SeungJun Lee's Spring 2017 ARC 211: American Diversity and Design Course Project 3.

1. University at Buffalo – State University of New York
ARC 211 – American Diversity and Design – Spring 2017
Online Discussion Questions
SeungJun Lee
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2. Thank you for looking over this American Diversity and Design slides.
i. How has D+D influenced you?
A.It has influenced me by showing how there is problems that could be solved
by our opinion. Also gave us a chance to share our ideas about the challenges
we have these days. By participating in this class it gave me a new way of
thinking of the topic.
ii. What did you learn?
A.I learn a lot of things. But among them I think most important things is
sharing idea and taking an advice of other’s opinions. Also by sharing thinking
about problems and gathering information about the problem was very helpful
technics.
iii. What about the course did you find particularly compelling, and why?
A. First of all, English was not my first language so I had some trouble understanding some topics or some readings. But with these
disadvantages, I thought sharing new idea and gathering other’s opinion about the same topic was very compelling to me. Because I could
have had different idea from different point of view.
iv. Are your viewpoints any different now than they were before taking the course? How so?
A. Yes, after this class, when I was looking over the works that I have done, I thought some opinion that I made was bit childish but others
were fantastic. And after reading these couple months later I saw different point of view. Because maybe in couple months during semester
my opinions could change about some views.
The following pages document my responses to the online discussion questions in the Spring 2017 version of ARC 211 American Diversity and Design
at the University at Buffalo – State University of New York.
SeungJun Lee

3. Introduction
This thread provides you with an opportunity to "meet" each other and initiate a connection with
participants in your group. In responding to this discussion thread, please introduce yourself and provide
us with one interesting fact about yourself. After posting your introduction, take a look through and reply
to some of the others. The purpose of this exercise is to develop a sense of community. You might find
that you share similar experiences and can help each other in many ways throughout the semester.
Hi, my name is SeungJun Lee. It is tough to pronounce my first name so you can call me Jun. I am in
between sophomore and junior in UB. Because I just changed my major to Environmental Design so I am
having hard time figuring out what year I am in. I was born in Seoul, South Korea but I have been in
United States for 10 years now as a foreign Student. I have lived in New Jersey for 7 years. In my spare
time I try to go sightseeing or drive around. Also I love to play with my car. I am positively happy with the choice I made in major changing and I
hope I learn and get to know you guys better in this class!
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4. Response to "What is design?" from Hello World
On “What is design?” from Hello World: Where Design Meets Life by Alice Rawsthron
The author opened her chapter with the example of Ying Zheng, the ruler of the Qin empire, one of the most
powerful and enduring empires I the history of China. She explained how design innovation contributed to
Ying Zheng’s success. For example, in the development of weaponry, he resolved many problems by
standardizing parts, and this single innovation gave his armies great advantage over other armies.
For this discussion, let’s move away from 246 B.C. China, and into the U.S. Describe an innovation or invention (can be current or historical) that
gave advantage to a group of people in the U.S. or to the population as a whole. What were the social impacts of this innovation? Were any groups
negatively impacted by this innovation? For example, the telegraph, developed and patented in the United States in 1837 by Samuel Morse, permitted
people and commerce to transmit messages across both continents and oceans almost instantly, with widespread social and economic impacts. This
heightened communication speed allowed business persons to make decisions with up-to-date information, often resulting in big profits. Those
without access had to rely on outdated information, which put them at a disadvantage.
Invention that helped and gave advantage to a group of people in the U.S is Car. Because beginning of 1900's only transportation was either boat or
train or horses but after in 1920's when car were popularized it was a brilliant invention to people. And in 1930's truck delivery started and it was
good for lots of businesses. After that during 1950's actual roads has been built around the cities so people can travel other states or places. This gave
other places or states an economic benefit. By building more cars to other foreign countries U.S. have gained better economy. And also by having
factories for cars it created more job opportunity. But negative effect of these cars are, first there were pollutions in the earth, Second the death rate of
U.S. has increase after the car was popularized. Also by making cars factories have been gone up and it was bad for environment.
