Module 7 - video blog review

1.     1.)  For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

In the video, Architecture: The Science of Design, one fact I learned is how skyscrapers are usually built with the use of concrete, cement and steel beams. One thing that the video points out is that concrete has good compression qualities but since it is a brittle material it fails under tension. For this reason, steel beams are also used because they have good tension resistance. When combined with concrete, it ensures that a building is safe from both compression and tension. In the video, Frank Lloyd Wright, The Man Who Built America, one of the many facts I learned about the architecture designs of Frank Lloyd Wright is that his buildings were a part of nature. One thing that it is impressive is his last architecture design, which was the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, is a circular building in a society where rectangular buildings are most common.

2.      2.) How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?

The videos are related to the textbook in the sense that the textbook talks about the same concepts of architectural design. However, the textbook talks more in detail about the different types of structures that exist outside the United States, gives more of a clear view of the actual drawings and designs of the supporting columns, as well as the foundation.

3.     3.) What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of Architecture?

In my opinion the films were both good to watch and learn from because they help you to further understand what you read in the textbook. They added depth to the understanding of architecture and how architecture itself is its own type of art. Also, in architecture one can see aesthetic and creativity.

4.) Why did you choose the films that you watched?

I choose the two videos because one speaks about the science behind architecture design, as far as, how are the structures built and what makes them safe for the general public to use. The other video I chose to watch, about Frank Lloyd Wright, was because in the past when I visited the Guggenheim museum in New York City I was fascinated with his work and I was curious to learn about his thought process behind designing and building it.