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Francis D.K. Ching – author of books on architectural graphics; Sidney S. Culbert – psychologist and Esperantist; major influence in the design of cockpit instrument panels in the Boeing 707 jet aircraft through his research in perception; Stuart Dempster – composer, trombonist, and Guggenheim Fellowship recipient
A knee wall is a short wall, typically under three feet (one metre) in height, used to support the rafters in timber roof construction. In his book A Visual Dictionary of Architecture, Francis D. K. Ching defines a knee wall as "a short wall supporting rafters at some intermediate position along their length."
Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture. McGraw-Hill Professional. ISBN 978-0-07-137529-0. Burden, Ernest E. (20 January 2004). Illustrated Dictionary of Architectural Preservation. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780071428385. Burden, Ernest E. (2005). Illustrated dictionary of building design and construction. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-144506-1.
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An example of a monitor roof. These roofs may extend the length of the building. Monitor on the Whitehouse-Crawford Planing Mill in Walla Walla, Washington, U.S.. A monitor in architecture is a raised structure running along the ridge of a double-pitched roof, with its own roof running parallel with the main roof.
The country's top doctor wants a new warning added to alcohol that would alert drinkers about links to cancer, but don't expect cigarette-style warning labels any time soon.. U.S. Surgeon General ...
The College is housed in Gould Hall (named after Carl F. Gould, founder and first head of the Department of Architecture), Architecture Hall (constructed 1907–9 to serve as a chemistry building, but used during the Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition as the Fine Arts Palace), and several smaller structures.
Kerry Washington portrays Lt. Col. Charity Adams in the Netflix film. The real-life leader was born in Kittrell, N.C., on Dec. 5, 1918, and raised in Columbia, S.C.