FACTULITY OF ENVIROMENTAL DESIGN
AR321 Name: mohammed taha ID number: 1010017 Dr: farooq mofti Eng:ahmed falltah
1 Eden Project As a blogger who focuses on peak oil, energy descent and the need to relocalise, you might expect me to launch into a big moan about the fact that people have to drive to the Eden Project, that they don’t grow all the food for the visitors onsite, that there is no wind tubine, blah blah. It would be very easy to walk around being critical, nitpicking about what isn’t quite right about the place. While there is of course plenty of room for improvement in a number of areas, in all honesty, I could not have pulled off something on that scale, so I don’t really feel qualified to criticise.
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2 Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre The Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre, on the narrow Tinu Peninsula, the capital of New Caledonia, • celebrates the vernacular Kanak culture, the indigenous culture of New Caledonia, amidst much political controversy over the independent status sought by the Kanaks from French colonial rule. It opened in June and was designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano and named after Jean-Marie Tjibaou, the leader of 1998 and who had a vision of establishing a cultural 1989 the independence movement who was assassinated in .centre which blended the linguistic and artistic heritage of the Kanak people
3 Richard Rogers master plan of majorca Parc Balearic Information Technology (ParcBIT) is an initiative by the Balearic Government, as part of the ExpoCities Project under the European Union Thermie Programme, to generate a new approach to living and working environments. Drivers of the scheme are the provision of leading edge telecommunications links, a modern, sustainable and efficient infrastructure, and a high quality built .environment , the practice was commissioned to plan a mixed use 1994After winning an international competition in km north of Palma. Located on 12 inhabitants on a site that lies 5,000 live/work community for some agricultural land next to Mallorca’s university campus, ParcBIT, is bounded to the east and west by development but by open country to the north. An existing Finca (farm house) which is preserved in the new plan is sited on the prow of the ridge in the centre of the site, between two torrent valleys .which take water run-off from the mountains to the sea
4 Getty Center The Getty Center, in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, is a campus for cultural institutions founded by oilman J. Paul • Getty. The $1.3 billion center, which opened on December 16, 1997 is also well known for its architecture, gardens, and views overlooking Los Angeles. The center sits atop a hill connected to a visitor's parking garage at the bottom of the hill by a three-car, cable-pulled tram. The center draws 1.3 million visitors annually.It is one of two locations of the J. Paul Getty Museum. This branch of the museum specializes in "pre-20th-century European paintings, drawings, illuminated manuscripts, sculpture, and decorative arts; and 19th- and 20th-century American and European photographs". Among the works on display is the painting Irises by Vincent van Gogh. Besides the museum, the center's buildings house the Getty Research Institute (GRI), the Getty Conservation Institute, the Getty Foundation, and the administrative offices of the J. Paul Getty Trust, which owns and operates the center. The center also has outdoor sculptures displayed on terraces and in gardens
5 British Library The British Library holds an outstanding collection of manuscripts and printed works relating to the Classical and “ Byzantine world. As curator, you will use innovative and traditional ways of interpreting and presenting these collections through online resources and engagement with academic and general users. You will also manage .the third phase of the Greek Manuscripts Digitisation Project With a post-graduate degree, or equivalent, in a relevant subject, you will have extensive experience of research in Classical and/or Byzantine Studies. Strong knowledge of Ancient Greek and Latin, excellent written and oral communication skills in English, and the ability to promote the collections to a wide range of audiences are .essential