PRECISION OF ARCHITECTURE
ELIZABETH STOGANENKO ARCH 211 002 HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE II SPRING 2022
Architecture is used as a way to demonstrate the state of a community or city and its embodied values. Humans want to demonstrate how successful they are and what they can achieve, in addi�on to incorpora�ng their social and programma�c needs. Therefore, they need to be as precise and advanced as possible through d e v e l o p m e n t s i n t e c h n o l o g y a n d k n o w l e d g e . F r o m t h e 1 7 0 0 s t o t h e p r e s e n t d a y, t h e r e h a s b e e n a c o n s t a n t o c c u r r e n c e o f i n fl u e n � a l t e c h n o l o g i c a l a n d i n t e l l e c t u a l revolu�ons. One such example is the Industrial Revolu�on, giving birth to the use of iron in the construc�on of buildings, more efficient manufacturing of materials like bricks and standardized modules, and new construc�on ideas which provide be�er stability and quicker build �mes. This revolu�on especially gave way to iron b e i n g a c o m m o n l y u s e d m a t e r i a l i n b u i l d i n g s . A l l f o u r o f t h e b u i l d i n g s s h o w n u s e i t i n s o m e w a y, s u c h a s i r o n c o l u m n s a n d a r c h e s , a w h o l e i r o n f r a m e w o r k s h e l l w i t h g l a s s , o r i r o n t r u s s e s w i t h e l a b o r a t e t r a c e r y. N e w c o n s t r u c � o n t e c h n i q u e s t h a t h a v e e m e r g e d w i t h t h e s e b u i l d i n g s a r e t h e r i d g e a n d f u r r o w s y s t e m a n d exposed iron framework. More precise building, like crisp facades, symmetrical and open spaces, standardized modules, and easily manufactured bricks also allows fo r m o r e g r a n d e r a n d a w e i n s p i r i n g b u i l d i n g s . A n o t h e r e x a m p l e o f p r e c i s i o n i s w o r k i n g w i t h t h e e x i s � n g c o n d i � o n s o r p r o b l e m s a n d i n c o r p o r a � n g t h e b u i l d i n g ’s design into them, like crea�ng a transept around a tree or adding a ramp to reach a higher eleva�on of the train tracks.