Architecture Terms ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● What is Architecture What is Architecture Architecture (Latin architectura, from the Greek ἀρχιτέκτων arkhitekton "architect", from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "builder") is both the process and the product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings and other physical structures. Form as defined by the book- an object that can be defined in 3 dimensions. Informal- not according to the prescribed, official, or customary way or manner; irregular; unofficial: FORMAL-INFORMAL Architecture (Latin architectura, from the Greek ἀρχιτέκτων arkhitekton "architect", from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "builder") is both the process and the product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings and other physical structures. FORMAL-INFORMAL Architecture (Latin architectura, from the Greek ἀρχιτέκτων arkhitekton "architect", from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "builder") is both the process and the product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings and other physical structures. FORMAL-INFORMAL Architecture (Latin architectura, from the Greek ἀρχιτέκτων arkhitekton "architect", from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "builder") is both the process and the product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings and other physical structures. FORMAL-INFORMAL Architecture (Latin architectura, from the Greek ἀρχιτέκτων arkhitekton "architect", from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "builder") is both the process and the product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings and other physical structures. FORMAL-INFORMAL Architecture (Latin architectura, from the Greek ἀρχιτέκτων arkhitekton "architect", from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "builder") is both the process and the product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings and other physical structures. FORMAL-INFORMAL Architecture (Latin architectura, from the Greek ἀρχιτέκτων arkhitekton "architect", from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "builder") is both the process and the product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings and other physical structures. FORMAL-INFORMAL Architecture (Latin architectura, from the Greek ἀρχιτέκτων arkhitekton "architect", from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "builder") is both the process and the product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings and other physical structures. FORMAL-INFORMAL Architecture (Latin architectura, from the Greek ἀρχιτέκτων arkhitekton "architect", from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "builder") is both the process and the product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings and other physical structures. The unfinished building has another nickname, Torre David, or the tower of david. FORMAL-INFORMAL Architecture (Latin architectura, from the Greek ἀρχιτέκτων arkhitekton "architect", from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "builder") is both the process and the product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings and other physical structures. FORMAL-INFORMAL Architecture (Latin architectura, from the Greek ἀρχιτέκτων arkhitekton "architect", from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "builder") is both the process and the product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings and other physical structures. FORMAL-INFORMAL Architecture (Latin architectura, from the Greek ἀρχιτέκτων arkhitekton "architect", from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "builder") is both the process and the product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings and other physical structures. FORMAL-INFORMAL Architecture (Latin architectura, from the Greek ἀρχιτέκτων arkhitekton "architect", from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "builder") is both the process and the product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings and other physical structures. FORMAL-INFORMAL Architecture (Latin architectura, from the Greek ἀρχιτέκτων arkhitekton "architect", from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "builder") is both the process and the product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings and other physical structures. EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT Chad Freidrichs Chad Freidrichs Elmer Fiedler Torre David, from Urban Think Tank. 2014. 