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India's condoms pop up in the strangest places
August 14, 2004

Despite a population explosion and a growing AIDS problem, free condoms are being used in unusual ways, writes Rahul Bedi in New Delh ...

What is low cost housing? Does that mean one design to be used for everybody everywhere? Does it matter if it is ugly or beautiful? Does it have to include some number of rooms, or a certain area? Mus ...

I know how you feel. I tried to put myself through college (chemical engineering major) and was forced to admit that I no longer had the physical stamina to do it. Anything that distracts your physica ...

I have seen one article. It was in Domebook or Domebook II, both published in the seventies. Plans and instructions were included. The method was to cut sheets of glass and glue the edges together wit ...

I have looked at a few "low cost housing" presentations, and most of them suffer from what we might call "unclear on the concept". The usual approach is for some designer to show a design that illustr ...

For an obvious "movement", consider Protestant churches in the USA. "Protestant" only means "not Catholic"; protestant churches are not united by any common organization and the beliefs of different g ...

Another thought just crossed my mind: The streets of Paris were made very wide so that rioters could be dispersed with machine guns. Today those streets are admired by everyone, and the original purpo ...

I fondly remember my introduction to the teeboard and drafting square. I think that should be the only way to teach drafting. I was amazed by my ability to imagine things, forced upon me by the need t ...

That is a remarkable question. Possible answers are yes, no, and I wish it weren't so.

Some buildings are specifically designed to accommodate any sort of interior, or none. You can look in a phone ...

Glass in architecture? I associate glass with decoration, not architecture. Even in that field it is such a limited material that it's always a surprise to see it.

What do I mean by limited? Well, ...

Sunee, I have seen lots of houseboats, and all were different. Many people have bought garbage scows and built large houses on them, even with grass and shrubs. Others have modified ordinary boats any ...

Your topic hinges more on financing than anything else. Most of the tallest buildings were built during the time when central banks were pumping up the money supply. When financing is not so loose, mo ...

Well, I think your basic concept is all wet.

Architecture has always been primarily a matter of erecting monuments: comemorating battles, glorifying gods, symbolizing the authority of institutions, ...

Consider the typical downtown business district, with its highrise offices. At 5 PM all the people in those buildings go home, leaving the district populated only by bums and prowlers. Since there are ...

In many ways, the environmental crisis is a design crisis.
That doesn't really identify what he's talking about, does it? Which environment? What does he mean by "crisis"? A crisis to one person is ...

