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Wehaveandthearchitectsmustdealwiththespatialaspectofactivity,physical,andsymbolicneedsinsuchawaythatoverallperformanceintegrityisassured.Hence,heorshewellwantstothinkofevolvingabuildingenvironmentasatotalsystemofinteractingandspaceformingsubsystems.Isrepresentsacomplexchallenge,andtomeetitthearchitectwillneedahierarchicdesignprocessthatprovidesatleastthreelevelsoffeedbackthinking:

schematic,

preliminary,andfinal.

Suchahierarchyisnecessaryifheorsheistoavoidbeingconfused,atconceptualstagesofdesignthinking,bythemyriaddetailissuesthatcandistractattentionfrommorebasicconsiderations.Infact,wecansaythatanarchitect’sabilitytodistinguishthemorebasicformthemoredetailedissuesisessentialtohissuccessasadesigner.

Theobjectoftheschematicfeedbacklevelistogenerateandevaluate overall site-plan, activity-interaction, andbuilding-configurationoptions.Todosothearchitectmustbeabletofocusontheinteractionofthebasicattributesofthesitecontext,thespatialorganization,andthesymbolismasdeterminantsofphysicalform.Thismeansthat,inschematicterms,thearchitectmayfirstconceiveandmodelabuildingdesignasanorganizationalabstractionofessentialperformance-spaceinteractions.Thenheorshemayexploretheoverallspace-formimplicationsoftheabstraction.Asanactualbuildingconfigurationoptionbeginstoemerge,itwillbemodifiedtoincludeconsiderationforbasicsiteconditions.

Attheschematicstage,itwouldalsobehelpfulifthedesignercouldvisualizehisorheroptionsforachievingoverallstructuralintegrityandconsidertheconstructivefeasibilityandeconomicof

hisorherscheme.Butthiswillrequirethatthearchitectand/oraconsultantbeabletoconceptualizetotal-systemstructuraloptionsintermsofelementaldetail.Suchoverallthinkingcanbeeasilyfedbacktoimprovethespace-formscheme.

Atthepreliminarylevel,thearchitect’semphasiswillshifttotheelaborationofhisorhermorepromisingschematicdesignoptions.Herethearchitect’sstructuralneedswillshifttoapproximatedesignofspecificsubsystemoptions.Atthisstagethetotalstructuralschemeisdevelopedtoamiddlelevelofspecificitybyfocusingonidentificationanddesignofmajorsubsystemstotheextentthattheirkeygeometric,component,andinteractivepropertiesareestablished.Basicsubsysteminteractionanddesignconflictscanthusbeidentifiedandresolvedinthecontextoftotal-systemobjectives.Consultantscanplayasignificantpartinthiseffort;

thesepreliminary-leveldecisionsmayalsoresultinfeedbackthatcallsforrefinementorevenmajorchangeinschematicconcepts.

Whenthedesignerandtheclientaresatisfiedwiththefeasibilityofadesignproposalatthepreliminarylevel,itmeansthatthebasicproblemsofoveralldesignaresolvedanddetailsarenotlikelytoproducemajorchange.Thefocusshiftsagain,andthedesignprocessmovesintothefinallevel.Atthisstagetheemphasis

willbeonthedetaileddevelopmentofallsubsystemspecifics.Heretheroleofspecialistsfromvariousfields,includingstructuralengineering,ismuchlarger,sincealldetailofthepreliminarydesignmustbeworkedout.DecisionsmadeatthislevelmayproducefeedbackintoLevelIIthatwillresultinchanges.However,ifLevels

IandIIarehandledwithinsight,therelationshipbetweentheoveralldecisions,madeattheschematicandpreliminarylevels,andthespecificsofthefinallevelshouldbesuchthatgrossredesignisnotinquestion,Rather,theentireprocessshouldbeoneofmovinginanevolutionaryfashionfromcreationandrefinement（ormodification）ofthemoregeneralpropertiesofatotal-systemdesignconcept,tothefleshingoutofrequisiteelementsanddetails.

Tosummarize:

AtLevelI,thearchitectmustfirstestablish,inconceptualterms,theoverallspace-formfeasibilityofbasicschematicoptions.Atthisstage,collaborationwithspecialistscanbehelpful,butonlyifintheformofoverallthinking.AtLevelII,thearchitectmustbeabletoidentifythemajorsubsystemrequirementsimpliedbytheschemeandsubstantialtheirinteractivefeasibilitybyapproximatingkeycomponentproperties.Thatis,thepropertiesofmajorsubsystemsneedbeworkedoutonlyinsufficientdepthtoverytheinherentcompatibilityoftheirbasicform-relatedandbehavioralinteraction.Thiswillmeanasomewhatmorespecific

formofcollaborationwithspecialiststhenthatinlevelI.AtlevelIII,thearchitectandthespecificformofcollaborationwithspecialiststhenthatprovidingforalloftheelementaldesignspecificsrequiredtoproducebiddableconstructiondocuments.

