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Egyptian Pyramid Construction Process

A French architect claims to have revealed a way of making the Great Pyramid of Khufu did the ancient Egyptians thousands of years ago. According to him, the construction of pyramids made ​​from the inside and not outside as illustrated construction of the experts over the years.

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Architectural history

The architecture was born of the dynamics between needs (needs a conducive environmental conditions, security, etc.), and the ways (available building materials and construction technology).

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History Of Autonomous building

In the 1930s through the 1950s, Buckminster Fuller’s three prototype Dymaxion houses  adopted many techniques to reduce resource use, such as a “fogger” shower head to reduce water use, a packaging toilet, and a vacuum turbine for electric power. While not designed as autonomous per se, Fuller’s concern with sustainable and efficient design is congruent [...]

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