Needs sumary

Basically this lecture is about the needs that an architect should keep in mind at the moment that he or she designs. There are three areas treatable in the design of an architect and these areas are in conflict with each other, that’s why the architect has to find acceptable solutions. The people who´s going to live in there is one. The architect must consider three important aspects about it. One is the physiological, it have to provide adequate air and a livable temperature, also it has to have spaces of the size of a person. Other aspect is the psychological, people have to feel secure in the building, must have sufficient space and privacy. The last aspect is the sociological and this is about the need that humans have to interact with each others. The building by itself is also one of the areas treatable. In here there are different elements to consider. Protection, weight, comfort, flow and distribution, these five elements treat the structure of the building. From the resistance of an earthquake to the comfortable living and working environment. Finally the third area is the context in which is placed the building. There are five categories: culture, environment, connections, economic, flexible. Is the relation between the building and the place where it is. Treats about the relation that an edification has with his surrounding, the connections with the electricity, transportation, telephone lines and the flexibility of changing the design when the needs change.