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Concept 1: Engineering, Architecture, and the Design Process
- Lesson: Design Thinking (8:10)
- Guest Lecture: Understanding by Sketching (3:59)
- Lesson: Engineering and Architecture (6:07)
Concept 2: Tension
- Lesson: Funicular Forms (6:57)
- Lesson: Angles (5:50)
- Example: Owl's Basket (3:35)
- Example: Zipline (6:40)
- Example: Funicular Form (3:33)
- Example: Owl's Cable-Stayed Bridge (7:00)
- Example: Suspension Bridge (8:58)
Concept 3: Compression
- Why Do We Care About Compression? (0:30)
- Lesson: Columns (7:39)
- Example: Basic Steel Column (6:03)
- Example: Bone/Femur (6:31)
- Example: Owl's Tree (6:14)
- Lesson: Anti-funicular Forms (1:13)
- Lesson: Vaults and Domes (1:32)
- Example: Landscape Arch (4:53)
Concept 4: Tension and Compression
- Lesson: Tensegrity (2:26)
- Lesson: Trusses (11:11)
- Lesson: Determinacy (5:07)
- Example: Taftsville Bridge (15:21)
Concept 5: Shear and Bending
- Lesson: Shear and Bending (8:58)
- Lesson: Shear and Moment (3:37)
- Lesson: Shear and Bending Stress (6:58)
- Lesson: Bending Stress in Beams (3:30)
- Example: Owl's Diving Board (6:33)
- Example: Beam Bridge (9:01)
- Example: Eiffel Tower (6:18)
Concept 6: Overall Response of Structures