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Michael Wiegmann - Structural

Temple University Multipurpose Health Science Center
- Philadelphia Pennsylvania -

Final Report

            The final report culminates the Architectural Engineering Senior Thesis Project. Based within the structure option, the purpose of the thesis is to investigate and analyze an existing building, and then to provide a scenario which requires the redesign of the building. This report focuses on the redesign scenario, but integrates some of the initial analysis results, which are available in their full at the website listed in the building abstract under Tech1, 2 and 3.

            The addition of five levels to the original design is the basis for the redesign scenario – the structural breadth – and is the core of the architectural and green roof breadths. Two goals guided the completion of this thesis:

            The creation of a design which meets the addition’s requirements.
To make this design as efficient as possible.

Final Report Executive Summary

 

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