All Categories of Degree Level Architecture

Question: CONSTRUCTING A TELEPHONE KIOSK FOR THE 21ST CENTURY - The Building report 2004

Answer: Summary: The project for this term was to construct a telephone box/kiosk for the twenty first century. The design was one picked form a competition between 3rd years – with the winner being the one that got built. Each week the course tutor – Bob Brown would form a set of instructions in the form of “shop drawings” for the relevant group to use to construct their element of the build......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: Technologies of Sustainable Building Critical Analysis of 9-10 Stock Orchard Street Group Report

Answer: The site for the Strawbale House is at the end of a residential, Victorian terrace off the Caledonian Road in Islington. It is a brownfield site and located next to an intercity railway line and on the edge of a conservation area. The footprint of the site is 20m deep on the North-South axis and 40m wide. The intention behind the design was to provide a model of sustainable living in an urban s......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: “Inn the Park” Building Analysis Report

Answer: I have chosen to study a building called “Inn the Park”, it was formerly known as the “Cake house” and is located in St James’ Park, London (See Picture 1). This building is relevant to my design in a number of ways in that I am including vast areas of turf roof and some subterranean spaces. Also the design for “Inn the Park” uses lots of wood and many environmentally friendly const......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: Urban design and Landscaping: The art of people-orientated cities. (THEORETICAL CONTEXT ESSAY)

Answer: Abstract: This essay will investigate and explore town planning and landscaping. I will attempt to discover what makes a city centre a people friendly place, and what makes these areas pleasurable spaces to inhabit. CHAPTER ONE - Introduction: Using examples from Barcelona, London, Plymouth, Manchester, Paris and Germany this paper will provide examples of good and bad urban spaces. By......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: DESIGN / PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE ANALYTICAL ESSAY - The influence of AutoCAD on a degree student’s design process.

Answer: In this essay I want to argue that the use 2D line drawing software packages and, specifically AutoCAD, can seriously hamper a student’s development and design process. I will focus the essay specifically on degree students studying a BA in Architecture. Computer Aided Design (CAD) is increasingly becoming used in earlier design stages as a design development tool (Szalapaj 2001): this can r......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: Describe the main elements of the Venturi House, their significance and the conceptual ideas employed by the architect.

Answer: This essay focuses on the Venturi house, but it also has limited comparisons with other buildings designed by him. During this text it will describe the main elements of the Venturi House. It will include conceptual ideas by the Architect; floor plans and Elevations. The essay will identify the main elements of the building and explain the significance of them. This will include references and......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: EDEN PROJECT SITE REPORT -

Answer: The Eden project consists of 3 biomes (spheres made of a glass type material – see Appendix 1, Figure 1) placed in Cornwall in disused quarries. The largest biome is 240 meters long, 55 meters high and 110 meters wide. It has been described as the biggest conservatory in the world, which it truly is! Also there is a visitor centre at the start of the complex. The three biomes are split in......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: COCKINGTON VALLEY SITE REPORT - In this report I will outline and explain the main features of Cockington Court, The Old School House, The Orchard View House, The Forge, and the Drum Inn.

Answer: The main court building is quite a grand building and would have been expensive for its owner. The lord of the manor would have lived here, and he would have been fairly well off. It has been there since the Saxon times. It is thought to have been owned by ‘Alric the Saxon’; it appears regularly in the Doomsday Book and was owned by the ‘de Cockington’ Family from 1180 until 1349 �......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: Explore the theories behind this building and investigate why it is designed in the way it is, making comparisons to other buildings of its time and form. (Renault Centre – Swindon.)

Answer: Abstract: This essay will explore and explain the design of the Renault Centre – Swindon. It was designed by Sir Norman Foster in 1980. At the beginning this piece of writing will concentrate on the technical side and design of this building. Then it will investigate how and why the building was designed as it was. It will review different concept ideas and the design process that Foster w......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: DESIGN / PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE ANALYTICAL STUDY

Answer: For my design the standard consultants, such as: structural engineer, services engineer, quantity surveyor, and planning consultant would all need to be employed. The structural engineer would need to be involved in the project at a very early stage due to the nature of my design. My project & the form of my building is based closely around the steel structure, tension cables, and oak beams. ......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

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