...by Bruce Wentworth, AIA, a noted remodeling architect 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...
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...Theory of Architecture 2: Manuals Architectural Design Process and Methodologies The question of the actual design process and methodology of design is more confusing when dealing with architectural design because architectural design more often involves in a team work. Before, most architects are considered more of an artist; they can design but was not able to explain or defends the need to add a significant amount of funds for the particular design. In today’s architectural trends, there are set of rules and guidelines to be followed that could affect or help in making a design. The process should involve the following step. [TSSF Inc.] 1. Assemble the team – As stated above the architectural design involves a team of people. At the outset of the project there should be a scheduling or at least a tentative assembly of efficient architects and consultant who identify the project’s scope and purpose. There should be a project’s team leader who holds the overall responsibility and identifying the right person/s in their fields. 2. Clear Communication – As again stated before, the design part involves a team. The communication should be always available for any enquiry of the different involves, especially for the owner or their representative/s. The Project Architect coordinates regular meetings to design staff, specialists and the Owner’s representative. 3. Budget and Cost Control - Cost control is critical to the success of any project. This is true...
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...Design Green Maturity Model for Virtualization Application Patterns for Green IT Architecture Journal Profile: Udi Dahan Profiling Energy Usage for Efficient Consumption Project Genome: Wireless Sensor Network for Data Center Cooling Green IT in Practice: SQL Server Consolidation in Microsoft IT Contents Foreword by Diego Dagum 1 18 Environmentally Sustainable Infrastructure Design by Lewis Curtis A comprehensive understanding of environmental sustainability needs for IT infrastructure system design. 2 Green Maturity Model for Virtualization by Kevin Francis and Peter Richardson The authors present a study on the maturity of virtualization practices and offer a sustainability roadmap for organizations planning a green agenda. 9 Application Patterns for Green IT by Dan Rogers and Ulrich Homann A complete analysis on power-efficient applications design, considering tools that help the architect achieve scalability without deriving in energy waste. 16 Architecture Journal Profile: Udi Dahan For this issue’s interview, we catch up with Udi Dahan, noted expert on SOA and .NET development, and four-time Microsoft MVP. 22 Profiling Energy Usage for Efficient Consumption by Rajesh Chheda, Dan Shookowsky, Steve Stefanovich, and Joe Toscano This article suggests that tracking energy consumption at every level will become the factor of success for green architecture practitioners. 24 Project Genome: Wireless Sensor Network for Data Center Cooling ...
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...Design Green Maturity Model for Virtualization Application Patterns for Green IT Architecture Journal Profile: Udi Dahan Profiling Energy Usage for Efficient Consumption Project Genome: Wireless Sensor Network for Data Center Cooling Green IT in Practice: SQL Server Consolidation in Microsoft IT Contents Foreword by Diego Dagum 1 18 Environmentally Sustainable Infrastructure Design by Lewis Curtis A comprehensive understanding of environmental sustainability needs for IT infrastructure system design. 2 Green Maturity Model for Virtualization by Kevin Francis and Peter Richardson The authors present a study on the maturity of virtualization practices and offer a sustainability roadmap for organizations planning a green agenda. 9 Application Patterns for Green IT by Dan Rogers and Ulrich Homann A complete analysis on power-efficient applications design, considering tools that help the architect achieve scalability without deriving in energy waste. 16 Architecture Journal Profile: Udi Dahan For this issue’s interview, we catch up with Udi Dahan, noted expert on SOA and .NET development, and four-time Microsoft MVP. 22 Profiling Energy Usage for Efficient Consumption by Rajesh Chheda, Dan Shookowsky, Steve Stefanovich, and Joe Toscano This article suggests that tracking energy consumption at every level will become the factor of success for green architecture practitioners. 24 Project Genome: Wireless Sensor Network for Data Center Cooling ...
