Abstract
This paper analyzes one of the architectural structures of New York, the Seagram building. It discusses the structure of the building and gives a brief survey of the aspects of international style. The paper applies these concepts of international style to this observation of the Seagram building. The author describes it as a powerful postmodern reflection of this style.

From the Paper
"Even on an overcast day, it is striking to note the bronze, almost sunny tints, reflecting off of the Seagram building. That is it so striking is testament to the thinking that went into its design. Indeed, the exterior of the building is supposed to be striking. It is supposed to be the presentation the building exposes to the world. When Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (Mies) designed this building, he was realizing a design that had been waiting to be built by him for years. Strictly speaking, the Seagram building is not part of the International Design genre to which it is most often associated. However, a survey of what International Design entails and a close examination of the Seagram building reveal that not only should it be associated with that genre, but it should also be hailed as a..."

Tags:seagram, international, style

Abstract
This paper critically examines the Seagram Building in terms of not only its aesthetic and technological factors but also with a particular emphasis upon its economic-political and social-cultural context. As is seen, the prominence of the Seagram Building lies as much in its extraordinary design as for the fact that it symbolized American corporate power in an era when the hegemony of American capitalism was unrivalled in the non-Communist world.

Outline:
Introduction
The Seagram Building and the Bronfman Family
The Seagram Building and the Prestige of Design
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Prior to the Seagram Building, the emphasis in American corporate architecture was generally on cost and function. Aesthetic values were a secondary concern, and the idea of creating a "signature" building was not part of the corporate mentality of the period. The Bronfmans would change all of this with the Seagram Building. Thus, in order to understand why the Seagram Building was built, we must understand that agenda of the Bronfman in funding the creation of a building that was intentionally designed to make a dramatic statement in the capital city of global capitalism."

Tags:Samuel, Bronfman, corporate, architecture

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In this article, the writer notes that the criteria by which to judge what makes a building a classic work of architecture are invariably complex. It may be argued that most people would agree that a primary criterion of excellence is whether a building's elements are imitated by other architects in other contexts. The writer discusses that against this criterion Mies van der Rohe's Seagram Building - built in the International Style in New York City in 1958 - is undeniably a classic.

From the Paper
"The 38-storey tower of the Seagram Building was recognized as an "instant classic" upon completion, and was to become the United States' "most influential and copied office building". The Seagram Building was to have a profound impact on urban design around the world as imitations of it were soon built across the United States, Europe and parts of Asia. It must be admitted, however, that by the late 1960s the sheer repetition of the "sleek glass box" of the Seagram Building had become an architectural cliche for, in the words of one critic, the imitators of the Seagram Building reproduced its "limitations but few of its qualities"."

Tags:building, architecture, design

Abstract
This paper identifies a redemptive technology associated with the extraction, processing and management of a resource; in the case of this paper, the resource in question is actually two-fold - water resources and non-renewable fuels used to heat buildings - and more emphasis will be placed upon the processing and management processes than upon the extraction process. However, the technology which this writer has in mind - Green Building architecture - aids in the ecologically-appropriate extraction of the aforementioned resources insofar as it reduces the need for such extraction in the first place; put simply, green building facilitates greater recycling and energy reduction and permits us to leave alone these natural resources.

From the Paper
"This essay will identify a redemptive technology associated with the extraction, processing and management of a resource; in the case of this paper, the resource in question is actually two-fold - water resources and non-renewable fuels used to heat buildings - and more emphasis will be placed upon the processing and management processes than upon the extraction process. However, the technology which this writer has in mind - Green Building architecture - aids in the ecologically-appropriate extraction of the aforementioned resources insofar as it reduces the need..."

Tags:technology, green, building

Abstract
Have you ever had a problem that you could not solve? Maybe if you presented the problem to a team this would help. This paper examines the advantages of building a team, team members responsibilities, and the expectation of the team. It shows how important it is to ensure that the team for any specific task is comprised of members who are knowledgeable and possess the required skills needed to carry out the task.

I - Team Building
II - Is a Team Needed?
III - The Benefits of Organization
IV - Selecting Team Players
V - Team Expectations
VI - Problems with Teams

From the Paper
"Striving to meet organizational goals enables a team to reach their goals. Performance of a team in any organization is largely dependent on its members, their visions and goals, their individual performance, their willingness to work with each other and their desire to make the project a success. This is sometimes referred to as a group process and can be defined in teams to three maintenance behaviors - open communication, supportiveness, and conflict (Bottom & Baloff, 1994)."

Tags:team, building

Abstract
The paper describes how in the journal article entitled "Building Fire Safety in the Far East" (2005), researchers provide a brief review of fire safety activities in the Far East with respect to fire safety concerns in buildings with new architectural features. The paper provides a statement about the article's topic as well as an assessment of how the information in the article will impact the future of fire prevention. The current study concludes with a statement concerning how the information presented can be used today.

