Jonathan Ochshorn - ARCH 366/666, Questions for Week 14

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Questions for Week 14
Briefly answer each question (1-3 sentences should do in most cases). Please type (or print neatly) and submit at the end of class, 4/21/03. Note that readings are available through the Cornell Library Course Reserve at http://catalog.library.cornell.edu/. Instructions for accessing readings online are located at http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/arch463/arch366sp03/read/online.html.

Select readings 14a and 14b.

Due: April 21, 2003

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?