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Understanding Building Types

This document discusses building types and how they have evolved over time. It covers how building types are defined by their intended users and functions. Historical examples are provided for common building types like housing, places of worship, markets, and theaters to show how floor plans, structures, and designs have changed while some core purposes have remained the same. Understanding building types gives architects and engineers context for designing structures to meet user needs.

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Understanding Building Types

This document discusses building types and how they have evolved over time. It covers how building types are defined by their intended users and functions. Historical examples are provided for common building types like housing, places of worship, markets, and theaters to show how floor plans, structures, and designs have changed while some core purposes have remained the same. Understanding building types gives architects and engineers context for designing structures to meet user needs.

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Building Types

AE210 Class Lecture


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Why We Care
 Buildings are Different
 There are “expected” ways of building
certain “types” of building
 Ways they look – Architects care
 Ways they function – Engineers care
 E.g. Floor loads; HVAC Systems; Electrical Loads
 Knowing Building Types gives us a head
start when designing.
Issues In Building Types - 1
 Users – What do they need?
 Space Sizes
 Large <-> Small
 Regular <-> Varied
 Implications for Structure

 Expected Life
 Temporary <-> Eternal
 Implications for materials & Methods
Issues In Building Types - 2
 Equipment Inside
 Structural Support
 Power Requirements
 e.g. Water powered mills
 E.g. Server Farm
Issues In Building Types - 3
 Acoustic Concerns
Issues In Building Types - 4
 Health Concerns
 Air
 Surfaces
 Lighting
 Grounding
Issues In Building Types – 5
 Production
 Auto
 Printing
 Medicine
Historical Evolution
 We’ll look at buildings historically because
 It helps develop a sense of the profession
 Buildings have become more complex over time and
the number of “types” has increased
Housing
 The need for shelter has
been constant for tens of
thousands of years.
 The form varies
depending on climate,
materials & culture.
 Here:
 Japanese prehistoric straw
house
 Canyon de Chelly –
Arizona - 1100
 Modern High-Rise
 What’s the same?
 What’s Different?
Warfare
 Forts & Protected Cities
 Mycenae – Greece (1400 BCE)
 Krac des Chevaliers – Syria
(1134)
 Submarine Pen - 1940
Worship
 Purpose
 Gather People
 Express Awe
 Seen Here
 Egyptian Temple – Edfu –
1200 BCE
 Sainte Chapelle –Paris
1248
 Erectheum – Athens – 432
BCE
 Beth Sholom – Elkins Park
Funeral
 Massive Structure
 Purpose
 Protect body for
eternity
 Impress
 Step Pyramid at
Saqqârah – Egypt –
2611 BCE
 Lenin’s Tomb –
Moscow - 1924
Marketplaces
 Purpose
 People Meet
 Conduct Business
 Markets Today
 Agora – Athens - ~500
BCE
 Agora – Athens – Today
 NY Stock Exchange
Façade - Today
 Stock Exchange – Today
 ? What does this type
require of AE?
Athletic Facilities
 Purpose
 Organized
Competition
 Places
 Olympus Greece –
766 BCE +
 Olympics – Salt Lake
City - 2002
Theaters
 Dramatic Event
 Places
 Epidaurus – Greece
~300BCE
 Coliseum – Rome – 81
 45,000 seats
 IMAX Theater – Long
Island – 1999
 What is the same?
 What has changed?
Conclusion
 Building Types Matter
 You’ll probably specialize in only a few
 Resources
 “Time Saver Standards for Building Types”
 Older book – In library
 Magazine Articles – Particularly in
Architectural Record.
 Bibliography
 [Link]

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