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Will It Stand?: Will it stand on a parking garage?
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Exploring the structural side of design. Thursday, October 8, 2009. Will it stand on a parking garage? Posted by Will it stand? Constructing a new building on top of existing structure can sometimes feel like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. That’s the problem that designers faced in the construction. The immediate problem faced by the design. In addition a 16’-0” deep transfer girder was introduced along the center of the mat to further alleviate load from the smaller interior c...However, ...
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Will It Stand?: Will it stand in crystaline form?
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Exploring the structural side of design. Monday, October 26, 2009. Will it stand in crystaline form? Posted by Will it stand? If a tectonic shift in an undersea geological formation sent giant crystals thrusting up through the water’s surface, it might look something like this dramatic arts center prototype positioned in a lake or harbor. Eleven jutting, crystalline structures of varying size—with cantilevers. Working within the basic architectural form, top exterior facets would include steel trusses.
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Will It Stand?: Will it tick?
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Exploring the structural side of design. Wednesday, April 7, 2010. Posted by Will it stand? Can you tell the time on my new watch? There should be many ways of marking the passage of time. Why are we limited to digital. Numerals and analog spinning hands? Throughout time many devices, including water clocks and sun dials, were developed, but here in the Western world we've coalesced around two standards. I love my new Nooka. In his controversial work " Toward an Architecture. Wrote that architects should...
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Mistral Writer: The Lost Posts
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Monday, May 31, 2010. It's hard to believe, but I've now been back home in Chicago for as long as I lived in France last year. The time has flown by. I've stayed incredibly busy. Adjusting back to a full time job was a bit difficult. On top of that, I even taught an online algebra course over the Winter. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Some Kind of Einstein. Trains, Transport and Tuscany.
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Mistral Writer: June 2009
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Sunday, June 14, 2009. Home and Garden (French Edition). Check out these digs! But before you start to presume too much about our financial status, know that we're just renting out the 1st floor apartment. Our landlords, the Bérards, have a beautiful home. Our apartment is modestly furnished, but it's everything we need. Monday, June 8, 2009. Everything is older everything is newer. Where not to learn how to drive a stick. In our Citroen C2. I don't know how much Mary Ann was able to enjoy the view, but ...
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Mistral Writer: Madrid
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009. Sunday morning provided another opportunity to sleep in. Although we were still interested in exploring the city, this day would be our chance to rest before the stressful day at the airport. Roxy also appreciated the rest. Two long days of driving had really tired her out. Later, we retraced our steps from the night before, cutting through the indoor market, Plaza Mayor. We continued on for a bit more, eventually returning to the hotel before dinner. Roxy was up and wai...
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Mistral Writer: Bad time for a snow day
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009. Bad time for a snow day. 8220;Oh no,” Mary Ann woke me up shouting her response to the weather conditions. As forecast, it had indeed snowed over night in Madrid. This is not a common occurrence in the warm weather capital. We knew that the locals would probably be freaking out. It would probably also cause problems for our eminent departure to Miami. Mary Ann was incredulous. The guy, gave in and got his manual 1980s credit card swipe from the back room. Attention p...After...
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Mistral Writer: May 2010
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Monday, May 31, 2010. Trains, Transport and Tuscany. Part of the fun of any European adventure is getting around. You can experience a lot on the way. Getting around Italy is exceptionally easy. Transportation to and from the airports is made easy for tourists with charter busses. Competing lines have dropped the price to 4 E for a one way ticket between Ciampino Airport and Roma Termini (train station). It's hard to believe, but I've now been back home in Chicago for as long as I lived in France last ye...
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Will It Stand?: The quiet war: architecture and digital technologies
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Exploring the structural side of design. Monday, March 8, 2010. The quiet war: architecture and digital technologies. Posted by Will it stand? Two weeks ago I attended a lecture/discussion led by Tristan D’Estree Sterk and Douglas Pancoast at the Flatiron Arts Building. In Chicago. Both presenters are known for their forward-thinking approach to digital technologies in Architecture. ORAMBRA). We met at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Graduate program at SAIC. During the presentation, Tristan ...
