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Special Recognition Winner – Advancing Comprehensive BIM "Playbooks"
Hatch Ltd – (Nelson River, Manitoba, Canada)
This CAN$ 6.5 billion hydroelectric generation plant project by Hatch will be a source of renewable energy that will be integrated into Manitoba Hydro’s electrical system for use in Manitoba, Canada, and for export to the United States. With 695 megawatts of capacity producing an average of 4,400 gigawatt hours of electricity each year, the hydroelectric power station will bring needed employment and benefits to the northern First Nations people, descendants of the original inhabitants of Canada.
The benefits of BIM achieved by using AECOsim Building Designer, Bentley Navigator, Bentley Raceway and Cable Management, gINT, InRoads, MicroStation, ProjectWise, ProStructures, and STAAD have streamlined project processes and improved the overall quality of engineering. Three-dimensional modeling – including discrete concrete pours, reinforcing placement, and earthworks placement – has dramatically increased accuracy, which then has reduced cost risks associated with quantity estimation.
This is Oriel Chambers, an English Heritage Grade One listed office building which was completed in 1864.
The premium listing is a direct result of the building designer’s ambition to deliver improved levels of natural illumination in the occupied rooms. This was achieved by the daring deployment of new glazing technology which resulted in higher levels of interior daylight than had previously been considered possible for a building of this type. It was truly groundbreaking thinking at the time and proved to be influential on an international scale. That is why architects, architecture students and architectural historians the world over are drawn to Oriel Chambers in pilgrimage.
The building’s primary structure is a relatively simple 7 x 12 four storey grid of prefabricated cast iron beams and columns. The floors are formed by arched brickwork spanning between the beams instead of the usual timber joists and floor boards, resulting in a fireproof construction. But there is nothing remarkable about this, and there are several earlier examples of it to be seen locally including the Albert Dock warehouses (1841) and Toxteth Reservoir (1855).
Oriel Chambers, as an office premises, differs from those in that its rough brick ceilings are covered with decorative plaster and mouldings which faithfully follow the line of the structural vaulting, rather than being left exposed in the case of buildings designed primarily for storage. The decorated vaulted ceilings can be clearly seen through the windows in this picture.
The fame (or originally, infamy) of Oriel Chambers is due to a different reason - the treatment of the fenestration. Here, on the Water Street elevation, instead of being more or less flush with the building facade as was the norm (see topmost windows here for an illustration of that) the principal windows project outward in the form of Gothic style bays or “oriels” of near frameless glazing, including a glass “lid”. The panes are glazed into slender frames made up of cast iron sections. I would like to have been present when the twenty oriels on the Water Street side were inserted into the masonry openings and viewed for the first time in situ.
This elevation is completed by a mischievous mix of period styles and details. I particularly like the continuous stone mullions between the window bays. These echo the building’s primary columns on the outside but are not structural. They look like bonfire night rockets ready to be fired skywards. The rest of the facade is made up of carved stone details in a Norman ecclesiastical style, a Dutch gable, a parapet from a castle and a bit of gilded metalwork that would not look out of place in a chic Parisian arrondissement.
The rear elevation of Oriel Chambers (not shown here) is in a private court which cannot be seen from the street. This contains the most remarkable feature of all. The windows of each room, instead of being separate, which would have been normal, are combined in a single composition – a very large glazed screen. The screen is attached to the building’s structural frame in a cantilever arrangement by means of projecting metal cleats. This type of fenestration is nowadays referred to as “curtain walling” because it is suspended like a curtain from the structure rather than sitting on its own foundations. The designer of Oriel Chambers’ curtain wall integrated opaque spandrel panels in cast iron plate to obscure a view of the floor construction at each level.
Oriel Chambers' 150 year old glazed screen was the first of its type in the world. In due course it facilitated a fresh “modern” approach to architecture by proving that the external envelope of a building can be liberated from its role of being part of the load bearing structure. This relatively small mid Victorian Liverpool office building has influenced the appearance of the built environment ever since.
Oriel Chambers
14, Water Street, Liverpool
architect : office of Peter Ellis
completed : 1864
English Heritage listed Grade I
I am far from convinced that Peter Ellis was the person who designed this building, but that is another story.
Text and image by R. Towner
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The design of the Merewether Memorial employs the form of an Eleanor Cross and is in the English Medieval style. There are spires which could have served as a basis for the design of this memorial; for example, St. Mary at Bloxham, St. Peter at Kettering, St. Peter at Raunds and Meven St. Mary at Oxford. In fact, each one may have provided an ingredient or two for the design of this fine memorial tower.
Building designers of the time had become increasingly aware of the capabilities of Indian craftsmen, thus the skill and craftsmanship which has been available to medieval builders was also at Strachan's disposal. Strachan was no doubt aware of the intricate carving executed by native craftsmen for the baserellets designed by Kipling for the Crawford Markets and the then under construction Victoria Terminus. The Memorial shows a heightened sensitivity to detailing and an emphasis on carving and decoration, more then my other building designed by Strachan. Whereas the Empress Market's tower is a little squat, the Merewether Tower is elegant and tall, evoking memories of medieval England.
It was named for Merewether, who served as 'Commissioner-in-Sindh' from 1868 to 1877. Richard Burton, on his last visit to Karachi, paid a tribute to his friend while describing the Government House: " It is at present occupied by General Sir William L. Merewether, K.C.S.I. etc.etc.etc. an officer who, by entire devotion to the interests of his province, the scene of his distinguished career during the last thirty-three years, has made epoch' and history" (Burton 1877:1.76) Burton's opinion of Merewether's services were no doubt shared by others. Initially, a pier had been named in memory of the former 'Commissioner-in-Sindh'. Constructed by the Karachi Harbour Board, which had been formed in 1880, the Merewether Pier had cost three lakh rupees (1882). However, it was later decided that a worthy and visible memorial was in order - a memorial tower of such "prominence as to dominate the skyline of the city" to be built by public subscription. The Tower was placed at the confluence of McLeod and Bunder Road, at the extreme western end of the Serai Quarter, an area which was developed into a thriving commercial center concurrently with the rising fortunes of the city. The Memorial took eight years to complete, and was handed over to the Municipality in 1892 by 'Commissioner-in-Sindh' Evan James. The total cost of the structure and its clock was merely Rs. 37,178 compared to the Rs. 180,000 lavished on the much bigger memorial to Bartle Frere, Frere Hall.
The Memorial Tower stands on a platform 44 feet square and rises to a height of 102 feet. It prominently displays the clock placed at the base of the spire, 70 feet from the ground. Each of the clock's four faces is seven feet in diameter. The large bell installed at the time weighed three hundred weight and struck at every hour, while the smaller bells weighed one hundred weight each and marked every quarter of an hour.
Photo & narration by IQBAL
Some description about this tower
The design of the Merewether Memorial employs the form of an Eleanor Cross and is in the English Medieval style. There are spires which could have served as a basis for the design of this memorial; for example, St. Mary at Bloxham, St. Peter at Kettering, St. Peter at Raunds and Meven St. Mary at Oxford. In fact, each one may have provided an ingredient or two for the design of this fine memorial tower.
Building designers of the time had become increasingly aware of the capabilities of Indian craftsmen, thus the skill and craftsmanship which has been available to medieval builders was also at Strachan's disposal. Strachan was no doubt aware of the intricate carving executed by native craftsmen for the baserellets designed by Kipling for the Crawford Markets and the then under construction Victoria Terminus. The Memorial shows a heightened sensitivity to detailing and an emphasis on carving and decoration, more then my other building designed by Strachan. Whereas the Empress Market's tower is a little squat, the Merewether Tower is elegant and tall, evoking memories of medieval England.
