Construction Phase Plan – Safety appointments
During the pre-construction phase and before work beings, a Construction Phase Plan must be drawn up. According to the CDM (construction...
Legislative Constraints
Legislative constraints in terms of architecture refers to things that by law must or must not be done. There are many different...
Planning Permission
Planning permission involves the asking of the local authority if you are allowed it carry out any building work. It is the owner of the...
Alternative Energy Sources
In this post I will be looking into the various alternative energy sources and how they can have a positive or negative effect on my...
Why The Marina Bay Sands?
Obviously, the main attraction of the Marina Bay Sands at first glance is the truly gigantic skypark that sits on top of its 3 towers....
The Shards Spire
The Shard got its name from its glass façade which comprises of “shards” of glass leaning slightly inwards tapering to a point at the...
Manchester Trip
The Salford Bridge. Unlike a conventional drawbridge, splitting in the middle and raising on a hinge vertically, this bridge raises...
Project 1.3.1 Site Visit
I visited the site with classmate Aaron where we took measurments using a tape mesure and took high quality photographs....
Project 1.3.1 - Surveying
For this project we have been given a building in the local Northampton area to survey. The aims of the project are to initiate...