One of my previous American Cultures professors posted this link. It's not directly related to our project, but it's a great article revisiting urban history, architectural design, and the social relations between the three within a single city. It's an article from the New York Times and therefore not the typical DF articles which we are used to reading. It's from a different perspective...one of the people...not the architects. Got me excited and thinking about how our school is going to relate to the people, its surroundings, and the city as a whole. How can we justify the costs of our "arrogant" design (as the critic would probably call it) and make it worthwhile? Why should more money go into the building instead of purchasing school books? Isn't that usually the main reason why we get the bare-bones cinder-block materials? Priorities? We need to make sure that our school does not become an "arrogant" design but reaches out to the people and gives them something to be a part of...a building which energizes kids and makes them excited about learning. We need to create a creative environment in order to encourage creative thinkers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/weekinreview/25ouroussoff.html
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