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ALA 226 – Fundamentals 01-02

This studio asked a series of fundamental questions about the built environment. The first half of the semester asked students to reconsider the everyday world that we pass by often unaware, in a new way. Using the ASU Tempe campus as a laboratory, we asked very simple questions to each of the buildings on campus. By dissecting the details around us, a fundamental language of architecture began to emerge. The result of this half of the semester is the book that you now hold in your hands.

If successful, this studio fundamentally changed the way in which we see and understand the world.

Bryan Maddock KarĂŹn Santiago Marc J Neveu Spring 2019

01 What is the Nature of a Wall?

A wall separates here from there, but, it also connects here and there for both are simultaneously related to each other. The marking of a wall in the sand has led to more than one fratricidal origin story.

Cain was not Abel.

02 What is the Nature of a Window?

A window frames the world. It allows light into a room during the day and at night, may limit your view out while allowing others in.

An open window may a let a cool breeze into a room, while a Rear Window may be a whole other story.

01 What is the Nature of a Wall?

Outside the main entrance into Grady Gammage Auditorium sits a large wall which divides the outdoor space into two parts: the entryway and lobby area for the main auditorium to the left of the wall and the stone ramp leading up to classrooms to the right of the wall.

This forms the distinction between the entertainment and education uses of the building while also connecting them via the open space surrounding the wall. The wall is constructed with steel which is covered in stucco and is partially enveloped by layers of hollow, plastic boxes, copper in color, which are offset to house electric lights which illuminate the wall at night.

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Wall separates exterior and interior spaces, there is brick on the exterior, plaster on the interior. Textured glass windows let in light but do not allow one to look through them. They are set 15 inches deep on the exterior side, and framed by cement.

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The outside of the wall is composed of standard brick, concrete, and glass.

I chose this wall in particular for its easy accessibility and the location of the building. It’s adjacent to a perpendicular wall on the outside that builds way to Interdisciplinary A, and resonates personally with me as part of the Transborders Studies Office. The prefix “Trans” deriving from Latin, can imply many things. Among them are “across”, “beyond”, “through” to name a few.

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Upon entering the School of Human Evolution and Social Change, the displayed wall can be seen to the left.

Half inch wood paneling encase a thin layer of black plaster followed by white drywall. The interior of the wall is brick, as are most of the walls since brick is the most abundant building material used in the structure. An alcove has been cut into the wall and given space for a North facing, upholstered bench.

Light fixtures hang above the bench and a television displaying information on the school is attached behind the bench.

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The wall on the east side of the Social Sciences building has exposed concrete columns that connect the interior and exterior by slightly protruding from both inside and outside facades. There is an electrical box on the exterior with covered wiring leading towards the roof and connecting at the top. In the middle of the wall, there are tall windows to let more natural light into the building’s offices in addition to the centrally located atrium.

This wall functions as many things and contributes to the light and airy atmosphere of the building.

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Wrigley Hall (2006) not only teaches sustainability within its walls, but also includes sustainable building materials within it’s structure. My wall, located on the 3rd level on the West side of the building is a steel curtain wall, that continues as a brick wall. This wall serves as a source of lighting for passerbys and the plants potted inside.

In itself, the steel wall does not support itself from the design, but does contain three steel posts throughout.

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The Danforth chapel was built in 1948, so this building’s insulation was not up to the current standards and codes that are used today. Most buildings built around this time period only had about one or two inches of insulation. Air space is also used as an insulator. The exterior walls are double brick. The two sides are held together with metal wall ties and retaining clips. There are a series of three large windows that allow natural light to illuminate the chapel. These windows are placed along the north wall which allows the perfect amount of light in all day. It also does not take in the full intensity of the sun like an east facing window. This particular wall is interesting, because of its ability to have such a large opening for the window and remain structurally sound. Bricks are very heavy which make large opening difficult, yet this wall seems to support it with ease.

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Human-made comforts such as homes and buildings have created a useful, and at times, much needed separation between man and nature. Yet, the boundaries created can be viewed as a physical limit between the two. A wall is not an abrupt stop. It is a continuation of one side to the other, creating a balance between the two. Life exists inside as well as outside of those barriers. Humans are living inside of a particular set of walls that allows a fixed opportunity for viewing nature actively living on the opposite side.

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A wall is a structure that defines an area. This definition is variable and has been the deciding factor in my choice of wall. My wall is located on the bottom level of Hayden Library.

It mainly consists of floor to ceiling frosted glass but a portion of it is an 12’ long stretch of drywall that connects over the hallway to the restroom area. I observed lighting and a fire sprinkler in the ceiling that the piece of drywall is connected to. This wall is important to me because it mainly acts as a transparent barrier, with only a segment of it being a traditional piece of drywall. The sudden contrast of materials is what attracted me to it.

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This wall is located in the University Club, near the Old Main Building.

The wall, while not structural, plays an integral part in the performance of the staircase and the rooms on the opposing side of the wall. The wall spans the two floors of the building and is made up of drywall, insulation and wood framing. The gentle curvature of the wall guides users from the meeting rooms into the lobby using a narrowing hallway to suggest a more efficient flow. On the side of the wall with the staircase the wall bows out as to allow the users an easier passing between floors with what appears to be a smoother transition between each set of stairs.

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Throughout history, walls main purpose was to serve as protection. Not only protection from natural elements, but even protection from predators. As time progressed, man has developed walls for more elaborate purposes, such as boundary, territory, and connection/separation. Walls can have many purposes now, sometimes they can simultaneously do multiple things at once. At Arizona State University, the Durham Language and Literature Building was built in 1964, to honor G. Homer Durham, the president of the school at the time. All over the building, the interior walls are the same, however, there’s one wall that is unique, and it speaks out.

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This drawing depicts, in plan view, the west-side second floor wall of Arizona State University’s Psychology Building.

The exterior is composed of brick and concrete, with the concrete being used for elements such as the trim around the windows, and the coffered ceiling of the exterior stairwells. The concrete window trim, as well as the brick veneer, are depict and detailed on the drawing. Inside the wall, there is air space, rigid insulation, sheathing, and wood framing, which can all be seen in the drawing.

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A wall can connect. A wall can separate. A wall can provide structure and decoration or can protect a dying city. An east facing wall of Cowden Family Resources falls into this description. With a false facade of brick and the continuation of wrapping lines, this building mixes its style and ultimately lands in 1951. Three visible drain pipes and a face of faded sunkissed brick, this wall provides near symmetry. As the front of classroom, the inside drywall is probably more looked at than the exterior side. Light colors and simple patterns hide the complexity of wiring, plumbing, and structure within.

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My wall is from the Center for Family Studies, building 17. This was a unique building because it was intentionally built as a dorm space rather than for use of offices and classrooms. There are two parts to the building. My wall is from the office side of the building which was one of the two walls that had a fireplace build into it. I choose this wall because of this distinct feature. The wall also had ventilation for air conditioning and heater under each of the two windows that are shown in my drawing. I also included the inside of the fireplace and the overhang on top.

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Within the different elevations of Murdock Hall, this 4’ wall made from concrete connects student life on one side and fresh air/vegetation on the other. On the surface of the concrete wall are rings about 3� of diameter along the whole wall. This connects with the rebar forming the concrete. A weatherproof receptacle extrudes the surface of the concrete wall. Connecting that receptacle is a conduct tubing to travel the wires safely through the inner concrete.

