Architecture

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Frank Lloyd Video:

Horizontal Living Spaces – Prairie style

Changed the way people lived. From box like homes to open living spaces

Long bands, laying of horizontals making the house look like it grows out of the land

Worked his houses around the bushes, kept them around the porch for privacy

Panoramic windows

His ideas were used by other architects

ARCHTITECHTURE SCIENCE OF DESIGN:

Sky scrapers – steel (new material) made up of 2 distinct parts – the super structure and the underground structure

The bottom surfaces needs to be able to hold dead weight and living weight and the wind

Buildings sway in the wind

Wind tunnel research is helping architects to understand the effect of wind on buildings and how the surroundings will react to the wind and the building

To help – the either build a bigger surfaces or plants trees in certain areas to help

Snow accumulation on rooftops or the air quality

Concrete can be found in all forms of architecture

2.

The videos relate strongly to the readings in the text. There is a section in the book that discusses Frank Lloyd Wright. The book touches on all of the things the video did but also touched on his past and more buildings that he had worked on. The book also talked about concrete and reinforced concrete and its importance in past and present architecture. The book also discusses steel frame construction and the multiple styles of buildings / skyscrapers.

3.

The films I watched were very informative. Often people do not see architecture as an art form or take time to step back and realize all the work and beauty is in just one building, house or skyscraper because often all we see is the finished product. The videos definitely added depth to my understanding of architecture, especially the “Architecture: The Science of Design” video. I never knew that architects had to know how the wind would affect the building or that there was a giant underground slab on concrete for support.

4.

I chose the film “Prairie Style (Frank Lloyd Wright) because I live on the same street as the Martin House and I pass it multiple times on a day. I have never visited yet but I am sure I will someday, especially after watching that video. It was nice to gather information on something that hits close to home. I chose the “Architecture: The Science of Design” video because before watching the video, I did not know there was a true science behind architecture, I mainly thought it was mostly math and man power but it completely changed my view behind it. I realize now that there truly is a science to it and especially in some expensive, modern homes that are computerized to make your life easier and more convenient. 

Reviewing Peers Artwork

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1. Project One was a fun project to be able to look at other's choice in elements. It was like seeing life through another's point of view considering Carly chose all of her pictures based on things she say in her daily life and Jamie's photos showed a little bit of artichture which I always enjoy. I agreed with both students and their choices on what they viewed that compared to the elements. 

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3. Jamie chose Blooming City Marks by Jose Parla as one artwork that made an impression and I completely agree after seeing the photo of it. I think it is a beautiful work of art that has many different elements such as line, value and space that make the picture full of life. I'd love to know the thought process behind this work of art and why the artist chose to go strong such strong, vibrant colors at the top to dark blue, black and grey towards the bottom. 

4. I found this to not only be interesting and fun but also extremely valuable in learning. I think that when a person does these kinds of projects, they already have a set idea in their minds and often don't see "outside of the box" but when we get the chance to look at another student's perspective which helps let us see what another person thought of or their expierence when doing these assignments. 

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11.     Through The Eyes Of A Sculptor

This video held an interesting perspective on sculpting, instead of just listing facts about sculpting and the steps behind making a sculptor the video showed the personal experience of being a sculptor. There are multiply people that are behind making a sculpture besides just the actual sculpture, there are the people who add on the clay before the marble, there are the people who help find the right marble for the artist. That was one of the most interesting parts of the video – watching the sculpture try and find the perfect marble he envisioned for this piece of art.

   The Glass and Ceramics video

This video was extremely interesting because people often don’t think about how glass objects are made and the technique is takes to make simple objects such as glasses. Watching the work it takes behind making a stained glass window was also beautiful. Ceramics is another art that takes a lot of work and is often underrated. Clay played a big role is both stained glass windows and ceramics, helping the objects hold their form and shape. Temperature also played a large role in making ceramics strongly hold their shape. The evolution of ceramics is also interesting, the way ceramics is used in the medical field, cats and even in a kitchen at home. It is more than just a form of art.

2.     The videos relate to the text in many ways. The book discusses how clay is made and the different techniques such as slab construction and coiling. The book reading goes more in depth on the history behind clay and the uses for them. The book, like the video, discusses stained glass and the technique behind it. The importance of light against and through glass is also brought up in both the video and text.

3.   The films were both full of information that I did not know before. The sculpture video emphasized how much work goes into making one sculpture, a lot of work and people go into one piece of art that is a sculpture than I had realized before. The ceramics video was a lot more interesting to me, I saw how much work goes into ceramics and that it is a lot bigger than just a form of art where people making little objects and/or ceramic pots. Ceramics are in almost every aspect of life, when the video showed how it has helped in medicine, at home and on the road in cars. The videos have added depth to the understanding of craft, sculpture and installation. The videos helped understand the hard work and skill it takes to make a sculpture.