I'm in high school, and during this year i created the project, which basically includes the design of the building and presented in architectural drawings. I would like to know how the knowledge and skills in traditional way of work are useful for day-to-day life of modern architects? It's 21st century right now and everybody uses computers, so, probably, i just wasted my time trying to learn how to draw?
Thank you very much)
curtkram
Apr 21, 16 4:25 pm
if i were to lay down on a 180 cm tatami mat, my feet would hang off the end.
if i were in canada, i would still want my plywood to be 4'x8'.
surely "human" can apply to other units of measurement? then again, perhaps not if your unit of measurement is based on the size of the king's thumb. or someone's thumb. i don't know who's thumb it is.
Non Sequitur
Apr 21, 16 4:33 pm
Plywood is still in 4'x8' modules, we just refer to it as 1219mm x 2438mm sheets.
proto
Apr 21, 16 5:09 pm
wood guy, thx! ...just wondered what your perspective was on it
i'm one of the tall freaks so it wasn't an obvious relationship to me
i kinda figured it might spark some reactions
Wood Guy
Apr 21, 16 5:49 pm
Ha, you were right! The metric system works great for science and for literal thinkers, and there are good reasons for standardizing building material sizes.
That said, I've found it really handy to know how to measure things in other ways. I'm exactly 6' tall, my thumb is exactly 1" wide, my pinkie is 1/2" thick, my hand span is just a hair over 8", my pace is 5'. Other people's measurements will vary, of course,
There's a special unit of measurement used only at MIT, called the Smitty. It's the height of a former student, and they measured the nearby bridge by laying him out end over end. I forget how many Smitties long the bridge is, but the concept stuck with me.
As humans, we can't really conceive of the scale of the universe, or even what it's like to be the size of an elephant. We can, however, more readily identify with things that look like us or that have a scale and proportion that is closer to what we are familiar with.
As a tall person, you might have a similar experience to other very tall people I know, that they feel regarded as different from other people. It's intimidating to stand next to a very large person. It's also subtly intimidating to stand next to a large building or building component.
Apr 21, 16 6:29 pm
Wood Guy,
yes. A 'voxel' is a 3d 'pixel' of sort... kinda. It's like simulating grains of sand or something. The size of the voxel unit effects granularity of the virtual space. It's also computer memory intensive.
I haven't played Minecraft itself so much but I am aware of its use of voxel systems. It can be additive or subtractive. In a way, its like legos or building blocks. If you link a chain of voxels in 3-dimensions to work as a unit, you essentially have a virtual building component so to speak.
(The above is response to Wood Guy on voxel. There is obviously more to the subject of voxels than what I said.)
Apr 21, 16 6:33 pm
curtkram,
You typically sleep in fetal position of the mat or even beds. Even 74" bed long bed, my feet would hang off the end if I pillows propped up where as on a Tatami mat, you may have a small footprint but fairly thick pillow or something to keep your head and next straight.
Wilma Buttfit
Apr 21, 16 6:46 pm
Your foot should have to be exactly a foot long in order to be an architect.
Everyday Intern
Apr 21, 16 7:00 pm
^ Is that not part of the ARE!?
curtkram
Apr 21, 16 7:07 pm
or even what it's like to be the size of an elephant.
well no, not if you're only 6. . ..
rick, do you really presume to know how i sleep? do you have any idea how fucked up that is?
Apr 21, 16 7:24 pm
curtkram,
Ok okay. It wasn't meant to be that way. It was meant to be that is how beds were designed normally. Of course, we have bigger and longer beds with 80" long twins beds for example. That's of course designed suitable for taller people.
no_form
Apr 21, 16 7:50 pm
You don't know shit Balkins. I sleep sitting upright like a Puritan. God's going to smite your lazy ass.
Good morning/afternoon/evening.
I'm in high school, and during this year i created the project, which basically includes the design of the building and presented in architectural drawings. I would like to know how the knowledge and skills in traditional way of work are useful for day-to-day life of modern architects? It's 21st century right now and everybody uses computers, so, probably, i just wasted my time trying to learn how to draw?
Thank you very much)
if i were to lay down on a 180 cm tatami mat, my feet would hang off the end.
if i were in canada, i would still want my plywood to be 4'x8'.
surely "human" can apply to other units of measurement? then again, perhaps not if your unit of measurement is based on the size of the king's thumb. or someone's thumb. i don't know who's thumb it is.
Plywood is still in 4'x8' modules, we just refer to it as 1219mm x 2438mm sheets.
wood guy, thx! ...just wondered what your perspective was on it
i'm one of the tall freaks so it wasn't an obvious relationship to me
i kinda figured it might spark some reactions
Ha, you were right! The metric system works great for science and for literal thinkers, and there are good reasons for standardizing building material sizes.
That said, I've found it really handy to know how to measure things in other ways. I'm exactly 6' tall, my thumb is exactly 1" wide, my pinkie is 1/2" thick, my hand span is just a hair over 8", my pace is 5'. Other people's measurements will vary, of course,
There's a special unit of measurement used only at MIT, called the Smitty. It's the height of a former student, and they measured the nearby bridge by laying him out end over end. I forget how many Smitties long the bridge is, but the concept stuck with me.
As humans, we can't really conceive of the scale of the universe, or even what it's like to be the size of an elephant. We can, however, more readily identify with things that look like us or that have a scale and proportion that is closer to what we are familiar with.
As a tall person, you might have a similar experience to other very tall people I know, that they feel regarded as different from other people. It's intimidating to stand next to a very large person. It's also subtly intimidating to stand next to a large building or building component.
Wood Guy,
yes. A 'voxel' is a 3d 'pixel' of sort... kinda. It's like simulating grains of sand or something. The size of the voxel unit effects granularity of the virtual space. It's also computer memory intensive.
I haven't played Minecraft itself so much but I am aware of its use of voxel systems. It can be additive or subtractive. In a way, its like legos or building blocks. If you link a chain of voxels in 3-dimensions to work as a unit, you essentially have a virtual building component so to speak.
(The above is response to Wood Guy on voxel. There is obviously more to the subject of voxels than what I said.)
curtkram,
You typically sleep in fetal position of the mat or even beds. Even 74" bed long bed, my feet would hang off the end if I pillows propped up where as on a Tatami mat, you may have a small footprint but fairly thick pillow or something to keep your head and next straight.
Your foot should have to be exactly a foot long in order to be an architect.
^ Is that not part of the ARE!?
or even what it's like to be the size of an elephant.
well no, not if you're only 6. . ..
rick, do you really presume to know how i sleep? do you have any idea how fucked up that is?
curtkram,
Ok okay. It wasn't meant to be that way. It was meant to be that is how beds were designed normally. Of course, we have bigger and longer beds with 80" long twins beds for example. That's of course designed suitable for taller people.
You don't know shit Balkins. I sleep sitting upright like a Puritan. God's going to smite your lazy ass.
yet you have the mouth of a sailor.
Yarrrr maytee!