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Month October 2016

Quotations: What Would a Non-Sexist City Be Like? Speculations on Housing, Urban Design, and Human Work

“White, male skilled workers are far more likely to be homeowners than members of minority groups and women, long denied equal credit or equal access to housing.” (Pg. 2, Hayden) What Hayden was getting at with this statement was, when… Continue Reading →

Quotes for Purcell, M Reading: POSSIBLE WORLDS…

Currently, in almost every city in the world, the property rights of owners outweigh the use rights of inhabitants, and the exchange value of property determines how it is used much more so than its use value. (page 2) I… Continue Reading →

Personal Site Response: Atlantic Station

I arrived at Atlantic station exactly at five o’clock (5:00pm) on Sunday evening, October 9th. Me and my father first had to find a perfect parking spot, which we did. We paid and off I went to explore and observe… Continue Reading →

Focused Built Environment Description: Colors at Atlantic Station

The above image shows Atlantic Station before it was actually considered “Atlantic Station”. Atlantic Station wasn’t built on an empty lot in the center of the city. Atlantic Station was built around what used to be the Atlantic Steel Mill,… Continue Reading →

Summary #2: Recognizing Campus Landscapes as Learning Spaces

  Kathleen G. Scholl and Gowri Betrabet Gulwadi both came together to produce an article on campus landscapes, in which they both argue the importance of having an open-attention grabbing campus, which not only is well-designed (grabs the students attention),… Continue Reading →

Different Race, Different Face, Shouldn’t Mean A Different Case

With friends after #ATLMarch #justice #endracism Image posted on twitter by B.J. Bernstein @10:25 AM on July 9, 2016 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cm8JLblWcAAhJHm.jpg There are two men of different races (white and black), each holding a white sheet of paper with black writing… Continue Reading →

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