By Kwesi Billups Introduction Throughout the course of the semester, students in my College Writing Seminar have embarked on a semester-long journey to investigate the rhetorical situations of various locations around the nation’s capital, Washington D.C. Some students chose to work with street intersections, while others chose more historically documented and culturally relevant locations such as […]
Built Environment Descriptions
Built Environment Descriptions
Annotated Bib 5+6
“Union Station’s ‘Forgotten’ Historic Interior Spaces.” Streets of Washington, Streets of Washington, www.streetsofwashington.com/2012/10/union-stations-forgotten-historic.html. Accessed 9 Apr. 2017. I am going to be using this source as my exhibit. Because my main topic of discussion throughout this essay is talking about the effects of the aesthetics of union station, this article is perfect. The main […]
The Beauty Of a Train Station
Victor Hugo, a french writer, once said “Architecture has recorded the great ideas of the human race. Not only every religious symbol, but every human thought has its page in that vast book.”(Hugo). Architecture speaks just as many words as pictures do. The world is filled with built environments that conjure conversation, political discourse […]
Essay 1
Victor Hugo, a french writer, once said “Architecture has recorded the great ideas of the human race. Not only every religious symbol, but every human thought has its page in that vast book.”(Hugo). Architecture speaks just as many words as pictures, books and interviews do. The world is filled with built environments that conjure […]
Annotated Bibliography
Built Environment Annotated Bibliography Castaneda, Ruben. “Addiction Battled Ambition For Reporter Caught In D.C.’s Crack Epidemic.” NPR, NPR, 3 July 2014. Accessed 15 Feb. 2017. The reason why I chose this article is because it will provide the proper amount of context and explanation of the tone and cultural mood of the time the […]
Union Station Interior
Here is the inside of union station. You can see how beautiful the pillars are. The pillars are, again, inspired by the roman architectures as well as the domed ceiling. The high gloss marble floor resembles classic works of architecture like the sistine chapel, and the arch way resembles the arch of Constantine. The building is […]
Visiting the Residential Neighborhood of 700 block of S street NW
I visited the residential neighborhood 700 block of S street, around the corner of the busy 1700 block of 7th street NW. I went there to see if there was anybody who knew anything about the changes within this surrounding community. Unfortunately, I was unable to find available people. However, I observed the physical characteristics […]