Prompt 1



This course has changed the way I view design as a fundamental practice central to humanity by going into depth how much of an impact that design has on everything and everybody. Design is much more than how we are going to configure a house or commercial building so everything fits; it is everything that we put into the structure. The best example comes from Frank Lloyd, Wright. Wright would continuously visit his occupied houses that he designed to make certain that the occupants were still using his original furnishes. He did this because he knew that even the smallest detail inside a space would affect the entire space. Wright wanted the occupants of his houses to experience a certain feel and emotion inside his houses and he always wanted his houses to stay true to his original intentions. As architects and designers, we are able to manipulate anything and everything in our creations. When designing a space, it is up to us to decide how we want the occupants to feel and what they experiences they will have when they inhabit the space we create. We may choose to provide a calmer atmosphere by using cool colors such as blues and greens, or a more energetic atmosphere by picking a warmer color. As designers, we hold the key to influence the way people feel, which in turn is able to affect what they do.



Prompt 2



Ando's Church of Light is a space that links forward to design to the design practice of today by its use of simplicity and very clean lines. Like in today's structures, the churches' design is very simple but has very intriguing features that separate it from the rest of the buildings around it.



Prompt 3



We can create a new perspective that both embraces the past and says something innovative about our present circumstances by having the perspective of borrowing from our past to use in the present but at the same time, tweaking and reinventing what we borrowed to create something entirely new. By doing this, we never lose sight of where we came from, but always are pushing forward to create new designs.

Prompt 4

In the 21st Century, the family appears to be more spread out than it was in the 1950's and 60's. Today, a son or daughter is able to travel across the country to attend school much more easily than before. Also, instead looking for a job in one's hometown, many people venture out to cities far away and are able to do so because of today's new technology. My topics were how war affected the family and also how the Great Depression did as well. While fortunately the effects of the Great Depression have passed away, we are currently dealing with another war. The war in Iraq continues to affect many families as did the wars of the past.

Group Statement

Popped Corn's design for My Sister's House is a coherent design based on the precedents of current womens homes focusing on public and private spaces which are breaking out of the box; the main thread of our decade of the 70s

When “Popped Corn” first started our project, we left our spaces to rigid for the design to expand and grow. Our walls were not open and there was no experience or excitement in our space. After we revised our plan through reviewing the artists of our decades we pulled certain walls out from the building and others in. By doing this, our design for “My Sister’s House” has the basic start to grow in a way that will provide interesting interaction for its residents through private and public spaces.