Quizzical Pursuit
The Architecture Puzzler
Created by Dave Guadagni
Architecture Puzzler #275
"A chair is a very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier. That is why Chippendale is famous."
Quote by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe or LeCorbusier?
And
"Small rooms or dwellings discipline the mind; large ones weaken it."
Quote by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe or Leonardo da Vinci?
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Architecture Puzzler #274
You specified an elastomeric coating with a dry film thickness of 10 mils (0.25 millimeters). The contractor says that it was applied with a wet film thickness of 15 mils (0.38 millimeters) and that, therefore, the application will be okay. Is the contractor correct?
Answer to Puzzler #274
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Dave Guadagni, AIA, is an architect with Robertson/Sherwood/Architects
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Chippendale chairs.
Photo: www.arttoday.com
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