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This wall is located in the Student Health Services building just off of E University Dr. It features a triad of performing details, beginning with the floor-to-ceiling glass easily regulating light volumes using large retractable blinds as well as moderating interior heat during the winter using direct sunlight. The central portion of the wall displays steel beams above and inside the wall easily boasting a structural purpose yet showing an appealing design with a dark stained oakwood facade and large exposed steel I-Beams. Lastly, the exterior patio entry is an extension to the structural component displaying an implied wall which controls the flow of movement around the building’s landscape using overhead geometry and desert landscape plants.

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This wall belongs to The Lyceum Theatre. It greets all the people who come to watch a play. The wall is built for two purposes, to dampen sound and to maintain the building’s character. This wall separates the lobby and the seats facing the stage.

It has to reverberate the sounds from the play so that the audience may have an immersive experience. It fulfills this job by using panels of wood slanted outwards. This pushes the sounds towards the ceiling for an acoustic effect. The thickness of the walls also absorbs the sound and helps maintains the quaint feel of the building. The entrance on the wall has playful, visual elements that are fit for a theatre.

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This wall belongs to the first floor of Old Main. It was constructed in 1894-1898 and was renovated in 1998. On the inside of the building there are vertical slabs of wood. The wood is portion is hollow. Then there are about 6 inches of metal. On the outside, is the most beautiful portion, in my opinion, of the structure. The outside wall is constructed of Red sandstone from Flagstaff Quarry and Native Granite from Tempe Butte. The Sandstone is beginning to wear but it remains beautiful.

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This plaster wall on the second floor of Matthews Center works to separate the hallway from offices and classrooms.

The wall is likely made up of framing, covered by wooden laths and several coats of plaster with electrical wires, vents, and plumbing running thought them. The wall is located on the interior of the building and acts as a partition and does not contain insulation. The wall connects to a glass window and a set of glass double doors, operated by small metal hinges. The length and slope of the wall provides visual interest to the entrance as well as a space for an offices.

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When you go to MU, this wall is the first thing you will see. It just besides the stairs which lead to basement. It supports the structure of the building and also support the stairs. What’s more, this wall sustains the stairs which means it connect the different floor. So that people can go upstairs and downstairs. At the same time, this wall separates the walking area and resting area. It can effectively reduce the disturbance from outside of the building. Besides, the wall inset some closets which can display posters, mascot and so on. Therefore, this wall separate and also connect the room, what’s more, it constructs a new space. That’s why I think this wall is so important.

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The wall is at the second floor and the wall is separating the exterior from the interior of the building. The wall is located in a room that ballet dancers use for class, so other than the wall helps to support the building and it separates the outside from the inside it also has windows to let national light come in and it has a use to ballet students. The way that works it has a metal pipe going along with the wall with a distance of a foot which metal triangular frames hold the pipe from the wall but the metal pipe also interacts with the wall at the two ends of the pipe. The wall is comprised of blocks, concrete, mortar, render, metal window framing and glass.

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The Moeur building is the only structure in Arizona that is an adobe construction and to it’s scale. The use of adobe bricks and dirt from the excavated basement ground gives it a legendary configuration for its time in the Post-Depression Recovery Period.

It was built in 1933 but renovated in 2001 by covering the outside of the bricks in thin layers of concrete and paint. The facade of the building shows the original design of the adobe bricks as a constant reminder of it’s architectural value.

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The wall represented on the drawing is from the bookstore, which can be found right next to the entrance of the place when entering the restrooms.

The wall is made up of plaster and has a few outlets facing the restrooms, and on the opposite side, the wall has a fire alarm and a security system.

The wall separates the entrance of the restrooms from the cash registers.

Although the wall is not next to a door, it has an opening where people can enter to go to the water fountain.

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This is a wall locates outside the Business Administration Building. It is mainly made up of bricks, concrete, metal plates, and steel. It separates the walking area and the sitting area. Moreover, one side of the wall beautifully decorates with little silver metal plates. The concrete part of acts as a load-bearing wall for the bridge that connects the Business Administration Building to another building. The scale for the plan view is 1�=1’. There are two water pipes inside the brick wall.

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Hayden Hall was built in 1951. It was named after Charles Trumbull Hayden, the founder of Tempe. Hayden Hall is one of the oldest buildings on the Tempe campus and has a very distinct look allowing it to have its own character. It has a brick exterior with an interior drywall finish. The walls between rooms are thin and fail to keep sound out, but the brick exterior keeps heat and cold in. The wall is lined with insulation behind plywood that holds the bricks to the wall.

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The Piper Writers House, designed by architect James Creighton, was built in 1907. The primary material used in this Western Colonial style house was red brick with portions of the house being made out of wood. The front wall, where the door is located on, is a work of art. This particular wall has several windows on the facade which helps give the wall a very unique look.

The wall also helps support a porch that attaches to it about nine feet off the ground. This allows there to be a shaded area in the front of the house for people to relax and read a book or just watch as people walk through the campus.

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Subtly curved like the surface of the Earth, the front wall of the Discovery building shoots upwards from the entrance all the way to the bottom of its roof, without supporting the interior floors. The wall houses three evenly spaced glass brick walls within its boundaries, allowing only enough light to penetrate the lobby and staircase on the interior, while allowing the exterior viewer only enough information about what goes on inside the building, leaving the rest to the viewers discoveries.

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The wall is a fraction of the east side of ASU’s Student Services building. Its exterior facade is made up of curving brick and glass walls. This particular portion of a wall is curved brick wall.

The brick portion is structural and makes up most of the building. Its next layer is a thin space of insulation and another layer of wood framing. This wall acts as both exterior and interior.

Between the exterior brick portion and the interior plaster and concrete is a great measure of insulation. This specific plan of the wall creates a connection between the air-conditioned inside to the outdoors; however. It is simultaneously an entrance to the outdoors and a barrier from the outdoors at once.

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Red Brick, composed of clay-bearing soil, sand or concrete materials is used to structure the wall. The height of the wall being 14’ tall while each small red brick measured at 4” by 2”. This wall is connected with a floor to ceiling window on both sides. The thickness of this wall is a foot and a half, with a half of inch thick of mortar seams to attach each brick. This wall is multi functional beings used as a space to put fitness equipment in the corner while the other side has couch seating with a TV hanging from the brick wall.

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Did you know that the Noble Library was named after the “father of Arizona industry” named Daniel E. Noble?

Located in 601 E.Tyler Mall, the wall that was chosen for the project is a corner wall located at the first floor near the computers. In its exterior façade, brick veneer is shown in the pattern of a running bond while the interior is a fascinating clash that forms the corner by a gypsum board painted red in one side and a brick veneer in the other. In the wall formed by the brick veneer and the gypsum, materials such as insulation and 2”x6” wood columns are added between them while a 1” air space is shown to be between the brick and the insulation, all of which, are tied together by their anchor. Likewise, the wall formed by bricks in both the exterior and the interior are tied together by the same anchor.

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The Nelson Fine Arts Center was built in 1989, in honor of J. Russell Nelson, ASU president from 1981-1989. The Fine Arts Center contains many dance and film studios, the Galvin Playhouse and the ASU Art Museum. This chosen wall separates the East, Art museum, from the west, Galvin Playhouse, with its unique design features that cast light and shadows into the entrance below of the Art Museum. This wall contains many square openings that allow light and shadows to enter the space below, giving it more of a unique design feature and ventilating the space.

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The exterior material elements of West Hall’s walls were composed of brick and mortar with wood framing for the windows and doors. The interior walls are covered with a type of stucco which has an embossed, fluted rectilinear pattern, peaking my interest in how this wall was constructed. Knocking on the interior wall for sound sensing produced a slightly hollow sound indicating that the wall likely contained a cavity. This wall became the most fascinating to me. Upon further research, I discovered that West Hall was constructed in 1936 as part of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal, under the Works Progress Administration.

