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Ages: 15 - 18
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How can architects build a new world of sustainable beauty? By learning from nature. At TEDSalon in London, Michael Pawlyn describes three habits of nature that could transform architecture and society: radical resource efficiency, closed loops, and ...drawing energy from the sun. (13:47)
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May 6, 2011 at 09:20 PM
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Ages: 6 - 18
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Building places to live and work in extreme environments takes
architects that understand how to play by a different set of rules. This video takes students to NASA's Johnson Space Center and the University of Houston, to meet architects that are t...ackling the challenges. Architecture in outer space is all about problem solving. Could result in a good project for students.
Running time 4:55 minutes.
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March 19, 2012 at 03:22 PM
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Ages: 7 - 18
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Chuck Hoberman’s inventions show how basic principles of geometry help him create extraordinarily strong, expandable structures.This video could be used for math classes, architecture, and art classes.
Running time 2:29 minutes
May 21, 2012 at 08:11 PM
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Ages: 9 - 18
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This 15 minute video provides a fairly indepth look into the design and building of a structure that uses a sustainable Sustainable design. It has a great many insights that students may not have thought of from design through building. Well worth a ...view. (15:25)
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March 9, 2012 at 12:29 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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"Seeing your drawing come to life and become a real building is
absolutely fantastic." When Penn Station needed a new front entrance,
they called upon architect Frances Halsband, and she called upon her
knowledge of geometry. This interview vid...eo shows what some architects do and the challenges they face.
Running time 3:06 minutes
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October 24, 2011 at 08:25 PM
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Ages: 8 - 18
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All buildings, and tall ones in particular, are subjected to pushing and pulling from gravity, the weight of their own parts, and natural forces like wind. Unchecked, these forces can destabilize or even topple or collapse a building. This interactiv...e activity from the Building Big Web site challenges you to make the structural fixes needed to help some big buildings avert disaster. The students may need help getting started with this site.
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May 24, 2012 at 11:33 PM
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Ages: 7 - 18
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This video shows students the steps needed to help make a house more resistant to violent winds. The video helps students understand the pressures placed on a house in a tornado. This would be a good introduction to FEMA and to check on their own dwe...llings and even to have them design a safety plan for their family. (5:00)
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June 21, 2012 at 07:31 PM
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Ages: 9 - 18
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This 2:36 long video explains to students that over 2500 years ago the Parthenon was built and remains one of the most visited archeological sites in the world. There isn't any narration, just facts and animated images. Good for a study of art or anc...ient history.
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January 22, 2012 at 10:26 AM
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Ages: 8 - 18
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El gótico elevó los templos en la Edad Antigua y los hizo más luminosos. El principal rasgo diferenciador del gótico es el arco apuntado. El arco apuntado recogía mejor el peso que el arco de medio punto y dió lugar a la bóveda de crucería. (1:30)
March 21, 2012 at 11:14 PM
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Ages: 8 - 18
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Los órdenes arquitectónicos del arte griego son dórico, jónico y corintio. El órden dórico es el más austero, el fuste de la columna no tiene basa. Los órdenes arquitectónicos jónico y corintio son mucho más esbeltos que el dórico. Además el corintio... posee como característica individual hojas de acanto en su estructura. (2:00)
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March 21, 2012 at 11:20 PM
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