Lecture B

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Lecture B

• Environmental and Natural
• Building Materials

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Why do we use natural materials?

• Low energy content
• Energy content of some materials

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Why do we use natural materials?continued

• safe and hygienic
• Asbestos corregateg sheets vs. wood shingls or
  fiber glass
• Renewable or practically non depletable
• Wood , steel and Plastic
• Recyclable or Nature Absorbable
• Mud brick, wood roofs,
• vs cement bricks and concrete roofs.
• Interlocking bricks with white mortar???

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Why do we use natural materials? (continued)

• Durable and efficient
• marble and Granite vs ceramic or mosaic tiles
• Sensual comfort
• Warmth (air content and thermal capacity)
• Emotional comfort
• a link with nature, past memories
• Aeasthetic values
• Diversity, rhythm, ..
• Sustainable value, not not lost as fast as
  fashion materials.
• does not threat ecosystem nor threatened species

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How deep is it natural?

• Massive wood Furniture
• Veneered, laminated (plywood), composed (Counter)
• Painted wood
• steel or plastic furniture
• Textiles
• Cotton, wool, silk vs. Nylon and senthetic

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How deep is it natural?

• Massive

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How deep is it natural?

• Massive

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How deep is it natural?

• Massive

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How deep is it natural?

• Veneered

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How deep is it natural?

• Painted

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How deep is it natural?

• Plastic

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How deep is it natural?

• steel

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Ethics of Nature and natural Materials

• How many creatures did you kill to get this
  material?
• Is it accepted to kill an Animal?
• Yes, for food! and get any by-products.
• No, for fun! Better Shoot with a camera
• Yes, if Nature will not suffer because of killing
  the Animal
• No, if biodeversity is threatened, or any
  negative Environmental Impact is expected.
• No if the role of the Animal in the ecosystem is
  much larger than the benefit of the material

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Ethics of Nature and natural Materialscontiued

• It is fine to use caw leather, but not mink or
  fox fur
• It is fine to use sea shells (specially thrown at
  the shore) as inlayes in decoration, but not
  ethical to use Ivory

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Assignments

• design a report cover from Natural Materials
• Wood, leather, rough Natural textiles, papyrus,
  bound sticks ..The Cover should express the
  respect of nature both in Material and design
• write a brief essay about the value and benefit
  of natural materials in Architecture.support
  your essay with illustrated examples