Many walls built in the 1930s were built as cavity walls, which have an open air space between the interior paneling and exterior brick.

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A wall is a structure which divides space but does not completely isolate the space. The interior of the wall being brick with plaster spread on top.

Twenty inch glass panels are placed to separate but connect both sides of the wall.

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The wall depicted resides on the third floor of the Interdisciplinary Science & Technology Building IV. The wall faces south, and is primarily composed of aluminum posts and shells. The posts are solid, with indentations to fit the glass in the wall. Between the glass and the indentations in the aluminum sits rubber insulation to create an airtight seal. The glass and aluminum of the interior wall sit atop a fl at aluminum foot which runs the length of the wall. The wall’s exterior has a steel column which holds the copper sheet that shades the entire wall.

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A wall is believed to both connect and divide, yet, in the Schwada Classroom Building, this insulated and plastered wall functions as only the latter, serving as the partition between classrooms 250 and 252. This back-wall to both classrooms performs and acts like a mirror, reflecting the unique trapezoidal floor plan of one classroom across the wall unto the other space. As students enter either room, their attention eventually face directly towards the wall, a seemingly unimportant back wall. Without the wall, both room’s downward-sloping floors would make for an inefficient design. This wall divides the one inefficient space into two efficient classrooms.

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This wall is located in the sun devil stadium by the south entrance on the ticketing building for the stadium.

It is a reddish-brown colored wall that is located between two concrete buildings. The wall’s surface is made out of metal panel while the foundation is concrete. The wall brings out a dramatic look to the building by separating similar buildings with the different color and size. It also has a ribbon of windows at the center of the wall. It is also elevated by a column made out of the same material. This wall is located above the entrance to the athlete center. It is constructed to be pushed at the same distance as the other buildings on both sides while the entrance is pushed inside.

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The east and west facade walls of the Engineering Research Center are structured by eight rectangular reinforced concrete columns, emphasizing the buildings verticality.

Attached to and on either side of each column float horizontally concrete slabs which appear to touch, but stop short, creating a tension in their gaps. Their placement depreciates the verticality of the columns by also highlighting the horizontality of the wall, creating a checkered exterior facade.

Hiding behind the floating slabs, partially covered windows and the brick veneer wall alternate vertically. The brick facade is backed by airspace and tie joists to secure the brick veneers, a layer of plywood, cavity insulation, and drywall. Wood studs are found on either end of the column and on the connecting edges of the fixed glass corner wall to secure it in place.

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The metal wall connecting the concrete classrooms to the breezeway of Coor Hall sounds hollow when you tap on it from the outside. The metal is flimsy and badly sun damaged with wire framed lights and fire alarms protruding from it at every stair landing. Once at ground level and entering a classroom, there is an exposed concrete slab in the back of the classroom before the drywall begins. At first glance, the metal wall of Coor seems detached from the stale classrooms, but I would argue it is one of the defining features of the building, stretching a large portion of Coor and connecting the slanted classrooms to the main building.

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The wall I have chosen for the first assignment is located on the front side of the ticket booth at the apparently abandoned Packard stadium. It caught my interest for multiple reasons, namely its function: the windows on the wall not only let in light but also contain microphones for ticket buyers to use, thus connecting the inside and outside with visuals as well as sound. Upon observation I have found that the wall appears to be only one layer of solid brick with maybe a coat of paint or two, which for its purpose as a ticketbooth-wall is fitting but for this class it is perhaps lacking in complexity.

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Wells Fargo Arena has many like boundary walls. The exterior of this one is pleasing to the eye, with space for vegetation and a fluted brick faรงade, creating interesting shadow lines, with two windows on the far sides.

This combination of colors is very evocative of the desert palette, while the windows allow a small permeable area to connect both interior and exterior. This wall is part of a stacked structure that features offices, with the full stadium looming above made of a similar wall design. This wall is a transition between the industrial stadium and the desert beyond.

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Poured concrete; a mixture of three basic components: water, aggregate, and cement, makes up the tall 14’ x 28’ x 1’ wall. The concrete is cast-in-place and has a “board formed concrete” finish. The concrete is pressed by vertical 2’ x 4’ pieces of wood which enhance the height of the wall while also giving the outer texture a detailed finish. The wall’s importance comes from its: overall functionality, ability to simultaneously work as an interior and exterior wall, and its structural support. The wall encloses the diving tower and connects it to the outside with door openings at various levels of the tower. Since the wall has a very specific function, it has no electricity or insulation within.

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Walls are essential in every building where it mainly enclose spaces creating its own private environment.

“A wall is a structure that defines an area, carries a load, or provide shelter or security”. Walls can also be used to direct people and show them which direction they should follow to enter or exit a building creating an architectural flow both functionally and aesthetically.

Therefore, newer materials and techniques become essential to attach these kind of walls to buildings in a way that blend in with the regional style without making it look like “it does not belong.”

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The wall from this building is made of concrete with a steel cover on the outside of it. The interior of the building in this specific section has a plaster wall. This gives the building a solid color besides the color from the brick and the windows on the exterior parts of the building. This wall also has a unique role because it’s simple and balances out other areas of the building that are more complex.

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The entrance wall of the U.S.E. Building stands two stories high. Its windows are oriented facing North and South, allowing in natural, indirect light. This orientation also directs the user’s view towards the movement of the street, and the glass panes allow for subtle permeation of outside sounds. The wall’s facade adds additional warmth to the interior atmosphere when the sun hits the red brick veneer. Overall, the natural light, sounds, and movements create a relaxed space, encouraging users to linger comfortably. Continuity of the wall’s windows from the ground to the roof connect the two interior floors, suggesting that the two separate levels within the building are both designed with the same purpose: an invitation to rest and connect with others.

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The first thing you notice upon entering Katzin Concert Hall are three walls of square, bird’s eye figure, maple veneer panels lining the stage. Each of these walls is first constructed with a steel frame covered in three-fourths inch thick drywall. Fixed to the drywall with glue is medium density fiberboard, and finally the maple veneer panels are glued onto the MDF board in a grid of squares rotated fourty-five degrees. Shifted one-hundred five degrees outwards from the inner wall, the angling of the rightmost wall in conjunction with its dense interior construction evenly project sound outward towards the audience.

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The wall is located directly west of the south entrance to the GW Science and Engineering Center. The corner seems to be the convergence point for what seems to be three different types of walls: storefront, brick, and drywall.

Upon examination, the wall is much more than what it appears to be. The brick wall is actually brick veneer with a hollow interior that seems to connect with the drywall which lies in the interior portion of wall inside.

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My wall was significant to me because it was one that served a very specific purpose. This was the only wall that had very little connection between its interior and exterior. Which I thought it was quite interesting because it controlled the flow of people in and out the building in a very direct way.

Moreover the flow is concentrated to a mere 1 or 2 minutes when people leave their respective class. The wall is made out of concrete with the same exterior and interior finish.

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The art building at Arizona State University is a very interesting building to explore. Most walls divide the classrooms which students use to create their work, with the exception of the entrance wall. On the outside this wall seems to be made of concrete, however, if you look more closely you can see how the concrete is actually being placed on the wall. Additionally, this wall has two different purposes: First, it is the first wall you see when looking at the building entrance.

Second, on the inside it actually showcases an art gallery. By giving this wall more than one function I learned that walls can be more than just a division of space.

