CAD - Computer Assisted Design as a Communication Tool.
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(8pp includes 2 comparative visuals) To be successful in the design professions requires not only talent and creativity, but a careful balance of technical skill, business sense and artistic expression. One hopes to find this balance in the professional area of architecture. Computer aided design (CAD) is a valuable tool in the service of this profession. This discussion will focus on the use of CAD within the profession. Thesis statement: Computer assisted design provides a valuable and ever developing tool for the advancement of architectural creativity in providing unique design solutions to modern problems and needs. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: BBcadarc.doc

CAD Layer Standards
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This 5 page paper give an outline to the basic CAD standards with the purpose for their standardisation and a description of the different layers. The MLA style bibliography sites 3 sources.
Filename: TECADlay.wps

Candide/An Additional Chapter
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A 3 page essay that mimics the style of Voltaire's Candide. This additional 'chapter' to the Candide story recounts the presumed adventures of Candide's son as a plantation owner in the New World. No bibliography provided.
Filename: khmorcan.rtf

Cathedrals in Europe
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A 22 page assessement of the various cathedrals or churches in Europe. The paper examines the Romanesque, the Gothic, and the Baroque. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: RAcath3.rtf

Celebration, Florida – Art and Architecture
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This 4 page report discusses the Disney Coprorations development of the "New Urbanist" community of Celebration, Florida. The city itself is considered within the framework of art and how the community was "crafted" in much the same way that a painting is put together. The town, located just south of Walt Disney World in northwest Osceola County, serves as an example of the ways in which people understand that they can create a physical environment through the use of architectural art that reflects what they believe or want to believe about themselves. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: BWnewurb.rtf

Centre Georges Pompidou
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An 8 page research paper that offers a comprehensive architectural overview of the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, also known simply as Beaubourg. The writer discusses its controversial design, the architects, the philosophy behind the design and how the Centre has come to be accepted by the people of Paris. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: khcgpmus.rtf

Chairs with Curves --Queen Anne Chairs from Boston, Newport, and Philadelphia
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This 6 page report discusses the unique characteristics of Queen Anne chairs and the primary differences that exist between America-made chairs that were crafted in Boston, Massachusetts, Newport, Rhode Island, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Queen Anne period existed from about 1702-1714. The style is characterized by its curves and elegant S-shaped cabriole leg. That shape was based on the shape of an animal’s hind leg. It (the leg) was distinct for its slender line and the club/pad foot or claw and ball foot. Illustrations included. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWchairs.wps

Changing Contractor Relationships in the UK Construction Industry
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The need for change in the UK construction industry was recognised in the document Rethinking Construction by Sir John Egan. This paper considers the implications for contractual obligations, relationships and dispute resolution. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TErethnk.rtf