Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Architecture

1.

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. 

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