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...Hospital Networking Project (Week 3) University of Phoenix CMGT 554/IT INFRASTRUCTURE Patton-Fuller Community Hospital Networking Project Today most new building construction is built with new technology and is not as much concerned with the type of budgets that a hospital muse consider in order to redesign a whole new network structure for the purpose of being more optimal and maintaining standards that keep up with advances in new technology. In most cases, a hospital’s network can transition over time with new technology and evolve into meeting the demands it requires to perform effectively. However, upgrading a hospital’s entire network can often be very expensive to implement and sustain. There may be a case where components or parts are no longer being produced to meet current and future demands. In the last several years, changes in healthcare put a demand on hospitals to maintain their networks with new, more efficient solutions that can enhance performance, keep cost low, but most one that is reliable . The Network architecture at Patton-Fuller hospital was designed for each department to rely on information flow between each department. In other words, if the accounting department needed information from the pharmacy or admissions in order to create invoices or insurance billing, it would be rely on those departments to share real time information through the network. It is important for a facility as large as a hospital to have a Networking system that...
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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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...Architectural Design Process Programming Phase -Programming is the activity of determining the "program", or set of needs that a building needs to fulfill. Any project should begin with a thorough examination of these needs, goals and constraints, to form as complete as possible an understanding of these issues. This includes an examination of who the users of the building will be, what use they will make of the building, what rooms/spaces they need, what mood the building should create, and any other goals of the project. It also includes an examination of constraints, such as cost, zoning and building code restrictions, and locally available materials. During the programming phase, it is normal to identify what rooms/spaces are needed. For each space, consider at least the following requirements: * Who will use the space * Use(s) of the space; what activities will take place there * How private or public should the space be * Which other spaces should be adjacent or most accessible from that space * What type of mood should the space create * How large should the space be Schematic Design Phase After establishing the program for a project, the focus in the architectural design process shifts from what the problems are to how to solve those problems. During schematic design, the focus is on the "scheme", or overall high-level design. Here, minor details should be ignored to instead focus on creating a coherent solution that encompasis the project...
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...Diwa ng Lunan: Understanding Filipino Architecture In this world, there are places that give people strong mental images, a memory or created one, which make them unique and different from other spaces. The spirit of place, or diwa ng Lunan, is a belief that each place has its own identity, character and uniqueness that differ from others. It has its own meanings that its inhabitants give value to. There are different factors that may have brought on the individuality to these places – the architectural style used, the site, the use of local materials, the climate, the cultural aspects affecting the place and the values that the people hold on to. Filipino Architecture is the reflection of the history and heritage of the country, which the author thinks is what diwa ng Lunan is about: the memories people create in a place that make it different. Having a rich past, all the occurrences in our history have contributed to the uniqueness that Filipino architecture has established to the minds of the Filipinos. The most prominent historic constructions in the archipelago are influenced by the Spanish, Chinese and Japanese culture. The Philippine architecture is like a narration of the country’s past, even before the colonization happened. The pre-colonial structures our forefathers built, the nipa huts, are made of materials found in nature. In present days, although replaced with stone houses, we always see nipa huts as something that defines the Filipino culture. They remind...
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...Republic of the Philippines MINDANAO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Lapasan, Cagayan De Oro City COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE B.S. in Architecture Major in Architecture BSARCH SY 2007-2008 SUBJECT CODE DESCRIPTIVE TITLE LAB LEC H O U R LAB U LEC CREDIT N I T PRE-REQUISITE CO-REQUISITE 1ST YEAR -1ST SEMESTER ARCH10 Architectural Design 1 (Introduction to Design) 1.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 ARCH20 Graphics 1 (Mechanical Drawing) 1.0 6.0 2.0 1.0 3.0 ARCH30 Visual Tech 1 (Monochromatic & Freehand 0.0 6.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 Drawing) ARCH50 Theory of Architecture 1 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 ENGL11 Study & Thinking Skills 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 PD10 Essence of Personality 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 MATH 17 Algebra & Trigonometry 6.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 6.0 NSTP10 ROTC/CWTS/LTS 1 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 18.0 15.0 5.0 18.0 23.0 1ST YEAR -2ND SEMESTER ARCH11 Architectural Design 2 (Creative Design & 1.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 ARCH10 Fundamentals) ARCH21 Graphics 2 (Perspective Shades & Shadows) 1.0 6.0 2.0 1.0 3.0 ARCH20 ARCH31 Visual Tech 2 (Color Rendering & Still Life) 0.0 6.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 ARCH30 ARCH40 History of Architecture 1 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 ARCH51 Theory of Architecture 2 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 ARCH50 ENGL20 Writing Across Disciplines 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 ENGL11 PD20 Social Graces & Social Relations 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 PD10 MATH32b Differential Calculus w/ Analytic Geometry 5.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 5.0 MATH 17 NSTP20 ROTC/CWTS/LTS 2 3.0 0.0...