It was named for Merewether, who served as 'Commissioner-in-Sindh' from 1868 to 1877. Richard Burton, on his last visit to Karachi, paid a tribute to his friend while describing the Government House: " It is at present occupied by General Sir William L. Merewether, K.C.S.I. etc.etc.etc. an officer who, by entire devotion to the interests of his province, the scene of his distinguished career during the last thirty-three years, has made epoch' and history" (Burton 1877:1.76) Burton's opinion of Merewether's services were no doubt shared by others. Initially, a pier had been named in memory of the former 'Commissioner-in-Sindh'. Constructed by the Karachi Harbour Board, which had been formed in 1880, the Merewether Pier had cost three lakh rupees (1882). However, it was later decided that a worthy and visible memorial was in order - a memorial tower of such "prominence as to dominate the skyline of the city" to be built by public subscription. The Tower was placed at the confluence of McLeod and Bunder Road, at the extreme western end of the Serai Quarter, an area which was developed into a thriving commercial center concurrently with the rising fortunes of the city. The Memorial took eight years to complete, and was handed over to the Municipality in 1892 by 'Commissioner-in-Sindh' Evan James. The total cost of the structure and its clock was merely Rs. 37,178 compared to the Rs. 180,000 lavished on the much bigger memorial to Bartle Frere, Frere Hall.
The Memorial Tower stands on a platform 44 feet square and rises to a height of 102 feet. It prominently displays the clock placed at the base of the spire, 70 feet from the ground. Each of the clock's four faces is seven feet in diameter. The large bell installed at the time weighed three hundred weight and struck at every hour, while the smaller bells weighed one hundred weight each and marked every quarter of an hour.
I'm a building designer by trade - my home is my own take on modern architecture. It took 16 months to build and was worth every minute of that wait.
Burlington, Kentucky
Listed 7/30/2014
Reference Number: 14000456
The James William Kite Store meets the first term of National Register Criterion C, significant as a type of construction, a country store. Its significance relates to its architectural identity; the Kite Store is a good representative of a class of buildings-commercial buildings in Boone County-associa ted with the rise of mercantile activity in rural Boone County during the late-19th and early-20th centuries. The Kite Store helps articulate the general evolution of design among commercial buildings in Boone County. The earliest commerce in the county often occurred in buildings that served multiple purposes: residential, manufacturing, and commercial. Thus, early- 19111 -century buildings serving a commercial purpose often looked much like residences, because, in fact , they were . As the 191h century progressed, commercial and industrial non-farm activity increasingly sought spaces away from the home. If commercial activity became more complex and specialized in the post-Civil War period, it would have prompted building designers to shape commercial spaces appropriate to that specialized function. The emergence of the country store is an important sub-type of Boone County's commercial buildings, and the Kite Store is a valuable instance of this important sub-type of commercial building design. The building's significance is evaluated within the context, ""Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Commercial Architecture in Boone County, Kentucky,"" a section within the Multiple Properties Submission (MPS) Historic and Architectural Resources of Boone County, Kentucky, 1789-1950, (Taylor, 2000). The property meets the MPS's Registration Requirements.
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There is no better way to learn about the tools, cases and mindset behind Design A Better Business than experiencing it in a two-day workshop.
Rebels that want to transform their business or start a new business, business leaders, aspiring entrepreneurs, corporate innovators, growth investors, social impact change agents and enterprising student got together in Zoku in Amsterdam on March 1 and 2017, 2017 to get the insights and experience with new tools to change uncertainty into opportunity tomorrow.
Topics that were covered were:
- How design thinking can be applied for both strategy and innovation
- How design thinking tools are different and will lead to different results
- Get familiar with non linear thinking and apply the Double Loop
- Learn how to set your Point of View (POV)
- Learn how other organizations apply these new tools and skills
- Apply visual thinking during these two days so you become addicted
For more information visit: designabetterbusiness.com/events/design-a-better-business/
Miaoshan 220kV Secondary Transformer Substation – (Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China)
Image courtesy of Hubei Electric Engineering Corporation
Hubei Electric Engineering Corporation (HEEC) designed a CNY 172 million indoor secondary transformer station to meet Year 2030 energy demands in excess of 400,000 kilovolts (kV) in the Wuhan East Lake High Tech Zone, Hubei province, China. The scope of the work involved the layout and design of a three-story facility housing three sets of 240-megavolt ampere transformers and providing 220kV, 110kV, and 10kV outgoing lines that consider the constraints of the dense urban location.
HEEC designed the substation and facilitated project collaboration using Bentley Substation, AECOsim Building Designer, Bentley Raceway and Cable Management, ProStructures, and ProjectWise. ProjectWise allowed the design team to work in a unified model space, increasing efficiency and helping to solve clashes. Avoiding rework in at least 10 instances saved CNY 2 million. When completed, this substation will optimize the High Tech Zone’s power grid and improve the quality of life for more than 400,000 people.
Mott MacDonald and the Costain, VINCI Construction Grands Projets, Bachy Soletanche Joint Venture
East Section of the Thames Tideway Tunnel
London, England, United Kingdom
[Image courtesy of Mott MacDonald and the Costain, VINCI Construction Grands Projets, Bachy Soletanche Joint Venture]
The Thames Tideway Tunnel is a GBP 4 billion design-build project to resolve the problem of overflow from London's Victorian-era sewers and meet environmental standards. Mott MacDonald is lead designer for the Costain Ltd., VINCI Construction Grands Projets, and Bachy Soletanche Joint Venture on the Tideway East contract, including 10 kilometers of tunnel works running 70 meters below central London, and six shafts in public view.
Founded on BIM Level 2 technology, the project approach engenders clear communication, collaboration, and assurance among 12 design disciplines, numerous contractors, and stakeholders. The team used ProjectWise to establish a common data environment for users at more than 15 locations throughout Europe, enabling documents to be delivered 80 percent faster. The team's pioneering model-based delivery method was 30 percent more productive, shortening design delivery time by six months.
Project Playbook: AECOsim Building Designer, Bentley LumenRT, Bentley Pointools, ContextCapture, MicroStation, Bentley Navigator, ProjectWise, STAAD
Morphosis
The Bloomberg Center
New York, New York, United States
[Image courtesy of Morphosis]
Cornell Tech contracted Morphosis Architects to design and develop the Bloomberg Center, the first building to be constructed at their new technology and entrepreneurship campus in Roosevelt Island, New York. The Bloomberg Center is a four-story, 160,000-square-foot building that will be Cornell Tech’s academic headquarters. Setting a new standard for sustainability in New York, the academic building is designed to achieve net-zero energy and a Platinum LEED rating. One of its sustainable facets is a broad energy canopy containing a solar panel array that shades the building and surrounding landscape below.
Bentley technology allowed the project team to explore intricate architecture and coordinate complex building systems through a unified design methodology. This comprehensive BIM strategy bettered communication, improved data sharing among consultants and contractors, built trust among stakeholders, and kept construction on schedule. The process also led to cost savings as open dialogue eliminated miscommunication in preconstruction, helping the team resolve building system clashes before installation and minimize field conflicts.
Project Playbook: AECOsim Building Designer, MicroStation, Bentley Navigator, ProjectWise
Jinsha River Longkaikou Hydropower Station Project – (Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China)
Image courtesy of PowerChina Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited
East China Design & Research Institute designed and built the CNY 8.9 billion Longkaikou Hydropower Station on the Jinsha River. The 116-meter-high concrete gravity dam and five 360 megawatt Francis turbines generate electricity, but the station also provides structures for irrigation, water supply retention, and flood control. The Institute committed to a comprehensive 3D digital design process for this massive project.
The Longkaikou Hydropower Plant was the first domestic hydropower project to use 3D digital design technology, which greatly affected the ROI. The team used AECOsim Building Designer to generate the 3D models of the dam foundation surface, resulting in a savings of CNY 194 million. MicroStation helped reduce collisions by 90 percent and decrease the number of design changes by 80 percent.
