pur, engal, Pin 72 21302, INDIA A Kharagp West Be Dr. A Abraha Ar. am George is born on the Se venth of D e December, 1963. He has gradu uated with First Rank i n B. Arch f rom the Un iversity of Kerala in D December 1 986, secure M. Arch with Excel ed h llent Grade from India n Institute o Technolo of ogy, Kharag gpur, in 19 91 and Ph. in Devel opment of symbolic to .D ools for com mmunication in Archite cture n niversity, in 2005. He worked a an activ faculty member of the e as ve f from Calicut Un al ut, ugust Depa rtment of Architectur e, Nationa Institute of Techno logy-Calicu from Au 1988 to Januar 2009, a ry and has co ntributed t the caus of Archi tecture thr ough to se institu ution deve lopment, n numerous b building an interior projects; including the nd r presti igious adm inistrative complex o f NITC, re esearch pro ojects, nume erous publi ished pape rs, teachin and inv ng vited lectu ures. He w was award ded the J John Craw wford Schol arship by the Gov y vernment o Australi a, 1992 and Fulbr of right Rese earch wship 200 03-04 with centre of research at the De f epartment o Architec of cture, Fellow Corne Universit New Yo ell ty, ork. The N ehru Trust for Cambr ridge Colle ections, Vic toria Alber Museum, UK had...
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...other things Japanese architecture was originally heavily influenced by Chinese architecture. At the same time it has developed many unique differences and aspects indigenous to Japan as a result of dynamic changes throughout its long history. Just like Chinese and Japanese painting focused on nature, Japanese architecture integrate the man-made structures with nature. The architects blended the design of the structure into the surrounding landscape. Japanese architects concentrate on giving the building as much as natural look as they could, they would leave the wood-framed structures in their natural state, which helped with blending with the surrounding landscape. As the time advanced the material that was used to build structures shifted from wood to long lasting structure. The looks of architecture changed to modernists and expressionist. Building structures in bigger city away from nature was a challenge for Japanese architects keep the early elements that Japanese architecture was known for. Architects start designing the structure with man-mad waterfalls and planting various trees to have a touch of natural look to it. In early twentieth century American architects learned about Japanese architecture and became very interesting to them. The simplicity in the overall design of the structure and the use of nature integration of Japanese architectural design caught attention of American architect. Many architects of adapt Japanese architecture design to fit their own residential...
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...Louis Kahn (1901-1974) was one of the American leading architectures of the 20th century with the design that involved the combination of modern technique an timeless form. Kahn was born and grew up in Estonia then immigrated to the United States with his family when he was in an early age of four. Once Kahn displayed a drawing gift but his family could not afford to buy him art materials so he improvised burnt matches and twigs to sketch and draw. He values the charcoal quality so much that even after he becomes a famous architecture he still uses burnt matches. Kahn attended Philadephia’s Central High School and the Public Industrial Art School. During his final year of high schooling, he received a scholarship of architecture history offered...
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...Timeline of Architecture in Texas BY: SM Early settlers brought to Texas their cultural values and traditions. These values and historical civilization features were reflected through the settlers’ survived architectural achievements. Texas architecture compromises diverse structures and legacy from the Spanish colonies to the European expenditures to the Anglo pioneers’ log cabins. The architecture of Texas through the centuries has indeed outlined the cultural history and gave the state a unique Texan identity. Texas architecture can be organized into six periods: Indian, Spanish colonial-Mexican, Republic-antebellum, Victorian, and Early twentieth century Modern [1]. The earliest Indian-Native American, nomadic or Indigenous people were divided to several tribes. The Coahuiltecan and Karankawan lived in the coast of south Texas and the Trans-Nueces, were not organized did not have permanent habitations. Jumanos and Patarabueyes lived in Trans Peco, built homes from mud and sticks. The Apaches and the Comanches, relied on hunting for survival. So their culture was based on moving very often to various places in Texas. They used tepees for shelters, easy to assemble or disassemble for transportation. The caddos lived In Northeast Texas, an agricultural people. They assembled round, thatched shelters, and mounds. Some of their shelters were about 50 feet in diameter. The Pueblo tribe used animal skin or fur and adobe to build their abodes. They made the adobes...
