Commemorative volume brought out on the occasion of the 60th birthday anniversary of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand, b. 1927 and becoming the longest reigning Monarch in Thai history; includes the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha
Addressing the problems involved in making buildings responsive to environmental forces, this study investigates such factors as climate, site and building components through each stage of the design process. Emphasis is placed on the integration of environmental and technical concerns.
At 9:02 A.M. on April 19, 1995, in the largest terrorist act ever perpetrated on American soil, the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Office Building in Oklahoma City was destroyed by the explosion of a homemade truck bomb. One hundred and sixty-eight people, including nineteen children, were killed by the blast and more than five hundred others were injured. Timothy J. McVeigh, an antigovernment activi…