23min follow link to purchase for $2.99 Gary Hustwit Planning Hippodamus of Miletus According to Aristotle (in Politics ii.8), Hippodamus was a pioneer of urban planning, and he devised an ideal city to be inhabited by 10,000 men[3] (free male citizens), while the overall population including the correspondent women, children and slaves would reach 50,000 people. He studied the functional problems of cities and linked them to the state administration system. As a result, he divided the citizens into three classes (soldiers, artisans and 'husbandmen'), with the land also divided into three (sacred, public and private). Planning Timgad, Algeria Founded 100 CE Planning Le Corbusier, City for 3 million inhabitants. Planning Le Corbusier, City for 3 million inhabitants. Planning Oscar Niemeyer, Brasilia Brazil 1956 Ancient Architecture Ancient Architecture Ancient Architecture Structure, Function, and Form 532-37 (architects: Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles) Not architects but mathmeticians. Structure, Function, and Form 532-37 (architects: Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles) Not architects but mathematicians. A Pendentive was an architectural element developed to unite a circular dome to a rectilinear base Structure, Function, and Form Load Bearing Load Bearing Load Bearing 1,224 BCE, Karnak, Egypt Ancient egypt dressed up the post and lintel technique of load bearing with columns that looked resembled papyrus stalks and were adorned with hieroglyphic script. Load Bearing 1,224 BCE, Karnak, Egypt Ancient egypt dressed up the post and lintel technique of load bearing with columns that looked resembled papyrus stalks and were adorned with hieroglyphic script. Load Bearing 1,224 BCE, Karnak, Egypt Ancient egypt dressed up the post and lintel technique of load bearing with columns that looked resembled papyrus stalks and were adorned with hieroglyphic script. Photos of a modern grocery store illustrating Clerestory Lighting, Developed by New Kingdom Egypt ca 1200 Bce- roughly 3200 years ago. Load Bearing Greek Civilization saw Egyptian progress and slowly began to develop the post and lintel system to develop their own styles and systems. https://youtu.be/nrRJkzXl4a4 Load Bearing Corbelling- with a series of corbels made by projecting each layer beyond the other. Used in arches and domes, developed rougly 3000 bce along with post and lintel systems. Corbelled arch, Myan Ruins at Coba, Mexico. 600ce Load Bearing Corbelling- with a series of corbels made by projecting each layer beyond the other. Used in arches and domes, developed rougly 3000 bce along with post and lintel systems. Illustration of corbeled archway Load Bearing Corbelling- with a series of corbels made by projecting each layer beyond the other. Used in arches and domes, developed rougly 3000 bce along with post and lintel systems. Illustration of corbeled dome Load Bearing Corbelling- with a series of corbels made by projecting each layer beyond the other. Used in arches and domes, developed rougly 3000 bce along with post and lintel systems. corbeled dome mosque, delhi india Load Bearing Corbelling- with a series of corbels made by projecting each layer beyond the other. Used in arches and domes, developed rougly 3000 bce along with post and lintel systems. Model of a corbelled dome made with books Load Bearing Corbelling- with a series of corbels made by projecting each layer beyond the other. Used in arches and domes, developed rougly 3000 bce along with post and lintel systems. Models of a roman arch https://youtu.be/UYtIFM1ek_M Load Bearing Corbelling- with a series of corbels made by projecting each layer beyond the other. Used in arches and domes, developed rougly 3000 bce along with post and lintel systems. Roman aquaduct outside nimes france. https://youtu.be/UYtIFM1ek_M Load Bearing Concrete replaces stone work. Makes large scale construction possible, Flavian Amphitheatre (The coliseum) https://youtu.be/lND7_c6my30 Load Bearing Concrete and stone was the way it went for a 1000 years. But it had its drawbacks.. Heavy, blocky, required massive amounts of buttressing Market of Trajan, 110ce Load Bearing Concrete and stone was the way it went for a 1000 years. But it had its drawbacks.. Heavy, blocky, required massive amounts of buttressing Model of gothic architectural components https://youtu.be/vS5wGQGp96I Load Bearing Modernity and Architectural Technology- Joseph Paxton Crystal Palace 1851- since demolished. https://youtu.be/mSrlxxAAccQ Prefabrication- the practice of designing and fabricating components off site to bring in and erect on site. Load Bearing Modernity and Architectural Technology- Joseph Paxton Crystal Palace 1851- since demolished. https://youtu.be/mSrlxxAAccQ Prefabrication- the practice of designing and fabricating components off site to bring in and erect on site. Much faster. But more expensive.. Trends in labor were that labor was cheap and materials expensive, but throughout the 20th and 21st century, labor became relatively expensive and materials cheaper. Load Bearing Skidmore Owings and Merrill- Burj Khalifa, 2010 Dubai UAE. https://youtu.be/zSF7ig24gsw Future Future of Architecture- Best I can say.. Using technology developed to create space for humanity and fixing problems that arise. Technologies-Computer aided design and automation, BIM Modeling https://youtu.be/Do2Vm22OCm4 3D Printing on an architectural scale https://youtu.be/GUdnrtnjT5Q https://youtu.be/bTSakUtxXYY.