Brick

Brick is a material used for construction, a block made of ceramic. Usually bricks are rectangular and with red-orange color, but the size, and sometimes the shape changes to adapt to different needs, for example some bricks have a round shape on one side to fit columns or end a corner. It is important to know that it is heavy and weak in tension. The advantages are that it is strong in compression and cheap. Bricklaying is to make something like a wall or a ledge with bricks. There are many bricklaying techniques, but there is no need to be professional to learn them. The first basic technique is to stagger the bricks, and the other is to join them with mortar otherwise the wall won´t stand for long. With that information and some practice is easy to make your own brick wall.

**Interview Script** Andrea: good afternoon classmates, do you know where is //Piazza del campo// located?  Ana: //Piazza del campo// is located in Siena, Tuscany, at Italy.  Erick: do you know about //Piazza del Campo//?  Andrea: I read some about this square, it is very interesting.  Ana: In terms of architecture, what got your attention?  Erick: I consider that the square's design made of bricks is really awesome. The walls, columns and floors of the buildings around the square have been built of bonded bricks that reflect a harmonious space.  Andrea: <span style="color: #328f8f; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">what do you think about the square shape? <span style="color: #328f8f; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"> Ana: <span style="color: #328f8f; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">it is very interesting that it has a shell form, divided into nine triangles, and out of them, there is a circular street and the number of divisions are held to be symbolic of the Rule of The Nine. <span style="color: #328f8f; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #328f8f; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: justify;"> Erick: <span style="color: #328f8f; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Do you think that history of the place is connected with the uniformity among the buildings? <span style="color: #328f8f; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Andrea: I consider that they are very related among them, because for the time of construction there existed a commune that monopolized brick-making, for this reason the bricks are so similar, and provides the uniformity of the square and buildings that surround them. <span style="color: #328f8f; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"> Ana: <span style="color: #328f8f; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The square contains an adjacent tower, what do you know about it? <span style="color: #328f8f; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"> Erick: <span style="color: #328f8f; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I know that it is called: //torre del Mangia.// On top there is a bell, in this site there was a Guardian that watched the town of Siena. It was very safe and cared for this reason. <span style="color: #328f8f; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"> Andrea: <span style="color: #328f8f; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Which are the uses of the square? <span style="color: #328f8f; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"> Ana: <span style="color: #328f8f; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Uses are: Recreational because of the fair of //Palio di Siena//, that consists in a horse-race which is held inside the square. Commercial, because there is a popular market inside of it, and touristic, because the square is renowned worldwide and people visit the museum inside //Palazzo Pubblico//. <span style="color: #328f8f; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"> Erick: <span style="color: #328f8f; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">What is the architectural style of the square? Why? <span style="color: #328f8f; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"> Andrea: <span style="color: #328f8f; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The architectural style is Late Gothic, because the bricks of the walls and floors have a uniformity. <span style="color: #328f8f; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"> Erick: <span style="color: #328f8f; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">to finish, what do you know about //Fonte Gaia// in //Piazza del campo//? <span style="color: #328f8f; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"> Ana: <span style="color: #328f8f; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">this fountain is an endpoint of the water pipeline system of the city center, it has a sculpture relief that shows the Madonna as an emblematic of a Good Government. <span style="color: #328f8f; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"> Erick: <span style="color: #328f8f; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">well done, thanks for attend this interview.

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