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Builder: design-build loft in wicker park, utilizing reclaimed materials and working with the clients to achieve their desired sense of style
Photo by Clayton Hauck for Builder
For everyone who ever asked me to take a picture of the inside of the Design Buildings! Taken 10 minutes ago this is LEGO Design building 19-02 coming down.
Until six months ago this building housed the LEGO IT servers and our back-up generator and most importantly the room you can see into now had the LEGO deleted element storage with parts that dated back to the early 1980's packed carefully away in hudreds of cardboard boxes with dozens of bags of elements in each one. Now it's being torn down to make way for a new canteen and office block. Don't worry - the elements are safe in their new home!
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Continuing the de-clutter of my house. 100 CDs for 'Design Builder' an educational CD-ROM I developed in 1995/6 for the 'Innovative Design Engineering Research group in the Manufacturing Systems department at the University of Hertfordshire. It was a joint project under an early HEFCE initiative (TLTP) to encourage the use of learning technologies in universities, developed with Sheffield Hallam University.
The CD-ROM took the user through the design of a winch and demonstrated 'concurrent engineering' principles. The aim was to design a winch that was able to drag a RNLI Lifeboat up a ramp and to ensure that the design came in on cost. Each user was given a different problem and they could build their design using tens of thousands of real-world components. Virtual experts watched the user's decisions and would try to interject to offer advice from 'their perspective' on why decisions were good or bad. Unlike most educational CD-ROMs there was no right answer and the advice offered would often conflict with advice from other virtual experts. For example the company's accountant might complain that the materials chosen were expensive, while the materials expert would agree that the choice seemed most appropriate for the manufacturing process chosen.
Some serious blood and sweat went into this product. I know at times I was working 120 hours a week, with computers rendering 3D 'solutions' round the clock for weeks on end.
I think 2000 were produced and we sold about 150, along with a number of site licenses. Unfortunately, because the project was part-funded by HEFCE (the English University funding body) we had to sell the CD at 'cost' price (£60). So unfortunately, there was no way the development team could survive. Other TLTP projects which had chosen to develop simple 'electronic books' that could be churned out quickly, oddly where better equipped to continue. They could sell each 'book' for a similar price as our complex learning tool. Our product had about 4 'man years' development work in it. So there was no way we could quickly churn out new tools. I guess it wasn't a fair situation and the rules lead to a self-defeating situation, where lots of educational resources were produced but weren't updated because the teams had to disband within a year of completion. But we were idealistic and believed that we should be pushing the boundaries if we wanted lecturers to start to think about adopting electronic learning materials.
Most of the CDs were disposed off by the Uni years ago. Myself and the lecturer in charge of the project kept a box each. I don't know why as we had made the product freely available to download by then. I think we couldn't bring ourselves to throw them away because of all the effort that had gone into making the product. But I'm the only member left and I closed down the project's server earlier in the year. So I think it's time to say goodbye and get some space back. Pity, we were a very idealistic team and even 16 years after it's release, I've seen few pieces of educational software that attempt to be as adventurous as we were with this project.
See this on the 7th Annual Austin NARI Tour of Remodeled Homes.
October 24th & 25th, 2009.
Tickets and information available at www.austinnari.org
Reclaimed Clay Paver Patio
A delightful blend of old and new make for a perfect Goldilocks' Patio....
What's a Goldilocks' Patio you ask? One that's not to small and not to big... one that's just right! Enjoy this nicely sized patio that is a blend of the client's reclaimed clay pavers and new concrete pavers. A little new with the old... The clay pavers in a classic herringbone pattern with a nice soldier course and paver circle... Many wonderful memories to be made on this outdoor living space! Enjoy!
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Workshop at The Gardens
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- STONE+WOOD+STEEL -
Landscape Design, Venue & Event Design and Builder of Things
You will find a beautiful blend of traditional craftsmanship and modern techniques that create exeptional and unique spaces and things at the Workshop at The Gardens.
Please visit our website @ workshopatthegardens.com/
Architectural Influence ~ The Edith Farnsworth House by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe ~ Plano, Illinois
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The Art of Landscape Design - Providing Exceptional Quality & Uniquely Creative Design/Build Landscapes. From Contemporary to Classic… Transforming functional spaces to evoke the feeling of living in fine art.
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University of Michigan President Santa Ono on his first visit to the Wilson Student Team Project Center on the North Campus of the University of Michigan on Thursday, February 23, 2023.
Ono is the 15th president of the University of Michigan. He assumed office on October 14, 2022.
Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing
Stahle Construction Inc.
77C Edwin St, Kitchener, ON N2H 4N7
(519) 576-5800
Project and Construction management is our forte at Stahle Construction Inc. Stahle Construction Inc. has the expertise to assist clients in every aspect of General Contracting & Consulting Services.
Minnesota Landscaping : Outdoor living space and enjoyment were greatly enhanced with the addition of a paver patio that extended under the existing deck. Utilizing the space under the deck is extremely comforting on warm days because of the shade it provides. The retaining wall and steps help define the space and create a wonderful entrance into this wonderful garden room... enjoy!
Anchor Paving Stones - Multi-Color Blend
Borgert Step Units - Slate Shore Color Blend
Keystone Country Manor Retaining Wall - MN River Color Blend
Project located in Northfield, Minnesota
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The Art of Landscape Design - Providing Exceptional Quality & Uniquely Creative Design/Build Landscapes. From Contemporary to Classic… Transforming functional spaces to evoke the feeling of living in fine art.
Please visit our website @ www.SwitzersNursery.com
Find us on...FaceBook
Join our Circle... Google+
Our Wordpress Blog Site... Switzer's Nursery & Landscaping