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This exterior wall located at the art warehouse has an interesting exterior that can be symbolized in different ways by an artist’s eye. The popcorn texture of the exterior wall has a rough and rugged appearance and feel that is subtle for the buildings purpose of hard-working students that create their amazing ideas, or art, that isn’t easy.

The projects that have been created in that warehouse weren’t easy, but rather challenging and tough just like the exterior of the wall. If you wanted a sophisticated look then there would be clean solid walls, but at the warehouse the work done inside was physically done by hand.

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The wall is the barrier around the house and the garden. In modern times, the wall can create more space and can also protect people.

Like the wall from Whiteman tennis center, and it has separated a place into two different spaces, one is the outer space, and the other is the inner space. The different spaces in one place have different uses. And this wall perfectly protects the privacy and security of the space inside. In addition, this is a wall of two different materials, the wall near the outer space is a solid con­crete wall, and close to the interior is a hollow wall. The walls of two different materials have different aesthetics for different spaces.

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The Sun Angel Stadium wall defines the surrounding space by holding up stadium seating and providing a shaded space for athletes. This wall is both connected and separated by the seven structural concrete and reinforced rebar columns, that are evenly spaced apart every sixteen feet. These columns imply that there is dimension to the wall that is far greater than just layers of materials. It is a layer of structural columns, an open space that does not have one function, and then another row of seven shorter columns.

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This exterior colonnaded wall is unique to ISTB1 as it’s a perceived boundary that helps to define an enclosed outdoor walkway between the building’s lobby and the adjacent thoroughfare. This barrier is comprised of a short 3’ wide reinforced concrete slab running the span of the wall that acts as a base to four 2.5’ wide reinforced concrete columns supporting the cantilevered structure above. The base doubles as a bench while the structure above provides shade. Thus, this colonnaded wall defines a pathway that also offers respite from the elements without disconnecting occupants from the busy ASU life around them.

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The exterior of the Combined Heat and Power Facility is clad in multistory angular, rotated, precast concrete panels. While the detached faรงade serves the purpose of absorbing sounds created from the heat and power equipment housed within, it is not structural and the interior of the faรงade is flat concrete thus raising the question as to why such a dynamic and modulated design was chosen for the exterior. Since the exterior design was not born of necessity, what guided these decisions? What should guide these decisions? In a world where it seems that designers are trying to be different just for the sake of being different, what can be done to prevent unnecessary abstractions and inauthenticity. Should we be asking more of our designs?

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This wall located on the fourth floor of the Computing Commons building, and overlooks the entire interior of the building. Under a large dome skylight and a row of windows. This wall has three brick supporting pillars which are three feet wide and deep. On the left and the right of the middle pillar there are two large seating areas that look over the view. In between these pillars there are glass panels with aluminum framing which together creates the wall.

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Annex - (A building joined to or associated with a main building, providing additional space or accommodations). This plan belongs to the southern facing wall of Sonora Annex, a complimentary building to the Sonora Center. The Annex is designed as both a small market for students to purchase groceries, and an office space for staff. The Southern wall includes a series of five windows that face the Sonora Center. This orientation towards the south allows natural light to enter the building through the windows and align this small building to its complimentary building.

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The wall I have chosen inside the Sonora Center stands just outside the study room. This portion is a solid eleven inch concrete pillar that is only one of the few that creates a point because it follows the floor pattern and the landscape that surrounds the complex. Here it is being cut just as it reaches the second floor. It is being shown that there are steel beams that sit on both ends of the pillar to give support to the column itself and the concrete floor that is resting on it.

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The duality of this wall is shown in both protection from the outside environment and connection to the inside environment. The formed metal sheet on the exterior of this wall is the beginning of the connection to both environments. This second level wall draws elements from the lower level as the brick used as the facade on the first level remains underneath the metal paneling. The concrete foundation of the building ties together both inside and outside as it runs through the center of this wall and connects 2x4 framing to the brick exterior. The inside experience of this wall is met with a drywall sheet that encompasses the office space and becomes the final connection piece of indoor to outdoor.

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The wall of Farrington Softball Stadium I chose is the arc. I chose this wall to study because I believe that the arc is what really represents the true form of the Softball field and is what most people think of when they think “Softball Field�. This wall is more of a fence. It encloses the upper arc part of the Stadium and is composed of metal. The fence is then covered by a maroon and gold ASU canvas to make the field more aesthetically appealing to the eye. This wall still separates the outside of the Stadium from the inside.

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Arizona State University Soccer Field is a perfect example of how a wall is much more than just a barrier. The wall is situated with the field to the West and stadium seating to the East. The wall divides players from fans, rivals, and restricts pedestrians. It also brings together masses of people to cheer on ASU soccer. It’s also a path to find a seat amongst the crowd. The wall raises the stadium several feet into the air allowing the crowd to see the whole field with ease.

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The wall that stood out the most was in fact hidden behind brush and branches. Within this wall is the structural quality to hold a building up for nearly six decades. It’s brick facade contains rebar, concrete and cinder blocks. The blocks contain rebar that give the wall the support it needs to stand 4 stories tall. The red brick facade gives the building an elegant look as well as a contrasting color to the green plants that are on the interior of the building.

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Curtain walls, becoming more popular than ever, are not structural walls, and instead are used for aesthetic reasons for the facade of a building.

Typically, these designs are seen on high-rise buildings, but are also taking shape on smaller structures as well.

Built in 1956, the Engineering Wing A boasts an entire north and south facing Curtain Wall, admitting natural light. Acting as a barrier between both the exterior and interior environment, Curtain Walls, surprisingly have more benefits than one would expect, including, but not limited to, thermal efficiency, protecting both the interior and the users from water damage, etc.

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Second floor plan cut of wall on the north side of Bateman Physical Sciences B Wing. This wall divides the lab spaces and protects students in the hallways from dangers inside the labs.

This wall also houses majority of the electrical wiring/switches and safety equipment for the lab rooms such as eyewash stations and sinks. Upon close observation, this wall consists of wooden studs that are coated in multiple layers of plaster which protect from fire and various chemicals. This is done with a lath that is placed over the stud, then covered in plaster. Insulation is placed inside of the wall for thermal insulation and sound proofing which protects from accidents.

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A wall is an important part of any structure. They provide several functions including the separation of space, the protection of elements, and structural support for the structure. The experience on one side of a wall can be completely different than the other side of the wall. Exterior walls might provide structure, or might simply be a skin of material applied as more of a decorative way to keep sun, wind, and rain out of the structure.

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The Brickyard on Mill is considered “A true mixed-use development�.

Occupying approximately 2.2 acres in Downtown Tempe, this building utilizes historic elements of the Mill Avenue frontage. The wall displayed is the movement core of the building by accommodating two elevators.

The elevators are not being shown to emphasize more on the portion of the wall that keeps them together Some of the materials are Brick, Metal, Steel, and an Electric System. Also, the wall is designed to be Poche style; it was pushed in 3 different location to fit the elevators and banners on top.

The Elevator wall transitions from the underground parking garage to the 6th floor. But nevertheless, makes the journey a bit more interesting.

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This section of wall located on the third story of the north facing wall is performing in two types of ways.

From the interior perspective, the light filters in gradually through the foliage allowing an individual to simultaneously see the vegetation element while also seeing through the lattice to the view beyond. Meanwhile from the exterior view the climbing foliage is dense enough that the horizontal opening appears to be completely obscured and one can only infer that an opening exists based on adjacent information.

The interior portion of the wall is seen as a concentrated phenomenon due to the lattice being framed by the uniform concrete structure. In opposition, the exterior wall is viewed as a complete entity, scaling from the ground level to the fourth story.