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Topic: Low cost housing
VWall Replies: 5 Views: 22990	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 2:45 pm Subject: Low cost building material?
VWall Replies: 5 Views: 22990	India's condoms pop up in the strangest places August 14, 2004 Despite a population explosion and a growing AIDS problem, free condoms are being used in unusual ways, writes Rahul Bedi in New Delh ...
Topic: Low cost housing
VWall Replies: 5 Views: 22990	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 7:41 pm Subject: Low cost housing
VWall Replies: 5 Views: 22990	What is low cost housing? Does that mean one design to be used for everybody everywhere? Does it matter if it is ugly or beautiful? Does it have to include some number of rooms, or a certain area? Mus ...
Topic: To continue or not?
VWall Replies: 16 Views: 14039	Forum: Architecture Students Forum Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 4:04 am Subject: To continue or not?
VWall Replies: 16 Views: 14039	I know how you feel. I tried to put myself through college (chemical engineering major) and was forced to admit that I no longer had the physical stamina to do it. Anything that distracts your physica ...
Topic: dome roofs
VWall Replies: 1 Views: 8702	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 5:49 am Subject: dome roofs
VWall Replies: 1 Views: 8702	I have seen one article. It was in Domebook or Domebook II, both published in the seventies. Plans and instructions were included. The method was to cut sheets of glass and glue the edges together wit ...
Topic: Anyone Want a New House for Under $2,000.00
VWall Replies: 22 Views: 42887	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2004 4:37 am Subject: Anyone Want a New House for Under $2,000.00
VWall Replies: 22 Views: 42887	I have looked at a few "low cost housing" presentations, and most of them suffer from what we might call "unclear on the concept". The usual approach is for some designer to show a design that illustr ...
Topic: movement of architecture
VWall Replies: 19 Views: 15821	Forum: Architecture Students Forum Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2004 3:51 am Subject: movement of architecture
VWall Replies: 19 Views: 15821	For an obvious "movement", consider Protestant churches in the USA. "Protestant" only means "not Catholic"; protestant churches are not united by any common organization and the beliefs of different g ...
Topic: crime and architecture???
VWall Replies: 12 Views: 11978	Forum: Architecture Students Forum Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2004 3:23 am Subject: crime and architecture???
VWall Replies: 12 Views: 11978	Another thought just crossed my mind: The streets of Paris were made very wide so that rioters could be dispersed with machine guns. Today those streets are admired by everyone, and the original purpo ...
Topic: drafting machine?
VWall Replies: 3 Views: 5612	Forum: Architecture Students Forum Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 1:34 am Subject: drafting machine?
VWall Replies: 3 Views: 5612	I fondly remember my introduction to the teeboard and drafting square. I think that should be the only way to teach drafting. I was amazed by my ability to imagine things, forced upon me by the need t ...
Topic: Can architecture be created without designing the interiors?
VWall Replies: 6 Views: 6560	Forum: Architecture Students Forum Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 1:24 am Subject: Can architecture be created without designing the interiors?
VWall Replies: 6 Views: 6560	That is a remarkable question. Possible answers are yes, no, and I wish it weren't so. Some buildings are specifically designed to accommodate any sort of interior, or none. You can look in a phone ...
Topic: glass in modern architecture
VWall Replies: 22 Views: 26034	Forum: Architecture Students Forum Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 12:14 am Subject: glass in modern architecture
VWall Replies: 22 Views: 26034	Glass in architecture? I associate glass with decoration, not architecture. Even in that field it is such a limited material that it's always a surprise to see it. What do I mean by limited? Well, ...
Topic: Floating house
VWall Replies: 17 Views: 36576	Forum: Architecture Students Forum Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 11:51 pm Subject: Floating house
VWall Replies: 17 Views: 36576	Sunee, I have seen lots of houseboats, and all were different. Many people have bought garbage scows and built large houses on them, even with grass and shrubs. Others have modified ordinary boats any ...
Topic: will we still need skyscrapers?
VWall Replies: 8 Views: 12348	Forum: Architecture Students Forum Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 11:30 pm Subject: will we still need skyscrapers?
VWall Replies: 8 Views: 12348	Your topic hinges more on financing than anything else. Most of the tallest buildings were built during the time when central banks were pumping up the money supply. When financing is not so loose, mo ...
Topic: anthropology
VWall Replies: 2 Views: 4118	Forum: Architecture Students Forum Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 11:18 pm Subject: anthropology
VWall Replies: 2 Views: 4118	Well, I think your basic concept is all wet. Architecture has always been primarily a matter of erecting monuments: comemorating battles, glorifying gods, symbolizing the authority of institutions, ...
Topic: crime and architecture???
VWall Replies: 12 Views: 11978	Forum: Architecture Students Forum Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 11:02 pm Subject: crime and architecture???
VWall Replies: 12 Views: 11978	Consider the typical downtown business district, with its highrise offices. At 5 PM all the people in those buildings go home, leaving the district populated only by bums and prowlers. Since there are ...
Topic: Environmental design crisis
VWall Replies: 6 Views: 15135	Forum: Modern Living Forum Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 12:45 am Subject: Environmental design crisis
VWall Replies: 6 Views: 15135	In many ways, the environmental crisis is a design crisis. That doesn't really identify what he's talking about, does it? Which environment? What does he mean by "crisis"? A crisis to one person is ...