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Architecture
Undergraduate 1
10/23/2011

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Acoma Sky City
Definition
New Mexico (12-1c)
Term
monte alban
Definition
Oaxaca, Mexico
Term
Mont St. Michel
Definition
Term
Fallingwater
Definition
Frank Llloyd Wright
Term
Condominiums, Sea Ranch
Definition
Turnbull, Lyndon, Moore, Whitaker (1965)
Term
5 Different Kinds of planning
Definition
-Transportation (pathways
-Infastructure (water, sewer, electricity
-land Usage
-Social Service (schools, hospitals..)
-Environmental (clean water, air..)
Term
Three E's
Definition
Environment,
Experience
Economy
Term
The Woodlands
Definition
Ian McHarg (1970)
-detention systems
-ground swales instead of storm sewers
-minimize impervious cover
-only build on higher ground
Term
Sea Ranch
Definition
Lawrence Halprin (1965)
-Monterey Cyprus block wind
cluster roads instead of roads everywhere (minimize impervious cover)
Term
4 Forces operating in buildings
Definition
-tension (stretching)
-compression
-bending (combo of tension and compression
-sheer (pull apart)
Term
hattusa, Turkey
Definition
-all stone
all compression
Term
Pont Du Gard
Definition
Nimes, France
-unknown
Term
Colosseum
Definition
Rome
-unknown
Term
The Pantheon
Definition
Rome
-dome
-compressions
-20 ft thick walls at some parts, tope of dome= thinnest
Term
hagia Sophia
Definition
Constantinople
-built as a christian church, but now a mosque
Term
Ames Gate Lodge
Definition
North Easton, Massachussets
H. H. Richardson
Term
town Hall
North Easton, Mass
Definition
H H Richardson
Term
maison Jaul
Definition
Le Corbusier
Term
Morse and Stiles Hall- Yale
Definition
Eero Saarinene
Term
to dai-Ji Buddhist temple
Nara, Japan
Definition
unknown
largest wooden struct
expression of frames
Term
Strimling House
Weston, Massachusets
Definition
maurice Smith
Term
Lake shore Drive Apartments
Chicago
Definition
Mies van der Rohe
-all steel and glass
-as little struct as possible to keep it open
Term
Larkin Building
Definition
FLW
Term
Johnson Wax Museum
Definition
FLW
Term
7 Stages of Construction
Definition
1-Sitework
2-lay foundation
3-Erect struct system
4-enclosure of building
5-Partition inside
6-add systems
7-finishes
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Palacio del Rio- San Antonio
Definition
-innovative
-for hemis-fair
Term
Cathedral- Amiens, France
Definition
Gothic
-flying buttresses
Term
S. Maria della Fiore
Florence, Italy
Definition
Arnolfo di Cambio y Filip Burnelleschi
-Italian Gothic
-Competition for dome design because they didnt know how to build it
Term
Sydney Opera House
Definition
-Jorn utzon
Term
The sun______________
Definition
rises in the east and sets in the west
Term
3 Variables that respond to sun:
Definition
1- Massing (shape/size)
longer north-south face
shorter east-west face
ration between footprint and height (more roof= more sun collection)
2-Fenestration (door/window placement)
south face=best
north face=2nd best
east=3rd
west= worst because late afternoon sun
3- Solar shading
(passive solar)
works best on south side
east or west needs vertical shading
Term
Cameron Offices
Belconnen, Australia
Definition
John Andrews
-built around courtyards solar shade from above
-long finger-like buildings
-uses 30% energy of a standard office building
Term
Ball House
Definition
Galveston
Term
Bremond Block
Definition
Austin TX
-"greek revival"
-porch all along south face
-large windows let in breeze
Term
tenneco Building
Houston, TX
Definition
SOM
-glass far back from edge
-horizontal sun shading
Term
Chandigarh, India
Definition
-community planned by Le Corbusier
Term
Secretariat Building
Chandigarh, India
Definition
Le Corbusier
-align building with Himalayas
-lobby of building is an outdoor space
Term
Palace of Justive
Chandigarh, India
Definition
Le Corbusier
-"parasol" atop building to allow breeze but block sun
Term
Assembly building
Chandigarh, India
Definition
Le Corbusier
-huge prch on s/e side
-sun scoop
Term
Autonomous House
Sydney, Autralia
Definition
-University of Sydney
-relies on no-one!
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