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4700 BCE
Tumulus of Bougon, France
Tumulus of Bougon is a group of five Neolithic barrows located in Bougon.
Planned,since it requires proper planning to create 5 similar barrows having diameter of 42m and a height of 5m.
Temporary since the construction was finished in 4700 BC,
Unique as it is the oldest building in Europe and first of that kind.
Defined deliverable, a building
Hence a project
Project Priority Matrix
Fixed -Quality
Enhance-Time
Accept-Cost
Recent trends of brick walls having stone texture is the result of this. -
1304 BCE
The Quatinah Barrage or Lake Homs Dam ( Syria)
The Lake Homs Dam, also known as Quatinah Barrage, is a Roman-built dam near the city of Homs,Syria. Built by the Roman emperor Diocletian,it is used for irrigation purposes.
Planned: Since building a dam requires significant Planning.
Temporary: It was built from 1319 BC to 1304 BC.
Unique: It is the oldest dam in the world.
Defined deliverable:A dam.
Project Priority Matrix:
Constrain-Performance
Enhance-Cost
Accept-Time
The Three Gorges Dam of china have made use of this technology. -
771 BCE
Great Wall of China (China)
Qin Shi Huang had the idea to build the wall to defend the Kingdom of Qin from northern invasions.
Great Wall of China was planned.
It is temporary because, started construction in 771BC and finished construction in 1911.
It is Unique as it is the longest wall in the world.
Its defined deliverable is the wall to protect the Kingdom of Qui.
Cost- Accept
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Colosseum or Coliseum (Rome, Italy)
Is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy. Built of concrete and sand,Construction began under the emperor Vespasian in AD 72.
Colosseum is planned
It is temporary because it was constructed between 70AD and 80AD
It is unique because it is the largest open-air venue used for entertainment or sport.
Defined deliverable a amphitheater.
Hence a project.
It is the largest amphitheatre (open-air venue used for entertainment) ever built.
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Taj Mahal
Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal to house the tomb one of his beloved wives Mumtaz Mahal. The cost of the project was 32 million rupee. Ustad Ahmad Lahauri was the main architect behind this project.
It is temporary as it was built from 1632 to 1653,
unique as it was built with 28 precious and semi- precious stones.
Defined deliverable is a palace made from Ivory White Marble.
Performance- fixed
Time- enhance
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Stockton and Darlington Railway (London)
First public railway to use steam locomotives and linked Stockton to Darlington. Was 40 Km long. Chief engineer was G. Stephenson. Is a project because:
-It was unique as it was the first of its kind
-It was temporary as it started in 1820 and ended in 1825
-It was planned as there was a lot of surveying carried out beforehand to map out the best route
-Had a defined deliverable which was the railway line and the locomotives PROJECT PRIORITY MATRIX
Fixed-Quality
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Thames Tunnel (London)
It is an underwater tunnel, built beneath the River Thames in London, it measures 35 feet high and is 1,300 feet.Constructed by Brunel and his son Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
The construction of Thames Tunnel is planned,
It is temporary as it started construction in 1825 and finished in 1843,
It is unique as it is the first under water tunnel,
It is defined deliverable as it is a Tunnel,
Hence a project.
Priority Matrix
Fixed- Quality
Enhance- Cost
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The Katy freeway or Interstate 10 west of Houston (Texas, USA)
The Katy freeway or Interstate 10 of Houston is the widest roads of the world having 26 lanes.Planned,since it requires proper planning to create wide roads.
It’s temporary the project started in the 1960s,
It is unique as it is the widest road,
Defined deliverable,a road.
Hence a project.
It was executed by The Texas department of transportation using 6 constructors.
project priority matrix
fixed-Time
Enhance-Cost
Accept-Quality
It has paved waves for the modification of the Ontario highway. -
Boeing Everett Factory (Washington, USA)
Largest building in the world by volume and is where Boeing's wide-body range of planes are assembled. Is a project because:
Planned as it was purpose-built.