Northern Line Extension – (London, England, United Kingdom)
Image courtesy of Mott MacDonald – FLO JV
Upon completion in 2020, the extension of London Underground’s Northern line will include the construction of new stations at Nine Elms and Battersea Power Station, two permanent ventilation/intervention shafts, and 3.2 kilometers of dual bored concrete tunnels. Mott MacDonald is part of a collaborative effort to establish the BIM execution plan for this GBP 500 million extension. The team used Bentley applications as part of its BIM strategy to enhance efficiency and overcome challenges.
The team used ProjectWise to facilitate inter-discipline design collaboration across different work sites, which contributed to more informed decision making and improved design quality. The combination of AECOsim Building Designer and ProjectWise enabled the entire team to work consistently within a managed workflow, reducing project time and errors as a result.
Tanami Expansion Project – (Tanami Desert, Northern Territory, Australia)
Image courtesy of Tetra Tech Proteus
Tetra Tech Proteus was lead designer for the detailed engineering phase of the AUD 65 million Tanami Expansion Project, a throughput upgrade for the Newmont-owned Tanami gold mine in the Northern Territory of Australia. The objective was to increase production of the 20-year-old processing plant from 2.3 to 2.6 million tons per year and improve safety by implementing a significantly safer method for producing the mine backfill material.
The project team used OpenPlant and AECOsim Building Designer to model all aspects of the as-built plant by quickly converting existing legacy 3D models in a variety of formats together with point-cloud information. OpenPlant PID enabled quick and easy generation of all P&IDs and provided an efficient means to retain and modify the intelligence attached to the P&IDs as design changes occurred. The team used OpenPlant Modeler for the piping and AECOsim Building Designer for the structure and concrete. Cached views enabled the automatic generation of annotated plans and elevations of the plant in five hours per drawing, rather than the average 40 hours per drawing, and generated piping isometric drawings in one hour rather than three. The team used ProjectWise to share information among project disciplines, and Bentley Navigator to identify potential operational and maintenance issues.
Winner – Innovation in Construction
Vic's Crane & Heavy Haul, Inc. –(Rosemount, Minnesota, United States)
Flint Hills Resources chose Vic’s Crane & Heavy Haul to transport a 160-foot-long, 750,000-pound process vessel by barge and trailers to its Pine Bend Refinery in Rosemount, Minnesota. The two-year feat involved coordinating the loading and unloading of transport vehicles, permitting the load on highways, coordinating with utilities, and redesigning roads and bridges that were not designed for such a heavy load.
Bentley software allowed Vic’s Crane & Heavy Haul to detail every aspect of this USD 100 million project. Vic’s Crane & Heavy Haul used Bentley products including SUPERLOAD, AECOsim Building Designer, and ConstructSim for planning the equipment transport and installation and designing roads, bridges, and lifting equipment required to get the vessel to its final destination. Integrating models with the other engineering and construction firms involved allowed coordination and collaboration on the best approach to transport and installation.
There is no better way to learn about the tools, cases and mindset behind Design A Better Business than experiencing it in a two-day workshop.
Rebels that want to transform their business or start a new business, business leaders, aspiring entrepreneurs, corporate innovators, growth investors, social impact change agents and enterprising student got together in Zoku in Amsterdam on March 1 and 2017, 2017 to get the insights and experience with new tools to change uncertainty into opportunity tomorrow.
Topics that were covered were:
- How design thinking can be applied for both strategy and innovation
- How design thinking tools are different and will lead to different results
- Get familiar with non linear thinking and apply the Double Loop
- Learn how to set your Point of View (POV)
- Learn how other organizations apply these new tools and skills
- Apply visual thinking during these two days so you become addicted
For more information visit: designabetterbusiness.com/events/design-a-better-business/
There is no better way to learn about the tools, cases and mindset behind Design A Better Business than experiencing it in a two-day workshop.
Rebels that want to transform their business or start a new business, business leaders, aspiring entrepreneurs, corporate innovators, growth investors, social impact change agents and enterprising student got together in Zoku in Amsterdam on March 1 and 2017, 2017 to get the insights and experience with new tools to change uncertainty into opportunity tomorrow.
Topics that were covered were:
- How design thinking can be applied for both strategy and innovation
- How design thinking tools are different and will lead to different results
- Get familiar with non linear thinking and apply the Double Loop
- Learn how to set your Point of View (POV)
- Learn how other organizations apply these new tools and skills
- Apply visual thinking during these two days so you become addicted
For more information visit: designabetterbusiness.com/events/design-a-better-business/
There is no better way to learn about the tools, cases and mindset behind Design A Better Business than experiencing it in a two-day workshop.
Rebels that want to transform their business or start a new business, business leaders, aspiring entrepreneurs, corporate innovators, growth investors, social impact change agents and enterprising student got together in Zoku in Amsterdam on March 1 and 2017, 2017 to get the insights and experience with new tools to change uncertainty into opportunity tomorrow.
Topics that were covered were:
- How design thinking can be applied for both strategy and innovation
- How design thinking tools are different and will lead to different results
- Get familiar with non linear thinking and apply the Double Loop
- Learn how to set your Point of View (POV)
- Learn how other organizations apply these new tools and skills
- Apply visual thinking during these two days so you become addicted
For more information visit: designabetterbusiness.com/events/design-a-better-business/
There is no better way to learn about the tools, cases and mindset behind Design A Better Business than experiencing it in a two-day workshop.
Rebels that want to transform their business or start a new business, business leaders, aspiring entrepreneurs, corporate innovators, growth investors, social impact change agents and enterprising student got together in Zoku in Amsterdam on March 1 and 2017, 2017 to get the insights and experience with new tools to change uncertainty into opportunity tomorrow.
Topics that were covered were:
- How design thinking can be applied for both strategy and innovation
- How design thinking tools are different and will lead to different results
- Get familiar with non linear thinking and apply the Double Loop
- Learn how to set your Point of View (POV)
- Learn how other organizations apply these new tools and skills
- Apply visual thinking during these two days so you become addicted
For more information visit: designabetterbusiness.com/events/design-a-better-business/
There is no better way to learn about the tools, cases and mindset behind Design A Better Business than experiencing it in a two-day workshop.
Rebels that want to transform their business or start a new business, business leaders, aspiring entrepreneurs, corporate innovators, growth investors, social impact change agents and enterprising student got together in Zoku in Amsterdam on March 1 and 2017, 2017 to get the insights and experience with new tools to change uncertainty into opportunity tomorrow.
Topics that were covered were:
- How design thinking can be applied for both strategy and innovation
- How design thinking tools are different and will lead to different results
- Get familiar with non linear thinking and apply the Double Loop
- Learn how to set your Point of View (POV)
- Learn how other organizations apply these new tools and skills
- Apply visual thinking during these two days so you become addicted
For more information visit: designabetterbusiness.com/events/design-a-better-business/
One Front Street, San Francisco. San Francisco, California. July 9, 2012. © Copyright 2012 G Dan Mitchell - all rights reserved.
Imaginary (urban) landscape based on the facade of the One Front Street building, San Francisco.
This is another in a short series of photographs I did earlier this month in which I focused on shooting very close to the base of some downtown San Francisco buildings, aiming the camera nearly straight up in order to see their shapes more abstractly, and then working fairly freely in post to modify the images in ways that I felt were interesting. This one, and some of the others, are subject to enough post-processing that they probably fit into the category that I describes as "imaginary landscapes.)
I imagine that architects who create such things understand these buildings in ways far different from this in which the rest of us see them. A few things, likely completely obvious to the building designers, occurred to me. One, obvious now that I see it, is that the visual character of the buildings themselves is formed as much by what they reflect of their surroundings as it is by their own shape, texture, and material. Most of what constitutes this photograph, for example, is not the building itself (which is largely defined by the narrow non-reflecting portions) but by what in the surrounding environment is reflected on its surface and how those reflections are shaped and modified by the reflecting surface of the building. In this case, the building reflects itself in the right angles such as the one in the center of this shot, along with the sky, and sometimes the surrounding buildings. (Though the latter is removed when you aim the camera up so sharply.)