From the Paper
"In the journal article entitled "Building Fire Safety in the Far East" (2005), researchers provide a brief review of fire safety activities in the Far East with respect to fire safety concerns in buildings with new architectural features. It follows that, in the process of providing a summary of the article, the current discussion provides a statement about the article's topic as well as an assessment of how the information in the article will impact the future of fire prevention. The current study concludes with a statement concerning how the information presented can be used today."

Tags:fire prevention, fire investigation, building fire codes

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This paper notes that security for high rise buildings differs from corporate security in several ways, often to the detriment of tenants of the high rise building. The paper discusses how even with an increasing concern about crime, many landlords simply do not provide the kind of security that tenants may want and that they may indeed believe they have. Landlords often sell their facilities on the basis of security, assuring prospective tenants that they are using the latest in security methods.

Tags:building, security, requirements

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The regulation of building construction can be traced back 4,000 years to cultures such as the Chinese, Greek, and Roman empires. Building regulations arose from the attempts of our ancestors to establish ways to control or avoid devastation from building fires and construction failures. Today, there are a number of specific parameters that affect the cost of buildings, including government building codes, which are enacted to protect public health and safety; these can take the form of both prescriptive and performance requirements, as well as industry demands that may not be reflected in actual building codes themselves, which consist of such desirable factors as climate control, elevators, and other aesthetics. Based on the efficiencies provided by standardized codes, the trend toward adoption of such codes nationally and internationally would seem to be a prudent choice for builders and municipalities. This study examines what the three code-making bodies within the United States were doing, are doing, and how they are now working together to produce a common building code for the United States to improve the safety, aesthetics, and functionality of the building conditions required for the entire country. The hypothesis of this paper is that, as a result of this leadership and innovation in the United States, improvements in building codes will extend to the developing countries of the world.

From the Paper
"Gene Fessenbecker, author of Building Codes and the Construction Contractor, says that, "The regulation of building construction can be traced back 4,000 years to cultures such as the Chinese, Greek and Roman empires. Building regulations arose from the attempts of our ancestors to establish ways to control or avoid devastation from building fires and construction failures. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson tried to establish some of the earliest design and construction regulations in America for the purpose of protecting public health and safety" (Fessenbecker 1). Today, there are a number of specific parameters that affect the cost of buildings including government building codes, a which are enacted to protect public health and safety; these can take the form of both prescriptive and performance requirements, as well as industry demands which may not be reflected in actual building codes themselves which consist of such desirable factors as climate control, elevators and other aesthetics. This study is intended to examine what the three code-making bodies within the United States were doing, are doing and how they are now working together to produce a common Building Code for the United States to improve the safety, aesthetics, and functionability of the building conditions required for the entire country. The hypothesis of this paper will be that as a result of this leadership and innovation in the United States, improvements in building codes will extend to the developing countries of the world."

Tags:construction, contract, engineering, fighting, fire, ibc, law, permit, property, single, trades, ubc, union

Abstract
The paper explores an innovative way of building a team through personality, as opposed to the traditional way of skill sets and titles. The paper also explores how this creative team building style results in efficiency in employees and how it truly reduces opportunities for conflict. The paper concludes that companies can tailor specific aspects and characteristics the company wants its employees to posses by staying away from traditional models that may be quick and easy, yet produce mediocre results.

Outline:
Introduction
Traditional Team Building versus Non Tradition Team Building
Team Building Exercises
Team Assimilation
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Many companies lack the time, the resources or simply the desire to build their teams any other way than the traditional models that a multitude of businesses practiced before them. Teams are comprised of individuals with impressive resumes or internal clout due to the amount of time the individual has worked for the company. While this has worked for some companies the traditional model of team building pays no mind to the particular dynamics of a team or any potential conflict that can arise within the team. The success is left to mere luck and today that is quite simply an unacceptable way of doing business."

Tags:skill, sets, personality, conflict

Abstract
More than any other architect of the 20th century, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe represents the ascendancy of Modernism in its most Minimalist incarnation. While this emphasis on the importance of spare lines and lack of fussiness is understandable, given what had come before in terms of both architecture and decorative arts, this does not necessarily make it more palatable from the perspective of the 21st century. This essay focuses on two specific buildings by Van Der Rohe: the 1930 Tugendhat house in Moravia and the 1929 German Pavilion that he designed for the International Convention in Barcelona, Spain, as a way of delineating the strengths of his work, as well as serving as a reminder of the distinct limitations of Minimalism within the realm of architecture.

From the Paper
"When we look at Tugendhat House what we see is a building that rather aggressively protrudes from the hill to which it is anchored. Mies set the building apart from the hill both in terms of color - it is gray and black, entirely lacking in the greens and earth-tones of the surrounding hillside - and in terms of form. The hill is rounded, gently sloping, its curve emblematic of the ways in which water and geological stratigraphy and wind shape the earth. The building's exterior is none of these things: It is not only rectilinear (as are most structures in the modern world) but it flaunts this rectilinearity. Its solidity emphasis the human-constructed nature of the structure: We would never (no matter from what distance we viewed this building or from what angle) confuse this with something created by nature."

Tags:Bauhaus, School, Seagram, Building