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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...
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...Operational Barriers to Success Operations Management: Solutions to Business Challenges Abstract There are many obstacles in any given business operations that can impact a company’s efficiencies, morale, supply chain, and it’s customer base. Identifying these obstacles and creating processes to mitigate them is paramount to a company’s success. In this paper, we will explore a few of them in order to better understand the cause and effect of these barriers. We will also look at various possible solutions to the barriers by investigating a case study for an architectural firm in which I used to work for. Week 1 - Assignment 3: Operational Barriers to Success What are some tools that an organization could use to move the company forward? This is a question that is not easily answerable, but is at its core, a very valuable and necessary function to understand. Tools such as Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (S.W.O.T) analysis (Russell, 2010) is a very theoretical way of identifying the companies overall mission as well as understanding the needs to stay competitive in its given market place. However, there are more pragmatic ways of looking at a firm’s efficiency and areas of opportunity to better the operating processes within an organization. Some of these other tools that todays leading firms can utilize to further the market share are things like workflow analysis (Russell, 2010), data flow charts and diagrams, and value engineering (Jergeas...
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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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... In the different realms of Engineering and technology, I think construction engineering is the powerful domain that can create the better world by harmonizing and shaping the natural and built environment. I see that the world is changing faster than ever before. Modern global megatrends shaking up the construction industry such as society and workforce, market and customers, sustainability and resilience, politics and regulation: an ever-increasing global population that continues to shift to urban areas, all of them need affordable housing as well as, transportation, social and utility infrastructure. To face such challenges, the construction industry is almost under a moral obligation to transform. The increasing breadth, complexity, and rate of change of professional practice all put greater emphasis not only on continuing education but also on what civil engineering education must deliver up front. And the body of knowledge at the stage of traditional bachelor’s degree is not adequate to effectively practice construction engineering at the professional level. Education must blend technical excellence with the ability to lead, influence, and integrate. Through the higher education engineers can mitigate risks to the business. I feel excited about the fact that in the near future more opportunities to be available for researching and applying new civil engineering technologies and for leadership in community and national affairs. I want to contribute to that industry-transformation...
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...The study also showed that 4 of the 5 developers who were part of the study had used construction methods that were not certified. Advantages found in the study were that these alternative construction methods were cost-effective on the part of developers, enhanced speedy delivery, and some construction methods were found to be easy to maintain. The disadvantages were the inability of the houses to resist extreme weather conditions, structural defects such as cracks that are not easy to repair in some materials, poor workmanship, and structures that are not compatible to future extensions (Mgiba, 2007: 16). 2.4.1.2 Inadequate Material According to Metri, 2005 supplier quality management includes fewer dependable subcontractors, reliance on suppliers process control, strong inter dependence of supplier and customer, purchasing policy, emphasizing quality rather than price, supplier quality control and supplier assistance in quality development. Materials are often a major source of quality problems and affect buyer satisfaction. Instead of relying on tools such as acceptance sampling to establish the quality of incoming materials and component parts, it is preferable for constructors to purchase from a more limited number of qualified or certified suppliers. Michelle Solom: 2008 pointed that the low-cost houses in Vukani, a district in Grahamstown's township, are in a seriously poor condition, displaying cracking walls, loose bricks, and leaking roofs. But Vukani is not the...
