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... Footing is used for buildings in areas where the subsurface conditions present no unusual difficulties, such as unusual weather patterns and extremely weak soil. ... There are several other elements that have to be considered in buildings. ... For instance, in small, low level buildings the variety of possible shapes is much greater than with the taller buildings. ... In a multilevel, building most architects stick to the rectangular shaped buildings. ... In multilevel buildings the most common materials are steel and reinforced concrete. ... These are all very important aspects of buildings but it is up to the architect to determine the style of his building. ... Buildings often retain traces of the art modern or neo-classical styles in their building. Buildings frequently had streamlined shapes or facade designs, and is very often broken into distinct masses. ... Sullivan studied the downtown section of Philadelphia on foot examining the buildings, which increased his interest for construction. ... From then on Sullivan designed many magnificent buildings and landmarks. Sullivan designed buildings such as Auditorium Building, at Chicago, Babson House, at Riverside, Bradley House, at Madison, Wisconsin National Farmers Bank, at Owatonna, Minnesota, Wainwright Building.
Approximate Word count = 1750
Approximate Pages = 7
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