Environmental Design

EVALUATION OF ARCHITECTURE AS A TOOL TO ENHANCE CREATIVITY IN THE DESIGN OF A CENTRE FOR ARTS AND CREATIVITY

A CASE STUDY OF ABUJA.

ABSTRACTThis research sought to evaluate how architecture can be a tool to augment creativity in centres for art. Creativity is characterised by non- linear, organic and open minded ideas hence so when the environment where humans occupy is designed with such considerations in mind, the Architect...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 94 pages | 🧠 7671 words | 📚 5 chapters

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AN APPRAISAL OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECT PLANNING IN NIGERIAN INDIGENOUS CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES

ABSTRACTPlanning in construction involve defining the activities, actions, time, cost, durations and performance milestone which will result into successful completion of the project. Previous researches attributed insufficient construction planning to Nigerian indigenous construction companies, ...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 92 pages | 🧠 7373 words | 📚 5 chapters

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AN EMPIRICAL DETERMINATION OF LABOUR OUTPUT FOR PAINTING IN THE NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

A CASE STUDY OF SOME CONSTRUCTION SITES IN LOKOJA

ABSTRACTResearch has shown that construction labour output is crucial to the success of construction projects. However, existing labour output used for the preparation of construction estimates in Nigeria are outputs derived from untested experiences. The focus of this study is to use the work st...

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📄 87 pages | 🧠 7355 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ASSESSMENT OF ERGONOMIC ADAPTABILITY PRACTICES AMONG SELECTED CONSTRUCTION CRAFTSMEN

A CASE STUDY OF ABUJA

ABSTRACTHealth and safety is about the prevention of ill-health among workers caused by their working conditions. Ergonomics is one of the methods to eliminate the health hazards and risk in the construction industry. The aim of the study is to assess adaptability of ergonomic practices among sel...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 100 pages | 🧠 8582 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DECONSTRUCTING THE HUMAN FACE USING LEAF VEINS IN PAINTING

ABSTRACTThis study deconstruction of human face using leaf veins in painting,seek to deconstruct the human face through a systematic simplification of the human face from a representational rendition to a minimalist possibilities using dicotyledons leaf veins. This study has brought to forea uniq...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 85 pages | 🧠 8769 words | 📚 5 chapters

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AN EVALUATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT LEAD TO ABANDONMENT OF PUBLIC BUILDING PROJECTS

A CASE STUDY OF THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, ABUJA

ABSTRACTThe successful implementation of building projects may be impaired without a good knowledge of the environmental factors that contribute to building projects abandonment and this abandonment makes it difficult to achieve the benefit to be derived from the projects. The aim of the study wa...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 94 pages | 🧠 12982 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ASSESSMENT OF DETERMINANTS OF CONSTRUCTION TENDER SUM

ABSTRACTIdentification and assessment of factors influencing construction tender sum helps in building a more reliable cost models that help Quantity surveyors come up with a more accurate cost estimates. Several researches have been carried out in the UK and other developed countries with result...

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📄 88 pages | 🧠 10633 words | 📚 5 chapters

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USE OF PASSIVE DESIGN TECHNIQUES IN THE DESIGN OF FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

A CASE STUDY OF FEDERAL UNIVERSITY DUTSE (FUD) JIGAWA STATE

ABSTRACTPassive Design is a method of construction where a comfortable interior environment can be created using very little energy; simply by eliminating the reliance on active heating or cooling systems. In hot & dry climate an architect„s aim would be to design a building in such a way tha...

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📄 98 pages | 🧠 11406 words | 📚 5 chapters

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A STUDY OF CONTEMPORARY PUBLIC OUTDOOR SCULPTURES IN FOUR SELECTED STATES IN WESTERN NIGERIA

ABSTRACTPublic outdoor sculptures are a common sight at various locations, like roundabouts, road junctions, open streets, parks and so on, in Oyo, Ondo, Osun, and Ekiti states of Nigeria. A survey of these sculptures has revealed that, the sculptures are not subjected to proper maintenance measu...

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📄 89 pages | 🧠 10617 words | 📚 5 chapters

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REDEFINING FUNCTIONS AND SPACES IN A DESIGN OF A MUSEUM

ABSTRACTTraditionally, most museum have been designed as exhibition of artifact and learning environments that primarily focused on creating functional spaces that met basic educational needs. With the advent of the digital age however, approach to museum design is now based on the ways users acc...

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📄 85 pages | 🧠 12000 words | 📚 5 chapters

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FRAMEWORK FOR DETERMINING PERFORMANCE OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

A CASE STUDY OF NORTHERN NIGERIA

ABSTRACTSeveral researches have been carried out in order to develop frameworks for determining performance of construction projects which were mostly based on Traditional criteria (i.e. cost, time and quality) only. And researches have highly criticized the use of traditional criteria only while...

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📄 100 pages | 🧠 7890 words | 📚 5 chapters

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A CONTEXTUAL STUDY OF VISUAL ART PROGAMMES FOR CHILDREN AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART

ABSTRACTThe National Gallery of Art (NGA) as an agency of Government under the Federal Ministry of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation, is vested with the responsibility of supervising the visual art sector. This is enshrined in the NGA Amendment Act 2004 which stipulates their functions an...

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📄 91 pages | 🧠 6788 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EXPLORING THE GUITAR FORM FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SCULPTURE

ABSTRACTThis research is focused on exploration of forms, deriving inspiration from the guitar for the production of sculpture. It attempts to translate the features of a guitar by exploring the curvilinear form of the guitar for the production of relief sculptures, using mild steel sheets, mild ...

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📄 99 pages | 🧠 6181 words | 📚 5 chapters

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COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY WASTE STABILIZATION POND AND A CONSTRUCTED WETLAND

ABSTRACTThe efficiencies of organic pollutants and heavy metal removal from the wastewater of Ahmadu Bello University, (ABU), Zaria by ABU waste stabilization pond and horizontal flow sub-surface constructed wetland were evaluated and compared at seven (7) days hydraulic retention time for a peri...

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📄 95 pages | 🧠 8492 words | 📚 5 chapters

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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE CONSTRAINTS TO UNIVERSITY - INDUSTRY COLLABORATION (UIC) INNIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION SECTOR

ABSTRACTThis research work is on University-Industry research Collaborations in Nigeria. It focused on three objectives which are to establish the status of these collaboration in Nigeria, to evaluate the collaboration needs of the parties, and to assess the barriers to the collaboration. To achi...

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📄 84 pages | 🧠 10628 words | 📚 5 chapters

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