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The wall that is at the 45 Solar Parking Lot is one that separates two rows that cars are able to park in. The wall is made out of concrete columns that are equally spaced apart down a row. This wall is used as a support structure for the solar panels that are attached to the roof that is held up by the columns. by supporting this roof, gives the cars a shaded area to be in while it is parked outside. The columns also give support to a couple light fixtures that are attached to them as well. The columns are very thin, but would more then likely have electrical wiring running through them to give electricity to the lights and solar panels.

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02 What is the Nature of a Window?

The selected window is a part of a curtain wall directly above the entrance to the main auditorium lobby at Grady Gammage Auditorium. The window’s frame brings natural light into the large lobby space, while overhanging concrete semi-circles help to regulate temperature by preventing too much light from entering the space, cooling the room down. The windows act as a wall behind an open balcony space (for which the overhanging concrete semicircles also help to provide shade), which provides a view over the parking lot and towards the buildings across the street and beyond.

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Windows are located on the double doors of the Lunar Exploration Gallery.

The windows on both doors are semi circles with 2 inch framing. When the doors are closed their circular shape alludes to a full moon. The windows in this case were designed for the theme of the room it looks into.

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Windows establish a frame of reference. Essentially, the exposition in which a window sits defines the atmosphere it radiates. Having a window in the heat of Phoenix would be different from having a window in the chill of London. The composition surrounding a window is equally as important to its accessibility, and scenery. The structure surrounding the window plays with shadows, which ultimately determines the amount of light entering, and the panoramic scenery. In conclusion, a window frames a variety of views, but the surrounding elements are what create the ambient.

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The window is set in an entirely brick wall. Bricks are staggered every layer and separated horizontally and vertically by 0.5” of grout. The base of the window is adorned by a layer of gray bricks which break from standard pattern. A stair-stepping metal window sill is attached to the brick walls and holds the 0.5” glass window pane in place. Outside, the brick continues along the sides of the window for another 1.5”. Above and below, the bricks extend further with a 3” clearance from the glass pane.

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Ribbon windows surround the atrium centered in the Social Sciences building, and connected to the upper level offices and classrooms. From inside of the rooms the windows let in light and frame the view of many plants, seating areas and a water feature. There are panels of stone with designs under each of the elevated windows that accent the outside and give additional details to see from the inside.

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The window I have chosen occupies Wrigley Hall (2006). This window / curtain wall occupies the 3rd and 4th floor central conference rooms. The window, whilst providing light and view, also holds a solar shade which gives the building a sense of aesthetic satisfaction. With the wall of window, when you’re bored at a meeting with the sustainability board, you can watch the hustle and bustle on the East side of the ASU campus.

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The Danforth Chapel has two stained glass windows, one on the east wall and the other on the west wall above the podium. As the sun rises and sets, the light is filtered in, and the colors bounce of the white interior of the chapel illuminating it. There is also a row of three windows on the north wall which illuminates the room without the sunlight directly coming through. This creates a softer light and keeps the focus on the stained glass.

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It’s easy to overlook humble windows, but explaining the world you see through them often show their importance as they frame many different stories. For a moment, looking through a particular opening in a facade reveals a living moment of someone else’s life. This window acts as a picture frame of the outside, allowing anyone who occupies the space inside to spy on nature and be a part of it. Every widow can be viewed as a lens capturing endless pictures.

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A window should situate, frame, filter, illuminate, and ventilate. The window I have chosen situates a person to either sit or flow right beside it. It frames and opens up to the courtyard of Hayden Library. It acts as a filter by not allowing outside dust, particles, etc to enter the building. It spans from floor to ceiling and surrounds the courtyard which allows plenty of natural light throughout the day. While the window does not open, it ventilates in the Winter by letting in warm sunlight and poses as an attractive seating option.

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This window in the University Hall isn’t unlike the others in the building; in fact, all the windows in this building are essentially the same. The window is set into a wood frame wall with a brick exterior. It is comprised of 3 panes of glass framed in wood, with the lower most pane having the ability to slide up. Overall, the window is quite plain; however, what drew me to this window is that it gives the alumni the ability to look out and watch current students go about their day. Almost as if the window is a portal in time allowing the alumni to relive their days here at Arizona State. Truly the only thing remarkable about the window is what it allows us to do which is reflect in nostalgia.

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At the Durham Language and Literature Building, the windows throughout are the same. They have the same louvers, metal bird spikes, and double glass sliding windows. The windows look like they haven’t been touched in years, with branches stuck in the bird spikes, and dirt built up on the edge of the louvers. When walking around, it’s hard to spot anything special about any of these windows, however, when the sun starts to set, there is one particular set of windows that stand out. On the West side of the building sits a tree, that allows just enough light. The light passing through hits these windows in such a way, that while standing on the inside of the room, you feel like you’re almost in another dimension. The dimmed golden light gives it a genuine warm aura, making it the best room in the entire building.

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Windows situate the viewer to a particular piece of the outside world.

In the section depicted to the right, the window situates one toward Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute on the eastern side of campus. Looking on at this complex and fascinating building might bring about inspiration and discovery, just as Alvar Alto wished for the dwellers of his Villa Mairea.

This window in particular is set into a frame of precast concrete, allowing for a more intimate viewing experience to the outside. This window style is the only type featured on the Psychology Building, perhaps because they truly make the building stand out as an icon on campus.

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As the only consecutive grouping of these thin decorative windows in the Cowden Family Resources Building, this window is unique to the rest of its counterparts. While these are not a part of the initial building, they seem to have a better placement and originality than the previous windows. This addition was sometime between 19651972 while the original was constructed in 1951. Symmetry and continuity allow for these to please the eye. The overall design of these windows have more depth than the previous ones. This group of windows meets the end of a hallway and faces west to allow for a view of the bridge and Lyceum theater, and in the evening, every sunset.

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My window is from the Center for Family Studies. I chose this window because of its unique shape and location within the building. The shape is an octagon which made it completely different than the rest of the other windows. It is on the second floor of the building above the front entrance, which creates a relationship with the door below. It allows light to come into the room and is opaque/blurred for privacy. There is a focus on the detail of this window, leaving the mind to wonder what the original purpose was.

Whether this was apart of the original dorm layout or built as a new addition to the remodeling of the building.

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A window does many things. It connects people from the inside to the outside world within feeling those elements. Within the windowless building of Murdock Lecture Hall, you must go beyond a typical window. You must see what others might not see. A clear cut out of walls being separated is clearly a window. It connects the lower half of students and faculty with the upper half of students and faculty. It connects you to the elements that Arizona brings to people. This larger scale window is represented all throughout the building. It’s quite obvious once you look a little deeper.

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This floor to ceiling window located at Student Health Services building features a double-pane window system which displays a beautiful view from a contemporary designed waiting area to an exterior of diverse greenery and vegetation somewhat mimicking the rainforest with “Green Walls” and hanging foliage. This pleasant view’s function and window placement carefully conceals the sight of student foot traffic on the nearby walkway while also collaborating with solar placement by facing North and staying out of direct sunlight. In addition, the window extends to the second floor ceiling and features a disconnected floor from the wall which leaves a feeling of curiosity and connectivity. The disconnected floor also allows ventilation as well as ambient light to flow through either space via floor or the ceiling depending on what level you’re on.

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This window is housed in the anteroom of the theatre. It allows a view to the outside, urging the attendants to catch one last glimpse of the world before they become engrossed into a new story. The window stands at the top of a tall wall, elevated at 15 feet above the floor. It is a sharp contrast to the dim lighting and antiquated feel the building provides. The window is bright but foggy, letting in a surge of soft light.