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer whose subjects include the Pacific coast, redwood forests, central California oak/grasslands, the Sierra Nevada, California deserts, urban landscapes, night photography, and more.
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The State Library of Victoria has been an institution in Melbourne since its opening in 1854. The building is of a Classical design with its large pedimented Corinthian portico and massive domed reading room as its main features. The buildings designer was the great 19th century Australian architect, Joseph Reed, who's firm continues to operate in Melbourne to this day.
One of the very nice ladies helping on the day carrying stuff to go into the stupa.
The 8 meter high World Peace Stupa (kalachakra Stupa) has been built by the Gyuto Monks of Tibet plus local contracters under control of building designer and project manager Alok Eggeuberger. It has been built with traditional design and high tech glass reinforced concrete, to serve as a time capsule to last at least 1000 years.
Before the top was lowered on and the stupa sealed it had to be filled with relics and a variety of written prayers and other goods, blessed by the Dalai Lama. We had to carry it all to the stupa. People from all walks of life chipped in, elderly, children. We formed a human chain to carry the goods up the scaffolding where the monks lowered all into the Stupa.
A very special day.
The Savannah Cotton Exchange was completed in 1886. Built of red brick with a terra cotta façade, iron window lintels and copper finials and copings, the building is one of the best surviving examples of the Romantic Revival period. It is believed to be one of the few dwellings built on top of an existing public street. It designed by noted Boston architect William Gibbons Preston who won a national competition of eleven noted building designers of the time. It is located at 100 East Bay Street and now houses the Savannah Chamber of Commerce and other shops and bars.
Charleston, SC. 102 and 100 Broad Street. Photo taken 17 July 2004.
The Charleston County Judicial Center, completed in 2001 is the building on the right. On the left is a Greek Revival style urban residence constructed c.1840. A similar styled, five story masonry residence occupied the site of the Judicial Center between 1840 and 1950. It was demolished and replaced with a two story brick office building which in turn was demolished just over 40 years later.
Curiously, new buildings seem to have a shorter life expectancy that some of the more substantial buildings they replace. Despite the more traditional or new urbanist character of the county Judicial Center, it has several fundamental design flaws. In an attempt to avoid being identified as too traditional and in order to meet the requirements of those who would ask if it was architecture of our time, the odd placement of an oversized fan window supposed to be the answer.
The portico is out of scale for an otherwise bland building located in the center of a block. Such a grand portico should be at a corner or the focal point at the end of a vista, but this location is neither.
Finally, the ultimate design flaw has been dictated by management. For security reasons, the glass openings on the ground level lead nowhere. The portico isn't even an entrance. At best the monumental cover is an automobile drop point. With some irony, a car drop point could be seen as a potential security risk by itself, depending on how high the level of concern rates.
Building designers and local government administrators decided that behind this glass should be a cafe since this stretch of Broad Street is at the historic heart of the city's legal district. What they failed to understand was a cafe at street level, in order to work and be profitable, depends on direct interaction with street traffic. In this case, cafe patrons, especially those who would be drawn by presumed crowds and activity inside as might be viewed through the windows, were at a loss as to how to enter the cafe.
The cafe could only be accessed by way of the entrance to the Judicial Center lobby which was nearly half a block away AND behind a row of buildings that fronted Broad Street. Once inside the lobby any potential patron would have been required to double back, thus making a trip into the cafe from the street front nearly a full city block.
If that wasn't enough, the frustrated customer-to-be was required to run a gauntlet of metal detectors and security searches that might compare to that of a domestic airport, after all this was also the building that houses state criminal and civil courts for the Charleston Judicial District.
It wasn't surprising that the cafe was open for business only 6 months before shutting down all together for lack of patronage. It was just too darn hard to get there from here. Now a bank of vending machines, including neon lights glowing throughout the night, greet pedestrians who pass by.
So much for preserving the ambiance of the historic business street. So much for today's architects understanding how a building is supposed to work.
Charleston, SC. Photo taken 17 July 2004.
Photo and text posted: 1 February 2008
Revised: 11 December 2011
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The State Library of Victoria has been an institution in Melbourne since its opening in 1854. The building is of a Classical design with its large pedimented Corinthian portico and massive domed reading room as its main features. The buildings designer was the great 19th century Australian architect, Joseph Reed, who's firm continues to operate in Melbourne to this day.
The beautiful statue depicts St George slaying the dragon.
This house plan includes 2100 Square Foot of living space, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, and a European Architectural Style. View this plan online at www.houseplangallery.com/index_files/house-plans-prod_det...
Sagrada Família is the only World Heritage Site which is still under construction. The construction started in 1881 and expected to finish in 2026. As the building designer Antoni Gaudí said: "My client (god) is not in a hurry."
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Lahore, November 22, 2017 – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) showcased its partnership with Pakistan in the energy sector in the two-day International Conference on Energy Conservation and Efficiency 2017 held in Lahore. USAID Provincial Director for Punjab, Lea Swanson, joined Vice Chancellor University of Engineering and Technology-Lahore (UET-Lahore), Dr. Fazal Ahmad Khalid, CEO Lahore Knowledge Park Dr. Zubair Iqbal Ghouri and dignitaries from the government, academia and private sector to inaugurate the conference. Hosted by UET-Lahore the conference and accompanying exhibition are co-sponsored by the USAID-funded U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E).
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, Ms. Swanson said, “The U.S. is committed to working together with Pakistan to help meet its growing energy needs. We are supporting Pakistan's infrastructure and operational improvements and promoting policy reforms to help the energy sector function more efficiently and sustainably. The U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy is harnessing applied research to find innovative and practical solution for Pakistan’s energy challenges.”
The conference brought together engineers, researchers, energy experts, manufacturers and building designers to explore and exchange ideas in the rapidly growing field of energy efficiency and conservation strategies.
The USAID-funded USPCAS-E is a joint initiative between the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), University of Engineering and Technology-Peshawar (UET-Peshawar) and Arizona State University focused on building Pakistan’s expertise to conduct applied research in the field of energy. As part of the program, approximately 200 graduate students and faculty members from USPCAS-E will conduct applied research on energy at the Arizona State University by 2019. The partnership has also developed curricula, established new laboratories at NUST and UET-Peshawar, and initiated exchange programs.
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Sir Ove Nyquist Arup, CBE, MICE, MIStructE, FCIOB (16 April 1895 – 5 February 1988) was an English engineer who founded Arup Group Limited, a multinational corporation that offers engineering, design, planning, project management, and consulting services for building systems. Ove Arup is considered to be among the foremost architectural structural engineers of his time.
Personal life and education
Arup was born in Newcastle, England, in 1895, to the Danish veterinary surgeon Jens Simon Johannes Arup and his Norwegian wife, Mathilde Bolette Nyquist.
Arup attended the Sorø Academy in Denmark, a boarding school with many influences from Thomas Arnold of the Rugby School in the United Kingdom.
In 1913, he began studying philosophy at University of Copenhagen and in 1918 enrolled for an engineering degree at the Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, specialising in reinforced concrete. He completed his studies in 1922. At this time Ove Arup was influenced by Le Corbusier and his publication Vers une architecture, published that year; and also by Walter Gropius, the founder of the Bauhaus movement.[citation needed]
Arup married Ruth Sørensen, known as Li, on 13 August 1925.
Working life
Before WWII
In 1922, Ove Arup began work with a Danish firm in Hamburg called Christiani & Nielsen, and in December 1923 he moved to their London office as chief engineer.
He designed the Labworth Café—a café with two integrated shelters set on the promenade of the neighbouring Essex seaside resort of Canvey Island. The café exists as the only building solely designed by Arup.
He then worked as a structural consultant to the Tecton partnership, notably on the Penguin Pool at London's Regent's Park Zoo, Whipsnade Zoo, Dudley Zoo, as a construction supervisor for a villa in Heath Drive, Romford, Essex and on Highpoint I, Highgate (a building he was later highly critical of). The close working relationship that Arup developed with Tecton's senior partner Berthold Lubetkin, proved to be highly important in the development of both men's careers.
