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Saltbox Geometry

Jane Griswold Radocchia

My diagrams here are for a simple generic New England saltbox. He probably began with the 5th diagram. The diagram is to scale; it is 16 ft. Sometimes the dimensions for the framing began at the foundation. His first diagram is entitled "Typical framing details.". (see Here is a diagram for the Rule of Thirds.

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The Parson Capen House, 1683, Topsfield, MA

Jane Griswold Radocchia

The builder laid out the house foundation from the chimney block. The diagram shows in the center the brick which would have formed the back wall of the 4 fireplaces with 2 square spaces on either side: the parlor and the hall. The layout of the foundation based on the location and size of the chimney back still makes sense.

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University of Southern California presents 10 architecture student projects

Deezen

From a foundation of rigorous research and inspired design, USC architects and scholars move fluidly from theory into practice. I began by acknowledging that current architectural education and practices remain strictly within regulated parameters. This 'square' thinking limits the possibilities of design.

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Competitions: Jiaxing Ancient City Connecting South Lake International Concept Design Competition on Footbridge Crossing Huancheng River and Railway

Bustler

Piers and pile foundation should be set far away from the revetment and avoid put in the protection scope of The Grand Canal as far as possible. Through diagrams and text, the scheme shall be narrated in details and be sure of its clarity and readability. The energy saving and sustainable development should be considered as well.

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Arquine Competition MEXTÓPOLI 2022 Pavilion

e-architect

From the moment of registration, contestants agree to accept in its entirety and without appeal the regulations, techniques and procedures established in the administrative and the technical rules. Diagrams, views, sketches, renderings, or any other form of visual representation that will help explain the project. Anna Puigjaner.

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A conversation with Quang Truong: carbon fiber, zoning, and architecture's slow evolution

Portland Architecture

Truong won a Van Evera Bailey Fellowship from the Architecture Foundation of Oregon, which enabled him to begin studying carbon fiber and composite materials in earnest. Oh the nomenclature thing is so complicated—I actually generated a number of charts and diagrams just to try and organize and track all the names and distinctions in my book.

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The Long Game

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Diagrams and renderings of nature-based solutions help communicate the work to the public. The program had an obvious ecological bent—Bridges has cited Ian McHarg’s Design With Nature among its foundational influences—but it was also justified as a way to make the corps’s work more cost-efficient. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.