FAH101H1 Lecture Notes - Horatii, Urban Design, Consumerism
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Where the building is and why it looks the way it does. Buildings are neither just structures nor just the outer forms. Looking at building in a bigger context: diachronic (across a timeline) and synchronic (look at all aspects that affect the building at the same time). Location: a synchronic aspect special for buildings (as compared to paintings, where location is not as important). Knowing where the buildings is (country/ cityurban/rural?) will offer info on what the buildings are and why they look the way they do. the setting has become one of the buildings" characteristics. A building that ts into its urban context. Will not be possible in any setting other than the one it is in. We cannot separate a building from its location. Ways to approach the study of a building. Appearance: large building with regularly-spaced windows, multi-story. Advancement in technology: steel frame construction, invention and advance of elevators.
feet away from the building and his eyes are 
feet away from the ground. Determine the function that will best describe how high his eyes can see the height of the building with respect to his angle of elevation.