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...Formation Embedded Design 构型的嵌入式设计 1. 简介： 这篇论文主要讨论一种通过定制编写的方法来制造结构设计的限制范围内整合的方法。该方法将三维几何形状或者算法自动生成的数据转变成经过适当格式化的机器代码以便在单一的CAD建模环境下直接进行数控。这个过程是传统的单向进程，它通过专用机器编程软件将部分文件编译成可数控的文件。在一个开放框架中，将路径创建集成放入设计封装，就可以实现部分机器代码的自动化翻译，而其中的参数可以通过生成算法产生或者由用户明确建模。这种集成方法使得制作约束和设计意图之间的即时反馈成为可能。这个研究的价值在于它加强了构型设计流程和材料建构核心之间的关系网络。 关键字： 开源代码制造 参数化建模 计算设计 多轴 设计实现： 这里提出的方法的目标是从根本上去除设计过程和最终制作操作间的鸿沟。在此方法中设计和生产的流程必须重新构思，自顶向下的流程存在着诸多瑕疵，相比之下将这流程当做一个双向的连续统一体可能会更好，在此统一体中我们可以引入多个反馈回路以加强设计意图和其它影响设计或生产的因素例如制作约束，材料性能和环境压力。要实现适当的反馈，则需要搭建一个恰当的软件开发平台，使得设计人员能够在软件开发平台上进行设计和制作间的无缝迁移，以此来缩减单项翻译的阀值。而要搭建这个平台，必须明白它的“施工图”仅仅就是一套指令的图像画构建。鉴于此，如果指令集可以被不同的媒介精确定义，传达和理解，那么这个所谓的施工图本身就不再需要了。“你是一个组织者，而不是一个图板艺术家”（勒·柯布西耶）。 为了实现这个目标，我们需要建立一个算法驱动的核心，使得制造过程能够结合开放式集合的过程特定变量和与之相应的计算。 在此我们可以通过研究麦克尼尔犀牛3D 案例来分析这一搭建过程，麦克尼尔犀牛3D是一个经典3D环境建模，它的嵌入式脚本语言是Rhino Visual Basic，但是概念框架却有着软件或语言的不确定性，该平台的2.0版本正在利用Python语言开发中。在上文中我们提到将路径创建集成放入设计封装，就可以实现部分机器代码的自动化翻译，而其中的参数可以通过生成算法产生或者由用户明确建模。这种集成方法使得制造约束和设计意图之间的反馈可以更加直接迅捷。 [pic] 图.1 多轴（机器人）水刀系统 事实上大多数的CAM软件包中都包含有这项功能，所以区分这种特定方法的途径是判断它是否能够将特定的属性嵌入到参数模型中。值得一提的是，制造产业一直在寻求这种类似的功能。“基于特征的加工”代表了这项工作的主要目标，几乎所有机型都嵌入了设计意图，可更换的CAM软件包，和必要的能自动生成刀具路径的信息。因为它主要是在处理实体建模程序并且适用于机械设计，所以在构建生产方法中几乎不会出现转线的情况。特别是在算法生成几何的情况下，具有高度可变性的部分之间因为有着嵌入的自动转换的机器代码，它们能够减少编程时间并且显著提高效率。以功能或以知识为基础的加工代表了一种类型的集成化设计和制造技术，不过我们不能肯定这种加工是否适合那些有限变化的零件，而且其纳入设计层面的部分也是有局限性的。 Delmia和Catia程序则体现了另外一种方法。Catia的核心是参数化建模系统，包含着类似BIM（实体建模和基于特征建模）的特性。一个完善的Catia程序在一定范围内能实现垂直一体化设计和制造，而它的零件则用基于约束的技术建模，这些模型被参链接到内置的CAM工作台从而能够输出实际的数控代码到几乎任何标准的标准的数控机床。在扩展的Delmia产品生命...
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