Final+Project

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Hi, my name is Teresa. I'm going to talk about the concepts developed in class and how they apply in Venezuelan architecture. This is exemplified with a series of photos where they describe how the use of color, light, texture, rhythm, acoustics, vertical & horizontal circulation and space&scale, make Venezuela unique architecture and beautiful as is the case of Central University Venezuela (national heritage). Although it is sad that people do not respect and care for our national heritage.

Color& Architecture
Color is used in architecture to promout, highlight, conceal, create an exciting or calm feeling to mean temperature, size, depth or weight and can be used to awaken a feeling. In this picture we can see that inside the auditorium used colors in the clouds. The clouds were designed for good acoustics in the auditorium. Clouds of colors convey a dynamic atmosphere, as saying that anything can happen

Another example of the use of color is the building of the FAU. The facade is a combination of blue making it interesting. It was a work of Otero.

The library building of the UCV is mostly red. This tone makes it stand out from othersis also the tallest building of the university. The red color means that from anywhere inthe university and the surrounding area can find around the building.

Light &Architecture
Lighting is an essential part in building and architecture. Is an element that adds attributes to the spaces.

Light in general can be used for to create cool effects so as to provide adequate space for develop differents works. In Venezuela Central University of Venezuela performed the architect Villanueva games with natural light in all its buildings. He wanted to get lit spaces with sunlight. The halls of the Plaza Cubierta are covered as a skin depth of wall, in a game that manages to get light in interesting ways across the room when the sun goes down. This image shows that there are different levels of roof. The opening between the roofpromote the sunlight into the interior space of the square. This school though it does not have big openings where it enters the natural light, is kept illuminated always. Because there has a skin of lattice wall ,that allows to of the natural light to enter and illuminate the garden as if it was in the interperie. Also it has an opening in the fifth facade where a tree goes out.

Texture& Architecture
Scale, viewing distance and light are important modifying factors in our perception of texture and the surfaces they articulate. Textures can accentuate a plane's lenght or width. Coarse textures can reduce the scale of a plane and increase it's visual weight. We can learn to use textures to our advantage and create the desired illusions or sensations in the spaces we build.

This first image is Angloven building, which has a glass facade and a brick building attached. The brick shows a sensation fluffy and bumpy. -The brick mark the difference in public spaces with private spaces because the brick covers the entire module making it more introverted. And the glass allows people to see inside the building and watch the cars being sold. -The glass causes a sensation smooth instead. Also the glass allows light to enter the space, this time with different colors Concrete unlike glass is a rough and strong. -This is the ramp leading to the entrances of the auditorium.

Space changes completely depending on the material used because the materials can cause feelings and make them enjoyable space. Can say that each material marks a function of space

Acoustics & architecture
The central area of ​​campus is precisely the “Aula Magna” and the “Covered Plaza”. All roads lead to her enclosure. Villanueva went to the then famous acoustic engineering firm Bolt, Beranek and Newman Inc., who were responsibles for choosing the building materials, the shape of the lighting and even the place. With "clouds" that not only printed to the room dynamics and color, but also gave him: impeccable acoustics. In addition, the room has a cloth-covered seats that prevented sound distortion when the room was not full.

Rhythm & Architecture
The Rhythm is a Systematic recurrence of elements having recognizable relationships between them.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">This picture is the roof of the covered square of the UCV, there is a repetition of the roof structure of the "Aula Magna". It is a repetition that goes from the smallest to the largest, resembling a fan. That style might be called open rhythm, dimensions and Shapes.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">These is Sanitary Engineer Faculty UCV, there is a repetition of forms in the facade. It is played with the Parasols of different sizes and placing them in different angles. The parasols cause a play of light and shadows inside the building, also achieves a dynamic and showy facade. This is a style of rhythm of shapes and dimension.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">The rhythm may be in the architecture, both ornamental and structure.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Can be conceived as the perceptual thread that links the spaces of a building In the following images shows examples of vertical and horizontal movement of the UCV.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Circulation & architecture **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">__Horizontal circulation__, UCV and has a lot of hallways. All corridors have different roofs and some are longer than others. The next photo is the corridor that passes from the political science faculty until after the engineering faculty of health. The hall ceiling is flat and across the street, has walls of wall depth

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">In the interior of faculty, on one side of the courtyard are the steps, which are part of its circulation vertical. Communicate the stairs from ground floor to the 3rd level

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">__Vertical circulation__ as well as are the ramps. The ramp you see in the picture is from the library of the Faculty of Architecture. The ramp connects from ground floor to half this level where an office. Run over the reading room of the library

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Scale and space are the main topics and are the most important things in architecture. Scale refers to the way we perceive the size of a design element on the remaining forms. In the human scale architecture is based on the dimensions and proportions of the human body.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Space & Scale **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">The college entrance is adapted to the human scale, the shell is a gesture that controls the space and gives the feeling of door. Another example is the covered square, there are different levels depending on the room ceiling and based on human proportions. These spaces to be in scale are nice because you do not feel small or big in space.


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 170%;">Conclusion. **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">In Venezuela, specifically in the UCV-architect. Carlos Raul Villanueva-, there is a good and nice representation of these seven basics points that must be taken into account to develop a good project. But it also found many other examples around the country.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">I hope you like it was my opinion about architecture in Venezuela Thank you :)