Brick and mortar windows were usually rectangular, but this one managed to achieve a fully circular opening.

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This is a unique window type of Old Main. Majority of the windows are Victorianesque and are simple with a semi-circle of design above the rectangular frame. This window is from the attached section of old main that contains the elevator and the bathrooms. The glass isn’t clear as it is a bathroom window and people appreciate privacy, so its primary function is to let in natural light as the lights in the building are not that bright.

When light comes through the window, there are green and yellow tints of light from the nature surrounding the building.

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This window spans across a wall in the Matthews Center. It is made of two different sized glass blocks that have textured bumps to distort the view and offer privacy to the offices. The wall of glass blocks also contains a windowsill with a glass pane that can be opened and used for ventilation. The large window allows plenty of light into the space, creating a relaxing environment for faculty to work in.

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This window is located on the MU, and it beside the entrance which near the WP carry business school. The most special thing is that this is a very tall window and it start from first floor to second floor. It makes the stair area very bright. What is more, the window made by small pieces of double square obscure glasses, which means the window would not let too much light come in to house. It effectively resist too much sunlight hurt people’s eyes. It is very special and efficient, I really like the design of this window.

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This window can be find in the main entrance, located in the Orange St. The significance of this window is that it’s the first thing one can see the moment one walks into the building other than that the window underneath is also a door so people just don’t see through it but they also use it. The best view is when one is inside the building it really frames a good picture of university students. So other than that one can watch the traffic of a university this window separates one from become apart of it. The materials for this section are glass, metal, concrete and steel, very basic materials the window is not complex to make, but gives a great experience.

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This window in the Moeur Building is located at the main entrance right below where the façade of the structure exposes the iconic adobe brick. Standing ten feet tall, the window is composed of sections where some parts can open with a hinge. Steel framing secures the detailed yet simplistic design. From the frame that divides the whole window into smaller sections, to the way the windows push out, it shows an importance of its historical time. The window in general is peculiar because even though it is the biggest in size out of the whole building, there are blinds directly behind it and it faces north so it doesn’t get any direct sunlight.

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The bookstore has multiple short but wide windows that go from corner to corner along the highest point of the walls. It is musing the way that at different times of the day, the light illuminates certain spots of the bookstore. From when the sun starts coming out, until it goes down. The wall creates a transition from a brick-wall to a set of connected windows. There are multiple windows connected along both sides of the bookstore, creating a wide opening for light to shine through.

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This is a glass window located at the north side of the Business Administration Building. The window was installed with the glass door entrance. People on either side can look through the glass window and know in advance that if there are people behind the entrance door, which helps to situate people. The window also helps to illuminate both sides of the entrance with either the sunlight or the interior lights. The window itself is consist of glass and metal frame.

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Out of the many windows that Hayden Hall has, I chose one that is specifically placed on the third floor of the dormitory. It is a stationary bay window that holds six panes. The bottom layer is in line with the wall while the top layer is diagonally slanted outwards. It is designed to give a more outward view. I am unsure of whether there is another window pane that does not give access to the inside of the top layer but my assumption is that it is hollow to allow shelving but also provides a retractable shade to enclose the room when needed.

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Located on the 2nd floor of the Virginia G. Piper Writer’s House, a beautiful stained glass artwork can be found.

With the lights on from the inside, the window produces a beautiful, vibrant display for those who are walking past the residence. The colors used in the glass create the illusion of a fireplace and can make the coldest of nights seem warm.

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The three glass brick windows on the front facade of the Discovery building serve mainly the function of framing. It is not a view, however, that they serve to frame, but light and color. The glass brick’s translucency allows the performer on the interior of the building to understand the conditions of light on the exterior, the colors, the time of day, the weather conditions, and anything else that one can deduce from color and light. This deliberate translucency, I believe, is what makes this window so intriguing. It serves to laud the very name if the building- Discovery- by creating this veil, covering the secrets of the interior, while tugging on the exterior passerby’s sense of Discovery.

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This window is visible on the interior ceiling of the Student Services building on ASU’s campus. There are three circular openings on the ceiling in the main lobby of the building, making it the most intriguing part of the interior.

Being that the building is filled with an abundance of ribbon windows, natural sunlight is its main source of light which this specific window exemplifies.

The natural sunlight comes through a layer of glass in a dome shape and a steel frame. The ceiling then dips down about 4’ and approaches an “X”-shaped layer of the same concrete and plaster material of a 4’ thickness, as well. As shown, the ceiling is cut through, revealing concrete, rebar, and insulation. In addition, the center of the “X”-shaped layer is cut through to reveal the same materiality. The view through this window is never exactly the same, amplifying the sky as a focus point.

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Section drawing plan of the entrance to the Sun Devil fitness complex. The curtain wall of glass and aluminum frame glass door provides ambient lighting into the facility. The door being 10’ tall and 4’ wide is the section cut shown as well as the 10’ long Ramada.

The whole front wall of the facility is made up glass windows and aluminum frame. Complex entrance is facing north so no direct sunlight but ambient lighting provides a more pleasurable lighting experience with many opening on that entrance wall.

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Most of the windows in the Noble Library are typical curtain walls. None of which, attracted my attention, that is, until I looked up towards the ceiling.

These windows that span across the ceiling of the lobby not only provides a view of the sky, but also, allows light to enter through the ceiling. Although these windows stand vertically above, they are held up by beams positioned below the windows. Angled roofs that are positioned diagonally starting from the top of a row of windows and slanting down towards the next row of windows allows light to come in an angle.

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Walking up steps beside the Galvin Playhouse, this window perfectly frames the music building which is why I chose this particular window. Not only does this window frame, but it also situates, ventilates and illuminates.

Below this opening is a bench that is built into the wall to allow anyone to interact with the opening and make it their personal space. It also is just an opening in a wall that allows natural light and air to consistently flow, allowing natural ventilation and illumination. Students or visitors can sit on the bench and look out into the picturesque frame of the ASU Music building.

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The most captivating window in West Hall is the eyebrow transom window, situated above the main door. Upon further observation, one can see that this window was not manufactured.

Instead, a craftsman shaped it. This customization contains minor human inconsistencies in the concaving arches which are situated between each wooden radial sundial pattern, which adds character. This piece is not only serving a lighting purpose; it also functions as the architectural feature which connects the facade’s elaborate design to the simple, yet elegant wall and floor features of the interior. It is also fascinating in that it resembles the illumination of one’s imagination and a symbol of human potential. The custom glass paneling and handcrafted wooden mullions are the reason why this window captures beauty in form and function.

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This window is located in Wilson Hall, it over looks Orange Mall. This window allows air to flow in and out of the room. This window also provides light from the outside. Many noises can be heard such as people talking, and the sounds of vehicles. This window’s glass panels are held up by metal framing and handles, allowing it to open outwards. Screening is placed inbetween the exterior and interior.

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The window in this section faces south. I found this window particularly interesting because of the way the copper sheet acts as a screen and provides a dampened light. The screen allows the window to provide indirect light which brings considerably less heat. The window is extremely tall compared to its length (about 10 feet in height to 1 foot in length.) The window is repeated throughout both the building and the room, resulting in tall shafts of light being visible in an otherwise opaque wall.

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A window does not only provide a view, but also hides it. In the Schwada Classroom Building’s third floor, a window stands, horizontally partitioned and between two brick structures that extrude on the exterior. Looking out the window at an angle will block your view entirely, thus only facing directly in front of the window can one capture the intended view of the outdoors. The viewer’s perspective of the landscape and scenery beyond is bound within the constraints of this window’s frame and structure. The brick structure is as much a part of the window because it creates the experience and frames the exterior view.