“46a. The Age of the Automobile”, U.S. History Pre-Columbian to the New Millennium, http://www.ushistory.org/us/46a.asp Accessed on April 24,
2017.
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5. Response to “Introduction” from Diversity and Design
On “Introduction” from Diversity and Design: Understanding Hidden Consequences
The editors state that “diverse participation in the design process, from both professionals and public
citizens alike, yields more equitable results.” This makes sense, but typically has not been the case.
Nonetheless, many marginalized groups have impacted design in ways that have changed our visual and
physical worlds as well as our systems, policies, and institutions. For example, in the 1960s, disability
rights advocates designed media events to raise awareness about barriers in the physical environment.
They persisted with their efforts for decades, and, finally, in 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act
became law. It mandated accessibility in public accommodations such as restaurants and stores, public
transportation, communication, and other areas of public life. This dramatically changed our physical environment (from curb cuts to ramps to
automatic doors) and the results made public life more equitable.
Now it’s your turn. Describe a design that was impacted by a diversity group. How and why did it change form and/or circumstances?
This is based on what I have learned in history class last year but I personally think making a border line inside one city and when you look at it from
up top it is a design. This was in Detroit, Michigan. Back in 1900s Detroit was famous for car industries and all the fancy new cars were built in
Detroit and shipped all over the countries. And the economy was better than ever. But as the economy was getting better the city officials and rich
families didn’t feel safe near the African American people, so they planned for building wall and put them in one town. Which that affected the
change in the map design of City of Detroit. Most of the African Americans were forced to move out of the cities and moved to inside the walls.
Because of this plan, racial acts Detroit had a huge riot and there were a lot of sacrifices among African Americans. Eventually Detroit became a big
abandoned ghost city.
Mark Maynard, “What Exactly Happened to Detroit” Mark Maynard, http://markmaynard.com/2013/11/what-exactly-happened-to-detroit/
Accessed on April 24, 2017.
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6. Response to Media/Society Chapter and TED Talk on Photographs
Where would you place the images shown in Photos That Changed the World into Croteau and Hoynes'
diagram entitled “Model of Media and the Social World”? Identify a mass media photograph taken in
your own lifetime that has served as an icon of an event. (Feel free to add an attachment.) What roles
does this photo play in the communication of the event?
I attached a photo that Formal President Barrack Obama on the phone and concerning emotion on his
face. I personally respected president Obama and this shows that president is always working and concerned for their citizens, also concerned about
world peace and world trade and acts. This photo showed me more respect of president Obama because currently in South Korea's president lost all
the popularity in South Korea and it was an accident that she has told all those government secrets to one of president's best friend and president's
best friend have been earning benefits from president and have earned around couple hundred million dollars. This made people mad and started riot
end of last year. This is humiliating to other country as a citizen of South Korea. I also became shamed to have a powerless president and lots of
people were talking is it possible to bring president Obama to South Korea and let him be the next president of South Korea. People really took it
serious and this photo that I have attached have been in the riot and saying "have you ever once thought about our Korean Citizens like president
Obama did". I think this photo is the perfect model of president photo.
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7. Response to Articles on Hats as Communication Design
Typically, we do not think of hats as elements of mass media or social media. However, the two hats (red and
pink) discussed in the articles certainly have taken on that role. Why are the two hats (red and pink) mentioned in
the articles vehicles of communication design? What meanings do each of the two hats carry? In terms of
communication design, how are they similar? And how are they different from one another?
I personally think that articles vehicles of communication design are by people wearing these and buying these
clothes and showing people that they support anti trump. Also some peoples are shy or afraid of speaking out loud
in public. So by wearing these accessories it shows your opinion about this political matter. The bright red beanie
is a symbol of which was president-elect Donald J. Trump’s red “Make America Great Again” hat. And the pink
hat is pointing Mr. Trump’s past comments that became public in a leaked “Access Hollywood:” recording, about
grabbing woman by their genitals. I personally think these two accessories are similar because they both mean
they deny having Trump as a president and America is already great. And difference between two hats are Pink hat
was more directional to woman and red hat was for man and woman. Because of what red beanie symbolizes it
could be affecting man and woman.
