ARC342H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Álvaro Siza Vieira, Turun Sanomat, Mass Customization
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Concrete: the elegant transition of forces in light. Used to help illustrate the path of forces. Reusable sometimes depending on what the form is. Every simple high rise building has complex forms in it, despite its simplistic fa ade. Put in place, propped up, concrete poured on top of it, it"s set and can later be moved and craned out and layered onto the next floor. The next layers of the building leapfrogging each other. As the floors get built up, there"s a certain thickness. It"s not a simple piece of concrete. electric, water pipes, ac, heating, data, tv cables, etc built into the concrete. Dam concrete can take years to completely harden + solidify. Calibrated in a way to slide to create the curve of the dam. Styrofoam formwork that automatically gives as insulated wall (concrete poured in the middle) Formwork determines the finish wood board as formwork (hot in.
