Three buildings - one twenty storeys high - have collapsed in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, killing at least five people and injuring many others.
The collapse occurred late on Wednesday (Rio time), near the municipal theatre on the city's Cinelandia square. The tallest of the buildings was twenty storeys high, says the city's mayor Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes, whilst the second tallest had ten floors and the third had three or four.
The latest developments come as Rio remains under worldwide scrutiny in the lead up to host the World Cup soccer in 2014 and the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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Today the AEC industry has progressed and has adopted technology like never before. Right from harnessing the power of 3D modelling and photorealistic rendering, animation, interactive visualization to Building information modelling, they have done it all. However today, there are still some architects and designers, following the same old rudimentary and time consuming conventional methods...
Good Elevations Spice up the look of your Dream Home
For every home; Architects, Civil Engineers and Interior Designers practice two important metrics to create the plan or design for each project. One is the elevation design and the other is the floor plan.
A façade has become an integral part of the design of a building. It intends to set the tone of the building. A well-made façade can add personality and character to the building. Facades can come in various designs and materials. A magnificent facade architecture design can give life to the building. In modern architecture, a face can be just for design and is not the structural support of a building. The architecture uses facades to enhance the appearance of the building.
The bathroom has to be one of the most important parts of the house and people are very selective about it. People actually pay attention to the entire design of the bathroom so that you can enjoy the surrounding. The Jack and Jill bathroom has one of the best options that you can go for.
Instil a sense of pride in your work, says Ar. K. R. Jaisim as he addresses architecture aspirants in a brief focussed interview. Click on the link to read more and leave us your views...
it's about next "clothed" building .. with those simulation tools, some new forms will appear, more natural, more accurate to physic than poor flat floors ...
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