ALUMINUM AWNING MATERIALS

Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction

Building on the success of previous editions, this book continues to provide engineers with a strong understanding of the three primary types of materials and composites, as well as the relationships that exist between the structural elements of materials and their properties. The relationships among processing, structure, properties, and performance components for steels, glass-ceramics, polymer fibers, and silicon semiconductors are explored throughout the chapters. The discussion of the construction of crystallographic directions in hexagonal unit cells is expanded. At the end of each chapter, engineers will also find revised summaries and new equation summaries to reexamine key concepts.

630 Yates Street and 1306 Broad St, Victoria, BC

Statement of Significance

Description of Historic Place

The Bank of Toronto Building is a two-storey plus basement, stone-clad structure located at the intersection of Broad and Yates Streets in downtown Victoria. The building is distinguished by its simplified, smooth exterior and large corporate emblem above the chamfered corner entrance.

Heritage Value

Built as the Bank of Toronto's Victoria headquarters, the value of this building is associated with its progressive architecture which was commonly commissioned by banking institutions in the postwar era. Seeking to portray itself as progressive through its architecture but cautious in its approach, this early example of Modernism in Victoria is stripped of all classical references. The simplified detailing is countered by the rich quality of the materials including the stone cladding. The corner entrance is a traditional banking-hall feature, topped by the Bank of Toronto's corporate emblem. The small size of this structure, its chamfered corner and its horizontal proportions all contribute to the low-scale pedestrian ambience of Broad Street.

Completed in 1951, the Bank of Toronto Building was one of the last commissions undertaken by architect William F. Gardiner (1884-1951). Vancouver-based Gardiner is remembered for his successful commercial and institutional practice, with a corporate clientele including banks, insurance companies and automobile service station companies. Gardiner consistently provided restrained modernist designs for his corporate clients.

Source: City of Victoria Planning and Development Department

Character-Defining Elements

Key elements that define the heritage character of the Bank of Toronto Building include its:
- corner lot location, built to its front property lines, small in scale in keeping with other buildings along Broad Street
- commercial form, scale and massing as expressed by its low, cubic massing with chamfered entrance and flat roof
- masonry construction, including: reinforced concrete structure; honed Haddington Island andesite cladding; and black, polished granite foundation and window and door surrounds
- low relief Bank of Toronto emblem which reads "Industry, Intelligence, Integrity"
- original window proportions and components of polished aluminum-sash, with awning style operable sash
- interior features including an entrance vestibule with polished marble-clad walls and travertine flooring, and interior stepped cornice

- Canada's Historic Places

Para nao adquirir nenhum tipo de doenca como micose ou hepatite, e sempre bom cuidar do material que voce utiliza para fazer as unhas. Para limpar o meu material eu sigo o seguinte ritual:

1? Passo: Reuna todos os materiais, como tesouras, empurrador de cuticula, alicates e palitos (principalmente os de aco) e coloque em uma bacia ou em uma pia (esses locais tambem devem estar limpos);

2? Passo: Coloque o equivalente a tres tampas (isso vai depender da quantidade do material) de alcool em cima dos materiais. Certifique-se que o lado oposto do material tmabem esteja sendo molhado pelo alcool;

3? Passo: Se voce estiver usando a bacia jogue o alcool que se acumulou fora, se estiver na pia provavelmente ele tera descido pelo ralo. Agora jogue em cima do material agua fervendo (cuidado para nao se queimar);

4? Passo: Com uma pinca va virando cada material de uma vez (nao faca isso com a mao, pois podera se queimar), e logo depois jogue mais uma vez a agua fervendo;

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Most architectural standards references contain thousands of pages of details-overwhelmingly more than architects need to know to know on any given day. Now there is a place where architects can find vital information essential to planning and executing architectural projects of all shapes and sizes-in a format that is small enough to carry anywhere. Materials, Structures, and Standards distills the data provided in standard architectural volumes and offers and easy-to-use reference for the most indispensable-and most requested-types of architectural information.
Part 1, "Building an Architectural Project," addresses basic geometry, architectural drawing types, AutoCAD guidelines, building codes, accessibility issues, structural and mechanical systems, conventional building components, and sustainable design. Part 2, "Materials," provides a detailed catalog of wood, masonry and brick, metals, concrete, and interior finishes. Also included are an illustrated glossary of architectural terms and a cross-referenced guide to the most helpful books, organizations, and websites.