OfcoursethissuccesscomesfromthedevelopmentoftheStructuralMaterial.

Theprincipalconstructionmaterialsofearliertimeswerewoodandmasonrybrick,stone,ortile,andsimilarmaterials.Thecoursesorlayerswereboundtogetherwithmortarorbitumen,atarlikesubstance,orsomeotherbindingagent.TheGreeksandRomanssometimesusedironrodsorclapstostrengthentheirbuilding.ThecolumnsoftheParthenoninAthens,forexample,haveholesdrilledinthemforironbarsthathavenowrustedaway.TheRomansalsoused

anaturalcementcalledpuzzling,madefromvolcanicash,thatbecameashardasstoneunderwater.

Bothsteelandcement,thetwomostimportantconstructionmaterialsofmoderntimes,wereintroducedinthenineteenthcentury.Steel,basicallyanalloyofironandasmallamountofcarbonhadbeenmadeuptothattimebyalaboriousprocessthatrestrictedittosuchspecialusesasswordblades.AftertheinventionoftheBessemerprocessin1856,steelwasavailableinlargequantitiesatlowprices.Theenormousadvantageofsteelisitstensileforce

which,aswehaveseen,tendstopullapartmanymaterials.Newalloyshavefurther,whichisatendencyforittoweakenasaresultofcontinualchangesinstress.

Moderncement,calledPortlandcement,wasinventedin1824.It

isamixtureoflimestoneandclay,whichisheatedandthengroundintoapower.Itismixedatorneartheconstructionsitewithsand,aggregatesmallstones,crushedrock,orgravel,andwatertomakeconcrete.Differentproportionsoftheingredientsproduceconcretewithdifferentstrengthandweight.Concreteisveryversatile;

itcanbepoured,pumped,orevensprayedintoallkindsofshapes.Andwhereassteelhasgreattensilestrength,concretehasgreatstrengthundercompression.Thus,thetwosubstancescomplementeachother.

Theyalsocomplementeachotherinanotherway:

theyhavealmostthesamerateofcontractionandexpansion.Theythereforecanworktogetherinsituationswherebothcompressionandtensionarefactors.Steelrodsareembeddedinconcretetomakereinforcedconcreteinconcretebeamsorstructureswheretensionswilldevelop.Concreteandsteelalsoformsuchastrongbond─theforcethatunitesthem─thatthesteelcannotslipwithintheconcrete.Stillanotheradvantageisthatsteeldoesnotrustinconcrete.Acidcorrodessteel,whereasconcretehasanalkalinechemicalreaction,theoppositeofacid.

Theadoptionofstructuralsteelandreinforcedconcretecausedmajorchangesintraditionalconstructionpractices.Itwasnolongernecessarytousethickwallsofstoneorbrickformultistorybuildings,anditbecamemuchsimplertobuildfire-resistantfloors.Boththesechangesservedtoreducethecostofconstruction.Italsobecamepossibletoerectbuildingswithgreaterheightsandlongerspans.

Sincetheweightofmodernstructuresiscarriedbythesteelorconcreteframe,thewallsdonotsupportthebuilding.Theyhavebecomecurtainwalls,whichkeepouttheweatherandletinlight.Intheearliersteelorconcreteframebuilding,thecurtainwallsweregenerallymadeofmasonry;

theyhadthesolidlookofbearingwalls.Today,however,curtainwallsareoftenmadeoflightweightmaterialssuchasglass,aluminum,orplastic,invariouscombinations.

Anotheradvanceinsteelconstructionisthemethodoffasteningtogetherthebeams.Formanyyearsthestandardmethodwasriveting.

Arivetisaboltwithaheadthatlookslikeabluntscrewwithoutthreads.Itisheated,placedinholesthroughthepiecesofsteel,andasecondheadisformedattheotherendbyhammeringittoholditinplace.Rivetinghasnowlargelybeenreplacedbywelding,thejoiningtogetherofpiecesofsteelbymeltingasteelmaterial

betweenthemunderhighheat.

Priestess’sconcreteisanimprovedformofreinforcement.Steelrodsarebentintotheshapestogivethemthenecessarydegreeoftensilestrengths.Theyarethenusedtopriestessconcrete,usuallybyoneoftwodifferentmethods.Thefirstistoleavechannelsinaconcretebeamthatcorrespondtotheshapesofthesteelrods.Whentherodsarerunthroughthechannels,theyarethenbondedtotheconcretebyfillingthechannelswithgrout,athinmortarorbindingagent.Intheother（andmorecommon）method,thepriestessessteelrodsareplacedinthelowerpartofaformthatcorrespondstotheshapeofthefinishedstructure,andtheconcreteispouredaroundthem.Priestess’sconcreteuseslesssteelandlessconcrete.Becauseitisahighlydesirablematerial.

Progressedconcretehasmadeitpossibletodevelopbuildingswithunusualshapes,likesomeofthemodern,sportsarenas,withlargespacesunbrokenbyanyobstructingsupports.Theusesforthisrelativelynewstructuralmethodareconstant