7 Architecture Facts pt.50 | Blueprints, Modern Architect, Kahn & Khan



This is a video about 7 facts in architecture. They are as follows; People still refer to architectural drawings as “blueprints.” That’s because 150 years ago, drawings done with ink were set on photosensitive paper and exposed to light. The paper turned blue and the areas with ink turned white; One of the interesting things about the Colosseum in Rome is that it was designed to incorporate three architectural orders on the facade. The first floor includes the Tuscan, the second floor displays the Ionic, the third exhibits the Corinthian, and the attic includes Corinthian pilasters; Louis Kahn designed the Margaret Esherick House in Philadelphia, finished in 1961. The modern house has a clever system of fixed windows and operable out-swing shutter openings that, when open, unite the interior with its surroundings; Bernard Maybeck designed the Palace of Fine Arts for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. The central classical rotunda is over 13 stories tall. It was rebuilt in 1965 and recently renovated; Clay and mud tile was first used thousands of years ago in Mesopotamia and India. Today, tile is made of ceramic, stone, glass, and more. And it’s used in the same ancient ways: as decoration and waterproof veneer on floors, walls, and roofs; Peter Harrison designed the Redwood Library in Newport, Rhode Island, built in 1750. This unique structure was the first Neoclassical building in America. The original portion of the building is wood veneer carved to look like stone; Architect Bruce Graham and structural engineer Fazlur Khan of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill designed the John Hancock Center in Chicago. The building is essentially a massive steel x-braced truss (or tube) that supports an interior floor system.

This is a video series about facts in architecture. The 15 second videos featured in the series are created by Doug and posted every day on his Instagram account @dougpatt.

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