        Busbee, Daniel : AssignmentsEdit Busbee, Daniel : Assignments here.September 30 H.W. 9.26 Summary: Mr. Sonit Bafna bases his lecture on how to view the architecture of Palladio. Through out his lecture he attempts to explain how Palladio came up with and interpreted the design of the villas and other structures that he designed. He showed us the techniques that Palladio used to form his designs. Some important constructs in the lecture involved the various uses of geometry to help Palladio plan and design the pattern for the villa, and the use of polygons to give him the proportions he needed. diapente- the interval of the fifth, or involving 5 components portico- a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns
9.19 Summary: The lecture by Mrs. Ruth Dusseault addressed her interest in utopian constructs in architecture and also her view on modernism. She structures her lecture through the photography powerpoint which she considers an architectural perspective on southern modernity. Utopian constructs is a concept of modernism she brings up that deals with the construction from a clean slate with no existing history or background. Vernacular- fitting in with its surroundings. Nostalgic design elements- having to do with longing for the past, or design based on elements of the past. Modernists- architect who makes a break with previous styles.
9.17 Summary: In the lecture Dr. Zimring approaches us with two questions that he bases his lecture over; how does design at different scales affect individuals and groups, and how do characteristics and goals of individuals and groups affect design? The primary mechanisms he uses to address these questions were the enviromental factors of design, and the physical activity of people today. In talking about enviromental factors he mentions comfort, aesthetic, safety, availibilty, convienance, and legibilty, which are all factors in this decisions we make in the outside world today. Activity Friendly Settings- areas that are activity programmed and activity inducing areas that are designed to better the health of people. In the lecture he states that if people would use the stairs just one more minute per day than they would lose 2900 calories per year. Evidence Based Design- Improving healthcare with better building design, over 700+ rigourous studies that show evidence in why the design layout created works. Layout and Configuration- both of these affect walking patterns on building levels, this is a type of programming.
September 16 H.W. Lecture 9.10 The speaker of this lectre covered the general topic of disability and went further into assistive technology use. The author starts off broad with the overview of disabilty and then narrowed it down to assitive technology then further narrowed it down into the types of assistvie technology. A construct the he brought up was putting yourself into the shoes of the person with the disabilty, and in doing that he makes you realize how something you might think isn't a disabilty actually is. The construct barrier free education caught my eye. I looked into this and found out that there are many groups that help teachers and students with the learning and teaching experiance, and to make it more accesible and having assistive technology to help out teachers with disabilities. Lecture 9.12 I enjoyed this lecture, he gave a view from the center. He had been involved with all types of construction and architecture. He structured his lecture on how construction has developed overtime and what is to come in the future, and also what we lack in the construction industry ( such as the lack in R&D). A few terms that he mentioned were turn key and design build. Turn key being that the same general contractor builds the house from start to finish and it is ready to live in when construction is complete. Lecture9.14 This lecture went over how new technologies can be used in urban planning and over the center for geographic information systems. He overviewed the different ways of how this planning technology can help out the building industry and be used in urban planning. An interesting term he used was impervious surface, which means areas covered by inpenatrable surfaces which prevent percolation of runooff into the ground. He asked a good question saying,"What can you do to reduce the negative impacts of growth and development?" And I believe that research needs to be done to find a way to make these areas possibly penetrable or certain areas that are designated for this. Wooden Installment Description The installment inside the architecture building is composed of some sort of finished wood. It looks to be fabricated from a machine that makes precise cuts to allow the curve for the bench at the bottom. Some figures of support for the installment seem to be metal rods running through the structure. These rods are tied together through nuts and bolts. These also allowed the designers to pull certain lines of wood together to create a pattern of gaps going down the structure. At different points in traveling up it you find metal brackets that tie the wooden lines together. Going up the installment it arches out on the right side then by the next hump it comes back uniform. Another support method used for this installment would be the metal grate that is hooked to the hand rail on the second floor. They also needed a material that would be able to be manipulated. The wood has to be pulled together and bend. During the day the structure blocks light and acts as a shade on the back side of the installment which gives a dark tunnel look to the back side where the door to studio is. This installment also filters light and gives a nice block from the sun. Speculation I think one issue that was brought to the table was making an installment and incorporating multiple uses for it. The way the word curves into a bench at the bottom is a great use for seating in the architecture building. They didn’t want the installment to be completely uniform in seeing the flow in the wood as you up at it from the bottom. The design process was probably composed of many people’s wants and desires for the installment. So, the resulting installment is a compilation of everyone’s ideas and thoughts thrown together into one to make a figure such as itself. I believe the wooden installment sponsors images of waves. It also resembles a waterfall at the end coming into the bench. The curves or waves in the installment could be water running over rocks. A name I would give for this piece is the wooden waterfall. Acrylic Installment Description The outdoor installment in front of the architecture building is possibly made up of acrylic pieces. It is thickly layered in the beginning with many stacked pieces of them. The acrylic pieces are held together by some sort of bracket and wing nut. They also used a bracket across the beam at the end to support the figure. The installment starts off uniform then begins to split apart slowly. The installment essentially goes from vertical to horizontal through a series of bursting out and then returning to uniform position. In the sun the figure has pieces that filter light through and creates a spectrum inside the acrylic. In the middle of the installment it carries light through some of the turning pieces to give off a nice reflection. Speculation The outdoor installment reminds me of water. The design process was probably formulated on a computer to figure out how to assemble each certain piece to the next to make the final product. I believe that each and every piece was custom done to make this work. Since this was an outdoor installment and the designers knew the sunlight would play a major role they chose a material that would be transparent to allow different types of lighting. I again associate water but I also look at the concept of wind. This installment resembles wind blowing and separating and spreading and becoming uniform again. The separated part shows the strength of the wind then it dies back down into uniformity. I would name this installment the acrylic breeze. Link to this Page
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