Skyscrapers

Skyscapers are tall continuously inhabited buildings made of reinforced concrete, steel, and glass. Skyscrapers are usually buisiness buildings for large companys. The building is contructed in stories and adapted to the needs of each story. The basic outline for constructing a skyscraper is a steel skeleton with concrete acting as the muscles, tendons, and ligamments. The skin to the building is the glass. Glass is usually he majority of the exterior of the building which is somewhat ironic because glass is usually associated with weakness, but is a major component in the strongest structures in the world. Technological advances like air conditioning, elevators, and water pumps allow the buildings to be practical in their function. Until the 19th century, buildings of six stories or more was rare. Skyscrapers are extravigant feats of architectural engineering and have essentially maximized the number of employees in a building that takes up a small amount of area. Skyscrapers have advanced the output of production for businesses and have, in turn, advanced business and the economy.

(http://www.coolipadwallpapers.com/cityscapes/skyscrapers-11-big.htm)

Arts and Crafts Architecture

The Arts and Crafts Movement was a style of decorative arts that originated in England from the 1880s-1930s. Insitgated by William Morris, an author and an artist, the Arts and Crafts Movement developed the most in the British Isles, but spread into Europe and North America. The movement encouraged the use of quality materials and true craftsmanship. It was really and anti-industrial movement and seems to be the first rebellious movement against standard society.

William Morris wallpaper design (blog.designsquish.com)


(coloarts-crafts.org)

Bridge Structure Analysis

Bridges are key aspects of travel and transportation for human life spanning back thousands of years. They provide a solution to the unworkable terrain that the Earth is made of. They can span large rivers, lakes, or oceans as well as deep canyons or trenches. There are four major types of bridges at this current age. The first bridge is a beam bridge. This bridge is a single beam that is supported by piers. This bridge isn't as structurally sound as the other designs, but it is a simple bridge that can provide crossing of around 250ft. The next type of bridge is the truss bridge. This a complex bridge made up of mostly triangles. In detail, the bridge has two arms that extend from each of the two piers. Diagonal steel tubes hold these arms in place. As well as the bridge having arms supporting the first two spans, the bridge has cantilever arms that support a third span. In terms of strength, I would award this bridge with the gold medal. It seems to be the most structurally sound bridge that withstands the greatest weight. The third type of bridge is the arch bridge. This bridge's origin dates back to Roman times when they would use arched to contruct great architecural wonders like the Collesseum. Arch bridges either consist of steel or concrete and can span up to 800ft. The final type of bridge is the suspension bridge. This bridge is the most advanced and current design used today. It can span an impressive 2,000 to 7,000 feet. These bridges are literally suspended by massive cables hung from the giant supportive "U" bars and attached to the roadway. The major support these bridges have come from the large steel pillars from which the "U" bars are attached. Bridges are complex feats of architectural and egineering excellence. These structures are a very important tool used by humans every single day.

Beam Bridge (pbs.org)


Truss Bridge (sunnysideoflouisville.org)


Arch Bridge (ce530learningobjectsjjh.wikispaces.com)


Suspension Bridge (theodora.com)

Art Nouveau

Art Nouveau is an international philosophy shared by artists and architects during the early 20th century. it focused on the visual arts and decorative expression.  The goal of this movement was to try to make art an everyday part of life and an aspect of the environment around us. Art noveau literally translates from the French word meaning "new art". It is most popular in Europe and the British Islands, but is known around the world.This style was greatly influenced by the Czech artist Alphonse Mucha. His style was originally known as Style Mucha but transformed into Art Noveau. Art Noveau was essentially a spectacular transition from 19th century art into the new twentieth century art and reallly brought about a new advanced age in the artistic world.
Stained glass piece. (chantal-stainedglasspatterns.com)

Tulips (harmonia.meccahosting.com)