AWS re: Invent ARC 201: AWS Database Tier Architecture Best Practices
AWS provides a rich database environment comprising of a wide selection of In-memory data stores, SQL NoSQL databases, Search, and Data Warehousing technologies. Plus there are many storage options such as EBS, EC2 Instance Storage, HDFS, Amazon S3, Amazon Glacier etc. with different performance and durability characteristics. AWS Solutions architects have helped a wide variety of customers build successful database solutions on AWS. In this presentation we #39;ll outline various database and storage options and discuss AWS DB Architecture Patterns Best Practices. You will be able to learn how to architect your database tier by using the right database and storage technologies to achieve the required functionality, performance, availability and durability - at the right cost.From:AmazonWebServicesViews:13 0ratingsTime:50:38More inScience Technology

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SEEDocs Escuela Ecologica
Architects and community members discuss the power of adding green space to a city school in the desert town of Lima, Peru. The project was featured by Social Economic Environmental Design.From:FetzerInstituteViews:15 0ratingsTime:09:55More inNonprofits Activism

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ABX 2012 Highlights - MARVIN WINDOWS and DOORS - AW Hastings
ABX 2012 saw nearly 10000 attendees from all over New England... and beyond. This 3-day expo, produced by the Boston Society of Architects, brought together a variety of industry professionals. From architects and designers, to engineers, builders, and remodelers ... ABX is the best way to stay ahead of the curve...and network face to face. Video produced by AW Hastings. Music by Will Simes.From:A.W. HastingsViews:13 0ratingsTime:05:52More inHowto Style

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Building in China John van de Water (NEXT Architects) (subtitles available)
John van de Water of the Amsterdam based architectural office NEXT Architects, has been living and working in China now for more than eight years. Last year he wrote #39;You can #39;t change China, China changes you #39;, an "architectural novel #39; about his experiences as a Western architect working in the fastest economy, but also in a complex, strange culture. In this documentary we follow him to the building site of one of his ongoing projects in Beijing: 8 mixed-use towers (130.000 m2)From:archinedtvViews:6 0ratingsTime:11:53More inScience Technology

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New 2 Story House Plans
Donald A. Gardner Architects has been designing two story house plans since 1979. Nearly three decades later, the firm continues to bear an eye for artistic detail and passion for architectural design in all our home plans. Whether you desire a Victorian classic or a modern custom two story house, viewing Donald A Gardner Architects two story house plans is a great place to start your search for your new house. We are happy to share our years of experience and vast selection of two story house plans with you. Donald A. Gardner Architects has a comprehensive selection of two story house plans for nearly every budget and taste. Whether you #39;re looking for two story house plans that are hip, retro, or state-of-the-art, the two story house plans you #39;ll find here combine elegance, grace, and modern efficiency, all with an eye for value. When you #39;re ready for your new home, check out our vast selection of two story house plans. Search and sort our two story house plans by square footage, number of bedrooms, architectural styles, and other floor plan specs. All you need to bring is your enthusiasm and desire to find the perfect two story house plan. We #39;ll do the rest.From:Donald A. Gardner, ArchitectsViews:3 0ratingsTime:02:19More inEducation

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Pentimento Lighting Furnishings Factory Tour
Pentimento Lighting Furnishings is a boutique manufacture specializing in design and fabrication of lighting products and creative lighting solutions. Pentimento #39;s clients include interior designers, architects, and builders for hospitality, senior living centers, master planned communities, retail centers, high-end residential building projects. Our mission is to produce products and solutions not found anywhere else, to meet our customers visions, needs, and requirements. General Information Pentimento is a team of talented people - artists, designers and artisans who all work with the customer to achieve one common goal...our customers #39; vision and requirements.From:Pentimento MesaViews:0 0ratingsTime:02:19More inHowto Style

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LONDON, December 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Coffey Architects beats the odds

A small London-based business has defied the recession to become Britain's most promising architecture practice.

Coffey Architects has scooped the coveted Young Architect of the Year Award after impressing a panel of judges including artist Pablo Bronstein, Kathryn Firth of the London Legacy Company and award winning architects Graham Stirk and Clare Wright.

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The judges for this year's Young Architect of the Year Award spent a full two hours deliberating over the choice of winner.

In the end, Coffey won out, the judges being swayed by the energy and professionalism of the presentation and noting their particular admiration for two small libraries that the practice had completed - one for the British Film Institute and the other an addition to a primary school in Kentish Town. These beautifully conceived projects convey an interest in making rooms that runs through all of Coffey's work.

"This means the world to me because all I've ever wanted to be was an architect," said Phil Coffey. "As well as being an award for what we've done, it's an award for what might be possible in the future. Making things of beauty is what architecture is all about, ideas are not enough - it's about light, form, empathy and context."

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3D Superhero: Unleashing your creativity in Sketch Up: Paul Lee at TEDx Tallaght 2012
Paul Lee is a veritable evangelist for Google SketchUp, a free low cost powerful 3D modelling platform. Lee joined Nexus Cork, a technology enthusiasts or "Hacker" group, dedicated to the cause of spreading free technology and information to a wider audience. In 2011, he started to contribute to Coderdojo as a mentor in 3D printing, programming and digital modelling. With Alan O #39;Brien, he started Viewsion Virtual Environments- Ireland #39;s only Google SketchUp Authorised Training Centre. Together they have taught students and professionals from ages 10 to 90 how to use SketchUp to achieve solutions to the problems of rapid design and tecnhical communication. Paul Lee has lectured in The Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland, Dublin; St. John #39;s Central College, Cork; Crawford School of Art, Cork; 3D Barcamp, Limerick; The Rubicon Centre, CIT; 3D Basecamp 2010, Boulder, Colorado. In thespirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)From:TEDxTalksViews:44 2ratingsTime:11:00More inEducation

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NVCC ANNANDALE ARC 138 BALSA BRIDGE TEAM ONE
(Fall 2012) ARC 138 (001N) - Structures for ArchitectsFrom:Chris KillsrightViews:0 0ratingsTime:00:53More inPeople Blogs

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President #39;s Design Award 2012: Tan Cheng Siong
President #39;s Design Award Singapore 2012 Designer of the Year: Tan Cheng Siong Principal, Archurban Architects mdash; Client: DesignSingapore Council / URA Creative Direction Design: SILNT / Anonymous Video Direction Production: Bandit Exhibition Design: Obllique For more info: http://www.designsingapore.orgFrom:madebyanonymousViews:2 0ratingsTime:04:10More inEducation

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