Week 11 : Destruction of Materials

[ wooden structure ]

[ reinforced concrete walls ]

[ fallen roof ]

Week 11 : Lecture Review

This week's lecture explored the destruction of buildings. Different situations of destruction were shown during the lecture. Majority of the buildings were destroyed through natural disasters. This has helped us with the idea of how we wanted our buildings to look after the destruction, and the situation of materials after it has been permanently damaged, in relation to the construction of the building.

Week 10 : Details

detailed sketch of the windows

[ m a t e r i a l s ]

[ b e f o r e ]

[ a f t e r ]

Week 10 : Lecture Review

[ no lecture this week ]

We were told to further our progress on our building, by doing our research at the library. I've found specific information which relates to my building, which is the Church of Light by Tadao Ando.

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Week 8 - [ G L A S S ]

Compared to other materials, glass is the most fragile of its nature. However, it is extremely malleable, and is perfect for the purpose of decoration and functionality. In actual fact, glass does not actually decay, but in a shorter period of time, it would be destroyed through the extreme weather or other factors. Glass would erode through the constant exposure towards heat. The only form of destruction glass would face is shattering due to extreme forces, melting due to the temperature (very high temperature) or crystallizing. In general, the glass materials in buildings would be shattered through the winds or natural destruction.

Week 8 - [ T I M B E R ]

Timber is a very strong material used for construction, and depending on its quality, in rare occasions timber constructed buildings has been built to last as long as buildings built with concrete. Timber could also withstand extreme weather, and timber has been used for traditional construction since. However, due to timber being a natural product, its characteristics would allow rotting and decaying to happen due to the exposure towards moisture. However, in general, timber buildings would fall apart due to the long period of exposure towards the environment, as it is a natural product after all.