He moved next to a London construction company, J. L. Kier & Co. in London, as director and chief designer from 1934 to 1938, and during the 1930s he also worked with Ernő Goldfinger, Wells Coates, Maxwell Fry, Yorke, Rosenberg & Mardall and Marcel Breuer.
He became a member of the executive committee of the MARS Group in 1935. In 1938, he and his cousin Arne founded Arup & Arup Limited, a firm of engineers and contractors.
World War II
Before the war, Ove Arup was on the Air Raid Precautions organising committee and he advised Finsbury Council on the provision of bomb shelters. During the war he published a number of papers on shelter policy and designs, mainly advocating reinforced concrete mass shelters, rather than the government policy of dispersing the population in small domestic shelters. Largely for political reasons most of his recommendations were never adopted, although some wealthy Londoners were able to build concrete shelters according to his design.
Arup played a significant part in the design of the Mulberry temporary harbours used during the D-Day landings. The Mulberry Harbour was a type of temporary harbour developed to offload cargo on the beaches during the Allied invasion of Normandy. The sections for two prefabricated or artificial military harbours were taken with the invading army from Britain across the English Channel and assembled off the coast of Normandy as part of the D-Day invasion of France in 1944.
Arup & Partners
In 1946, after dissolving Arup & Arup Ltd, he created a team of Civil and Structural Engineering consultants. In the same year, he formed his first partnership with Ronald Jenkins, Geoffrey Wood and Andrew Young called Arup and Partners.
A further company, Arup Associates, was formed in 1963 as a new partnership, a body of Architects and Engineers working on an equal basis as Building Designers: the engineer Ove Arup, the architects Francis Pym and Philip Dowson, and the former partners of Arup and Partners. It was a multi-disciplinary company providing engineering, architectural, and other services for the built environment. Arup said himself that ultimately, all of the Arup names resulted in a firm called simply Arup.
Notable projects
Highpoint I, built in 1935, was an important experiment in high-rise residential design, and was one of Arup's most significant collaborations with Lubetkin. Arup later criticised the project as having significant flaws.
Kingsgate Bridge
Ove Arup personally supervised the design and construction of Durham's Kingsgate Bridge in 1963. The firm's first bridge, Arup was particularly attached to the project and had his ashes scattered from it following his death. A bust of Arup that was placed at one end of the Bridge was stolen in the summer of 2006 but has since been replaced. Kingsgate Bridge was the last structure designed by Arup.
Van Ginkel Footbridge
The mid-century Van Ginkel Footbridge is in Bowring Park, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is a cantilever bridge, meaning it is anchored to the ground on only one end while the other side hovers. The bridge received heritage designation in 2020. The architect of the bridge was Blanche Lemco van Ginkel, who received the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada's gold medal for lifetime achievement.
Sydney Opera House
Arup was the design engineer for the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia from the project's start in 1957 to its completion in 1973 An iconic building making groundbreaking use of precast concrete, structural glue and computer analysis, this made Arup's reputation, and that of his firm, despite the extremely difficult working relationship with the architect, Jørn Utzon.
Honours
1953 Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
1965 Knight First Class of the Order of the Dannebrog
1966 Royal Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects
1971 Knight Bachelor (United Kingdom)
1973 Gold Medal of the Institution of Structural Engineers
1975 Knight Commander First Class of the Order of the Dannebrog
1976 Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University
1987 Royal Academician
Durham is a cathedral city and civil parish in the county of Durham, England. It is the county town and contains the headquarters of Durham County Council, the unitary authority which governs the district of County Durham. It had a population of 48,069 at the 2011 Census.
The city was built on a meander of the River Wear, which surrounds the centre on three sides and creates a narrow neck on the fourth. The surrounding land is hilly, except along the Wear's floodplain to the north and southeast.
Durham was founded in 995 by Anglo-Saxon monks seeking a place safe from Viking raids to house the relics of St Cuthbert. The church the monks built lasted only a century, as it was replaced by the present Durham Cathedral after the Norman Conquest; together with Durham Castle it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. From the 1070s until 1836 the city was part of the County Palatine of Durham, a semi-independent jurisdiction ruled by the prince bishops of Durham which acted as a geopolitical buffer between the kingdoms of England and Scotland. In 1346, the Battle of Neville's Cross was fought half a mile west of the city, resulting in an English victory. In 1650, the cathedral was used to house Scottish prisoners after their defeat at the Battle of Dunbar. During the Industrial Revolution, the Durham coalfield was heavily exploited, with dozens of collieries operating around the city and in nearby villages. Although these coal pits have now closed, the annual Durham Miners' Gala continues and is a major event for the city and region. Historically, Durham was also known for the manufacture of hosiery, carpets, and mustard.
The city is the home of Durham University, which was founded in 1832 and therefore has a claim to be the third-oldest university in England. The university is a significant employer in the region, alongside the local council and national government at the land registry and passport office. The University Hospital of North Durham and HM Prison Durham are also located close to the city centre. The city also has significant tourism and hospitality sectors.
Toponymy
The name "Durham" comes from the Brythonic element dun, signifying a hill fort and related to -ton, and the Old Norse holme, which translates to island. The Lord Bishop of Durham takes a Latin variation of the city's name in his official signature, which is signed "N. Dunelm". Some attribute the city's name to the legend of the Dun Cow and the milkmaid who in legend guided the monks of Lindisfarne carrying the body of Saint Cuthbert to the site of the present city in 995 AD. Dun Cow Lane is said to be one of the first streets in Durham, being directly to the east of Durham Cathedral and taking its name from a depiction of the city's founding etched in masonry on the south side of the cathedral. The city has been known by a number of names throughout history. The original Nordic Dun Holm was changed to Duresme by the Normans and was known in Latin as Dunelm. The modern form Durham came into use later in the city's history. The north-eastern historian Robert Surtees chronicled the name changes in his History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham but states that it is an "impossibility" to tell when the city's modern name came into being.
Durham is likely to be Gaer Weir in Armes Prydein, derived from Brittonic cajr meaning "an enclosed, defensible site" (cf. Carlisle; Welsh caer) and the river-name Wear.
History
Early history
Archeological evidence suggests a history of settlement in the area since roughly 2000 BC. The present city can clearly be traced back to AD 995, when a group of monks from Lindisfarne chose the strategic high peninsula as a place to settle with the body of Saint Cuthbert, that had previously lain in Chester-le-Street, founding a church there.
City origins, the Dun Cow story
Local legend states that the city was founded in A.D. 995 by divine intervention. The 12th-century chronicler Symeon of Durham recounts that after wandering in the north, Saint Cuthbert's bier miraculously came to a halt at the hill of Warden Law and, despite the effort of the congregation, would not move. Aldhun, Bishop of Chester-le-Street and leader of the order, decreed a holy fast of three days, accompanied by prayers to the saint. During the fast, Saint Cuthbert appeared to a certain monk named Eadmer, with instructions that the coffin should be taken to Dun Holm. After Eadmer's revelation, Aldhun found that he was able to move the bier, but did not know where Dun Holm was.
The legend of the Dun Cow, which is first documented in The Rites of Durham, an anonymous account about Durham Cathedral, published in 1593, builds on Symeon's account. According to this legend, by chance later that day, the monks came across a milkmaid at Mount Joy (southeast of present-day Durham). She stated that she was seeking her lost dun cow, which she had last seen at Dun Holm. The monks, realising that this was a sign from the saint, followed her. They settled at a wooded "hill-island" – a high wooded rock surrounded on three sides by the River Wear. There they erected a shelter for the relics, on the spot where Durham Cathedral would later stand. Symeon states that a modest wooden building erected there shortly thereafter was the first building in the city. Bishop Aldhun subsequently had a stone church built, which was dedicated in September 998. This no longer remains, having been supplanted by the Norman structure.
