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11 Cards in this Set
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Construction/Tectonics
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1. Earthworks
• up on reinforced concrete piers 2.Foundation • up on reinforced concrete piers 3. Erecting structural system • steel frame 4. Creating a skin for the building – windows, doors, insulation • 5. Making partitions in the building – defining rooms and spaces • 6. Creating the systems in the building – electrical systems, wiring 7.Finished • interior finishes |
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What architecture does to impact
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• Land Consumption
o Displacing natural ecology – clearing trees for building o Consuming that land • Resource Consumption o Steel, Iron, Wood • Energy Consumption o Buildings consume 50% of all energy o Transportation is only 30% o Remaining 20% is industrial • Waste Produced by Buildings o High percentage of landfill mass is waste from construction sites • Toxicity o Used in most buildings up to 1960s until found that it causes cancer |
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Physical Considerations Planning
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• Transportation Planning
o roadways, bridges, places for cars, mass transit • Infrastructure Planning o water, sewer, electricity, wireless networks • Environmental Planning |
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4 Forces
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• Tension – stretching apart
• Compression – pushing together on material • Shear – • Bending – combo of tension and compression |
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3 Climate Aspects of a Building
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• Azimuth – long faces north and south; short faces east and west
• Fenestration – how much window and where it’s put o Summer • In general, we would like to put most fenestration on the south side because we can control it more. • 2nd best face – north face • 3rd East face – getting that heat is bad but not terrible • 4th West face – you don’t want glass letting all that heat into the building • Solar Shading o Horizontal shading on south side keeps summer sun out but winter sun in |
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5 basic things humans have done and still do
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1. Zoning in cities
i. can’t have toxic factories next to schools 2. Taboo – students live in ghettos in Austin 3. Using designation and organization to make it our own i. new Communication building 4. Efficiency and convenience i. restroom close to bedroom ii. assistant right outside office 5. Machinery i. kitchen appliances ii. office electronics |
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3 types of cennection in Architectural Determinism
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• Conforming Uses – we can design a physical environment for a specific use and people will use it for that use
o Coffin • Implied Use – we design a physical environment for a certain purpose there are also implied uses that might happen there. • Accommodated Use – no hint or implication of the purpose but it is possible to happen. |
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6 things that are signals of a more humanistic approach to design
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• Plain material? (simple wood)
• Sensible construction • Comfort • Practicality • Cleanliness • Absence of Ornaments |
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8 things required for humanism (scale of neighborhoods)
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1. Convenience
o should not be a hassle to get to work o mixed use environment (going downstairs to Whole Foods) 2. Accommodation of Activities o restaurant 3. Range of people accommodated o has old/young, rich/poor people 4. Personal or Certain Human Scale o not just skyscrapers but small human scale buidings 5. Sense of Human Presence o might be historic building, advertising kiosk 6. Variety of Visual Experiences Concurrent with Harmony o looks lively and diverse but not chaotic 7. A Freedom from Intrusion or Distraction o car 8. Periodic Natural Relief o connection with nature |
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3 Ways to communicate by visual means
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• Literal Direct Communication
o Image I’m looking at is literally something I know. o What I see is what I’m supposed to be looking at. o Example: Billboard w/ picture of big, old steer. Says “Eat more beef.” Meant to think of beef • Literal Indirect o Meant to be referenced to something else. o Longhorn. “Hook ‘em Horns” • Abstract Communication o A comparison between the color of two people’s shirts. The scale of things. |
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5 Characteristics of tower thing
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o Tower – center
o Balcony – place to announce o Arcade – place where building is penetrated. Very open and inviting. o Stair – symbolized the elevation of government o Courtyard – smaller group of people could participate in government |
