THE BASIS OF THE GOTHIC STYLE Tom Bender * March 26‚ 1964 Top Award Winner – 1964 National Architectural History Student Competition A building is more than an assemblage of materials to provide a shelter for man. It is an expression of the society that created it‚ its forms shaped by the outlook‚ values‚ orientation and maturity of the society‚ and reflecting the nature‚ strengths and weaknesses of the various aspects of the society. It in turn shapes and directs the society in its role as
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BUILDING AN ARCH Arches are a fun and popular balloon decoration with endless potential for creativity. From shopping malls to hotel ballrooms‚ Supplies: arches add excitement and provide lavish displays of color. There • Latex balloons–11"‚ 14"‚ or 16" • Monofilament line (at least 50# weight) are many variations. The following is just a sampling of the • Electric sizing machine or templates simple ways arches can be constructed: • Helium cylinder + inflator or electric air inflator SINGLE ARCH Single
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ARCHES An arch is an architectural structure which helps support a structure and the weight above that structure. Arches appeared as early as the 2nd millennium BC in Mesopotamian brick architecture. The systematic use of Arches started with ancient Romans. They were the first to have applied the techniques of arch to a wide range of structures. Pointed arch is one of the most important types of Arches. It is an arch with a pointed apex. Another name for pointed arch is “ogival arch”. ‘Ogive’
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A parabolic arch is a very complex‚ yet extremely simple arch all at the same time. It is also referred to as a catenary arch. It was developed fairly recently and is used around the world. This arch consists of a relatively simple equation‚ and one can discover many of its characteristics from its equation if he or she makes use of it. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of this equation is that one of the landmarks in the United States is a catenary arch. To begin‚ many arches were developed
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Gateway Arch: The Westward Experience Situated downtown on the riverfront in St. Louis‚ Missouri‚ sits The Gateway Arch‚ a grand‚ luminous‚ stainless steel monument that symbolizes Missouri’s role as the ‘Gateway to the West’. Overlooking the Mississippi River‚ the Arch is a popular tourist attraction and one of the most well known landmarks in Missouri. Each year four million visitors come to lay eyes on this world famous structure. I will elaborate on the Arch’s significance‚ history‚ and
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The Arch provides one of the few contemporary depictions of Temple period artifacts.[6][7] The seven-branched menorah and trumpets are clearly depicted. It became a symbol of the Jewish diaspora. In a later era‚ Pope Paul IV made it the place of a yearly oath of submission. Jews refuse to walk under it.[citation needed] The menorah depicted on the Arch served as the model for the menorah used on the emblem of the state of Israel.[citation needed]However‚ when the existence of modern State of Israel
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MONUMENT HOMEWORK: ST. LOUIS ARCH Homework needs to clearly be organized. Use this as a guide for your research. Keep the bold headers but erase my comments when you hand in your homework! NAME OF MONUMENT: Jefferson National Expansion Memorial also Gateway Arch TYPE OF MONUMENT: Arch LOCATION: Saint Louis‚ MO DATES: 1. Idea- Eero Sarriaen & Haanskarl Bandel in 1947 2. Competition- 1947 challenging teams of architects 3. Construction- 1963- 1965 BACKGROUND ON
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The St. Louis Gateway Arch is an elegant monument to westward expansion in the USA. Located on the banks of the Mississippi River in St. Louis‚ Missouri‚ the 630-foot tall stainless steel arch rises above the city skyline. The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial consists of the Gateway Arch‚ the Museum of Westward Expansion‚ and St. Louis’ Old Courthouse. How the design was chosen: There was a nationwide competition in 1947-1948 to design a monument in St. Louis honoring western pioneers. The
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bridges‚ two of them are the arch and beam bridge. Of the first type the form of the load-bearing structure or its actual shape is convex. The load of an arch bridge is carried outward along the curve of the arch to the abutments at each ends. These abutments or supports carry the load and keeps the ends of the bridge from spreading out. Arch bridges can be divided into two major types‚ the old and the modern arch bridges. Under the first types are the Corbel arch bridges and the Aqueducts‚ both
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multicentered arch An arch having a shape composed of a series of circular arcs with different radii‚ giving an approximation to an ellipse. These arcs are symmetrically disposed about a vertical axis and occur in odd numbers. Construction known as an ‘arch ring’‚ made of truncated wedge-shaped voussoirs that by mutual pressure stay in place‚ set out in a curved form to span an opening and carry a superimposed load. Installation of flashing with other arch types‚ such as segmental and semicircular
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