Craft

It's time for CRAFT(part two)!

The Worldwide Web:

This chapter was called "The Worldwide Web" and it was about copper. It has symbolic, visual, and structural benefits unlike any other. It is the only red metal. It is also very malleable and abundant. Copper conducts heat and electricity. It is also extremely ductile. It was the key component in the creation of the first worldwide web. By this meaning telegraphing around the globe with copper wires. The first attempts at creating this web around the world failed completely but, in 1901 the web was complete and copper rung out with electricity and messages flowing through it. Copper then became the symbol of civilization.

Picture Work Cited: Copper Web, Tom Dixon, http://www.tomdixon.net/news/etch-light-web, 3/20/12

Au Zinc:

The next chapter is called "Au Zinc" and it is about zinc. It was the first useful metallic element to be discovered since iron, lead, and tin. Since its discovery it has been used in a variety of architectural feats such as, The Jewish Museum in Germany. Zinc is also connected to burials and preservation of bodies. Zinc represents harmony and progressing towards a goal. It is a cheap and safe alternative to lead that was often used with cedar to serve as coffins. It is very hygienic and is used to transport bodies across borders. Zinc was also used in Paris on buildings.

Picture Work Cited: Zinc, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc, Wikipedia, 4/13/14

Banalization:

This chapter was called "Banalization" and was about aluminum. It was very rare and costly when it was first discovered. Many thought it might be placed along side silver and gold. It was shiny, white and lightweight. Soon however, it became very abundant and less costly. It doesn't tarnish in air and was chosen to be used in the air force for this very reason. After this aluminum moved into everyday homes and became a favorite of designers and housewives. In World War II the popularity of aluminum grew even greater and it was soon being considered to construct whole buildings. However these aluminum houses never caught on.

Picture Work Cited: Aluminum, http://www.co.saint-croix.wi.us/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7BE3C296A5-7173-406B-9693-5D43A54DC530%7D, St. Croix County,  4/20/14

That's the end of CRAFT(part two). Coming Soon: CRAFT(part three).