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...Architecture and the Environment Christina Parker PSY 460 June 04, 2012 Brenda Gallagher Architecture and the Environment The environment and its inhabitants do not exist separately. They both help to mold one another. There are different environments that require a different behavior. To understand the interactions of the physical world and the behavior, individuals must consider the kinship of physical inhabitants and the environment itself (Todd & Wilson, 1993). The information in this paper will provide an understanding of the following: how the environment affects human behavior, architecture as a means of controlling behavior, the environmental psychological implications of the grand design, and the importance of architecture supporting development. Structures and Human Behavior The increasing research and interest in environmental conditions and how it relates to behavior is finally receiving acknowledgement. Structural design influences an individual’s health and well-being. A person’s mood and productivity stems from the kind of architecture one is sees. In a business sense, the goal is to create buildings that fit the need of the individual and serve the purpose of the business. Space limitations may influence an individual to work more intensely for the right to privacy. The use of windows and indoor green spaces provide a relaxing stress free zone from work (Irvine, Devine-Wright, Payne, Fuller, Painter, and Gaston, 2009). Inside...
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...creativity and modern engineering phenomenon. The very next second I wonder what a masterpiece it is! And this is how I get inspired from these exemplary architectural designs. Although there are numerous eye-catching structures but this particular library is my primary inspiration due to several reason. The main reason would be its impressive structure and how well designed it is. This was the first structure I liked when I decided architecture as my field of study. Although, I have not been to the library in Chicago, Illinois, United States but, with the Internet providing many various images, I almost feel like I've been there. This structure has proved to be a great source of motivation for me. Another reason is that I have a thing for books and libraries. And oh, how it must feel to read under a snow covered dome! Reading books is one of my favourite pastimes and as far as a library is concerned, I am working on having a small one in my own house. I believe that Joe and Mansueto Library is a very good example of unique engineering and bold design coming together to foster intellectual discovery. This library now emerges to be a Chicago Icon . I absolutely agree that there are differences in choices and opinions and there are many more such fantabulous creations in the world, in the field of architecture. However, this library is the masterpiece which developed a passion in me and since then I have become crazy about structures, buildings and landmarks. Honestly speaking...
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...Architecture and the Environment Paper  • Prepare a 1,150- to 1,400-word paper in which you explore human response to physical structure. As a part of your paper be sure to address the following:  o Describe how physical structure affects human behavior. o Analyze architecture as a means of controlling human behavior. o Describe the environmental psychological implications of commercial and residential design, including purpose and considerations. o Analyze the importance of architectural development supporting sustainable development. Architecture and the Environment Paper The Environment and its inhabitants cannot be explained separately both shape each other and is shaped by the environment. There are different kinds of environments that need different kinds of behavioral workings that are sensory input, internal representations that change the structure of the earth for who people live there. “To understand the interactions of the physical world and behavior, then, we must consider the two in an intertwined fashion†(Todd & Wilson, 1993). Effect of Physical Structure on Human Behavior Architectural design always played a significant aspect in one’s comfort and health. It is a different form of art surrounding one every day. Unfortunately, for years, it has not been considered this way and its benefits have not been recognized. However with the increasing research and interest in...
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...David Phung Period 6 AP English IV 2-27-11 Buildings (Architecture [Modernism]) and Songs (Music [Jazz]) A foundation is a key to the structures standing. The buildings structure must be sound and balanced in order to rise as a building. A structure is a composition, of parts, the make up of materials that are joined together to make a building. The Fountainhead, with Howard Roark as the protagonist, is an individual that truly sets him part from collaborations and compromise. His independent, rebellious attitude towards compromise strikes him as an individual that has roots of foundation, but prospers in his own wants. His vision, with the combination of music gives him a sense feeling and imagining the abstract structures he has in his mind. Although Roark does not compromise, he’s composed of the roots like a tree, the foundation of the structure that never change, along with the branches and leaves that fall like a deciduous tree, but grow to wave to the winds. Modernism is a style that Roark prefers and only designs. Modernism is the rejection of classical and traditional forms, to modify and break the point of design and new abstract forms in an architectural perspective. The Fountainhead is basically Howard Roark verses the world. The word tries to balance him out. This reflects me with the scene beginning with setting: “ The leaves streamed down, trembling the sun. They were not green; only a few scattered through the torrent, stood out in single...
