By Edward Hollis
Un edificio nace con los angeles expectativa de permanecer para siempre, pero un edificio es un ser voluble: es habitado y modificado, y su existencia habla de una constante y curiosa transformación. Edward Hollis vuelve a imaginar l. a. historia de l. a. arquitectura de una forma radical y hace un seguimiento de trece edificios para revelarnos l. a. historia oculta del Partenón y los angeles Alhambra, de los angeles catedral de Gloucester y Santa Sofía, de Sans Souci y Notre Dame de París, del Templo Malatestiano y Loreto. Pero también explora monumentos recientes, desde los legendarios Hulme Crescents de Manchester hasta el Muro de Berlín y los parques temáticos de fibra de vidrio de Las Vegas.
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When this portion of a column buckles, the entire column fails • The effective length factor (k) is a coefficient for modifying the actual length of a column according to its end conditions in order to determine its effective length. 1 3 Beams are rigid structural members designed to carry and transfer transverse loads across space to supporting elements. The non-concurrent pattern of forces subjects a beam to bending and deflection, which must be resisted by the internal strength of the material.
Rainwater can be ‘harvested’ and stored in a butt or storage tank and used to offset the need for mains water supply • Flat roofs require either interior roof drains or gutters along their perimeter for drainage • In cold climates, flat roofs are subject to heavy snow loads. The layer of snow may serve as additional insulation • Moderately pitched roofs easily shed rain but may retain snow • Overhangs protect the exterior walls of a building from the weathering effects of sun and rain • See Chapter 6 for roofing systems • See Chapter 7 for weathering • Steeply pitched roofs shed rainwater quickly.
In the wider European area the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and other technical societies and trade associations relevant to the region have established standards and guidelines relevant to the construction industry and referred to in building regulations. In most European countries building regulations were established through Building Control Acts. The building regulations are supplemented by technical guidance documents offering approved methods of achieving the prescribed standards.