Here are the photos from last class on Feb. 19th, which featured Professor David Hays and his Landscape Architecture class. Professor Hays gave a very interesting lecture, where he talked about how landscape architecture is the negotiation between people and nature at the local, regional, and national scale. He then discussed various analog media projects he'd participated in, including two projects where one involved 1,000 termites (yikes!), and the later project ants. His takeaway from these projects? That you can't isolate objects from the remainder of the world, even if it's something you don't like. Instead of trying to shut things out, it's better to learn how to work with the environment you've got and find out how to use it in the best way possible.
Professor Vishveshwara dove into the world of energy and the different ways energy is transferred. Energy, which is largely accepted as the ability to do work, can be transferred through conduction (process by which energy is transferred through contact), convection (transfer of energy through some type of medium such as air or water), and radiation (the transmission of light particles without the use of a medium). She also discussed solar power, blackbody radiation, and heat engine's, and their importance to the further development of efficient sources of energy.
Honey window in action!
The honey window before it was flipped.
Professor Hays giving his presentation.
Demonstration of a heat engine with a fan and ice packs.
Professor Vishveshwara showing how solar power works.