Humans are bound by science. In everything we do, scientific laws have been put into place to help us come to terms with our existence on this planet. One of the most important of these laws is the second law of thermodynamics, which is also known as entropy. In thermodynamics, entropy is a “quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work” (Vocabulary, 2016), while in a philosophical sense entropy is the migration from order to chaos. Entropy is apparent in everything we do and with every person that we see; it stands as the direct reason behind our mortality. We go round and round in our cycle of life and we will continue to operate in this sequence until finally we are put to rest.
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The Tower of Pavia was built in the eleventh century and was built in four separate stages with its completion in 1598. The tower was made out of ancient concrete, metal and bricks. Nevertheless, in 1989 on March 17th the three hundred and twenty-three-foot tower fell. “Many steps were taken to determine the reason for failure” (Real, 1989) and most experts are sure of the fact that it was due to stress-redistribution. This stress-redistribution consisted of shrinkage on the beams and creep, similarly to what happened with St Mark’s Campanile. Entropy is evident here as well. The fact that a structure made out of concrete could sustain standing upright for over eight hundred years is astounding, however with in a world ruled by entropy, chaos must disrupt the natural order of things. With the Pavia Tower, the shrinkage and creep were the factors of chaos that allowed the disorder to …show more content…
The building, one of the oldest in New Orleans, was a “three-story, brick-and-cypress building” (Associated Press, 2014) that had been standing upright for three hundred years in the French Quarter. However, in the middle of October in 2014, the building collapsed. Researchers uncovered many reasons as to the nature of the downfall. These included “structural decay, voracious termites at work on aged wood beams, Louisiana 's humid climate” (Associated Press, 2014). From analyzing this, it is definitely apparent of how entropy is at work here. The fact that the workers weren’t charged with watching over the building simply added to entropy’s inevitable effect on the building. What was once a cohesive structure irrevocably turned into a pile of rubble. Through these examples it is definitely apparent how entropy works upon architecture on
The Tower of Pavia was built in the eleventh century and was built in four separate stages with its completion in 1598. The tower was made out of ancient concrete, metal and bricks. Nevertheless, in 1989 on March 17th the three hundred and twenty-three-foot tower fell. “Many steps were taken to determine the reason for failure” (Real, 1989) and most experts are sure of the fact that it was due to stress-redistribution. This stress-redistribution consisted of shrinkage on the beams and creep, similarly to what happened with St Mark’s Campanile. Entropy is evident here as well. The fact that a structure made out of concrete could sustain standing upright for over eight hundred years is astounding, however with in a world ruled by entropy, chaos must disrupt the natural order of things. With the Pavia Tower, the shrinkage and creep were the factors of chaos that allowed the disorder to …show more content…
The building, one of the oldest in New Orleans, was a “three-story, brick-and-cypress building” (Associated Press, 2014) that had been standing upright for three hundred years in the French Quarter. However, in the middle of October in 2014, the building collapsed. Researchers uncovered many reasons as to the nature of the downfall. These included “structural decay, voracious termites at work on aged wood beams, Louisiana 's humid climate” (Associated Press, 2014). From analyzing this, it is definitely apparent of how entropy is at work here. The fact that the workers weren’t charged with watching over the building simply added to entropy’s inevitable effect on the building. What was once a cohesive structure irrevocably turned into a pile of rubble. Through these examples it is definitely apparent how entropy works upon architecture on