The key concepts in the movie Last Call for Planet Earth: Sustainable Development and Architecture are the fight against global warming and how through architecture we can stop this change in climate and destruction to our planet. Energy can be reduced by 20-30% by building energy efficient buildings out of planet friendly materials and energy efficient equipment. Green architecture is the only way we as humans can continuing living on this planet because it will ensure harmony between humans and Earth. By building homes that have strategically placed windows to follow the pattern of the sun in order to heat the structure is a simple way to build green. However the modern technology we have to capture solar or wind power should be used in every building, because the way we harness and use energy currently is killing out planet. The green architecture movement can be applied to homes as well as cities. As stated in the movie 75% of all carbon emissions happen within cities. In order to stop this, a city must be conceptualized to be a city that works from the planet, being charged by the sun capturing solar energy and understanding that sustainability is the balance between what is saved and what is wasted. I thought this movie was very insightful expressing ideas on how to become a sustainable race, and all the different techniques and innovations architects have thought of which will bring us closer to symbiotic relationship with our planet. I chose this video because I agree very much with the idea of living with and from the planet. I believe our race has separated itself from the planet, being trapped by all the material goods and useless technology we have created. Planet Earth is the only planet that humans are able to survive on; therefor it is all of our jobs to keep this planet healthy and living. The road we are on now is destroying our only home we have in this universe. By living a simpler life, using less and reusing more, and buying and selling locally will help our planet recover from the destruction we have caused.
The second video I have chosen to watch is called Architecture: The Science of Design. The key concepts within this movie are the development of cities in response to new materials, over population, and techniques of constructing. The sky scraper is made up in two parts, the super structure, which is the main part above the ground and the substructure, which is the support system in the foundation. The substructure must support the deadweight, which is the weight of the interior shell, and the living weight, the items that fill the spaces, as well as battle the outside environment. This movie also bright to light the technologies and techniques used to plan and develop a high rise building within a certain area. One technique used in planning a high rise building within a city is to build a small scale model of the building and the city. With this the building can be tested to see if it will be able to with stand winds and other natural occurrences it might have to undergo within that area. A probe is then circulated around the building and its surroundings to collect data which is then transferred to a computer to be analyzed. This technique is used to find out what structural form the building must have and any other characteristic the building must have in order to be safe and sound. I found this movie helped reinforce the principles of architecture described in the book and bring to life the ideas and conceptions behind ancient and modern day architecture.
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