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Built Environment Analysis – Bibliography

Thesis: The design of GSU’s Piedmont North dormitory appears to promote diversity and unity, but a close examination of the materials and overall layout reveals the perpetuation of a divisive and private culture.

Bibliography:

Vinsel, A., Brown, B. (1980). Privacy regulation, territorial displays, and effectiveness of individual functioning. Retrieved from American Psychological Association http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/1981-25778-001

Hanson, V. (2016). Emphasizing Diversity Instead of Unity Is Pathway to Chaos. Retrieved from Real Clear Politics http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/08/26/diversity_historys_pathway_to_chaos_131623.html#!

Krause, S. (2011). Swarm intelligence in humans: diversity can trump ability. Animal Behaviour, 81.5,(941-948).

Richard, O., Kirby, S. (1999). Organizational Justice and the Justification of Work Force Diversity Programs. Journal of Business and Psychology.

Georgia State University (2016). Colleges. Retrieved from Niche. https://colleges.niche.com/georgia-state-university/

Georgia State University (2016). Forbes: America’s Top Colleges. http://www.forbes.com/colleges/georgia-state-university/

Maschke, C., Niemann, H. (2007). Health effects of annoyance induced by neighbour noise. Retrieved from Ingenta Connect website http://www.ingentaconnect.com/

Lincoln, S. (2012). Youth Culture and Private Space. London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Purcell, M. (2014). POSSIBLE WORLDS: HENRI LEFEBVRE AND THE RIGHT TO THE CITY. Journal Of Urban Affairs.

Kaya, N., Erkip, F. (2001). Satisfaction in a Dormitory Building: The Effects of Floor Height on the Perception of Room Size and Crowding. Retrieved from SAGE Journals website http://online.sagepub.com/

Heilweil, M. (1973). The Influence of Dormitory Architecture on Resident Behavior. New York, NY: Sage Publications.

Sabin, P. (2007). On Sentimental Education among American College Students. New York, NY: Teachers College, Columbia University.

Key Word Search Terms:

  • Interpersonal relationships
  • private culture
  • diversity vs. unity
  • the right to the city
  • the dormitory experience
  • traffic flow
  • propinquity
  • sociometry
  • territoriality
  • neighbour noise
  • emotional stress

 

Annotated Bibliography:

Purcell, M. (2014). POSSIBLE WORLDS: HENRI LEFEBVRE AND THE RIGHT TO THE CITY. Journal Of Urban Affairs.

Purcell, M., POSSIBLE WORLDS: HENRI LEFEBVRE AND THE RIGHT TO THE CITY, “There has been much attention paid recently the idea of the right to the city. In order to fully appreciate the power of the idea, we should understand it through a close reading of Henri Lefebvre’s body of work on the city and politics.” This article serves to report the information from Henri Lefebvre’s idea of the right to the city. The purpose of this text is to discuss how the “right to the city” can be applied practically to cities today. The target audience is educated readers of the Journal of Urban Affairs.

 

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A Personal Site Response of the Ebenezer Baptist Church

Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church Gary Tarleton, HFC, NPS link here

Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church
Gary Tarleton, HFC, NPS

I think it’s a worth while pursuit to understand the historical context of this church, especially given how well-known Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is today – but even without it, the building is sure to feel distinct from the surrounding areas. I always feel like traditional churches stand out in most places, since the architecture is so strikingly different from the modern style of housing; it’s weird to see that gothic framework next to street signs and traffic lights. The stained glass windows are particularly recognizable as you pretty much only see those in churches anymore, and they seem to communicate an elegance that separates the structure from more modern architecture.

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A Focused Built Environment Description of the Ebenezer Baptist Church

Frontal view of the church.

Frontal view of the church.

Located at the corner of Auburn Ave NE and Jackson St NE in Atlanta Georgia, the Ebenezer Baptist Church communicates a display of balance. The building is organized symmetrically from left to right, where the two outer thirds are rectangular prisms and the middle third is a shorter rectangular prism with a pointed traingular top. The four columns that outline each third are equidistant from one another.

The windows are also aligned symmetrically, with two vertical sets of stained glass windows in the middle section, two shuttered windows on the upper half of the two outer rectangular structures, as well as two more stained glass windows directly beneath the shuttered windows. The windows are all lined with white paning and all the stained glass windows are mostly dark blue with individual flecks of viridian, cerulean, and beige. The symmetrical design of the building contributes an overall even and balanced presentation.

 

 

Picture taken by author.

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PSR: The Children’s Museum of Atlanta

I almost wish I could’ve made it here before the museum closed. I’ll swear on my life that I never want kids, but seeing children smiling is one of those things that makes me feel all warm inside, like everything’s okay and the world is beautiful after all.

My drawing of the site

My drawing of the site

The staircase outside the Children’s Museum is short and confined on both sides, enciting that cosy feeling I get when sitting in a corner or wrapped up in a blanket — open enough to ease the claustrophobia but enclosed enough to feel safe. There’s something pleasantly serene about the mostly empty streets around the area that reminds me of being in school after everyone’s gone home, or waking up while it’s still dark. The world seems to settle, and nothing much matters anymore. Sitting here on the staircase, I remember there is quiet in the universe.

 

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FBED: The Children’s Museum of Atlanta

full outside view of the museum

full outside view of the museum

It’s 5:30 pm on a Sunday at The Children’s Museum of Atlanta, after the doors have been locked and the establishment has been closed for the day, leaving behind  a hollow shell of bright colors and floral arrangements against an otherwise monochrome and clouded landscape. A steady but sparse pattern of cars and buses traverse the intersection at the corner; the traffic light unhurriedly shifts from red to orange to green.

 

close-up of the sculpture just outside the building

close-up of the sculpture just outside the building

 

 

The sculpture out front is a motley stack of brightly colored rectangular prisms atop a concrete cylinder, and adorning the righthand staircase adjacent to the building is a string of potted ferns and shrubbery, some overflowing with cascading leaves of a deep maroon color and lined with curled white foliage.

stiars to the right of the main entrance

stiars to the right of the main entrance

 

 

 

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Brown and green leaves speckle the walkway, a few peeking out of the crevices between cardinal red bricks or skidding across beige concrete streaked with darker tones of olive. The ground is flecked with both dark splotches and pale dots.