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1. What are the concepts of the Bionic Tower and Little Cities Projects? (1 pt)  The Bionic Tower is the first existing model of an urban bio-ecological structure. It is based on principles of flexibility and fitness of biological structures. This structure is able to adjust its height, capacity and use to the different conditions of the cities where it is built. The idea is to allow future generation to live in this tower, that way there is space for everyone. The Little Cities Projects is base on a complex of building next to each other. Each one is design for their use; usually there is a balance between horizontal (public ones) and vertical (private use) volume. The circulation works for each building depending of the use and creates an interactive environment for the people that works and use the different buildings. 2. What are the architectural /urban planning principles of these projects? (1.5 pts)  Both projects works as a vertical building that tries to give back to nature, they are also design thinking in future development. The idea is to create a balance between architecture and urban planning progress and nature.  <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt;">3. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt;">How are these projects similar / different? (1.5 pts.) <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt;"> <span style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">They are both similar because they give an important area to public spaces and they are very concern about the environment and the future population. The population is growing faster with time, the idea is to create buildings that allow more people living there. The different between them is that Bionic Tower is based on a vertical tower and little cities projects is a complex of buildings working together to create and important city. <span style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt;">4. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt;">Are there actual examples of these projects? If so, mention them. (1 pt.) <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt;"> <span style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">There are not examples of Bionic Tower, architects and engineers are still working in developing this technology. About little cities there is the example of the Sliced Porosity Block in Chengdu, this are five towers that are perhaps the most apparent examples of how Holl has used volumetric buildings to create a large-scale project that focuses on success at a smaller scale. <span style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt;">5. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt;">Explain the vertical and horizontal circulation for one of these projects (1.5 pts.) <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt;"> <span style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">In the little cities projects, the public space begins at the lower retail plaza level and extends upward with very important vertical systems that works in each one, other than these there are bridges that connect the building, creates the horizontal circulation and they create public space in the air. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt;">6. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt;">What do you think of these projects? (1.5 pts.) <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt;"> <span style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">These are innovates projects that are thinking about the future populations and developments in the world. They are starting a new begging in architecture and urban planning that could change to world. <span style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">media type="file" key="quizz 4.wma" <span style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">