Building Complex (building + complex)

Distribution by Scientific Domains
Humanities and Social Sciences75%

Selected Abstracts

The New Cathedral of Oakland, California

NEW BLACKFRIARS, Issue 1034 2010
How Does It Pray?
Abstract After an earthquake destroyed the Cathedral of Oakland, California (pop. 450,000) in 1989, it was decided to erect a new one on a different site. After much planning a new, quite striking building was constructed, but one that was to be the centre of a complex of building hosting other church ministries. The building and plan has been much admired by architects, liturgists and theologians. This short article explores how well this building complex will help parishioners to pray and serve needs of the local church. [source]

Revisiting the snake burials of the Late Dilmun building complex on Bahrain

ARABIAN ARCHAEOLOGY AND EPIGRAPHY, Issue 1 2007
D.T. Potts
The well-known snake burials from the Late Dilmun building complex at Qalat al-Bahrain are discussed in the context of pre-Islamic Arabian, Mesopotamian, Elamite, Avestan, and Vedic Indian evidence. Ancient attitudes towards snakes are reviewed with the aim of confirming or eliminating one or more of these traditions as the likeliest cultural context for the snake sacrifices of Bahrain. [source]

Die Schweizer Stadien der EM 2008: Windtechnische Untersuchungen zur Beurteilung der Windlasten, des Benutzerkomforts und des Mikroklimas

BAUTECHNIK, Issue 3 2005
Martin Wieland Dr.
Die Fußballeuropameisterschaft 2008 findet in der Schweiz und Österreich statt. Der folgende Beitrag befaßt sich mit den windtechnischen Untersuchungen zum St. Jakob-Stadion in Basel und dem Wankdorf-Stadion in Bern. Beide Stadien zeichnen sich durch ihren multifunktionalen Charakter aus: in Basel ist in den Baukomplex eine Seniorenresidenz integriert, in Bern befindet sich ein Einkaufszentrum unter dem Stadion, und in die Dachkonstruktion ist die größte Photovoltaikanlage der Schweiz eingebunden. In beiden Projekten wurden anhand von Windkanaluntersuchungen die maßgebenden Windlasten zur Tribünenüberdachung und den umlaufenden Bauwerksfassaden ermittelt. Bei der Gestaltung der Fassadenöffnungen sowie der Dachform wurde jeweils ein Optimum zwischen dem gewünschten Zuschauerkomfort und der notwendigen Stadionbe- und -entlüftung entwickelt. The Swiss stadia of the European Championchip 2008 , aerodynamic investigations to assess windloads, user's comfort and microclimats. The european championchip 2008 will take place in Switzerland and Austria. The following contribution deals with the building aerodynamic investigations to the St. Jakob-Stadium in Basel and the Wankdorf-Stadium in Bern. Both stadia are characterized by their multiple functionality: in Basel the building complex integrates a residential accommodation for seniors, in Bern a shopping mall is arranged underneath the grandstands and the greatest photovoltaics of Switzerland is built in the roof structure. By means of wind tunnel investigations in both projects the decisive windloads for the tribunes and the facades are determined. The users' comfort and the necessary ventilation of the stadium is optimized by the design of the facades openings and the style of the roof. [source]