The legend is interpreted by a Victorian relief stone carving on the north face of the cathedral and, more recently, by the bronze sculpture 'Durham Cow' (1997, Andrew Burton), which reclines by the River Wear in view of the cathedral.
Medieval era
During the medieval period the city gained spiritual prominence as the final resting place of Saint Cuthbert and Saint Bede the Venerable. The shrine of Saint Cuthbert, situated behind the High Altar of Durham Cathedral, was the most important religious site in England until the martyrdom of St Thomas Becket at Canterbury in 1170.
Saint Cuthbert became famous for two reasons. Firstly, the miraculous healing powers he had displayed in life continued after his death, with many stories of those visiting the saint's shrine being cured of all manner of diseases. This led to him being known as the "wonder worker of England". Secondly, after the first translation of his relics in 698 AD, his body was found to be incorruptible. Apart from a brief translation back to Holy Island during the Norman Invasion the saint's relics have remained enshrined to the present day. Saint Bede's bones are also entombed in the cathedral, and these also drew medieval pilgrims to the city.
Durham's geographical position has always given it an important place in the defence of England against the Scots. The city played an important part in the defence of the north, and Durham Castle is the only Norman castle keep never to have suffered a breach. In 1314, the Bishopric of Durham paid the Scots a 'large sum of money' not to burn Durham. The Battle of Neville's Cross took place around half a mile west of the city on 17 October 1346 between the English and Scots and was a disastrous loss for the Scots.
The city suffered from plague outbreaks in 1544, 1589 and 1598.
Bishops of Durham
Owing to the divine providence evidenced in the city's legendary founding, the Bishop of Durham has always enjoyed the formal title "Bishop by Divine Providence" as opposed to other bishops, who are "Bishop by Divine Permission". However, as the north-east of England lay so far from Westminster, the bishops of Durham enjoyed extraordinary powers such as the ability to hold their own parliament, raise their own armies, appoint their own sheriffs and Justices, administer their own laws, levy taxes and customs duties, create fairs and markets, issue charters, salvage shipwrecks, collect revenue from mines, administer the forests and mint their own coins. So far-reaching were the bishop's powers that the steward of Bishop Antony Bek commented in 1299 AD: "There are two kings in England, namely the Lord King of England, wearing a crown in sign of his regality and the Lord Bishop of Durham wearing a mitre in place of a crown, in sign of his regality in the diocese of Durham". All this activity was administered from the castle and buildings surrounding the Palace Green. Many of the original buildings associated with these functions of the county palatine survive on the peninsula that constitutes the ancient city.
From 1071 to 1836 the bishops of Durham ruled the county palatine of Durham. Although the term "prince bishop" has been used as a helpful tool in the understanding the functions of the bishops of Durham in this era, it is not a title they would have recognised. The last bishop to rule the palatinate, Bishop William Van Mildert, is credited with the foundation of Durham University in 1832. Henry VIII curtailed some of the bishop's powers and, in 1538, ordered the destruction of the shrine of Saint Cuthbert.
A UNESCO site describes the role of the bishops in the "buffer state between England and Scotland":
From 1075, the Bishop of Durham became a Prince-Bishop, with the right to raise an army, mint his own coins, and levy taxes. As long as he remained loyal to the king of England, he could govern as a virtually autonomous ruler, reaping the revenue from his territory, but also remaining mindful of his role of protecting England’s northern frontier.
Legal system
The bishops had their own court system, including most notably the Court of Chancery of the County Palatine of Durham and Sadberge. The county also had its own attorney general, whose authority to bring an indictment for criminal matters was tested by central government in the case of R v Mary Ann Cotton (1873). Certain courts and judicial posts for the county were abolished by the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873. Section 2 of the Durham (County Palatine) Act 1836 and section 41 of the Courts Act 1971 abolished others.
Civil War and Cromwell (1640 to 1660)
The city remained loyal to King Charles I in the English Civil War – from 1642 to the execution of the king in 1649. Charles I came to Durham three times during his reign of 1625–1649. Firstly, he came in 1633 to the cathedral for a majestic service in which he was entertained by the Chapter and Bishop at great expense. He returned during preparations for the First Bishops' War (1639). His final visit to the city came towards the end of the civil war; he escaped from the city as Oliver Cromwell's forces got closer. Local legend stated that he escaped down the Bailey and through Old Elvet. Another local legend has it that Cromwell stayed in a room in the present Royal County Hotel on Old Elvet during the civil war. The room is reputed to be haunted by his ghost. Durham suffered greatly during the civil war (1642–1651) and Commonwealth (1649–1660). This was not due to direct assault by Cromwell or his allies, but to the abolition of the Church of England and the closure of religious institutions pertaining to it. The city has always relied upon the Dean and Chapter and cathedral as an economic force.
The castle suffered considerable damage and dilapidation during the Commonwealth due to the abolition of the office of bishop (whose residence it was). Cromwell confiscated the castle and sold it to the Lord Mayor of London shortly after taking it from the bishop. A similar fate befell the cathedral, it being closed in 1650 and used to incarcerate 3,000 Scottish prisoners, who were marched south after the Battle of Dunbar. Graffiti left by them can still be seen today etched into the interior stone.
At the Restoration in 1660, John Cosin (a former canon) was appointed bishop (in office: 1660–1672) and set about a major restoration project. This included the commissioning of the famous elaborate woodwork in the cathedral choir, the font cover and the Black Staircase in the castle. Bishop Cosin's successor Bishop Lord Nathaniel Crewe (in office: 1674–1721) carried out other renovations both to the city and to the cathedral.
18th century
In the 18th century a plan to turn Durham into a seaport through the digging of a canal north to join the River Team, a tributary of the River Tyne near Gateshead, was proposed by John Smeaton. Nothing came of the plan, but the statue of Neptune in the Market Place was a constant reminder of Durham's maritime possibilities.
The thought of ships docking at the Sands or Millburngate remained fresh in the minds of Durham merchants. In 1758, a new proposal hoped to make the Wear navigable from Durham to Sunderland by altering the river's course, but the increasing size of ships made this impractical. Moreover, Sunderland had grown as the north east's main port and centre for shipping.
In 1787 Durham infirmary was founded.
The 18th century also saw the rise of the trade-union movement in the city.
19th century
The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 gave governing power of the town to an elected body. All other aspects of the Bishop's temporal powers were abolished by the Durham (County Palatine) Act 1836 and returned to the Crown.
The Representation of the People Act 2000 and is regarded as the second most senior bishop and fourth most senior clergyman in the Church of England. The Court of Claims of 1953 granted the traditional right of the bishop to accompany the sovereign at the coronation, reflecting his seniority.
The first census, conducted in 1801, states that Durham City had a population of 7,100. The Industrial Revolution mostly passed the city by. However, the city was well known for carpet making and weaving. Although most of the mediaeval weavers who thrived in the city had left by the 19th century, the city was the home of Hugh MacKay Carpets’ factory, which produced the famous brands of axminster and tufted carpets until the factory went into administration in April 2005. Other important industries were the manufacture of mustard and coal extraction.
The Industrial Revolution also placed the city at the heart of the coalfields, the county's main industry until the 1970s. Practically every village around the city had a coal mine and, although these have since disappeared as part of the regional decline in heavy industry, the traditions, heritage and community spirit are still evident.
The 19th century also saw the founding of Durham University thanks to the benevolence of Bishop William Van Mildert and the Chapter in 1832. Durham Castle became the first college (University College, Durham) and the bishop moved to Auckland Castle as his only residence in the county. Bishop Hatfield's Hall (later Hatfield College, Durham) was added in 1846 specifically for the sons of poorer families, the Principal inaugurating a system new to English university life of advance fees to cover accommodation and communal dining.
The first Durham Miners' Gala was attended by 5,000 miners in 1871 in Wharton Park, and remains the largest socialist trade union event in the world.
