New York City features some of the world's biggest and most beautiful buildings but it didn't happen overnight.

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A basic tutorial on Introduction to Transformers. Construction of Transformer, Classification, Working principle & Applications.

Naum Gabo 'Constructed Head #2', 1916, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas

Learn some common construction project issues and how you fix them.

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Andre Bloc, Construction, 1953

We made models of Roman road construction. We have done something similar to this before, but it was worth a second shot at it. These wer...

Civil engineering is the loudest of the engineering's - what civil engineers make is visible and can be seen, touched and lived-in by many for many ye

Alex Prager’s Face in the Crowd, as the show is aptly titled, is built around 10 large-format prints of scenarios created in the studio.

Have you ever visited a worksite and thought, "Wow, this contractor knows a lot more about construction than I do"? Have you had to change your...

There's nothing worse than having to guess a dimension. There have been times I've tried to re-create a piece of furniture, and haven't had actual sizes to work with. Most times it doesn't look quite right when finished. Fortunately I have the plans for the Steltman Chair. These come from the how to build Rietveld book (see below post). Here's the first page: It took me a few minutes to look at the dimensions and understand what was going on. I've never heard the term "to the gain" before. A short translation: "a.(1x) 44 x 100 x 635 (back post, 600 to gain)" means A is the name of the piece, (1X) means you'll need one of these, 44 x 100 x 635 is the size in MM of the piece that you start with. The "gain" size is shorter, meaning the size (in this case 600) is the FINISHED length. The The extra 35mm is the size of the tenon that inserts into the matching piece of wood. "to gain" Here's the second page, and I have added dimension conversions from MM to inches: (if you notice a mistake in my calculations please let me know!) Here is an exploded view of the chair, with each piece labeled: My wood supplier wont have my wood until next Sat, so in the meantime I will get some other items together...

If figurative art seeks to capture reality with photographic precision, the Canadian artist Jeff Wall (b. 1948)… by steemswede

Bridges are amazing feats of engineering and a great logic challenge for your children designers. Here are some resources to help teach them more about bridges and how they work. Lesson Plans Bridge Lesson on Forces, Arch Bridges, & Truss Bridges – a detailed hands-on unit study designed for a homeschool co-op. Bridge Lesson on […]

Self or DIY General Contracting isn’t always pretty, but here are some insider tips from two architects who just finished their own house project!

Chicago’s skyline is one of the most well-known all over the world, but it has taken about a century to erect. Here’s a look at the evolution of the city’s high-rises via photos f…

Before McMansions and developments, before condos and co-ops, yurts dotted the land. Why do campers and nomads think these simple circular dwellings are yurtastic?