by Charlie Szoradi | Jan 8, 2017 | USA
7.1.USA-1-Horizontal-with-Figure Introduction to USA sketchbooks – farmhouses America is simply awesome. We have abundant resources, a foundational spirit of self-reliance, creativity, and the desire to help those in need around the world to our best ability....
by Charlie Szoradi | Jan 8, 2017 | USA
7.2.USA-1-detail-a Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: Build a community of trust. Here are three examples of rosette hex details. The rosettes are painted two to three feet in diameter on the sides of barns in very vivid colors, and they are intended to deter...
by Charlie Szoradi | Jan 8, 2017 | USA
7.3.USA-1-detail-b windmills and deciduous trees Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: We can rethink power production. Since the Amish are off the utility gird, they typically use windmills to generate the power to pump water from their wells. Years after...
by Charlie Szoradi | Jan 8, 2017 | USA
7.5.USA-2-detail-a grain mill Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: Preventive reinforcement is more cost effective than reconstruction. Mills have come to symbolize a time in American history that seems simpler. Mills are often painted alongside a picturesque...
by Charlie Szoradi | Jan 8, 2017 | USA
7.6.USA-2-detail-b barn cupola Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: We can rethink the form and function of natural ventilation. For connecting wood, the dovetail joint in the upper left of this sketch is strong and effective. It is time-consuming to produce and...
by Charlie Szoradi | Jan 8, 2017 | USA
7.7.USA-2-detial-c Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: We can rethink operable shutters. Old houses are often loaded with design innovations that come to life on close inspection. These are “shutter dogs” in the upper right, where the metal part above the pivot...
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