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Educating Non-Specialized Audiences about Seismic Design Principles Using Videos and Physical Models
Mauricio Morales-Beltran; Ecenur Kizilörenli; Ceren Duyal – International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2024
The prevalence of self-construction practices in Türkiye has resulted in a building stock whose earthquake resilience is highly uncertain. To mitigate the potentially devastating impact of anticipated large earthquakes, one viable approach is to increase earthquake awareness among builders themselves. However, these builders lack formal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Video Technology, Audiences, Seismology
Nimmo, Andrew – Australian Library Journal, 2012
Libraries have undergone an extraordinary transformation over the last twenty years--from glorified book warehouse to interactive learning environment. For an architect they are currently amongst the most exciting projects to be commissioned to design. Innovation and "Next Generation" are the buzz words. However instead of exploring a first…
Descriptors: Libraries, Architecture, Stakeholders, Innovation
Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Pirita; Kangas, Kaiju; Raunio, Anna-Mari; Hakkarainen, Kai – Design and Technology Education, 2012
The present article examines how practices of computer-supported collaborative designing may be implemented in an elementary classroom. We present a case study in which 12-year-old students engaged in architectural design under the guidance of their teacher and a professional designer. The students were engaged in all aspects of design processes,…
Descriptors: Expertise, Structural Elements (Construction), Building Design, Architecture
Somma, Thomas P. – Library Quarterly, 2010
The Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress is one of the more significant public structures in American architecture, due for the most part to its wealth and quality of decoration, including an extensive sculptural program executed in 1894-97. The architects entrusted the program to a committee of three prominent sculptors, J. Q. A.…
Descriptors: Design, Art, Architecture, Sculpture
Roman, Harry T. – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2013
This article invites teachers to let their students' imaginations soar as they become part of a team that will design a whole new kind of living technological museum, a facility that celebrates the world of infrastructure. In this activity, a new two-story building will be built, occupying a vacant corner parcel of land, approximately 150…
Descriptors: Museums, Imagination, Building Design, Structural Elements (Construction)
Exceptional Parent, 2010
This article describes how Beverly and Martin Ryfa, working with an architect who specializes in accessible design, were able to build a house that is handicap accessible for their 9-year-old daughter, Danielle, who suffered an intraventricular hemorrhage when she was three days old. The article describes the features of their house that make…
Descriptors: Structural Elements (Construction), Architecture, Accessibility (for Disabled), Program Descriptions
Smith, Courtney D.; Stump, Amanda M.; Lazaros, Edward J. – Tech Directions, 2010
This article presents an activity that allows students to use mathematics and critical-thinking skills to emulate processes used by the ancient Egyptians to prepare the site for the Pyramids of Giza. To accomplish this, they use three different methods. First, they create a square using only simple technological tools that were available to the…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Geometric Concepts, Thinking Skills, Hands on Science
Martinez, Luis A. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
In the United States, 21% of all energy is used in residential buildings (40% of which is for heating and cooling homes). Promising improvements in residential building energy efficiency are underway such as the Building America Program and the Passive House Concept. The ability of improving energy efficiency in buildings is enhanced by building…
Descriptors: Structural Elements (Construction), Conservation (Concept), Energy Conservation, Energy
Progr Architect, 1970
The social responsibilities now borne by American architects have required the rechanneling of creativity from egocentric "design to the more humanitarian approach. This is evidenced in this year's submissions. (NI)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Architecture, Building Design, Design Preferences
Progressive Architecture, 1970
The design of two California schools with innovative programs and lots of snow. (RA)
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Building Innovation, Educational Facilities
Architectural Forum, 1971
Center will house teaching, research, and patient care in a structural-mechanical superframe. (Author)
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Health Facilities, Health Services
Wells, Malcolm B. – Environmental Quality Magazine, 1973
The need to apply wilderness principles to architecture and the construction of buildings is explored. Earth-covered building designs are advocated, utilizing sewerless toilets, recycled wastes, and solar energy. A 15-item checklist illutrates how to construct a wilderness-based building. (BL)
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Design Requirements, Ecology
Architectural Forum, 1971
First increment is a well-reasoned piece of urban design. (Author)
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Construction Needs, Medical Schools

Daniel, Robert A. – School Arts, 1973
Author finds that children understand architectural concepts more readily when he refers to familiar non-architectural examples of them such as goal posts, chairs, tables, and playground equipment. (GB)
Descriptors: Architectural Education, Architecture, Art Activities, Art Education

Thompson, Gary F.; Riley, Keith – Athletic Business, 2002
Describes how a new arena configuration, the Alpha design, seeks to make facilities more multidimensional, with enhanced acoustics that offer superior entertainment as well as sports uses. Discusses the design's various configurations and its unique features in terms of shape and volume, loudspeakers, private suites, lighting, support spaces,…
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Acoustics, Architecture, Athletics