20th century
Early in the 20th century coal became depleted, with a particularly important seam worked out in 1927, and in the following Great Depression Durham was among those towns that suffered exceptionally severe hardship. However, the university expanded greatly. St John's College and St Cuthbert's Society were founded on the Bailey, completing the series of colleges in that area of the city. From the early 1950s to early 1970s the university expanded to the south of the city centre. Trevelyan, Van Mildert, Collingwood, and Grey colleges were established, and new buildings for St Aidan's and St Mary's colleges for women, formerly housed on the Bailey, were created. The final 20th century collegiate addition came from the merger of the independent nineteenth-century colleges of the Venerable Bede and St Hild, which joined the university in 1979 as the College of St Hild and St Bede. The 1960s and 70s also saw building on New Elvet. Dunelm House for the use of the students' union was built first, followed by Elvet Riverside, containing lecture theatres and staff offices. To the southeast of the city centre sports facilities were built at Maiden Castle, adjacent to the Iron Age fort of the same name, and the Mountjoy site was developed, starting in 1924, eventually containing the university library, administrative buildings, and facilities for the Faculty of Science.
Durham was not bombed during World War II, though one raid on the night of 30 May 1942 did give rise to the local legend of 'St Cuthbert's Mist'. This states that the Luftwaffe attempted to target Durham, but was thwarted when Cuthbert created a mist that covered both the castle and cathedral, sparing them from bombing. The exact events of the night are disputed by contemporary eyewitnesses. The event continues to be referenced within the city, including inspiring the artwork 'Fogscape #03238' at Durham Lumiere 2015.
'Durham Castle and Cathedral' was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. Among the reasons given for the decision were 'Durham Cathedral [being] the largest and most perfect monument of "Norman" style architecture in England', and the cathedral's vaulting being an early and experimental model of the gothic style. Other important UNESCO sites near Durham include Auckland Castle, North of England Lead Mining Museum and Beamish Museum.
Historical
The historic city centre of Durham has changed little over 200 years. It is made up of the peninsula containing the cathedral, palace green, former administrative buildings for the palatine and Durham Castle. This was a strategic defensive decision by the city's founders and gives the cathedral a striking position. So much so that Symeon of Durham stated:
To see Durham is to see the English Sion and by doing so one may save oneself a trip to Jerusalem.
Sir Walter Scott was so inspired by the view of the cathedral from South Street that he wrote "Harold the Dauntless", a poem about Saxons and Vikings set in County Durham and published on 30 January 1817. The following lines from the poem are carved into a stone tablet on Prebends Bridge:
Grey towers of Durham
Yet well I love thy mixed and massive piles
Half church of God, half castle 'gainst the Scot
And long to roam those venerable aisles
With records stored of deeds long since forgot.
The old commercial section of the city encompasses the peninsula on three sides, following the River Wear. The peninsula was historically surrounded by the castle wall extending from the castle keep and broken by two gatehouses to the north and west of the enclosure. After extensive remodelling and "much beautification" by the Victorians the walls were removed with the exception of the gatehouse which is still standing on the Bailey.
The medieval city was made up of the cathedral, castle and administrative buildings on the peninsula. The outlying areas were known as the townships and owned by the bishop, the most famous of these being Gilesgate (which still contains the mediaeval St Giles Church), Claypath and Elvet.
The outlying commercial section of the city, especially around the North Road area, saw much change in the 1960s during a redevelopment spearheaded by Durham City Council; however, much of the original mediaeval street plan remains intact in the area close to the cathedral and market place. Most of the mediaeval buildings in the commercial area of the city have disappeared apart from the House of Correction and the Chapel of Saint Andrew, both under Elvet Bridge. Georgian buildings can still be found on the Bailey and Old Elvet most of which make up the colleges of Durham University.
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There is no better way to learn about the tools, cases and mindset behind Design A Better Business than experiencing it in a two-day workshop.
Rebels that want to transform their business or start a new business, business leaders, aspiring entrepreneurs, corporate innovators, growth investors, social impact change agents and enterprising student got together in Zoku in Amsterdam on March 1 and 2017, 2017 to get the insights and experience with new tools to change uncertainty into opportunity tomorrow.
Topics that were covered were:
- How design thinking can be applied for both strategy and innovation
- How design thinking tools are different and will lead to different results
- Get familiar with non linear thinking and apply the Double Loop
- Learn how to set your Point of View (POV)
- Learn how other organizations apply these new tools and skills
- Apply visual thinking during these two days so you become addicted
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There is no better way to learn about the tools, cases and mindset behind Design A Better Business than experiencing it in a two-day workshop.
Rebels that want to transform their business or start a new business, business leaders, aspiring entrepreneurs, corporate innovators, growth investors, social impact change agents and enterprising student got together in Zoku in Amsterdam on March 1 and 2017, 2017 to get the insights and experience with new tools to change uncertainty into opportunity tomorrow.
Topics that were covered were:
- How design thinking can be applied for both strategy and innovation
- How design thinking tools are different and will lead to different results
- Get familiar with non linear thinking and apply the Double Loop
- Learn how to set your Point of View (POV)
- Learn how other organizations apply these new tools and skills
- Apply visual thinking during these two days so you become addicted
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The State Library of Victoria has been an institution in Melbourne since its opening in 1854. The great library's forecourt has been a favoured lunch and meeting spot for locals for many years.
The building is of a Classical design with its large pedimented Corinthian portico and massive domed reading room as its main features. The buildings designer was the great 19th century Australian architect, Joseph Reed, who's firm continues to operate in Melbourne to this day.
There is no better way to learn about the tools, cases and mindset behind Design A Better Business than experiencing it in a two-day workshop.
Rebels that want to transform their business or start a new business, business leaders, aspiring entrepreneurs, corporate innovators, growth investors, social impact change agents and enterprising student got together in Zoku in Amsterdam on March 1 and 2017, 2017 to get the insights and experience with new tools to change uncertainty into opportunity tomorrow.
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- How design thinking can be applied for both strategy and innovation
- How design thinking tools are different and will lead to different results
- Get familiar with non linear thinking and apply the Double Loop
- Learn how to set your Point of View (POV)
- Learn how other organizations apply these new tools and skills
- Apply visual thinking during these two days so you become addicted
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There is no better way to learn about the tools, cases and mindset behind Design A Better Business than experiencing it in a two-day workshop.
Rebels that want to transform their business or start a new business, business leaders, aspiring entrepreneurs, corporate innovators, growth investors, social impact change agents and enterprising student got together in Zoku in Amsterdam on March 1 and 2017, 2017 to get the insights and experience with new tools to change uncertainty into opportunity tomorrow.
Topics that were covered were:
- How design thinking can be applied for both strategy and innovation
- How design thinking tools are different and will lead to different results
- Get familiar with non linear thinking and apply the Double Loop
- Learn how to set your Point of View (POV)
- Learn how other organizations apply these new tools and skills
- Apply visual thinking during these two days so you become addicted
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There is no better way to learn about the tools, cases and mindset behind Design A Better Business than experiencing it in a two-day workshop.
Rebels that want to transform their business or start a new business, business leaders, aspiring entrepreneurs, corporate innovators, growth investors, social impact change agents and enterprising student got together in Zoku in Amsterdam on March 1 and 2017, 2017 to get the insights and experience with new tools to change uncertainty into opportunity tomorrow.
Topics that were covered were:
- How design thinking can be applied for both strategy and innovation
- How design thinking tools are different and will lead to different results
- Get familiar with non linear thinking and apply the Double Loop
- Learn how to set your Point of View (POV)
- Learn how other organizations apply these new tools and skills
- Apply visual thinking during these two days so you become addicted
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There is no better way to learn about the tools, cases and mindset behind Design A Better Business than experiencing it in a two-day workshop.
Rebels that want to transform their business or start a new business, business leaders, aspiring entrepreneurs, corporate innovators, growth investors, social impact change agents and enterprising student got together in Zoku in Amsterdam on March 1 and 2017, 2017 to get the insights and experience with new tools to change uncertainty into opportunity tomorrow.
