Video Review

Architecture: The Science of Design

The key concepts/Ideas of the video are when we run out of space to build, we build up.  We are running out of room to build, skyscrapers become more apparent.  With skyscrapers being more popular, new materials are needed such as steel and cement.  Steel is apart of the skeletal structure.  Issues with skyscrapers are wind, earthquakes, and precipitation.  It needs to be able to withstand mother nature.  Concrete is found today in all sorts of architecture.  It now comes in different colors.  It is a mix of sand, pebbles, or broken stone combined with cement and water.  Skyscrapers are built today with high performance concretes.  It has a 100 mega pascal of compression resistance.

Classical Architecture

The key concepts/Ideas of the video are: Indigo Jones introduced classical style to England.  Vitruvius believed that architecture harmony was the basis of the human body's measure of things.  Roman and Renaissance architecture was the basis for design and it was applied to new building surfaces.  The three Greek styles are Corinthian, Ionic, and Doric.  The Romans are credited with creating columns as ornaments and the arch.  Classical architecture is used on classical buildings to signify importance.  Post-modern classicism is the combination of classical style with modern.  Architects are still searching for new ways of interpreting the ancient architecture principles.

2.  The videos relate to the reading in the text because they touch base on these concepts.  The reading gave us a good understanding of the concepts.  The video helped to give us a picture of the terms used in the book.  It gave us a visual to connect to the reading.

3. I enjoyed the films.  I found them interesting and I liked the visual they gave which added to my knowledge from the readings.  I enjoyed learning about skyscrapers and what goes into making them.  I also liked the video for classical architecture it added to my knowledge of the Roman and Greek beginnings of architecture.

4. I chose these films because they captured my interest.  I enjoy the science of anything.  I like to know what goes into making certain structures.  I went to New York City over the summer so I liked to learn more about skyscrapers and what materials go into making them.  I am also a huge history lover.  I love learning about ancient architecture and who was the first to create these structures.  I believe we need to know the background to fully understand the big picture.  That is why I ended up choosing these two videos.