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Arc341 building 3 spring 2019 lecture 3 - vector-active - chapter 2
This document is a syllabus for a building construction and materials course taught in spring 2019 at Future University in Egypt. It lists the course details including the instructor, Dr. Yasser Mahgoub, and covers Vector-active Chapter 2. The syllabus discusses the importance of understanding vector-active structure systems for both high-rise building designers and city planners. It also notes that triangulated structure and truss systems will be aesthetically mastered in future buildings and play a key role in determining building forms. Examples mentioned include Biosphere 2 and West Edmonton Mall. A related YouTube video on a space frame project in Abu Dhabi is also provided.
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- 1. FUE - FutureUniversity in Egypt Faculty of Engineering and Technology Department of Architectural Engineering ARC 341: Building Construction and Materials (3) Spring 2019 Instructor: Dr. Yasser Mahgoub Vector-active - Chapter 2
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- 7. Knowledge of vector-activestructure systems therefore is not only basic to the designer of highrise buildings, but also for the planner of future three-dimensional city structures. Page 134
- 8. With the developmentof clean, accentuated joints and simple, lean member sections, triangulated structure and truss systems in future building will be also mastered aesthetically and will play that form- determining role which design potential and structural quality deserve. Page 134
- 63. Biosphere 2, bySpace Biospheres Venture. 1991.
- 64. West Edmonton Mall,by the Ghermezian Brothers (developers) and Maurice Sunderland (architect). 1981.
- 68. Videos • Space FrameProject - Abu Dhabi UAE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHfbP0C bJ1o
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