Diana Budds, “The Worst Design Of 2016 Was Also The Most Effective” CO. DESGIN, https://www.fastcodesign.com/3066599/the-worst-design-
of-2016-was-also-the-most-effective Accessed on April 24, 2017.
Katie Rogers, “Fashioning Protest for the Women’s March on Washington” The New York Times,
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/fashion/womens-march-washington-fashion-protest.html?_r=1 Accessed on April 24, 2017.
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8. Response to “Industrial Design” by John Heskett and "The Incredible Inventions of Intuitive AI" by
Maurice Conti
In his chapter on industrial design (written in 1987), historian John Heskett claims that the methods of mass
production introduced by Henry Ford in the U.S. involved new concepts of the standardization and integration of
the production line that were adopted across the world. With Ford’s method, work could be completed by
relatively unskilled workers; it was more efficient and with this method, products were made more quickly and cheaply than previously possible.
What were some of the social consequences of Ford’s production line? In other words, how did this system change our U.S. society? Do any of those
changes remain with us today? Now consider Maurice Conti’s TED Talk, and the predictions he makes about production. How do you think
manufacturing processes will change in the next twenty years? How do you think these changes will affect our U.S. society?
Ford production line changed the economy in US and it gave more job opportunity to people in Detroit. Detroit was not a very popular place and they
did not have not enough jobs back than but eventually because of Ford's production line it gave more job opportunity and economy benefits. Except
high quality and astronomically expensive car doesn’t have specific production lines but among other car production line still remains until today.
Nowadays in car productions lines they coexist between human and computers. They have to work together to get the production line to continue. In
Maurice Conti's TED talk, most of assembly lines work with the computers. They are more precise and accurate than person can do. But to make
computers move and work, people has to control them and give them order. And to program the computers we also need humans to program them.
Probably in next 20 years most of the car production lines will be fully computerized and there would be lots of people without a jobs. But for those
astronomically expensive cars, they would be still not needing lots of computerized works. For example, Ferrari one of the most expensive and strong
sports car company. Their mechanics build the engine of the car by hand. And twisting a screw with hand drill one by one. And also they take the
leather and sew them with hands. Because of their craftsmanship their cars worth more than $300,000. For Mercedes Benz they have a production
line called “AMG”. Their AMG line only produce hand built engine like sports car companies do. I think in 20 years they will bring in some kind of
computerized machines but I think they will stick to with their craftsmanship. But for other car companies they might change the whole product line
with computers. We saw the Alpha Go, a computer program that does self-learning. If these computers come in to production line, I don’t think there
would be any place that people can work. Maybe this could cause the Great depression again like 1930s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_of_Britain

9. Response IDEA Awards and Cradle-to-Cradle Video
Which of the 2016 IDEA Gold Award products seems to defy the Cradle-to-Cradle concept developed
by architect William McDonough and chemist Dr. Michael Braungart? How does this product resist or
disregard the concept? Provide an example of any product that embraces Cradle-to-Cradle design. Please
describe and cite your source.
Cradle to Cradle is all about materials in continuous cycles and renewable energy only and celebrating
diversity. When I was looking over the 2016 IDEA Gold Award products and I saw a Rolls Royce Dawn.
This is a very expensive car and as a car enthusiast, I know how these luxury brand car is not related with
environment. This car is kind of opposite of what Cradle to Cradle wants. Because this car is around
$350,000 without any option and without taxes but with minimum options and with New York State tax it
would be around $500,000 with this price we can buy Life Straw, a product that can help people drink the
dirty water but that filter would filter out the dirt and bring out the clean water. With $500,000 we can
basically buy around 22,000 life straw. Also when this Rolls Royce car get into accident and becomes a
junk this would not be renewable energy. The car’s body is made out an aluminum so I personally think
there is nothing to do with these aluminums. But another product called HUBB Lifetime Oil Filter would
be more like Cradle to Cradle design and their concept. Because Cradle to Cradle is more about renewable
energy which this HUBB oil filter is aiming for. And also in the description of this product it says every
10,000 miles HUBB is removed, disassembled, bathed in biodegradable soap and put back in the car and
this HUBB’s lifespan is more than 50 years. This would be innovation among car industry but for companies that produce car oil filters would be
disaster.
