Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Architecture 

Building codes: inspected periodically so that the building is safe to be in. 

We make buildings to drive shelter

Architecture is the art and science of building

Art is the Aesthetics part—beauty of the design 

Science is the engineering part—function of structure

The average life span for a building is 50 years—For style, improvement, etc.

Two things needed to create a building

Weight—The heaviness of a structure

Tensile Strain—Ability of a material to span distances unsupported

—Wood is lighter and able to flex more than stone

“If you want to know how old a building is… just weigh it.”

R. Buckminister Fuller 1895-1983

Architectural Structural Systems

—Shell System—>Stacking and piling Example: Log Cabin, igloo, etc.

—Skeleton-and-skin—>Has internal frame work: Example: Tee Pee

Load Bearing Construction

—Lower members supporting upper members

Stacking and Piling:

Ex: Original Jacob Spori Building 

Architectural Structural Families:

Trabeated=“Using the beam”

Arcuated=

Post and Lintel Construction—helps to enclose space

Arcuated=“Using the Arch”

Repetition of arches—Archade 

Romanesque Architecture Round Arch @1000-1225 A.D.—influenced by roman architecture

-Key Stone

-Voussoir

-Impost

-Pier

-Foundation

Gothic Architecture: Pointed Arch and Vault @1125-1400 A.D>

Pointed arch, instead of semi circular round arch. 

Pointed arch can go higher

Dome

If you rake a round arch and spin it you get a dome—pantheon: ROMAN Church to all the “Gods”—was the largest dome structure in the world for its time The whole top ring acts as a key ring.