建筑学专业英语-unit seven Tall Building知识讲稿.pptVIP

建筑学专业英语; What is a tall building? What is a skyscraper? What is the difference between them? ;World Building Height: 309 feet (94 meters) to the lantern topOriginal owner: Joseph Pulitzer, publisher of the New York WorldArchitect: George B. PostConstruction begun October 10 1889Building opened December 10, 1890 Located at the corner of Park Row and the now closed Frankfort Street, the New York World Building was the tallest of several high-rise structures built for major newspapers in the late 19th century. ; The structural system of the World Building was a hybrid cage frame. Steel framing was used to support the interior structure, but the exterior masonry walls contributed lateral stability and some vertical support. Columns embedded in the exterior walls carried the floor loads, transferring lateral forces between the frame and the masonry. The facade was red sandstone, brick and terra-cotta, with red and gray granite at the arched entryway. ;St. Paul Building  Height: 315 feet (96 meters) to structural topArchitect and engineer: George B. PostGeneral contractor: Robinson WallaceConstructed 1895-98 Architect and engineer George B. Post, designer of the World Building, stacked its twenty-six stories with repeating ionic orders, and terminated the composition of horizontals with a classical cornice rather than a dome or flagstaff. The ornate limestone facade was cantilevered from the floor girders with the main structural members placed within the pier faces protected from heat and moisture.;Park Row or Ivins Syndicate Building  Height: 386 feet (118 meters) to corniceOriginal owners: William Mills Ivins, head of investment syndicateArchitect: R.H. RobertsonEngineer: Nathaniel RobertsConstructed from 1896-99 The Park Row Building still stands today facing City Hall Park in lower Manhattan. The facade of the Park Row Building was a tall rectangle divided into six horizontal sections, with twin cupolas crowned in copper adding to the height.;Singe