Module 7 - Video

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

Prairie style- Is about Frank Lloyd Wright’s Prairie Style, with its floating horizontal planes and organic relationship to natural surroundings, changed the face of modern architecture. In this program, Wright’s lasting legacy is examined both in one of his own designs and in those of two architects he inspired. This video discusses the reasons why Wright chose the different active true he did for his homes.

Architecture: The Science of Design- This video talks about what makes concrete so unique when it is the most common material in construction. This video also talks about the procedure that is involved when building high rises in the city. Before architects begin construction for these building such things as weather conditions are experimented to make sure that the building will uphold any condition.

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

Prairie style- relates to the readings in the text because it addresses architecture and the different meanings behind it. The text talks about how every architect has a meaning behind the sculptures that they make and in the videos the speakers talk about Wrights inspiration behind the homes.

Architecture: The Science of Design-this video relates to the text in terms of the materials used to construct a building. In the text I read about green architecture and how certain materials are polluting the environment and what can be used to keep it healthier. The video touches on what materials should be used when designing buildings in the city to make sure it is structured strongly in case of environmentally destruction.

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

Prairie style-This video helped me understand how architects choose the features they will use for their models. Wright did different layouts compared to the typical home and the speakers are sure to address that. For example in one of Wrights homes the cycling is lowered so it forces the viewer to look out and see the landscape around the house and what it's worth. This is so etching that really helped me understand how much thought input into every architects decisions in building houses.

Architecture: The Science of Design- This video helped me understand that it is not as simple as an architect finding a plot of land and start building up. Many different experimental tests need to be done prior to the construction of the building to make sure that it is a safe structure and that weather conditions are not going to effect the building.

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

Prairie style- I choose to watch this video because there is a Frank Lloyd Wright house in Buffalo so it has connection to the city that I live in and caught my interest.

Architecture: The Science of Design- I choose to watch this video because the green architecture section in the text really caught my interest in terms of materials polluting the air. The video helped me understand what materials are better than others and how the architect decides which materials are going to be used and why.