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So you think you know a thing or two about Architecture? Feel free to share it.The Whole idea of the Blog is to make it 100% interactive; that way, it won't just be The Editor that will be posting, you too will...you'll just have to be Authorized.Simple Steps To Authorization-You'll need a Google Account-You Must possess a good Style of Writing-...a Lil sense of Humour will be a Plus-an Official Letter for Authorization should be sent to archbassey@gmail.com; attached to it should be two Architectural  Articles(with or without images) which...

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The Usefulness Of CAD

Computer Aided Designs (CAD) refers to the use of Softwares in a computer to produce drawings / designs.Before the Advent of CAD, Good Architects have been making good drawings, but the problem was that it took a pretty long time to have that drawing completed especially if it's a work that involves a lot of Details.This posed a challenge as no Construction work can start...

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Be a part of ArchyLounge. Kindly comment on any Post; and dot forget to share any post(s) you enjoyed reading.Enj...

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Nigerian Comtempoary Architecture-BOI

The Bank Of Industry's Buiding at Abuja is another interesting Structure and it was designed by Seun Oduwole of Brown inQ. Sky Scraper City Has This To say which I've modified by eliminating future tenses with present tense since the Building is now Finished:The building concept was inspired by the shape and dynamism of an eye. Visibilityand vertical connectivity were...

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Nigerian Contemporary Architecture-GT Banks

Anyone who has seen the 'Wonderfulness' of any GT Bank Branches in Nigeria, will JUST have to look again the second time-no matter how much the person claims to hate Architecture.Am not am exception (I am A Lover of Architecture tho'), but I find myself still looking at the GT Bank branch Building that is closest to my house and still end up finding it as interesting g as...

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Beautiful Interior Designs

            Which is your Best? Share Your Views In The Commet Box Be...

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Quality: What It Really Entails

The Advanced Dictionary and Thesaurus simply defines Quality as something, someone that is 'of Superior Grade'.But unlike in English or General terms, Quality in Architecture cannot be defined categorically because some bodies and persons will have to access, and approve the Work as Quality work in their own Criteria before a building can Finally be viewed as Quality work.According...

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Group Chat Now Possible!

The Producers of Archy Lounge are here to give you the very best, and that's why we incorporated C-Box's Group Char in our Blog.So it is now possible for You and other visiting Architects of our Site to come, share and Converse issues among yourselves and with also!I'll be using the name 'Basie' to chat.Find the Group Chat Gadget at the Top Right Corner Of The Blog;Enjoy!The ArchyLounge Te...

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Embracing Psychology In Our Designs

It's really interesting how oft time, Architecture tends to bring together contrasting Concepts-even from other fields- to form a singular concept. The topic that I'd like to discuss is one of such Brought-in concepts.Like I always say: Design Is Everything; Meaning, every good work(not only Architecture) are Designs.So by Definition, Design is the Creation of Objects and...

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The Complexity Of Simplicity

A Simple Plan of A HouseThe English People will call my Topic am Oxymoron.I do not claim to know everything about this Topic tho'-and I don't believe any one does- but I do know that a good understanding of the Concept is enough for any Designer to use as a Basis for his design-any kind of design(not necessarily Buildings).Simplicity as Defined by Apple during their introduction...

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The World's Coolest Car Parks

I usually say to myself that Design is Everything!This has been proved true again in that even Car parks have been made to become land marks and Masterpieces of Architecture. See some of them from around the world below.Charles Street Car Park, UKKnown by locals as the 'cheese grater', Charles Street Car Park in Sheffield was designed by Allies and Morrison Architects on the...

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Nigeria's 'Floating' School

What a refreshing idea!! Now this is the kind of architecture that excites me, it may not be a huge 25 floor hotel complex, or a luxury mansion or shopping centre, but it responds to the majority. The very same people who are neglected in Nigeria, by the politicians, the economy and the built environment. The people of Makoko are street-smart, which is ironic since a vast...

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'Nigerian Architecture'-Is it Dead Yet?

I remember vividly how My Course Advisor in School, while I was still in my First year of Architecture School always expressed his disappointments over the fact that Nigeria doesn't have Architecuture which I strongly disagree!Reason because, a Country or an area Architecture simply has to do with the obvious Patterns and Form which all Architectural a Works in that Place...

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Reviews by Architecture Critics on The World's 7-Star Hotel

Weird as it may, even the great Burj Al Arab Hotel got criticisms from Archirects. It's actually normal for even spectacular works to be criticized but this too? The criticisms however, are not largely negatives tho', read them below... Burj Al Arab has attracted criticism as well "a contradiction of sorts, considering how well-designed and impressive the construction...

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Architects Vs Engineers (1)

It is also obvious the fact that all Buildings/ Landscapes made use of during those Ages had both Form(which gives the aesthetics) and Function(Utility).The Engineers sadly enough believe that they are more impirtant than we Architects when it comes to Building Construction. This is because we have given them a reason to think and say so, when in real sense, that is not true!The...

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