Pumping Concrete
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A 10 page research paper which gives the details the development of the concrete pump, the applications for which pumping is best suited, the problems which can arise from pumping concrete, and the importance of mix design. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Concrete.wps

R. Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion House
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6 pages in length. From the vivid imagination of F. Buckminster Fuller came temperance and detail coupled with the quest for limited space, an influence he treasured from other architects who harnessed their spatial tendencies. No longer bound by the stagnant imagination of space and materials, Fuller allowed himself to create an architectural masterpiece in the Dymaxion House by manipulating color and form, materials and shapes, spending his entire career designing buildings with a context that was infused with the combined poetry of form and functionality of real life. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLCdymax.rtf

Reconstructing Regency Interiors
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A 5 page paper which examines the problems and complexities involved in reconstructing architectural structures such as regency interiors. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAarchtt.rtf

Renaissance Art and Architecture v. Modern Art and Architecture
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A 9 page paper which defines and then compares and contrasts Renaissance and Modern art and architecture. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAartren.rtf

Renovations at Soldier Field
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A 4 page paper discussing the addition of an aerial bowl atop the historic stadium at Chicago’s Soldier Field. Dubbed the “toilet bowl” by critics, the architect calls the contemporary addition rising above the stadium’s Doric columns “the juxtaposition of old and new,” but the more likely reason for the design is lack of ability or creativity. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSarchSoldField.rtf

Resistance to “Progress”
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An 8 page paper discussing how resistance influences change. Two authors, Kenneth Frampton and Karsten Harries, discuss both change and the lack of change in architecture. Each finds reasons for resistance to change over time; Frampton attributes that resistance to regionalism. Where regionalism is strong (such as in New England), there are many restrictions, both written and unwritten. Where regionalism is not as strong (1920s California, as example), individuals are more willing to take risks with architecture. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSmktgResist.rtf

Reyner Banham's "Theory And Design In The First Machine Age": Architecture
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5 pages in length. The writer discusses Banham's critique of Purism, New Objectivity and Constructivism as they relate to functionalism. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCbanhm.wps

Risk Dynamics In Construction Projects
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This 8 page paper discusses different aspects of construction site risks. Statistics are provided regarding proportion of job-related injuries and deaths which are slowly decreasing. The steps needed to write a safety plan are also offered. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Consdyn.wps

Romanesque and Gothic Art and Architecture
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This is a 6 page paper discussing the features of Romanesque and Gothic art and architecture. The 11th to 15th centuries saw a great surge of the Christian Church within Europe which was emphasized by the persuasiveness of the Crusades. The growing population of the Church increased the demand for the increased presence in architectural monuments and during the Romanesque and Gothic periods, a great cathedral construction “boom” occurred across Europe. The Romanesque and Gothic architectural styles were distinctive in not only the massiveness of the Romanesque monuments and the introduction of the cruciform plan and the Norman twin towers but also for the introduction of the Gothic era art within the Cathedrals which included the inclusion of art and sculpture of the Madonna and Christ, the radiating Rose Window, radiating chapels, column figures and the gargoyle among many others. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TJgotha1.rtf

Rome’s Architectural Contributions to the Western World
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A 2 1/2 page paper which examines three of Rome’s architectural contributions to the Western World. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: RAromarc.rtf

Rome’s Architectural Contributions to the Western World
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A 2 1/2 page paper which examines three of Rome’s architectural contributions to the Western World. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: RAromar.rtf

Santa Maria Maggiore Mosaics
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This 5 page report discusses the mosaics of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, 432-440 AD, that represent the oldest surviving example of mosaic ornamentation in a Christian church. The mosaics were primarily designed to serve as a chronicle of the events that led to the belief system of Christians and begin with the story of Abraham. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWsmmosa.wps