Design Studies 1A
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http://www.structurae.net/structures
W. H. Smith (1980). The world’s Great Architecture, Hamlyn, London
Vickers G. (1998). Key Moments in Architecture, Hamlyn, London
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Pyramid of Cheops,Giza, 2589 B.C.230m wide, 146.5 m high
Saqqara Step Pyramid2650 B.C.61 m high
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Egyptian Temples
Knossos c 1600 B.C.
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Greek & Roman temples
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Colosseum, Rome, 80 A.D.48m high, 188m long, 156 m wide
Pont du Gard,Nimesc. 20 B.C.
Arch of Titus, Rome81 A.D.
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Umayyad Mosque, Damascus, 709-715
Arch of Ctesiphon c. 540 18m high
Islamic Arches
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Colosseumsections
St. Sernin, Toulouse 1080 – 12th C
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N.D. de Parisc 1200 A.D.
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King’s College ChapelCambridge, 1446-1515
Lyons Opera House, 183062m high
Orly Hangar, 1921-375m span
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Pantheon, Rome, 125 A. D.43m span
Trulli Houses,Italy, 18th C.
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Hagia Sofia Mosque, Istanbul, 537, 31m
Florence Dome, 143642m span
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St. Peters,Rome, 1626
Millenium Dome, London 1997- 8, >160 m span
Astrodome, Houston 1965, 216.5 m span
Tomb ofTamburlaine, Samarkand,14 th C
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Air Terminal Frankfurt, 1996-9span ~50m
Waterloo Train Station 1848
Carreau du Temple, Paris1863-5
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Pompidou Centre, Paris, 1971-7
Astrodome, Houston 1965, 216.5 m span
Waterloo Chunnel Station, 1992-94, span 35-50m length 400m
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Hong Kong Bank, 1986
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Telstra Stadium, Sydney, 1996- 9, span 300m
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Australia Sq, Sydney, 1967, 42m dia, 50 storeys
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Horizon, Sydney, 1998, 43 flrs
MLC, Sydney, 1975, 67 flrs, 150 m
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Hong Kong Central, 1980-4, 34m spans
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Grande Arche, La Defense Paris, 1982-90
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WTC, NY, 1984-7, span 18.3m
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Walt DisneyConcert Hall, LA1988-2002
Shaping Structures: Statics, W. Zalewski and E. Allen (1998)
Parabolic Cable StructureFederal Reserve Bank, Minneapolis
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Westcoast TransmissionTower, 1969
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Tenerife Auditorium 2003
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PutrajayaConvention Centre, Malaysia, 2001-3
Los Manantiales Restaurant,Xochimilco, Mexico, 1958
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Biosphere, Montreal,Expo 1967, 76m dia
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Eden Project, Cornwall, 2001
Lovett Vacation HouseCrane Island, Washington, 1972
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Seidler HouseKillara, 1966-7
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