Jonathan Ochshorn - ARCH 366/666 Fall 2004 Questions for week 13

ARCH 366/666 The Tectonic Articulation of Structure
Reading: Fall 2004

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Questions for Week 13
Briefly answer each question (1-3 sentences should do in most cases). Please type (or print neatly) and submit at the end of class on the date due.

To find readings online:

1. Go to Cornell Library Catalog.

2. Click "Course Reserve."

3. Click on the drop-down menu at "course" to find ARCH 366 (students registered for ARCH 666 should use ARCH 366 to obtain readings). Then click "Search" to display available course readings.

Note: check course reading list or assignment handout to confirm which readings are required.

Select readings 14a and 14b (Note: readings are labeled for week 14, but are due during week 13).

Due: November 22, 2004

14a. Eugene S. Ferguson, "The Mind's Eye: Nonverbal Thought in Technology," Science

1. Describe the two traditions of Renaissance illustrated technical works.

2. Name 3 post-Renaissance artist-engineers that Ferguson uses as examples of the non-scientific influences in engineering.

14b. Chris Abel, "Ditching the Dinosaur Sanctuary" and "Return to Craft Manufacture," Architecture & Identity: Responses to Cultural and Technological Change, 2nd edition

1. "Ditching the Dinosaur Sanctuary:" According to Eden, does control over tolerances require standardization of size?

2. "Ditching the Dinosaur Sanctuary:" How did "Non-Linear Systems" assemble products without relying on assembly-line methods?

3. "Return to Craft manufacture:" (In your own words...) How does numerical control (computerized machinery) make industrial production analogous to craft production?