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  2. History of construction - Wikipedia

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    The United States was the first adopter of 3D printing technology in construction where huge machines would "print-out" cement in layers to form the walls of buildings. [27] The development of robots and drones allowed constructors to view hard to reach areas. Modern residential homes would be built at fabrication homes and assembled on-site.

  3. The Primitive Hut - Wikipedia

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    An illustration of the primitive hut by Charles Dominique Eisen was the frontispiece for the second edition of Laugier's Essay on Architecture (1755). The frontispiece was arguably one of the most famous images in the history of architecture; it helped to make the essay more accessible and consequently it was more widely received by the public.

  4. American System-Built Homes - Wikipedia

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    Williamson kept a register of models and features and was responsible for creating and issuing the construction drawings required by a contractor to build a house, when one was sold. [ 2 ] [ 7 ] In 1914-15, Richards purchased four designs and built six buildings in a demonstration neighborhood and investment in Milwaukee, Wisconsin , now called ...

  5. Hut - Wikipedia

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    Drawings of petroglyphs from the Tagar Culture, 1st millennium BC in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. A mountain hut in Enontekiö, Finland. Chozo in Extremadura, Spain.. A hut is a small dwelling, which may be constructed of various local materials.

  6. The Four Elements of Architecture - Wikipedia

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    The mat and its use in primitive huts interchangeably as floors, walls, and draped over frames was considered by Gottfried Semper to be the origins of architecture. Semper's Four Elements of Architecture was an attempt at a universal theory of architecture. [ 3 ]

  7. Architectural reprography - Wikipedia

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    A US defense agent scanning in architectural documents. Architectural reprography, the reprography of architectural drawings, covers a variety of technologies, media, and supports typically used to make multiple copies of original technical drawings and related records created by architects, landscape architects, engineers, surveyors, mapmakers and other professionals in building and ...

  8. Rondavel - Wikipedia

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    The rondavel is usually round or oval in shape and is traditionally made with materials that can be locally found in raw form. [3] Its walls are often constructed from stones.

  9. Gin pole - Wikipedia

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    A gin pole in use loading logs A gin pole used to install a weather vane atop the 200-foot steeple of a church Roof trusses being assembled with gin poles. A gin pole is a mast supported by one or more guy-wires that uses a pulley or block and tackle mounted on its upper end to lift loads.