ARC 308 - Exam 2

same material as rocks, perimeter protects them

Acoma

looks like its growing out of rock, thought to be extremely spiritual place

Mont St. Michel

built on shelves of landscape, fits in with nature

Falling Water, Frank Lloyd Wright

built with wood to protect from strong winds

Condominiums in Sea Ranch, Moore/Lyndon/Turnbull/Whitaker

dug into ground for thermal stability, contrast between other building by this architect for different design based nature

Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright

detention ponds in lower areas, minimize impervious cover, 18’ streets

The Woodlands, Ian Mcharg

ecologically friendly, built to protect residents from wind

Swim Club, Lawrence Halprin

big pieces of stone to bear compression loads

Hattusa

built in pyramid shape to bear compression loads

Mayan Citadel

small arches at top, big arches at bottom

Pont du Gard

arches grow as load grows

Colosseum

dome thinner at oculus, thicken to carry load

Pantheon

dome supported by semi domes

Hagia Sophia

bulbous stones showing compressive load

Ames Gate Lodge, H.H. Richardson

gothic buttresses to carry load

Morse and Stiles Hall, Eero Saarinan

largest wood structure in the world

Todai-ji

steel frame

Lakeshore Drive Apartments, Mies van der Rohe

explicit steel frame, large open spaces (bending)

John Deere Headquarters, Eero Saarinan

built rooms offsite to save time (prefabricated), rooms stacked on top of each other

Palacio Del Rio, Cerna and Garza Architects

made from shipping containers

Hope on Alvarado, KTGY Architecture

dense stone on bottom for water penetration, hidden staircases for building

Amiens Cathedral

double wall in domes, semi dome supports

Santa Maria del Fiore, Arnolfo di Cambio and Filippo Brunelleschi

couldn't be done with concrete, shapes modified to have uniform radium

Sydney Opera House, Jorn Utzon

gov building, long faces south/west, long faces north/east, fenestration in ideal places, microclimate courtyard

Cameron Offices, John Andrews

covered in solar shade, microclimate surrounding building

Tenneco Building, SOM

parasol on building

Palace of Justice, Le Corbusier

diagonal alignment, appropriate sunshade

Palace of Assembly, Le Corbusier

nestled into cliff making a microclimate, fenestration on south/west

Torcasso residence

didnt do it in lecture, but it’s underlined on handout

Mercedes Benz Design Center, Renzo Piano

gabions!, barely any impervious cover, local building material

Dominus Winery, Herzog and de Meuron

2 types of water, explicit structure

Simpson Lee House, Glenn Murcutt