This is a video about 7 facts in architecture. They are as follows; Eero Saarinen designed the Kresge Auditorium at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The roof is a concrete shell clad in copper that meets the ground at only three points. The dome originally had no interior supports. Eventually, however, some were added at the curtain walls; Whether created by hand or digitally carved by lasers, architects use physical models. Architects use models to evaluate their work and show it off. Clients like models because a model represents what the client has paid for before it’s built; Frank Gehry designed the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. The building is reflective and fluid and incorporates properties of the adjacent river in material and form. It’s also become a symbol of the rejuvenating effects of architecture on a place; Jean Nouvel designed Torre Agbar, the 38-story skyscraper in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building’s recognizable shape, colorful exterior, and operable louvered blind system are striking features. Plus, at night the entire facade lights up; Henry Cobb of I.M. Pei’s office designed the John Hancock Tower in Boston. The tower was designed to utilize large pieces of glass and blue-tinted reflective glazing in order to mirror adjacent buildings such as H.H. Richardson’s Trinity Church; Walt Disney’s Cinderella’s Castle uses a technique called forced perspective. The castle appears more dramatic because building elements and forms are scaled down the higher the castle climbs. Builders used to do the same with the slates on roofs; Unlike many medieval cathedrals, Chartres Cathedral in France has two stylistically different towers. The shorter Romanesque tower was part of the original church, while the taller Gothic tower replaced the original that was struck by lightning; There are 365 steps from the basement of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., to the top of the outer dome; Doug Patt is an architect.
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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