Organic Architecture
OVERVIEW I’d like to have a free architecture. I’d like to have architecture that belonged where you see it standing, and was a grace to the landscape instead of a…
Conceptual Architecture
Purpose of Conceptual Architecture The intent of conceptual architecture is to direct attention at an appropriate decomposition of the system without delving into the details of interface specification. Key constructs…
“Bracing” for The Future of Injury Biomechanics
With the increasing autonomous capabilities of vehicles, and with fully driverless cars just on the horizon, many automotive manufacturers are promising a future with fewer traffic fatalities and serious injuries.…
Rhythm in Architecture
Rhythm in architecture is defined as “A unifying movement characterised by a patterned repetition or alteration of formal elements or motifs in the same or a modified form.” The Rhythm is…
Architectural Balance
Balance, in design, refers to the distribution of those things that attract the eye. With architectural balance this primarily means mass, but there are other characteristics that come into play…
The Driver in Question: Who was really driving?
Sometimes after a collision has occurred, there is an uncertainty around who was actually driving at the time of the crash. We call this, as you probably do too, the…
Color in Architecture
Color is an integral element of our world, not just in the natural environment but also in the man-made architectural environment. Color always played a role in the human evolutionary…
Gothic architecture
The original Gothic style was actually developed to bring sunshine into people's lives, and especially into their churches. To get past the accrued definitions of the centuries, it's best to…
To deploy or not to deploy? That is the question…
We are often asked to explain why the airbags did or didn’t deploy in a particular collision. Many people have a misconception that airbags will or should “go off” if…
What is a Equilibrium?
Architectural structures are normally stationary. Most clients, building officials and designers prefer that their structures remain static rather than move dynamically. There are specific loading conditions which are dynamic loads,…
