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Book Sculpture on a Grand Scale

Download or read book Sculpture on a Grand Scale written by Tyler Sprague and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2019-07-22 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kingdome, John (“Jack”) Christiansen’s best-known work, was the largest freestanding concrete dome in the world. Built amid public controversy, the multipurpose arena was designed to stand for a thousand years but was demolished in a great cloud of dust after less than a quarter century. Many know the fate of Seattle’s iconic dome, but fewer are familiar with its innovative structural engineer, Jack Christensen (1927–2017), and his significant contribution to Pacific Northwest and modernist architecture. Christiansen designed more than a hundred projects in the region: public schools and gymnasiums, sculptural church spaces, many of the Seattle Center’s 1962 World’s Fair buildings, and the Museum of Flight’s vast glass roof all reflect his expressive ideas. Inspired by Northwest topography and drawn to the region’s mountains and profound natural landscapes, Christiansen employed hyperbolic paraboloid forms, barrel-vault structures, and efficient modular construction to echo and complement the forms he loved in nature. Notably, he became an enthusiastic proponent of using thin shell concrete—the Kingdome being the most prominent example—to create inexpensive, utilitarian space on a large scale. Tyler Sprague places Christiansen within a global cohort of thin shell engineer-designers, exploring the use of a remarkable structural medium known for its minimal use of material, architectually expressive forms, and long-span capability. Examining Christiansen’s creative design and engineering work, Sprague, who interviewed Christiansen extensively, illuminates his legacy of graceful, distinctive concrete architectural forms, highlighting their lasting imprint on the region’s built environment. A Michael J. Repass Book

Book 1015 Second Avenue

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Download or read book 1015 Second Avenue written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Pacific Builder   Engineer

Download or read book Pacific Builder Engineer written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 874 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book State  County  and Municipal Collective Bargaining Agreements on File with the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Download or read book State County and Municipal Collective Bargaining Agreements on File with the Bureau of Labor Statistics written by United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Domestic Engineering

Download or read book Domestic Engineering written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 1352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Shaping Seattle Architecture

Download or read book Shaping Seattle Architecture written by Jeffrey Karl Ochsner and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition of Shaping Seattle Architecture, published in 1994, introduced readers to Seattle’s architects by showcasing the work of those who were instrumental in creating the region’s built environment. Twenty years later, the second edition updates and expands the original with new information and illustrations that provide an even richer exploration of Seattle architecture. The book begins with a revised introduction that brings the story of Seattle architecture into the twenty-first century and situates developments in Seattle building design within local and global contexts. The book’s fifty-four essays present richly illustrated profiles that describe the architects' careers, provide an overview of their major works, and explore their significance. Shaping Seattle Architecture celebrates a wide range of people who helped form the region's built environment. It provides updated information about many of the architects and firms profiled in the first edition. Four individuals newly included in this second edition are Edwin J. Ivey, a leading residential designer; Fred Bassetti, an important contributor to Northwest regional modernism; L. Jane Hastings, one of the region’s foremost women in architecture; and Richard Haag, founder of the landscape architecture program at the University of Washington and designer of Gas Works Park and the Bloedel Reserve. The book also includes essays on the buildings of the Coast Salish people, who inhabited Puget Sound prior to Euro-American settlement; the role that architects played in speculative housing developments before and after World War II; and the vernacular architecture built by nonprofessionals that makes up a portion of the fabric of the city. Shaping Seattle Architecture concludes with a substantial reference section, updated to reflect the last twenty years of research and publications. A locations appendix offers a geographic guide to surviving works. The research section directs interested readers to further resources, and the appendix “Additional Significant Seattle Architects” provides thumbnail sketches of nearly 250 important figures not included in the main text.

