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In it’s strictest terms, this is simply a physical element that’s only connected to a large structure at one end, so the other end “hangs out in space.” Architecturally, a cantilever is a building structure that protrudes into open space, such as a balcony. A great example is The Guthrie Theater and…
The Canadian World War 1 Memorial in Ottawa It’s literally Greek for “empty tomb.” Many times, it’s a monument to a group of people who died, made in the form of a tomb to memorialize them. There’s a vague, blurry line between a cenotaph and a regular memorial. Linguistically, “cenotaph” is…
This is a zoning code formula that compares the total floor size of a building to the lot size it’s built on. There are rules around this number. For example, if I want to build a 100-story building with each floor having 20,000 square feet of space, that’s a total of 2 million square feet of floor…