Authorities of municipalities have used a number of exclusionary techniques that have a purpose to keep certain people out of areas. In her “Architectural Exclusion”, Sarah Schindler touches on the specific technique of physical barriers, which several different groups of legal authority use to exclude people. Schindler begins with the fact that several law […]
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Architecture as a regulation
Throughout history, people have constructed cities and social norms in such ways which discriminate against undesired groups and make it very hard for them to access the other side of town. In her article “Architectural Exclusion” Sarah Schindler exemplifies the apparently hidden, yet obvious, role that architectural and design play in the behavior of people […]
Analysis of Campus Architecture
In their article “Recognizing Campus Landscapes as Learning Spaces,” Kathleen Scholl and Gowri Betrabet Gulwadi argue that college campus landscapes should be part of a holistic learning environment for students. Scholl and Gulwadi argue that open spaces and natural landscapes provide students with attentional restoration, whereby students can unwind from focusing in traditional classes. They […]
So What?
In the final chapter or City of Rhetoric, David Fleming calls upon societies to develop cities that allow individuals to govern themselves and learn from each other. “Polis andra didaskei” Simonides once said, “the city teaches us” (Fleming 210). Indeed, Fleming believes that the ideal “City of Rhetoric” is modeled off the Athenian polis, in […]
His, Her, They- Reading Analysis 6
In Suzanne Tick’s article “His Her? Designing for a Post- Gender Society” she discusses how masculine and feminine roles are being challenged. She goes into more detail by describing how design ties in with Modernism. This concept of “Modernism” is deeply rooted within a male perspective. “Historically, men have occupied power roles in offices, so […]
Final Chapter of City of Rhetoric- Reading Analysis 5
In his last chapter of City of Rhetoric, David Fleming concludes his analysis of the built American environment. He accurately describes the flaws that still are ever present within these various communities. Continuously and throughout the book, the majority population illustrated a lack of care for the minority and continuously finds different methods to keep […]
A closer look of Fleming’s description of the Ghetto-Reading Analysis 4
In David Fleming’s City of Rhetoric, part four discusses the Ghetto, primarily Chicago’s ghetto. He analyzes the effects of the ghetto, like gentrification, and how this particular social space as condensed a group of people into one area in order to keep them in these low socioeconomic neighborhoods that leave little to no room for […]
An Analysis of Fleming’s Chapter “Suburbia”- Reading analysis 3
In part five of David Fleming’s City of Rhetoric, Fleming discusses the rhetorical space of the modern day Suburbia. He focuses primarily on Schaumburg, Illinois and notes how these new suburban towns have been primarily occupied by the white middle class, leaving little to no room for black or people of color residents. This […]
Reading Analysis Five- The Rhetoric Within Communities, According to Fleming
In the final chapter of his book, “City of Rhetoric”, David Fleming expresses that society is constantly trying to create environments that promote human growth. While this desire to benefit humans and the environments they live in is a great idea, Fleming says this action can be extremely difficult to do. In his last chapter, […]
Annotated Bibliography: 7&8
1.”Nude Statue Turned to Face Lawyers.” The Washington Post (1923-1954), Nov 14, 1923, pp. 11, ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post, http://proxyau.wrlc.org/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/149287356?accountid=8285. In this small editorial by the Washington Post, the author explains how the famous Joseph Darlington statue in Judiciary Square has had its location changed. Published in the early 1920s, the news source […]