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Owen Biddle's 'Young Carpenter's Assistant' , Plate I, G

Jane Griswold Radocchia

A note on Owen Biddle's Plate I, Diagram G. I wrote about Diagram G on this post: [link] I said that Biddle was not just introducing his 'carpenter assistant' to geometry; in Diagram G Biddle was explaining how to layout a square corner to work out a structural detail, cut a board, or set a frame on site. page 77, diagram 7.5)

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Competitions: Design Competition of International Islands and the Future Residence

Bustler

Architect/Curator,RIBA Head of Development, China,2013 World Architecture Festival Future Architecture Special jury,2013 Ordine Architetti Roma (OAR) Guest Curator Hugh Whitmore AlA:. It is best to submit drawings according to the order of site plan – diagrams – single building – partial. scheme title – sheet No.1/No.2/No.3/No.4"

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Three Lessons from Three Monographs

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

A notable example is the Tamedia Office Building in Zurich, whose monolithic, dry-fit, highly expressive timber frame I saw under construction in 2012 and then behind glass in 2013 (seeing a giant wood-frame construction in a city center was jarring, I'll admit, though also a good sign of things to come).

Diagram 98
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How to Grow a Greenway

Landscape Architecture Magazine

The plan—which incorporated bioswales, native plantings, and the reduction of impervious surfaces—won an ASLA Professional Award of Excellence for Analysis and Planning in 2013. Spackman Mossop Michaels, which is currently working on the greenway on a pro bono basis, prepared a diagram with clear instructions. Two years later, 2.6

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Color, Cartoons, Collage and PoMo: Are Photorealistic Architectural Renderings Going Out of Style?

Architizer

To learn more about the program, register for updates: Vision Awards Updates Rua do Paraíso House by fala atelier A young practice currently based in Porto, Portugal, fala atelier was founded in 2013 by three architects: Filipe Magalhães, Ana Luisa Soares and Ahmed Belkhodja.

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Lyday Farms - Featured Project | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

For this job – Lyday Farms – we used a landscape architect for the project although we set up the diagramming of the site. about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? As far as landscaping goes, it really depends on the project.

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Vacant Spaces NY

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

Names of streets and avenues are not included on the maps, no doubt to reduce clutter and accentuate the impact of the Pantone pink/orange on the page; that reduces the maps to solid/void diagrams about emptiness instead of allowing them to be useful tools for others.

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