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Lecture 6 - "Nature Biology/ Organisms"
Organic forms vs Geometric forms.
Wat Arun and Royal Palace, Bangkok Thailand.
finger nails
Casa Mila, Barcelona
Antonio Guadi
curvy room and facade, functional and organic
Dipoli Student Union, Finland
Reima and Raili Pietila
nature incorporated heavily
Phaeno Science Center,Germany
Zaha Hadid
all about movement, organic shape made from function.
3 reasons to learn about architecture
1) familiarize self with discipline of architecture
2) become connoisseur of architecture; have depth and breadth of knowledge
3)advocate architecture; form opinions and positions
5 contributions of architecture
1) provide shelter
2) provide basic climate control
3) assist functionality
4) provide beauty
5)provide meaning
4 sources of architectural value
1) self- characteristics, interests, personal traits
2) places- places you have been/experienced
3) time and culture- ideas of the time
4)judgment- what is important to you, what is priority
, 3 ways in which architecture conveys meaning
1) order
2) complexity
3) technique
5 reasons to use mathematics as a source of form
1) mysticism
2) structural sense
3) intellectual puzzles
4) prestige
5) iconic
4 reasons to use nature as a source of form
1) buildings from materials (which historically come from nature)
2) must stand against elements
3) human movement and function
4) humans are organic; relate to humanity
5 things to consider about physical considerations
1) energy consumption
2) other resource consumption (construction)
3) land consumption
4) waste production (40% of construction materials become waste)
5) toxic materials
5 elements of planning
1) transportation planning and mobility
2) infrastructure planning (utilities)
3) land use
4) social services
5) environmental
5 reasons to delineate space
1) practicality and safety
2) facilitation of beliefs and cultural norms
3) claiming space
4) efficiency and convenience
5) accommodation of machines
3 relationships between architecture and behavior
1) conforming use- intended use of space
2) implied use- suggested, secondary use of space
3) accommodated use- invented use of space