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Showing 1 to 20 of 224 for “"Blacksburg Virginia"”.
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requiem: a chapel for blacksburg virginia
The wall in Architecture is primary and paramount. In a hierarchical comparison with other elements, the wall is dominant because of the inherent potential housed within to inform our experience of place. It does more than divide what is in from what is out. It is where Architecture begins its …
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A Negro Neighborhood for Blacksburg, Virginia
… idea that the Negro housing problem existed in Blacksburg as in many other cities and towns all over America. The Negro population here was thought to be decreasing as in many rural areas and small towns. Lack of Housing was given as the chief cause of this migration because the financial status …
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A stormwater management analysis of Blacksburg, Virginia
… runoff were investigated for the Town of Blacksburg, Virginia, that would minimize the costly installation and environmentally damaging impacts of storm sewers as the town urbanizes. These aspects included the technical, political, financial, legal, and administrative approaches for …
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A fifty bed general hospital for Blacksburg, Virginia
… into the design of a general hospital for Blacksburg and the surrounding communities. Before any planning can be done, the requirements of the hospital must be agreed upon. By making a thorough research, one is able to determine the hospital needs of a community; the problems relating to …
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Some economic implications of city status for Blacksburg, Virginia
… years about the possibility of the Town of Blacksburg, Virginia assuming city status. Many of the issues surrounding such a change in government form, however, appear unclear. This study explores some of the economic issues surrounding such a transition in an effort to: (1) clarify some of …
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The book of stone: a library for Blacksburg, Virginia
“For it is ultimately the function of art, in imposing a credible order upon ordinary reality, and thereby eliciting some perception of an order in reality, to bring us to a condition of serenity, stillness and reconciliation; then leave us as Virgil left Dante, to proceed toward a region where …
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Breeding potentialities of the gray squirrel at Blacksburg, Virginia
The principle objectives of the study were; (1) determine accurately the time of breeding, (2) lactation, (3) breeding age, (4) number per litter, and to obtain other miscellaneous data on this popular game animal. Three study areas of varying habitat were chosen. The President’s Hill (17.5 acres) …
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Cultivation for Generations: A Family Farm House in Blacksburg Virginia
… a multi-generational family farm house in Blacksburg, Virginia. The relationship between ideas of courtyard and farmyard, as joined and segregated spaces, is one level of exploration. Another is the relationship between such spaces, joined and segregated, within the interior of the main …
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Play of light on planes; A kindergarten for Blacksburg, Virginia
This thesis explores the variety of spatial conditions that can be created with simple planar elements by modulating light. The result is an architectural space in which children better comprehend natural phenomena through the constellation of architectural elements.
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An Architecture of Light: A Catholic Church for Blacksburg, Virginia
… design of a catholic church for the parish of Blacksburg,Virginia. The vision of the church as a community in constant interaction resulted in the design of a complex, in which the chapel is accompanied by a pre-school and a third building containing facilities for the administration of the …
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A determination of the acceleration due to gravity at Blacksburg, Virginia
… acceleration due to gravity for the locale of Blacksburg, Virginia., to five significant figures. As far as the author has been able to determine, there has never been a formal determination of “g” made for this area. Supporting this prime purpose was the fact that the equipment required for …
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Making a place: an infill proposal at VPI&SU, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
A pathway to go from the profane to a village of higher aspirations. A House of Visual Arts and an existing school of architecture flank the pathway as the realm of the mundane is received into the world of the sublime. Rows of trees define streams of space flowing into a reservoir of space, …
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A survey of aquatic lignicolous fungi in the area about Blacksburg, Virginia
… freshwater lignicolous fungi from the area about Blacksburg, Virginia. To collect the fungi, sterilized panels of pine and poplar were submerged at six aquatic sites £or fifteen days or more. After submergence the wood was incubated in sterile moisture chambers and then examined with a dissecting …
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Public acceptance and user satisfaction of a prototypic housing unit in Blacksburg, Virginia
… “Building Value Into Housing”, was conducted in Blacksburg, VA, in 1982. The purpose of this study was to evaluate public acceptance of the unit as evidenced at open house sessions, to evaluate user satisfaction as evidence of livability, and to make recommendations for design changes before …
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Adoption of microwave ovens among a sample of older adults in Blacksburg, Virginia
… adoption of microwave ovens by older adults in Blacksburg, Virginia. Level of adoption was defined and determined as a function of 1) frequency of use of the microwave oven in comparison to the range, and 2) complexity of food preparation. Mere ownership was not considered as an indicator of …
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Biological and chemical monitoring of three streams in the area of Blacksburg, Virginia
This study compares the sensitivity of biological and chemical parameters for monitoring water quality, examines several methods of analyzing diversity of the aquatic organisms and attempts to assess water quality in the three streams investigated. The Cairns-Dickson DI<sub>T</sub> diversity index …
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Study and design of collapsable forms used on sewer system at Blacksburg, Virginia
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