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1.    Why is it important to recognize challenges and barriers during the charrette and then identify solutions?

So you can have ideas that others can add on to or change the idea into something better.

2.    Among the ideas or thoughts that you prepared for the charrette, were there any that were disregarded by the group? Why? Do you think it was the right decision?

 

There was an idea to make a door from the outside into the lunch room it got shut down because it would have costed to much and wouldnt of worked in the winter.

3.    What is the value of using a charrette to investigate the feasibility and development of a building project? Describe specific advantages over a traditional approach in which the client meets with an architect and the architect develops the plan.

 

Because you can have more views on one topic. That would most likely create better ideas and cause the best idea to be shown over the others. It gives a person with no personal intrest a completely different outlook.

4.    Identify and explain a potential drawback of the plan your team drafted.

 

It could be very confusing. There would be alot of people standing around waiting in line.

1.How did the time period from which your feature was most prevalent influence the feature?

In the late 1700's Britain mainly modeled after Roman classicism. Also the Renaissance had a major influence on the federal architecture from then on.


2.How did the feature you modeled meet a human need?

It is built for more residential type structures. But it is a more formal type of archecture. It is also seen in many presidential buildings.


3.Describe the use of the principle of design best represented in the architecture of your model.

The smooth straight lines make the structure feel calm but yet the different shapes you see like the triangle roof, and the different shaped windows.


4.Explain how one of the other models in your class has similar characteristics?

 Victorian style is very similar to federal. Victorian has similar features such as the roof. The time periods are very similar in both styles.

Questions for Engineer.

Which do you enjoy more, on the field work or in the office work?

What is your favorite part of your job?

What is a typical day for you?

Why did you choose this career path?