School of Architecture

 

The mission of the School of Architecture is to pursue architecture as a humanistic and professional discipline, which synthesizes art and science through intellectual rigor, aesthetic judgment, and technical understanding. The School achieves its mission through teaching, scholarship, creative work, research, and service, and commits itself to the highest ideals of the profession and culture of architecture.

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  • Solar Orientation 
    Konzo, Seichi; Shick, Wayne L. (Small Homes Council-Building Research Council. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1977)
    An introduction to solar orientation can be no more than a discussion of the physical principles underlying the subject. A few ""solar houses"" have been built, with apparently satisfactory results. The University of ...

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  • Home Heating and Cooling with Electricity 
    Brotherson, Donald E.; Hirning, Harvey J.; Olver, Elwood F.; Spies, Henry R. (Building Research Council - Small Homes Council - Univeristy of Illinois Urbana Champaign, 1974)
    Discusses and illustrates various electric heating and cooling systems for the home, including baseboard heating systems, electric furnaces and boilers, electric ceiling cable systems, heat pumps, compressor-cycle cooling ...

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  • Applications of Treated Poles and Posts for House Construction 
    Percival, Donald H. (Building Research Council - Small Homes Council - Univeristy of Illinois Urbana Champaign, 1972)

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  • Residential Swimming Pools 
    Pezoldt, Charles W. (Building Research Council - Small Homes Council - Univeristy of Illinois Urbana Champaign, 1972)
    Provides an illustrated introduction to owning and maintaining a residential swimming pool, including operating costs, liability, construction styles, shapes, and sizes, materials, fabrication methods, equipment, accessories, ...

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  • Investigation of the Mechanical Characteristics of Truss Plates on Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood 
    Percival, Donald H.; Suddarth, Stanley K. (Building Research Council - Small Homes Council - Univeristy of Illinois Urbana Champaign, 1971)
    Systematic comparison has been made of the influence of a fire-retardant treatment of stiffness and ultimate strength of metal plate connectors and nail-glued plywood plates. Matched, treated and untreated tensile specimens ...

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