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Frank Lloyd Wright speaks about teaching his students and he also discusses the elements of design and knowledge that Engineers lack. Most interesting to me is the way he discusses NATURE as a way of teaching in regards to the function and form, of structure, and sense of material. Related Articles: Frank Lloyd Wright Interview Frank Lloyd Wright Politics of Architecture

Voronoi Shell Structure Design direct from Nature.  Biomimetics is the examination of nature, its models, systems, processes, and elements to emulate or take inspiration from in order to solve human problems. It applies to nature as a direct design tool for how we should build and live. TED talks: Janine Benyus Michael Pawlyn A good source for learning more is this blog:  http://biomimetic-architecture.com/ Related Articles Voronoi Structures in Nature Aquaculture Geodesic Dome Utopian Waterworld

Two great Architects discuss Architecture at the Hammer Museum in LA in 2008. The lecture was part of a celebration for Ray Kappe who turned 80 and was introduced and questioned by Frances Anderson . Shigeru Ban also explained how it was attending Sci Arc and how his work was influenced by Kappe.

USC Architecture Master Student Lei Fu wrote an informative Thesis on Glass Beam Design . If you have any interest in knowing more about glass I would suggest that this is a good place to start to learn more about making completely transparent spaces. Glass Column Atrium of the Local Authority Office by J. Brunet and E. Saunier, 1994, St.-Germain-En-Laye near Paris Glass Beam Entrance Pavilion of Broadfield House Glass Museum by Brent Richards of Design Antenna, 1993, Kingswinford (Firman Glass) References: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/assetserver/controller/item/etd-Fu-3957.pdf;jsessionid=2DEC5F8BA26805A025C558539D11B2CB