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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
sunshade to protect from heat
Chandigarh Capitol Complex, Le Corbusier
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