Architecture Research Papers/Topics

Design and Construction of Paint Factory in Makurdi

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1  BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Paint Factory or plant is an industrial site, usually consisting of buildings and machinery, or more commonly a complex having several buildings, where workers process raw materials into paint. Factories arose with the introduction of machinery during the industrial revolution when the capital and space requirements became too great for cottage industry and workshops. Paint is a subdivision of surface coating. It is a relatively opaq...

The Design of a Disaster Management Centre, Port-Harcourt

INTRODUCTION  "Disaster management" can be defined as the range of activities designed to maintain control over disaster and emergency situations and to provide a framework for helping at-risk persons to avoid or recover from the impact of the disaster. Disaster management deals with situations that occur prior to, during, and after the disaster. Globally, there has been lots of disaster on land, air and sea, though these disasters may be natural or man-made, it has however led to the destru...

Design of a Domestic Airport Terminal Building

CHAPTER ONE    INTRODUCTION  The subject of airport passenger terminal building must involve a discussion of transportation. Transportation has remained one of the most vital factors that influence the development of a nation. The credibility of this statement has been proven over the centuries, that if one decides to take a critical look at earlier civilizations, from the time of early Egyptian civilization to the current civilized world, one will discover that many of the great feats ac...

The Effects Of Slum On Rental Property Values

CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY According to historical accounts (Leadership Newspaper), Asata, Coal camp, New market, Ogui urban including Obiagu areas of the city belongs to Ogui Nike people. But during the colonial era, the white men started developing parts of the land owned by the Ogui Nike people. That explains why Obiagu is presently inhabited by people from almost the five south east states namely; Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Imo and even the present day Enugu s...

A Comparative Analysis Of Rental Variation In Residential and Commercial Properties in Nigeria

CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Shelter is a basic necessity in life. An individual can satisfy this need by either occupying his own (owner’s occupier) property or renting another person’s property. In our traditional society, the need for shelter is mainly met through the first alternative that is owner occupation. With the emergency of urban centers’, the situation has changed. Many people are no longer about to own property because of the difficulty in th...

Secondary School Design for Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) A Study on Using Architectural Elements to Combat Security Problems

ABSTRACT  Security is a very vital factor for human growth and development. It has also become a major recent issue in buildings and especially, school buildings. Ensuring security in buildings is a collective endeavour with each individual, government, organization, and community having its own role to play. The architect, who is the master builder, is chiefly responsible in ensuring that the built environment meets requirements of security. This report studied the various techniques of ach...

Combination of Modern and Indigenous Building Materials in Housing Construction

Table of Contents CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The combined building materials are: 1.1.1 HISTORY OF KANO CITY 1.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT 1.3 RESEARCH QUESTIONS 1.4 AIM AND OBJECTIVES 1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 1.7 METHODS OF STUDY CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 DEVELOPMENT AND EVOLUTION OF BUILDING MATERIALS 2.2 INDIGENOUS BUILDING MATERIALS 2.2.1 Identified common indigenous building materials in Nigeria 2.2.2 Mud (tubali) 2.2.3 Pl...

FARM SETTLEMENT FOR IGOSUN COMMUNITY OYUN LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN KWARA STATE.

ABSTRACTAgriculture has been the topmost priority of every successive administration Nigeria. This is due to the fact that the extent of development of a nation is also measured interims of the quality and quantity of food available to her people. Though the struggle at improving food status has been on course before intendance. It reminds us of 1959, when the western government grated agriculture land mark and sent a representative to Israel who brought the form settlement scheme modeled aft...

Project Reporting on Propose Medium Security Prison for Lafiagi, Kwara State

TABLE CONTENT Title pagei Certification          ii Declaration         iii Dedication         iv Acknowledgement         v Table of content         vi CHAPTER ONE 1.0Introduction1 1.1Definition5 1.2Historical background in Nigeria6 1.3     Geographical location of lafiagi town        11 1.4Motivation        12 1.5Justification        12 1.6Aims and objectives of study        13 1.7Scope of the project        13 1.8Research methodology      �...

Farm Settlement for Igosun Community Oyun Local Government in Kwara State.

ABSTRACT Agriculture has been the topmost priority of every successive administration Nigeria. This is due to the fact that the extent of development of a nation is also measured interims of the quality and quantity of food available to her people. Though the struggle at improving food status has been on course before intendance. It reminds us of 1959, when the western government grated agriculture land mark and sent a representative to Israel who brought the form settlement scheme modeled a...

Orange Juice Bottling Company, Owerri, Imo State. (Enhancing Fu Nctioualiry Through Circulation And Safety)

ABSTRACT Research has shown that the popularization of plastic bottles in Bottling Industries has remained on the increase since middle of 1960's, when high-density polyethylene was introduced. They quickly became popular with both manufacturers and customers due to their lightweight nature and relatively low production costs compared with glass bottles. Except for wine or beer, the food industry has almost completely replaced glass with plastic bottles. Despite this innovation, there has con...

Innoson Automobile Exhibition, Sales And Maintenance Centre Enugu: A Study on Circulation

ABSTRACT Automobile exhibition and sales centre refers to a place or structure specifically designed for display and sales of cars and its buyers, planned as a unified structure to create an avenue for buyers and those who dream of owning a car to enjoy such coordinated and friendly environment. Its friendly environment gives not only a high standard of commercial activities, but special natural or manmade environment for such experience. A theoretical, as well aspractical key issue in the d...

Port Harcourt Boat Terminal

ABSTRACT In Rivers State, about three-quarter of its land is covered by water and approximately 70% of all travel between its capital, Port Harcourt and access to most of her Loca l Government Areas is via rivers. Unfortunately, the state and its capital in particular lacks Boat Terminal infrastructure. Apart from this fact and the actual trip was undertaken, other diverse and complex requirements of travellers must be adequate, considered and tackled. The imp importance of public transit sy...

ARCHITECTURAL LITERATURE OF A 4 BEDROOM APARTMENT RENOVATION WORK AT NO. 4, BOURDILLON ROAD, IKOYI LAGOS

ABSTRACT Renovation, a term most commonly associated with buildings is known to be the act or process of improving the existing condition of a broken, damaged or outdated structure. It is the process of restoring to a good condition or making new again a building structure currently in a bad state. The concept of renovation as it relates to buildings will always remain relevant as long as every newly purchased item have a tendency of wearing out over a long period of usage. Reasons for renova...

Total Building Performance Evaluation (Cases of Selected Buildings Within Federal College of Education, Akinmorin, Oyo State)

This project studies building performance evaluation with cases of selected buildings within Federal College of Education, Akinmorin, Oyo State.  INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Architects, designers and building occupants (and/or users) and other professionals involved in building construction over the years have generated series of controversies in the design, planning, use, and maintenance of buildings (and its environs) and the level of satisfaction they provide. A comfortable i...


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