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The window represents a curtain wall located on both entrances to the ticketing building that is attached to the sun devil stadium. It is a tall curtain wall that separates the glass into pieces and is connected by red steel. The curtain wall is interesting because it illuminates the building till the second floor because of the interior balcony included in that floor. It also gives importance to the displays that are placed in the center of the first floor by using the same material and transparency used for the displays.

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The fixed windows on the east and west facing walls of the Engineering Research Center are flush with the wall and alternate with the brick veneered facade in a vertical rhythm. The concrete slabs that float off the facade and the windows are both five feet in height, from a section view, they climb the building in parallel fashion. The thin slabs block high rays of the afternoon sun from entering the windows. They act as a permeable barrier, obstructing the heat yet allowing the view. The placement of the slabs strategically allows the filtering in of soft light. The windows and slabs work together in a rhythmic pattern and are an integral part of the details and identity of this building. The windows do not work independently as their filtration works along with the facade.

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The lecture halls on the ground level of Coor Hall have windows on either side of the room. When closed, the dark purple drapes conceal the natural yet dimmed light. However, when it is drawn back, windows as tall as 12 feet are exposed behind a slightly raised wall segregating the students from the glass pane. Outside are tall plants with bamboo-like shoots coming from the ground. The metal veneer iconic to Coor Hall frames the perspective into a linear and forward view, giving way to a hidden gravel path and a bit of light to refresh the often dreary lecture hall.

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This window is rather non-traditional but possesses all of the virtues of a standard casement nonetheless. It is the viewport of the press box at the top of the bleachers at Packard Stadium.

The attached to a desk situates the viewer to the scene of the baseball diamond framed by the top and bottom of the concrete structure in which it resides. Though it does not filter the incoming air and light due to its lack of glass, it does not need to in order to complete its performance as a scorekeeper’s perch.

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This window is less of a viewport and more of a unique connective framework that becomes integral to the function and success of its building.

Framing the longer glass ensemble, glass ticket booth windows can be found at each of this stadium’s three main entry areas. Their purpose is not merely to frame, but to situate customers, facilitate commerce, and to serve as an inflection point between the real world outside and the crafted experience within.

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A window’s importance comes from its intention; its performance is dependent on its design. In this case, the glass window is completely sealed and does not open; its function is not to ventilate or filtrate. Its design is for a more visual performance. The window provides a framed view of the aquatic complex’s most symbolic feature: the pool. The window is situated next to a wooden door; it allows a person to prepare for the outside environment, prior to stepping out. The view emphasizes perspective as it provides a “tunnel vision.” The section cut shows the variety of materials and textures used as well as the transition form interior to exterior.

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Every window can have many roles depending on the way its placed, where and how it is positioned in a building. The interdisciplinary Science and Technology building V has many windows that all act the same but one window placed on the first floor right by the entrance. Although this 8 feet long window cannot be opened, it brings in light that is filtered by a glass/mirror wall that raps the front north side of the building. Since this opening is deep in the wall, it creates the perfect seat in front of a mini garden. Just sitting in that cozy corner and watching it rain on a beautiful landscape, creates mind peace and doubles the student’s performance, getting rid of all his school stress.

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The window from this building is long and has repetition. This lines within this window gives it an unique look which makes it stand out on the one side of the building. The first layer to the left is the glass with the steel lines in it to show that there are multiple floors (from a side perspective). The middle layer is the steel sheets that stick-out from the window. I looked unique due to the fact that the steel sheets were split into five smaller pieces. Finally, the last layer on the right is a concrete column covered in steel sheets. This is at the very end of the window (the furthest from the section cut), but was still visible from a sideways view.

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ASU’s Urban Systems engineering building has a separate workshop space outside of its main classroom spaces. Most of the building’s windows are glass, but the workshop’s window is mesh and steel angled slats. The mesh diamond grating, connected to the interior wall, ventilates the workshop by allowing a natural breeze in. Steel slats, which have small lips on each end, are angled downwards, filtrating the light that comes through and illuminating the space. These slats are pertinent to controlling the incoming light, because the window is facing out East. As the sun rises, the angle of the slats will filter the harshness of the sun’s beams, bringing in more indirect light. Lastly, because the window sits above the doorway, it frames the sky. This freedom of the uninterrupted blue color is juxtaposed with the enclosed, darker workshop interior, allowing the user to be simultaneously connected to the outdoor surroundings as well as the inside space.

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Hugging a tight, black, aluminum ribbon window is a quaint nook in the side of Arizona State University’s music building where you’ll find students sitting down to chat, study, or practice their instruments on top of a window seat while everyone else rushes on by.

Six connected windows, each seven feet high, span the length of a threefoot-high window seat. Students are afforded a comfortable, picturesque view north toward the campus Art Museum while they sit back and unwind after a busy day; passerby’s down below are shaded by the interlocking exterior steel beams jutting out from the window. Its an experience unrivaled by any other window in the school.

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The opening/window is located in the Southwest stairwell of the Goldwater Center for Science and Engineering building. Ascending the stairs, are a series of openings on the East, West and South walls. The higher someone goes up the stairs, the more of the surrounding ASU campus is visible through these openings. Depending on the position of the sun throughout the day, light comes in at certain angles through different openings throughout the stairwell. This particular opening is on the west wall which faces the sun as it is descending over the horizon.

The surrounding stacked brick veneer frames the opening in a way that makes the view look like a picture.

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Due to Neeb Hall’s peculiar set up, this building restricts the movement and sight of people to the point they wont distracted with sound, light or any sort of exterior factors. I chose to cut longitudinally through my building in order to reveal the “unconventional� window I chose. This window is formed from the notion that students and educators are separated by an invisible wall known as the 4th wall. This magical device isolates and situates people on both ends in completely different worlds.

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02 - 86

If you walk through the second floor of the Art building you will find that right across the elevator doors there is a door leading to a balcony. What makes this space so special is the frame that can be seen when looking outside. The view is not what makes this window interesting, instead it is the framing of the wall that creates an opening. The lighter part of the drawing shows the wall on the right of the building it actually extends passed the window which normally if you see a window that is the end of the building.

However, in this case it keeps on going and then stops after the opening.

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02 - 87

Windows are invisible walls, but with a different purpose. They provide viewing, sunlight access, and air/ wind control, but my window in the art warehouse doesn’t provide any of those. It looks out to an enclosed space with no view except for a small strip of the sky on top of the frame. It doesn’t let any direct light in not just because its blinds are closed but its placed in a corner that has no sunlight.

It doesn’t open for ventilation so what is this windows purpose? Its the only window in the buildings exterior and its covered with blinds. Windows sometimes don’t need a purpose maybe its just there to be there.

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02 - 94

The window is an opening in the wall that allows air and sunlight to enter the room through this opening, and people can use this opening to transfer things.

Just like a window of Whiteman Tennis Center, it is used to sell tickets. This window will not be open until there is a tennis game. There is a cover of the window that used to show the status of the ticket selling. And it is made of aluminum. Moreover, at the top of the window, there is a steel sheathing that provides shade for the people. Also, at the bottom of the window, there is a little platform for people to place an item on it.

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02 - 96

The Sun Angel Stadium Window is an opening within the stadium’s seating. It is one of two windows at the Stadium.

This window allows people to pass through the stadium from the back to the front of the track and vice versa. It is not only a passage for people, but also light. It allows sunlight to enter underneath the stadium seats. This concentrated amount of light stands out against the cool and dark shadows cast by the seating above.

