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Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections is a British documentary series originally broadcast on the National Geographic Channel, and later on BBC2. It is presented by Richard Hammond , and looks at how engineers and designers use historic inventions and clues from the natural world in ingenious ways to develop new buildings and machines.
The building that is now Casa Batlló was built in 1877, commissioned by Lluís Sala Sánchez. [2] It was a classical building without remarkable characteristics within the eclecticism traditional by the end of the 19th century. [3] The building had a basement, a ground floor, four other floors and a garden in the back. [4]
Primitive Technology is a YouTube channel run by John Plant. Based in Far North Queensland, Australia, the series demonstrates the process of making tools and buildings using only materials found in the wild. Created in May 2015, the channel has gained over 10.8 million subscribers and over 1.12 billion views as of December 2023.
Engineering the Impossible was a 2-hour special, created and written by Alan Lindgren and produced by Powderhouse Productions for the Discovery Channel. It focused on three incredible, yet physically possible, engineering projects: the nine-mile-long (14 km) Gibraltar Bridge, the 170-story Millennium Tower and the over 4,000-foot-long (1,200 m) Freedom Ship.
The aim for the self-build project is to finish in around 12 months for less cash than it would cost to buy that property on the market. The properties featured in Building the Dream vary widely in style and design, from an ECO home [1] to a German Kit Home to a house for a chronic back pain sufferer, with a sunken garden and hot tub.
CATA was organized as a regional authority in 1971. [5] By the end of its first year of service in 1972, the newly formed CATA had provided over 700,000 rides. [6] CATA was the first transit system in the United States to operate electric buses, with the assistance of a grant from the Model Cities Program.
The Watt steam engine, a major driver in the industrial revolution, underscores the importance of engineering in modern history. This model is on display at the main building of the ETSII in Madrid, Spain. The concept of engineering has existed since ancient times as humans devised fundamental inventions such as the pulley, lever, and wheel.
The process is the first step in structure relocation in which the building is moved to a different location. [1] House raising may also be a part of a renovation to build a foundation under an existing house or make a house larger by adding a new floor level. Often employed in areas that are prone to flooding and storm damage, this process can ...