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1st Year Architecture Studies Summary Final grade - 2:2 Throughout this year within Academia, I have focused on broadening my understanding of within differing aspects of the course. Design process and communication - Model making, using plaster, card, origami and resin for an end of year UOL design exhibition. - Revit - AUTOCAD - Indesign Contextual Design - Research into specific elements, such as Building regulation, eco-friendly housing. - Broadening understanding of technical elements, such as exterior wall compostions for varying material such as for Stone Facades. History and Theory - Critical analysis of buildings through group work in the form of presentation. - Grade achieved, 1:1 - Critical analysis of the Fagus Shoe Factory as a 2000 Essay - Grade achieved, 1:1 - Summary Video Presentation for learning - Grade achieved, 1:1

Another Work Section for Stratco Rainwater Disposal Systems!! There are more to come in other Work Sections for Stratco - keep watching this space!!! #StratcoRainwater,#StratcoNZ,#StratcoSpouting,#StratcoDownpipes,#StratcoFascia,#StratcoGutters

Steel, glass, shape and structure... all together in perfect harmony: engineering is not just about numbers High-level engineering and architecture create an extraordinary place in Hamburg's Überseequartier. Let's start with the numbers: 📍 213 tons of glass, in 8535 unique elements, capture the light and create a bright and transparent space that blurs the boundaries between inside and outside. 📍 4592 steel nodes, milled from 315 tons of raw material, form a robust, high-quality structure. 📍 8994 steel rods, 7500 meters long, form a stabilizing network with 6000 precision welded connections. 📍 4572 aluminum nodes complete the structure, giving a touch of modernity and refinement. But, beyond the numbers, there is much more, so... imagine being there and experiencing this architectural wonder! I think it's amazing, what's your thoughts? #structuralengineering #steelstructure #glass #engineering

The image shows a wooden construction with hanging horizontal beams that are bolted into the broader beam, cutting slowly into more and more large backlards. The structure is interconnected through metal brackets and bolting. The structure in the picture clearly shows that horizontal beams can be connected to a header quite rigidly with the use of metal brackets and bolting screws. This is a strong, simplified method of ensuring the safety and productivity of the structure, which will be mostly regarded as a load-bearing design that can make easy-to-assemble decking or pergolas. #FAECOMENGINEERING #Businessexecutive #structuralengineering #hotrolledsteelsteel #structuralworld #civilengineering #Revit #framecad #CAD #onyx #fabrication #APMservices #tekla #mitek #mwf #coldformsteel #Architecture #ArchitecturalDesign #BuildingDesign #ModernArchitecture #ArchitecturalDrawing #SustainableArchitecture #ConstructionDesign #ArchitecturalVisualization #DesignInspiration #BuildingBlueprints #LightGaugeSteel #SteelStructure #LightGaugeDesign #SteelFraming #EngineeringDrawings #MetalFrameDesign

After so many years, what a pleasure it was to be back to my alma mater Università degli Studi di Parma to deliver the lecture "Technology and structural design in facade engineering" for the Core Architectural and Urban regeneration Design Studio + Workshop! Many thanks to prof. Patrizia Bernardi for the invitation and the opportunity! As an introduction in facade engineering to fifth-year students in architecture, I chose to cover the following topics: 🔹 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 (aesthetics, performance, cost, embodied + operational carbon) 🔹 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 (window, stick, unitised, precast, rainscreen, standing seam) 🔹 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 (EPDM, polyamide, PVB, PVC, silicone, polysulphide, butyl, spacer bars, desiccant) 🔹 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 (lines of defence, pressure equalisation, drainage, ventilation, breather membranes, VCLs, gaskets) 🔹 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 (composite "sandwich" actions, facade support strategies, movement and tolerances) Surely (too) many topics covered in a single two-hours session, and I may have missed some fundamental ones too. But I believe it is the small details that make facade engineers capable of understanding how such complex systems work. If properly addressed, better conclusions can be drawn at a larger building scale and at early design stages. Do you agree?? #facades #facadeengineering