The Revitalization or Destruction of Shaw? The building in which We Work’s coworking office spaces are housed makes no mention of We Work on the outside but instead is labelled the Wonder Bread factory. Having stood there with the same physical structure since 1913 (Wilson), The Wonder Bread Factory has looked very similar on […]
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Witnessing a diner Built Interior
Hunter Hoskins Jeremy Kramer Interior Built Environment What once was the old Hospitality High School located on the north west now sits alone, abandoned, locked. With only a paper sign affixed to its surface, serving as a small indicator of what is to come and what was for this historic building. “Planning meeting 1/16/2017”. My […]
Digital Environment Washington DC Hospitality High School
Hunter Hoskins Jeremy Kramer Digital Environment The building is located at 1851 – 9th Street, NW in the Washington DC neighborhood of Shaw. It currently sits abandoned. Doors locked and lights off. The building joins many of its, neighbors frozen in time, time capsules to another era; all but waiting to be cracked opened and […]
About my Built Environment Description: “Socio Economic Injustice Exposed: Lafayette Square Park”
Dear Reader, Subjects like Biology, Physics, Astronomy, and Chemistry, fascinate us. We spend a majority of our lives in academia learning about these topics, trying to uncover all of the underlying truths, hoping to someday finally understand the world we live in. However, there are other subjects we completely disregard. Architecture and […]
An Introduction to a Blog on Writing
[su_quote cite=”Mallory England” url=”https://www.theodysseyonline.com/anyone-write”]What does it mean to be a writer? Sure, it means you get to drink an abnormal amount of coffee and call it a day, but it has to be more than that … anyone can do that. Can anyone be a writer, though? When I ask myself that question, I think […]
Rhetoric in DC- An Introduction
There is uncovered history everywhere. In every little suspecting place, whether you are in a major city such as Washington DC, or just walking down the street in your own neighborhood, there is rhetoric that can be uncovered in every corner. By discovering the history of what may seem just like buildings, or walls, or […]
Built Environment Introduction: A Comprehensive Look at Potomac Gardens Apartments
Welcome! My built environment descriptions and final analysis focus on Potomac Gardens Apartments. The housing complex, located just thirteen blocks southeast of the United States Capitol Building, is home to low income families and a large senior population. Potomac Gardens is one of 56 properties owned by the District of Columbia Housing Authority. What separates […]
The Hidden History: What the Westin Washington D.C. City Center Teaches Us About Thomas Circle
No one walks by the Westin Washington D.C. City Center and thinks, “Wow, what an amazing building! I bet I could learn a lot about D.C. from it”. It does not happen. Anyone who passes by the hotel probably does not think about it at all unless it is the hotel that they are staying […]
Riggs Street: An Interior, Exterior, and Digital Investigation
The Shaw neighborhood has become much more than just a trendy area in downtown DC. Riggs street may seem small, maybe even insignificant, especially when looking at the streets that surround it such as S street and 14th street. But beyond the surface, Riggs Street holds so much culture and history, crucial to DC’s culture […]
YMCA, the Gate to Connecting all Walks of Life
Welcome! My Built Environment covers a much wider topic than the YMCA. The YMCA brings together people of all walks of life, to one location for one common service. The YMCA provides structure to families that might not have structure in their neighborhoods, it can also be seen as a cheap gym to go to […]