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02 - 98

This window is a curtain wall that’s situated between a third-floor hallway and an outdoor balcony. Not only does this window frame the Sun Devil Fitness Complex Intramural Fields but, in a way, it seems to give the illusion that the fields are closer than they actually are. Sunlight and views of natural things are permitted through into an otherwise cold and dark hallway, allowing for guests to feel connected with the outside. Lastly, this large window offers a different angle to view the structure’s unique architecture, allowing for guests to gain a new perspective and appreciation of the building.

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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

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02 - 108

This small, oblong rectangular window is located at about shoulder height in the midst of a large CMU block wall.

What is especially peculiar about it is that it is the only window on this expansive concrete wall. Furthermore, this isolate window has been obscured by pieces of 8 ½” x 11” paper held in place with tape. The designers, contractors and construction workers put in the efforts to bring this window in the world only to have it intentionally obscured. What was the importance of this window? Why did such a specific window get covered up?

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This window is located above the entrance of the Computing Commons building. This section of the curtain wall with the most detail can only be seen from the top of the second-floor staircase. It is a curtain wall that filters in a majority of the natural light in the main portion of the building. Each section of the window has a different shade of window tint. The inside of the frame is pieced together with interlocking parts that are located in three horizontal frame studs.

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Window - (an opening in the wall or roof of a building or vehicle that is fitted with glass or other transparent material in a frame to admit light or air and allow people to see out.) The northern and eastern windows on the upper right side of the Sonora Annex are made out of concrete blocks rolled over on their side to create a lattice of squares. This unique approach in turn creates a screen which allows light and air to penetrate into the building.

As a result this creative design choice creates an intimate relationship with the exterior landscape of the building.

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02 - 138

This window is repeated throughout the Sonora Center because it is placed on the front wall of every dorm room. Not to mention, they are the only windows within each room. The wall around the window is made with a brick veneer that make up three quarters of the wall, followed by the cinder blocks that are at the base of the wall. The window is recessed into the brick creating an outside ledge. It has two panels, one of which slides up and down. The bottom portion is one solid glass piece, while the upper is broken into 4 glass quadrants. I find this window very important because it is the only source of natural light for the students who live here. Also, it allows for fresh air which is important in a room with four people.

Most importantly, it gives you a nice view into the large courtyard scattered with trees and people.

02 - 139

02 - 139

The most important aspect of this window is illumination. As I was searching for a window in this space, I noticed this was covered by a bookshelf. I asked the one man who works in this building if I could move the shelf and upon my moving it he thanked me for introducing light into his workplace which he described as “like a garage.� Though it is inoperable and does not provide ventilation or filtration, this window situates one within campus as its shape frames the palms of palm walk and offers views of the other buildings in its proximity.

02 - 140

02 - 140

The window I chose is located in the Press Box of Farrington Softball Stadium. There are five windows on the Press Box and I chose one that is on the right at the end of the Press Box. This particular window stood out to me because it overlooks the entire field and you can see everything from this window. This window has four frames and is balanced on each side, making the window look evenly proportioned. The light hits this window on an angle, so you can be able to get natural light from inside but also not be blinded by the Sun while looking down onto the field.

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Under the ASU Soccer Stadium is home to the locker rooms and public facilities. High on the walls we find huge windows pointing out to the west.

These windows illuminate the whole underside of the stadium allowing natural light to fill the locker rooms. Outside the window we have a series of metal shutters to filtrate the light and allow privacy. The shutters hide the window and only can be seen from inside. The exterior wall angles in at a 75 degree angle allow maximum light penetration.

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The window I have chosen is by far the most important window in the H.B. Farmer Education Building.

This window is an oculus centered in the middle of a canvas-like material that covers the building acting as a roof. The oculus is a small hole that provides just enough light to provide the interior plants with the amount of nutrients they need. It is also the only window in the atrium-like hall where people sit at the tables and enjoy their surroundings. Without the oculus, the building would need more artificial light as that is the main light source. Along the interior of the four story building are balconies so that you can still enjoy the sunlight and fresh air provided by the window while waiting for your class.

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02 - 006A

A mullion, simply put, is what holds a curtain wall together; the spine of the wall. In a more narrow definition, a mullion is the vertical bar between the panes of glass in a window.

Acting as multiple “clips� to hold the pieces together, they may be the most intricate part of the process when installing curtain walls. The Engineering Building A has four horizontal mullions for each level and is met with a precast concrete floor packed with rebar.

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02 - 053A

02 - 053A

Window on the north side of Bateman Physical Sciences B wing. This is a large window consisting of 20 small panels. Plenty of sunlight is let in through this window. Thus, illuminating the lab for students to see what they are working on. The bottom center panel can be opened up to ventilate air in and out of the labs if there are gases or smoke inside. There is no filtration of light as there are no screens or coatings on the glass. This window is situated on a brick bench facing an courtyard where students can sit, work, and also observe experiments from outside the lab.

02 - 057B

Windows serve a few different functions in modern day construction.

First they frame a view. From the inside of the structure a window frames a view of the outside world, while from the outside a window provides a glimpse into the structure. Additionally some windows can be opened and closed, allowing for the regulation of airflow into and out of the structure.

Windows can also be set into a wall creating a ledge on the interior side that can be used as a place to keep plants, or a place to sit and read.

02 - 104A

An opening that spills light and sound through to the depths of the parking garage. This outcropping in the wall is a result of a light pole existing to illuminate the pool occupying the other side of the wall. There is some chaotic irony of the opening existing only by being a bi product of a needed opening for a man-made existing light source.

The opening in this outcropping spills sounds of water, yells, and whistles into the underbelly of the Fulton Parking Garage, in a way, giving an insight to the hectic scenes occurring beyond the walls.

02 - RP01

02 - RP01

The semi-circled curtain wall is the identity of the Brickyard on Mill. This set of windows go from the 3rd floor to the 6th floor. This curtain wall is divided in three sets by two long concrete dividers with semi-circles extruding to the outside. Each set is divided into two types of windows.

One goes from ground to ceiling at 8’ and a smaller one with approximately 4’. This curtain wall does not show framing from the outside, which causes to give a cleaner look to the wall.

Furthermore, the window contains a tint from the outside; this limits the hot air from Arizona to hit inside the conference room. These are attached by two concrete walls at the top and bottom. This curtain wall also brings curvature to a building that seems to have a lot of right angles. Finally, as how is displayed, this drawing shows the habitable and uninhabitable space; first, with the people, and second, with plumbing, electricity, beams and insulation.

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This window occurs immediately outside the elevator doors on the top floor of the parking structure. A unique element is how the window acts as a frame in an intentionally peripheral view. The view beyond is not meant to be viewed straight on, but at an angle.

Only when viewed at an angle is the city of Tempe visible through the frame.

These windows define an enclosed space that filtrates sound and wind, softening the transition from interior to exterior. Situated as the border between the elevator space and the stairwell beyond the glass, the window serves as a divider between active and passive movement.

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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

02 - RP03

02 - RP03

In Parking Lot 45 Solar one may think that because there is only a row of columns that there are no windows within this space. But in this space, the window is the open space that is between the columns. This is a window because it gives one the ability to see to the other side of the parking lot. There is still something for one to look at through this open space which gives it a purpose of being a window even if it isn’t a window that one may be used to. This particular area was not selected for a specific reason only because columns and the open space between them is exactly the same the whole way down the row. The only thing that may make it different down the line, is what one may see when the window is looked through.

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02 - X80

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