For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

For the two videos I chose to watch Prairie Style and Architecture: The Science of Design.

For the first video Prairie Style one of the key concepts that I learned was the style of the homes shown resembled of what a house would look like dating back to simpler times like life on a prairie but with some modern day features that we are accustom to today. Frank Lloyd Wright has designed this style of architecture that consists of a picture room and open floor plan and he also has influenced architecture like no other in history. He pushed Americans into this style of architecture that was Wright's dream to blend naturally not destroy the architectural design elements and their surroundings. He wanted you to observe the design and the surroundings around them as if they were naturally meant to be there blended all together fluently. For the second video Architecture: The Science of Design one of the key concepts I learned was about the superstructure and substructure of a high riser. By driving steel, wood, or concrete into the ground at a depth of 60 meters reinforces the concrete that extends the beyond substructure provides a stronger base that can properly support the high riser. When it comes to wind big it creates a big issue that needs to be taken into consideration for the design structure so there will not be any swaying motion to the building and the higher you go up the building the stronger the wind will be posing as a threat. In order to understand the problem of the wind a test model is made that is hooked up to man made wind also known as a giant ventilator which in turn collects data on building and surroundings of the effects of the wind which will then tell the designers how to go about building the superstructure.

How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?

The videos related to the texts by providing the same details from the movie but added more in-depth explanations than the movies. For example in chapter 13 from the book which is all about architecture it provided architectural examples dating back to the ancient Greece times and their style of architecture consisting of post and lintel along with their specific design elements of their columns used. Both of the videos that I watched provided me with a great example and understanding of the architectural topics at hand but I really enjoyed the various history lessons that were provided in the book which seemed to be lacking in my choosing of videos this week especially in the different styles of architecture.

What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of Architecture?

I really enjoyed watching the films they provided me with great visual examples and in the second video provided me with some future ideas of how architecture would look and the science behind the makings. From the first video I watched I got a great inside look at Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural design that had changed history. It really made me appreciate how he took the time and consideration into not just the physical buildings and objects but also their surroundings. It made me want to know more about why he chose to take into consideration about the surroundings and wanting to make his designs look like they belonged and blended into the surroundings where as it seems everywhere I turn my head a building can be old but it just looks like it was placed there with no natural surroundings and now it will really make me appreciate his designs and take in their beauty. 

Why did you choose the films that you watched?

To be honest in my film choices I decided to choose the first two videos on the list. I didn't want to just pick two at random because they all seemed interesting to me so I took the easy way out and just opted for the first two on the list.