In this weeks lecture we were shown a few select materials - that related to the buildings we will be using in EXP 2 - and how they act after given up for lost by humans. Interesting imagines were from the earthquakes in NZ and how bricks react to it compared to timber - the bricks collapsed quite easily, as they are more rigid whereas the wood bent under the pressures exerted on it. We also looked at steel corroding, especially abandoned ships next to or in the sea - they had practically disappeared in less than 30 years. Some even had completely new ecosystems growing on them.
Doing Rudins House, the material I am interested in is concrete, which lasts well over time, however it does get stained by weather effects quite quickly.
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