Constructing environment Week 6 studio journal Jianpeng Deng, 657598 This week, regarding to the e-learning section, the videos are mainly about the materials that are used for construction purpose. More specifically, it is about metals, the nature of which is malleable and ductile, it means that metals can be made in any shape, and they are ‘elastic’ enough to be bent and they are not brittle. Of all the metals, iron is widely used in construction industry and this is because iron is one of commonly seen elements in the world, which turns out it is a cheap material. Also, we are introduced other metals like aluminum, copper and zinc; each of them has strengths in different aspects, therefore they are used in very different ways, for example, copper is cheap and well- conductive and so it is generally used in electrical wires. Alloys are combinations of different metal elements so as to achieve certain purpose; for example, bronze that is made of copper and tin is excellent at sustainability. Moreover, the very downside about metals is corrosion or rust, therefore, protections are very necessary; there are few ways to prevent metals from rusting, they are painting/lacquering that cover a layer of insulation on metals, and electro plating is that one metal is carried by electrical current to cover the surface of another. For the in-class section, the four groups take turns to explain the findings about the building drawings they are assigned to, the buildings are Eastern Student Centre, Msle building, Queens college extension and Ormond