Topics that were covered were:
- How design thinking can be applied for both strategy and innovation
- How design thinking tools are different and will lead to different results
- Get familiar with non linear thinking and apply the Double Loop
- Learn how to set your Point of View (POV)
- Learn how other organizations apply these new tools and skills
- Apply visual thinking during these two days so you become addicted
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There is no better way to learn about the tools, cases and mindset behind Design A Better Business than experiencing it in a two-day workshop.
Rebels that want to transform their business or start a new business, business leaders, aspiring entrepreneurs, corporate innovators, growth investors, social impact change agents and enterprising student got together in Zoku in Amsterdam on March 1 and 2017, 2017 to get the insights and experience with new tools to change uncertainty into opportunity tomorrow.
Topics that were covered were:
- How design thinking can be applied for both strategy and innovation
- How design thinking tools are different and will lead to different results
- Get familiar with non linear thinking and apply the Double Loop
- Learn how to set your Point of View (POV)
- Learn how other organizations apply these new tools and skills
- Apply visual thinking during these two days so you become addicted
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There is no better way to learn about the tools, cases and mindset behind Design A Better Business than experiencing it in a two-day workshop.
Rebels that want to transform their business or start a new business, business leaders, aspiring entrepreneurs, corporate innovators, growth investors, social impact change agents and enterprising student got together in Zoku in Amsterdam on March 1 and 2017, 2017 to get the insights and experience with new tools to change uncertainty into opportunity tomorrow.
Topics that were covered were:
- How design thinking can be applied for both strategy and innovation
- How design thinking tools are different and will lead to different results
- Get familiar with non linear thinking and apply the Double Loop
- Learn how to set your Point of View (POV)
- Learn how other organizations apply these new tools and skills
- Apply visual thinking during these two days so you become addicted
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There is no better way to learn about the tools, cases and mindset behind Design A Better Business than experiencing it in a two-day workshop.
Rebels that want to transform their business or start a new business, business leaders, aspiring entrepreneurs, corporate innovators, growth investors, social impact change agents and enterprising student got together in Zoku in Amsterdam on March 1 and 2017, 2017 to get the insights and experience with new tools to change uncertainty into opportunity tomorrow.
Topics that were covered were:
- How design thinking can be applied for both strategy and innovation
- How design thinking tools are different and will lead to different results
- Get familiar with non linear thinking and apply the Double Loop
- Learn how to set your Point of View (POV)
- Learn how other organizations apply these new tools and skills
- Apply visual thinking during these two days so you become addicted
For more information visit: designabetterbusiness.com/events/design-a-better-business/
Lahore, November 22, 2017 – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) showcased its partnership with Pakistan in the energy sector in the two-day International Conference on Energy Conservation and Efficiency 2017 held in Lahore. USAID Provincial Director for Punjab, Lea Swanson, joined Vice Chancellor University of Engineering and Technology-Lahore (UET-Lahore), Dr. Fazal Ahmad Khalid, CEO Lahore Knowledge Park Dr. Zubair Iqbal Ghouri and dignitaries from the government, academia and private sector to inaugurate the conference. Hosted by UET-Lahore the conference and accompanying exhibition are co-sponsored by the USAID-funded U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E).
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, Ms. Swanson said, “The U.S. is committed to working together with Pakistan to help meet its growing energy needs. We are supporting Pakistan's infrastructure and operational improvements and promoting policy reforms to help the energy sector function more efficiently and sustainably. The U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy is harnessing applied research to find innovative and practical solution for Pakistan’s energy challenges.”
The conference brought together engineers, researchers, energy experts, manufacturers and building designers to explore and exchange ideas in the rapidly growing field of energy efficiency and conservation strategies.
The USAID-funded USPCAS-E is a joint initiative between the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), University of Engineering and Technology-Peshawar (UET-Peshawar) and Arizona State University focused on building Pakistan’s expertise to conduct applied research in the field of energy. As part of the program, approximately 200 graduate students and faculty members from USPCAS-E will conduct applied research on energy at the Arizona State University by 2019. The partnership has also developed curricula, established new laboratories at NUST and UET-Peshawar, and initiated exchange programs.
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PowerChina ZhongNan Engineering Corporation Limited
Digital Delivery of Qiongzhong Pumped Storage Power Station
Qiongzhong, Hainan Province, China
[Image courtesy of PowerChina ZhongNan Engineering Corporation Limited]
The CNY 4.11 billion, 600 megawatt Qiongzhong Pumped Storage Hydropower Station is Hainan Province’s first pumped storage project located in Qiongzhong County. Upon completion, it will help balance power supply in times of peak load regulation. The project consists of upper and lower reservoirs, a water delivery system, and a power generating plant with complex pipelines requiring multi-disciplined engineering on a tight construction period. Zhongnan Engineering Corporation was responsible for the feasibility study, survey, and design of the station, delivered as a 3D digital system to be used during construction and for asset lifecycle management.
The project team used ProjectWise for information sharing and management which improved design efficiency and helped them to avoid rework. Using GEOPAK and Bentley Raceway and Cable Management, the team optimized earthworks planning, the excavation scheme, and design layout for more than 2,800 cables. Bentley’s modeling and analysis applications shortened design time by two months and reduced design errors by 90 percent, saving more than CNY 20 million in design costs. Using Navigator Mobile and i-models, the team accessed the 3D model onsite to guide construction which simplified coordination and shortened construction time by approximately three months.
Project Playbook: AECOsim Building Designer, Bentley Raceway and Cable Management, GEOPAK, MicroStation, Navigator, OpenPlant, ProjectWise, Bentley Substation
There is no better way to learn about the tools, cases and mindset behind Design A Better Business than experiencing it in a two-day workshop.
Rebels that want to transform their business or start a new business, business leaders, aspiring entrepreneurs, corporate innovators, growth investors, social impact change agents and enterprising student got together in Zoku in Amsterdam on March 1 and 2017, 2017 to get the insights and experience with new tools to change uncertainty into opportunity tomorrow.
Topics that were covered were:
- How design thinking can be applied for both strategy and innovation
- How design thinking tools are different and will lead to different results
- Get familiar with non linear thinking and apply the Double Loop
- Learn how to set your Point of View (POV)
- Learn how other organizations apply these new tools and skills
- Apply visual thinking during these two days so you become addicted
For more information visit: designabetterbusiness.com/events/design-a-better-business/
There is no better way to learn about the tools, cases and mindset behind Design A Better Business than experiencing it in a two-day workshop.
Rebels that want to transform their business or start a new business, business leaders, aspiring entrepreneurs, corporate innovators, growth investors, social impact change agents and enterprising student got together in Zoku in Amsterdam on March 1 and 2017, 2017 to get the insights and experience with new tools to change uncertainty into opportunity tomorrow.
Topics that were covered were:
- How design thinking can be applied for both strategy and innovation
- How design thinking tools are different and will lead to different results
- Get familiar with non linear thinking and apply the Double Loop
- Learn how to set your Point of View (POV)
- Learn how other organizations apply these new tools and skills
- Apply visual thinking during these two days so you become addicted
For more information visit: designabetterbusiness.com/events/design-a-better-business/
There is no better way to learn about the tools, cases and mindset behind Design A Better Business than experiencing it in a two-day workshop.
Rebels that want to transform their business or start a new business, business leaders, aspiring entrepreneurs, corporate innovators, growth investors, social impact change agents and enterprising student got together in Zoku in Amsterdam on March 1 and 2017, 2017 to get the insights and experience with new tools to change uncertainty into opportunity tomorrow.
Topics that were covered were:
- How design thinking can be applied for both strategy and innovation
- How design thinking tools are different and will lead to different results
- Get familiar with non linear thinking and apply the Double Loop
- Learn how to set your Point of View (POV)
- Learn how other organizations apply these new tools and skills
- Apply visual thinking during these two days so you become addicted
For more information visit: designabetterbusiness.com/events/design-a-better-business/