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is the art of building. It satisfies a basic, universal human need for shelter. |
Architecture |
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is an artist who designs structures to enclose residential, commercial, or public space. |
Architect |
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The art and science of designing buildings, and other structures to meet our personal and communal needs. |
Architecture |
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Stone, Wood, Concrete, Iron, Steel |
Architecture materials |
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Symbol of strength and permanence. |
Stone construction |
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Circular underground communities centers created by the native American Cliff dwellers. |
Kivas |
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dried mud used in architectural construction. example: Post and Lintel Construction |
Adobe |
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span distances without the use of interior supports. They provide support for other structures, such as roofs. France.
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The Arch |
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are hemispherical forms - They are rounded when viewed from underneath |
Domes |
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triangular surfaces used to support the dome on a square base. |
Pendentives |
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Thin facades |
Veneers |
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structures under the pendentives that the load of the dome is transferred to |
Pier |
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Advantages: - Attractive - Versatile - Abundant/Renewable - Light - Can be worked onsite with portable hand tools - Variety of colors and grains - Weathers well - Can be painted - Can be used on the façade or as a structural material Disadvantages: - Warps - Cracks - Highly flammable - Termites - Rot |
Wood construction |
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Vertical and horizontal timbers are cut and pieced together with |
Post and beam constitution |
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Lengths of wood, iron, or steel pieced together in a triangular shape |
Trusses |
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o An American construction building technique. |
Balloon framing |
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- It was a welcome alternative to stone and wood |
Cast iron construction |
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Very strong metal with some carbon and other metals |
Steel cage architecture |
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strong metal of iron alloyed with small amounts of carbon and a variety of other metals. |
Steel |
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skeletal forms onto which I-beams can be riveted or welded. |
Steel cages |
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Steel rods and/or steel mesh are inserted into wet concrete. |
Reinforce concrete |
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many parallel wires are intertwined so that they share the stress of the load. |
Steel cable |
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Modern materials and engineering methods now enclose spaces with inexpensive shell structures. |
Shell architecture |
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o New idea in architecture: "If you can think it, we can build it." |
New materials, new vision |