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Posted on February 26, 2015September 19, 2017

Apartment Rental Layout: Case Study 1-Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn

As a landlord myself I will first show you what I did on my own rental apartment and tell you what kind of tenant still lives there…

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Posted on February 21, 2015September 19, 2017

[architecture] Bamiyan Cultural Centre Competition Details-Afghanistan

We want to congratulate to Winning Entry and the top five entries of the international Bamiyan Cultural Centre competition in Afghanistan, and, we acknowledge just how proud we are to be able to participate in this competition. In the coming months we will release… Continue reading “[architecture] Bamiyan Cultural Centre Competition Details-Afghanistan”

Posted on July 20, 2011February 12, 2015

‘Learning from Las Vegas’ -NOT!

Robert Venturi, Denise Brown and Steven Izen’s book ‘Learning from Las Vegas‘ makes an argument for finding order with in an apparently chaotic urban environment and using this supposed gained knowledge as justification for design. Continue reading “‘Learning from Las Vegas’ -NOT!”

Posted on July 2, 2011September 25, 2017

Pyramid of Knowledge, An Attitude Approach to Learning

Each new thing a person learns is one block in their own Pyramid of Knowledge.  That is, when they learn about how to cross a street, they’ve earned one block.  Every block builds upon another and is reinforced over time.  Without this core knowledge continual reinforcement one’s pyramid can crumble.  Continue reading “Pyramid of Knowledge, An Attitude Approach to Learning”

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