Derick Liu It’s true that many of the new buildings are beautiful in their slender shape and form. to be honest, I often walk through the streets like a tourist, just staring up at the beauty of the buildings. However, I enjoy looking at the sky even more. Sure, the buildings seem beautiful and save […]
Derick Liu 3/4/14 As a Psychology major, the most interesting and surprising section of the reading has to be the short anecdote regarding the Dutch children found at the start of chapter five. It mentions the differences between children of Dutch heritage and the children of Puritan society. Usually, when I hear the term Puritan, […]
Derick Liu 3/4/14 I wasn’t able to make it to the exhibit with the class because of a cold, but I did manage to see it on my own. I was pretty excited because I’ve always had an interest in city planning and am an avid supporter of the green movement. Honestly, I was very […]
Derick Liu IDC4001H MTBH If I were to judge Timescapes as a film, I wouldn’t be able to give it a passing grade. Don’t get me wrong, the information presented in the short is very interesting and eye-opening. The problem is how it was presented. The first, most obvious problem is in regards to the three […]
Derick Liu IDC 4001H MTBH Deyan Sudjic seems to be claiming that all architecture holds a deeper social meaning, that every building we see is a product of the ego rubbing of the politically powerful, and influences the public’s perceptions. I can’t fully agree with Sudjic on this complex. Not all structures are built by […]
Each paper has a different topic; they discuss ideas of modernity and globalization, which aren’t too obviously connected. However, the two notions both discuss community on a global scale and how it influences our lives. Questions regarding the benevolence of this community are raised. As such, it seems appropriate to link them as arguments of […]
