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Art Deco style of the Continental Life Building in St. Louis. William Butts Ittner (September 4, 1864 – 1936) was an American architect in St. Louis, Missouri.He designed over 430 school buildings in Missouri and other areas, was president of the St. Louis Chapter of the American Institute of Architects from 1893 to 1895, [1] was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Missouri in ...
The Construction Products Association (CPA) is a UK construction industry trade association. It represents and champions manufacturers and suppliers of construction products. As well as representing some of the largest construction product manufacturers in the UK, the CPA also acts as the 'umbrella' trade organisation for dozens of sector and ...
The National Building Arts Center (NBAC) is a large collection of architectural, structural, and industrial items on a 12.5-acre (5.1 ha) site in Sauget, Illinois. [3] The collection, thought to be the largest amount of architectural artifacts in the United States, is the physical collection of the St. Louis Building Arts Foundation.
In the early 1970s, these three groups merged and became the St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association. In 2012, RCGA was rebranded and is now known as the St. Louis Regional Chamber. While the name of the organization has evolved over the years, its mission remains the same: to attract new jobs, help nurture and grow the businesses in ...
Isaac "Ike" Stacker Taylor (December 31, 1850 – October 28, 1917) was an American architect.He was one of the most important architects in St. Louis and the midwestern United States at the turn of the twentieth century, designing commercial, residential, industrial, and governmental structures.
St. Louis building and structure stubs (47 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in St. Louis" The following 155 pages are in this category, out of 155 total.
It is the longest-lasting building material available, and is usually readily available. There are many types of rock, with differing attributes that make them better or worse for particular uses. Rock is a very dense material so it gives a lot of protection; its main drawback as a building material is its weight and the difficulty of working it.
The use of cold-formed steel members in building construction began in the 1850s in both the United States and Great Britain. In the 1920s and 1930s, acceptance of cold-formed steel as a construction material was still limited because there was no adequate design standard and limited information on material use in building codes.