Architecture

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is the art of building. It satisfies a basic, universal human need for shelter.

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Architecture

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is an artist who designs structures to enclose residential, commercial, or public space.

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Architect

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The art and science of designing buildings, and other structures to meet our personal and communal needs.

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Architecture

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Stone, Wood, Concrete, Iron, Steel

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Architecture materials

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Symbol of strength and permanence.

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Stone construction

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Circular underground communities centers created by the native American Cliff dwellers.

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Kivas

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dried mud used in architectural construction. example: Post and Lintel Construction

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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

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Domes

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triangular surfaces used to support the dome on a square base.

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Pendentives

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Thin facades

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Veneers

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structures under the pendentives that the load of the dome is transferred to

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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

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Wood construction

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Vertical and horizontal timbers are cut and pieced together with

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Post and beam constitution

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Lengths of wood, iron, or steel pieced together in a triangular shape

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Trusses

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o An American construction building technique.

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Balloon framing

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- It was a welcome alternative to stone and wood

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Cast iron construction

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Very strong metal with some carbon and other metals

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Steel cage architecture

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strong metal of iron alloyed with small amounts of carbon and a variety of other metals.

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Steel

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skeletal forms onto which I-beams can be riveted or welded.

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Steel cages

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Steel rods and/or steel mesh are inserted into wet concrete.

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Reinforce concrete

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many parallel wires are intertwined so that they share the stress of the load.

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Steel cable

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Modern materials and engineering methods now enclose spaces with inexpensive shell structures.

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Shell architecture

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o New idea in architecture: "If you can think it, we can build it."

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New materials, new vision