Book Food and Nutrition

Download or read book Food and Nutrition written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book American Education

Download or read book American Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Concrete Products

Download or read book Concrete Products written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Murder in Washington  Notorious Crime Sites

Download or read book Murder in Washington Notorious Crime Sites written by Marques Vickers and published by Marquis Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-05 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Murder in Washington: Notorious Crime Sites is a visual return to 95 infamous murder scenes profiling the shocking and detailed narratives behind each tragedy. The State of Washington has been the residence of three internationally prominent serial killers including Ted Bundy, Gary Ridgway (The Green River Killer), Kenneth Bianchi (Hillside Strangler) and Lee Boyd Malvo (DC Sniper). Many of the narratives defy believability, yet they are true. Long after the screaming headlines and sensationalism has subsided, these bizarre, infamous and obscure murder sites and stories remain buried awaiting rediscovery. The Murder in Washington edition is segmented into eight categories including assassinations, historical legacies, premeditated homicides, chance encounters and impulse killings, law enforcement fatalities and controversies, unsolved murders, rampage and serial killers. The edition provides the precise location of each crime site, fatality victims, perpetrators and for those still living, the penal institution where they are incarcerated. Cases profiled include: Ted Bundy: The Serpent who loved to kill women Gary Ridgway: The Green River Prostitute Killer Uncle Joe Kondro: A family preditor Lee Boyd Malvo: Under the spell and shadow of the DC Sniper Kenneth Bianchi: A Serial Killer’s Final Misdeed Rodney Alcala: Stalking and strangling beauty Donna Perry: Transgender prostitute killer Maurice Clemmons: Police Officer Slaying The hex of serial killer Jake Bird Disappearing investment trail of Doug Carlile Legacy of the People’s Theatre and Shooting of the Seattle Police Chief Seattle’s Jungle killings Assassination of Federal Judge Tom Wales Ann Marie Burr’s kidnapping and link to Ted Bundy DNA Codemns Two Child Killers 40 years later Billy Gohl and the floating cadavers of Aberdeen Tacoma’s missing Puyallup Avenue streetwalkers Kidnapping and murder of little Charles Mattson Everett Union protest dockside massacre Incestuous killing of Sylvia Gaines. Trash talk shooting by rapper Lil Danger Unsolved Civil Rights advocate Edwin Pratt murder Attack of a Killer Werewolf Singer Little Willie John’s afterhours party homicide The Gits lead singer Mia Zapata murder The disappearance of radio activist Mike Webb The Hangman’s noose too light to support Mitchell Rupp The savage beating of Seattle’s Tuba Man Wilson, Anderson, Goldmark and Rafay Family killings Post Mount Saint Helens Volcano hitchhiker discovery The detonation of Oleg Babichenko’s car The killer with a thousand identities Dragging vehicle death of Susette Werner Aurora Bridge public transport murder-suicide Gay hate crime shooting from a back seat driver Bludgeoning of Geneva MacDonald Wah Mee Gambling Club massacre Crossed professional boundaries with therapy Starvation Heights A police officer’s homicidal impatience over a DUI Capitol Hill district post-rave massacre Marysville High School cafeteria shooting Clueless Spokane leach and killer Red Barn Door Tavern bloodbath Seattle Pacific University killing Death and rape in the South Park residential district Changing identity and getting away with your wife’s shooting Seattle’s Café Racer murder-suicide spree A legitimate example of Killer’s remorse Stalking and slaying an Elementary school teacher fixation Jewish Federation Building Shooting Mahoney trunk murder Pang Frozen Foods arson fire Patrick Drum’s armed vendetta against pedophiles Survivalist Peter Keller’s attempt to erase his personal history Tacoma’s Trang Dai restaurant gang slaying A Seattle police officer ambush fueled by extreme hatred Charming George Russell fatal voyeurism An overzealous police beating of a simple man Otto Zehm Freighter pilot’s collision with the West Seattle Bridge Disappearance and Murder of King County Commissioner James Colman Quincy Coleman: A Gang Related Killing Rapper Max Gasoi: Rapper’s Drug Deal Gone Bad And Even More….

Book Improvement Bulletin

Download or read book Improvement Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book FDA Papers

Download or read book FDA Papers written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Faculty Personnel

Download or read book Faculty Personnel written by American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Washington Reports

Download or read book Washington Reports written by Washington (State). Supreme Court and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 968 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Washington Public Documents

Download or read book Washington Public Documents written by Washington (State) and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 1808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Domestic Engineering and the Journal of Mechanical Contracting

Download or read book Domestic Engineering and the Journal of Mechanical Contracting written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Washington Education Journal

Download or read book Washington Education Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: