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There are ground mounts at the residential and commercial levels, but the systems are simply smaller and the number of PV modules per column may be less (e.g. 3). [13] In some regions like North America there is evidence that wood-based ground mounted PV racking (both fixed tilt, [ 4 ] raised fixed tilt for trellis-based PV [ 14 ] and variable ...
Eero Saarinen (/ ˈ eɪ r oʊ ˈ s ɑːr ɪ n ə n, ˈ ɛər oʊ-/, Finnish: [ˈeːro ˈsɑːrinen]; August 20, 1910 – September 1, 1961) was a Finnish-American architect and industrial designer who created a wide array of innovative designs for buildings and monuments, including the General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Michigan; the passenger terminal at Dulles International Airport ...
The Ball Chair was designed by Finnish furniture designer Eero Aarnio in 1963. [1] [2] The Ball Chair is also known as the globe chair and is famous for its unconventional shape. It is considered a classic of industrial design. More recent versions have increased the overall size and added features including music speakers and MP3 player ...
The head house of the TWA Flight Center, designed by Eero Saarinen and his associates, is a pioneering example of thin-shell construction, consisting of a reinforced concrete shell roof supported at the corners. [2]
The Tulip chair was designed by Eero Saarinen in 1955 and 1956 [1] for the Knoll company of New York City. [2] The designs were initially entitled the 'Pedestal Group' before Saarinen and Knoll settled on the more organic sounding 'Tulip chair' to mirror its inspiration from nature. [3]
Eero Antero Mäntyranta (20 November 1937 – 29 December 2013 [1]) was one of the most successful Finnish cross-country skiers. He competed in four Winter Olympics ...
The University of Pennsylvania (Penn [note 3] or UPenn [note 4]) is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.It is one of nine colonial colleges and was chartered prior to the U.S. Declaration of Independence when Benjamin Franklin, the university's founder and first president, advocated for an educational institution that trained leaders in ...