Materials Lecture

It was real good how Russell showed how some materials were made to give us a better understanding how these materials will degrade over the years. Such as the concrete and how it can spall when the steel reinforcement inside gets some moisture and begins to rust. 

Forensic Architecture Lecture

In this lecture we were shown how particular built buildings react to either natural disasters or human destruction. Russell had said that typically in brick buildings they tend to break apart at the mortar joints because all the moisture is gone and they basically turn to sand. And he also said how some materials like hard wood can be so ridged that even after some of the walls are removed the roof trusses kind of just float and give an un-real look to the scene.

Abandonment Lecture

When Russell spoke about the abandoned diamond mining town of Kolmanshop in Nambia and he mentioned about how there are little moment created in the pictures when you see things like the old cast iron bath tub outside of the house. These things will be good to use in our environments to show there was actual evidence of a human presence. Also Russell used as an example how it is import to think about how the environment acts in little details, like how the sand pile up into the corners of the room.