You are assigned to a group in which one person has read each one of the four books from the
individual report. With your group, develop answers to the following questions and provide in
a short report. Your report should read as a SINGLE report, NOT as a combination of reports
from different people. You will have to work together to develop a consistent format and
voice for the final submission.
|
Name of the book and building |
Location of Structure (s) |
Time Period of Construction, Performance |
Approx. Cost |
Materials of Construction |
|
To Sleep with the Angels, Our Lady of the Angels School |
Illinois, Chicago, U.S. |
Built in 1910 and remodelled in the later years, Catholic school for kindergarten through middle school (began education in 1904) |
Approximately $220,000 |
Wood-plank roof, ordinary brick and timber, wood, wood lathe, plaster, acoustical tile , glass transoms |
|
Triangle: The Fire that Changed America, Asch Building |
(Manhattan) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Built in 1900-1901 by architect Joseph Asch. It’s “fireproof” walls attracted many workers to work there during the Industrial Revolution |
>$200,000 |
Wooden floors, large glass windows, wooden stairs, steel metal framing and metal elevators, Iron and Steel building |
|
Fire in the Grove: The Cocoanut Grove nightspot |
Boston, Massachusetts,U.S. |
Built in 1927, Popular restaurant and music entertainment shows. Burnt in 1942 |
More than $300.000 Approx |
Ceilings covered by fabric, wooden floors and stairs, tables, bricks and glass window |
|
Killer Show: The Station Nightclub Fire, America’s Deadliest Rock Concert, John Barylick |
West Warwick, Rhode Island,U.S. |
Originally built in 1946 and had several different remodels and owners;The final owner was bought in March of 2000 |
$200,000 approx. |
Walls covered by foam for soundproofing, wood paneling, carpeting, ceiling tile |
2. Compare and contrast the functional characteristics of the structures (their technical function, what they are for, how they were made, the construction process) described in the books. What, if anything, does this process tell you about advances in technology over the time period covered?
The four books are :
1- To Sleep with the Angels.
2- Triangle: The Fire That Changed America.
3- Fire in the Grove: The Cocoanut Grove Tragedy.
4- Killer Show: The Station Nightclub Fire.
*I need the answer of number 2 ( compare and contrast) in two “full” pages based on the four books.
*forgot about summary and introduction and all of that. just need this part of number 2 (compare and contrast)
* Don’t take info from the table i provided especially the “Materials of Construction” column because i did it myself and i’m not sure about it. I just provide it to give you an idea.
Thanks