needs

Whenever a construction is designed by an architec, he or she has to consider the three basic needs of every building: the needs of the people using it, the structure that will support the building and the context in which the construction will be. The people must feel save and have water, electricity, and public and private rooms; the structure must allow the building to face the forces of nature (earthquake, storms, ets) and allow the needs of the people. And finally the building must have a relation with the surroundings other wise, the city or area will look awful. All these needs will always conflict, so an architect will have to decide some things over the others and try to achieve the best result.

I will also add here the notes I took from the podcast of Prof. St. Luis:

__The Architect And His Profession.__

what makes a good architect?


 * he must be aqueinted with a practical requirement of acomodations of various kinds of structures
 * he must know how to arrange the different parts of all the different kinds of buildings(it could be just office, or a school,
 * or a hospial, etc) in the most economical and efficient way
 * understanding of both traditional and modern methods of building constructions
 * clear appreceation of the importance of mechanization and rapidly evolving of industrial techinques
 * methods of contruction, sanitation hygene, heating, lighting, ventilation and acustic
 * materials- characteristics and effects from them
 * perspective
 * efficient creative ability required

what are the thee dimensions of architecture design?

visualizing the
 * 1) work and plan
 * 2) section
 * 3) and elevation