It is temporary because it was built between 1966 and 1968.
It is unique as it is it was a one-off.
The defined deliverable is the plant PROJECT PRIORITY MATRIX
Fixed-Quality
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Istana Nurul Iman (Brunei)
It is the official residence of the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, and was designed by Filipino Visayan architect Leandro V. Locsin.
It has a floor area of 2,152,782 square feet.
Planned,since it requires proper planning to create such a masterpiece.
Temporary, Started at 1982 and finished by 1984
Unique, world’s largest residential palace,
Defined deliverable a palace,
Hence a project.
Fixed-Quality
Enhance-Time
Accept-cost
Millennium Tower(2005)has made use of this architectural style. -
Three Gorges Dam (China)
The National People's Congress approved the dam in 1992
To build this gigantic Dam, it certainly has to be planned,
It is temporary as it was started construction in 1994 and finished construction in 2006,
Three Gorges dam is Unique as it is the world’s largest power station,
It is a defined deliverable because it is a Dam,
Hence we can say Three Gorges dam is a project.
project Priority matrix
Fixed-cost
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Spring Temple Buddha (China)
The Spring Temple of Buddha was called this name due to the hot spring that lies beneath. This spring runs water at 60°C and is renowned for its curative properties.
Spring Buddha temple is planned.
Started construction in 1997 and finished in 2008.
It is a defined deliverable hence we can say it is a project.
Tallest statue in the world 128m.
Project Priority Matrix
Constrain- Performance
Enhance- Time
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Palace Of the parliament (Bucharest, Romania)
After the earthquake of March 4th 1977, Nicolae Ceaușescu started a reconstruction plan of Bucharest.
Palace Of the parliament is planned,
It is temporary as it was built in 1997,
It is unique because it’s the largest parliament building,
It’s a defined deliverable because it is a building,
Hence we can say Palace Of the parliament is a project.
Fixed- Quality
Enhance-Time
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Bahrain World Trade Centre
Temporary because construction started in 2004 and officially opened in 2008.
Was designed by Atkins multi national Architectural firm.
Unique because it is the first building to have wind turbines as part of the design.
Planned because it was architecturally designed.
Its defined deliverable is a twin skyscraper complex with wind turbines incorporated in the design.
Performance- Constrain
Cost- Enhance
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The Grand bridge (Jiangsu, China)
The Grand bridge is located on the rail line b/w Shanghai and Nanjing in China.Is 102 miles long.Built to reduce railway traffic.
To built a Viaduct bridge requires proper palnning,hence planned.
Project started on 2006 and ended on 2010 so temporary.
Unique since it the longest bridge of the world,
Deliverable a bridge.
Executed by the government of china.
priority matrix
Fixed-Time
enhance-Quality
Accept-Cost
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Palm Jumeirah Island (Dubai)
Created using land reclamation by Nakheel, a company owned by the Dubai government.
Palm Jumeirah Island is planned,
It is temporary as it started construction in 2001 and finished construction in 2006,
It is unique as it is the world’s largest artificial Island.
Palm Jumeirahs defined deliverable is an artificial Island,
Performance- constrain
Cost- Enhance
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Burj Khalifa Dubai
The tower was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM)
Burj Khalifa is planned because its an architectural wonder.
Its temporary as it started construction in 2004 and finished in 2010.
It’s unique as it is the tallest building in the world.
it’s a defined deliverable - mega tall skyscraper.
Tallest existing structure: 828 m (2,717 ft).
Cost- Accept
Time- Enhance
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Evergreen Point Floating Bridge SR 520 (Washington, USA)
Governor Albert D. Rosellini executed this project.
The bridge's total length was approximately 4,750 meters and connects Medina with Union Bay district of Seattle.
Evergreen point floating bridge (SR 520) was planned.
Temporary: It was rebuilt and re-opened in 2016.
Unique: It is the longest floating bridge.
Defined deliverable: A bridge.
Project Priority Matrix:
Constrain- Performance
Enhance- Cost
Accept- Time
