engineering

Twelve West

Twelve West is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Twelve West rather than just read about it. In short: Twelve West (stylized as twelve | west) is a 22-floor, mixed-use apartment and office building located in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. The building is home to INDIGO @ twelve | west apartments and ZGF Architects LLP.

Key takeaways

Twelve West belongs to engineering; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Twelve West to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Twelve West from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Twelve West (stylized as twelve | west) is a 22-floor, mixed-use apartment and office building located in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. The building is home to INDIGO @ twelve | west apartments and ZGF Architects LLP. During design and construction the building was known as “12W” and “ZGF Tower”, but the name changed after a naming contest in July 2009. Initial plans included a hotel and a total of 31 floors, but they were revised after the hotel company withdrew.

Wind turbines Four 45-foot-tall (14m) wind turbines are mounted on the roof for the purpose of research and generating electricity. The turbines were expected to generate 9,000 kilowatt hours yearly and provide data on wind flows and bird-strikes. However, a study from the NREL indicated that the turbines are less productive; the system "generates approximately 5,500 kilowatt-hours (kWh)/year."

Tenants There are three distinct uses for twelve | west in separate parts of the building. Ground floor provides retail space, a building lobby, and garage access. Floors 2–5 are offices, currently the headquarters of ZGF Architects LLP, the architect of the building.

See also List of tallest buildings in Portland, Oregon Architecture in Portland, Oregon

References

External links INDIGO @ twelve | west website Indigo 12 West at Emporis "Indigo @ 12 West" By N.P. Thompson Centuries Since the Day

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Twelve West

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Twelve West claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Twelve West before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Twelve West ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Twelve West

In research: Twelve West appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Twelve West in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Twelve West is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2009 establishments in Oregon, Buildings and structures completed in 2009, Buildings and structures in Southwest Portland, Oregon, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Twelve West outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Twelve West in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Twelve West means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Twelve West out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Twelve West in simple terms?

Why does Twelve West matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Twelve West?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Twelve West.