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...who has worked in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area for over twenty years. He has built hundreds of his own designs, ranging from modest bungalows to large-scale luxury residences. Passionate about historic architecture, Wentworth has also handled numerous historic renovations. He recently put his survey of residential architectural styles in the DC metro area online so that interested viewers can research and identify their own home's period and style, or those of other houses that interest them. Mr. Wentworth’s approach—sensitive remodeling with integrated aesthetics—has led to his work, and that of his creative team, to be featured in House Beautiful, American Bungalow, The New York Times, and on HGTV. His dedication to the fields of residential design and construction is expressed through his extensive writings and featured projects in Architecture DC, Washingtonian, Luxury Homes, and other publications. He continues to receive recognition from his industry with project awards from National Association of Remodeling Industry, Qualified Remodeler, Professional Remodeler, and Remodeling Magazine. Wentworth is a graduate of the School of Architecture—University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and a licensed home-improvement contractor in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Virginia. Bruce Wentworth and his wife Eryl are active participants in Washington’s design and preservation communities. They live in an ever-changing 1920s home near the Washington National Cathedral...
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...Architecture as form of Art Abstract Art was always an inspiration to works in architecture. Architects have always rifled around looking for inspiration from art around us and tried to integrate it with building designs. The Husain-Doshi Gufa renamed, as Amdavad Gufa, a unique art gallery was designed by the architect B.V.Doshi and housed works of his friend a famous artist M.F.Husain in city of Ahmedabad, India. It was designed as an underground gallery with structure consisting of domes, curvilinear walls, tree shaped columns, contoured floors and snouts on domes for light source. The gallery enchanted the people with the surreal sensation of being in a cave. The wall of the gallery has acted as a canvas on which the artist Husain doodled paintings similar to the art in Palaeolithic caves. The entire structure was conceptualized on the confluence of sustainable and vernacular practises alongside the theme drawn from organic architecture. Turtle shell, domes, mountains, and Buddha caves of Ajanta & Ellora inspired the form of the building. The gallery was built underground with china mosaic finish on the top of the domes in order to encounter the harsh heat of the city. The gallery has stood out against the conventional dictum of white cube ideology and opened the dialogue between art and architecture and their mutual dependence. The gallery has brought a distinctive confluence of art in architecture, where the architecture is piece of art itself showcasing art works. But...
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...Tyrek Daniel Professor Genell Anderson History & Theory of Architecture II 2 April 2015 Book Review of Complexity and Contradictions in Architecture Robert Charles Venturi is an American architect, originator principal of the architecture firm Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates. He is also considered one of the foremost architectural dignitaries in the twentieth century dealing with post-modern architecture. Venturi worked in the field of architecture with a partner, which is wife, Denise Scott Brown. They worked together to shape the approach that architects, planners, and students encounter and sense architecture and the American assembled environment. Venturi attended school at the Episcopal Academy in Merion, Pennsylvania. He advanced summa cum laude from Princeton University as a member elect of Phi Beta Kappa and acquired the D’Amato Prize in architecture. He obtained his Master of Fine Arts from Princeton also. The years he spent being educated at Princeton was a dynamic factor in his development of a tactic to architectural theory and design. Contrasting to aesthetics terms, he extracted this tactic from architectural history in logic. He briefly worked under Eero Saarinen in Michigan, and later for Louis Kahn in Philadelphia. He was granted the Rome Prize Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome, which he was able to tour and study in Europe for two years. Venturi also held teaching positions at the University of Pennsylvania, allocating for Kahn. He advanced...
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