IDSA, “Rolls – Royce Dawn”, http://www.idsa.org/awards/idea/automotive-transportation/rolls-royce-dawn Accessed on April 24, 2017.
IDSA, “HUBB Lifetime Oil Filter”, http://www.idsa.org/awards/idea/automotive-transportation/hubb-lifetime-oil-filter Accessed on April 24, 2017.
http://www.idsa.org/awards/idea/automotive-
transportation/rolls-royce-dawn
http://www.idsa.org/awards/idea/automotive-
transportation/hubb-lifetime-oil-filter

10. Response to All Module 4 Materials
Your readings and viewings this week present different ways of thinking about architecture. Mies Van der Rohe describes
architecture as “The will of the epoch translated into space.” Andrew Ballantyne describes architecture as the background for
life. Jeanne Gang describes it as the act of building relationships. All agree that architecture can change based on context and
culture. Choose two works of architecture from any of your materials this week—one with sensibilities about the past and one
with sensibilities about the present and/or future. How do each of these buildings either reflect or challenge their cultural
contexts? (Use the SEE-IT method to respond to this question.)
I have picked two buildings from the video and first is Trinity Church that is located in Boston Massachusetts, second is Walt
Disney Concert Hall located in Los Angeles California. I think the building with past sensibilities is Trinity church building.
This building has heavy walls of rough faced stone and round arches. This is a church but if you see the bird view of the
building it is a cross. This building is muscular Romanesque style of medieval Europe. Second, I think futuristic or present
building is Walt Disney Concert Hall is designed by Frank Gehry using stainless steel as exterior design and figures out the best for the concert hall for musical
concerts. For Trinity Church, it has some old world roots but transformed into newer version. Inside the building it is decorated by some of the greatest American
artists. And for Walt Disney Concert Hall they have used a software used in the design and construction of French fighter jets. This program is called CATIA
(computer-sided three-dimensional interactive application). For Trinity Church people were saying this church was in unstable ground zone. But Richardson
decided to make a deep hole under the ground and 450 wood piling and under the church with stones holding the 4 pillars around the church. Because this building
was pretty tall in that time period. For Walt Disney concert hall, in actual concert hall they figured out the best way to hear the actual music better so they decided
to wrap the orchestra with audience. For Trinity Church people were saying this tall church cannot be built on the unstable ground but Richardson just figured
another way to build this. I personally think this was a challenge for him because city was ordering the ground was unstable because that part of land was
manmade. Because of Trinity Church lots of old city hall or post office has similar architect like Trinity Church. For Walt Disney Concert Hall, the people who
were judging the plans were saying Frank Gehry will never get the vote but due to his surprising design and unusual materials he got the popular vote from Disney.
I personally think his challenge was that this was least likely to get vote for Walt Disney concert hall. Nobody trusted him with large public building and large
budget building. Also Walt Disney family lawyer had a word with Frank Gehry before the competition. The lawyer said “Under no circumstances, Walt Disney’s
name will not be on the building that Frank Gehry designed.” Even with these kinds of happenings he made one of the best architectures in America.
PBS, “10 Buildings that Changed America” Survey 10 works of American Architecture that changed the way we live, http://www.pbs.org/program/ten-that-
changed-america/10-buildings-changed-america/ Accessed on April 24, 2017.
http://www.archdaily.com/441358/ad-classics-walt-
disney-concert-hall-frank-gehry
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11. Response to Ballantyne and Zumthor Articles
Andrew Ballantyne and Peter Zumthor present ideas about architecture that seem to value the sensorial and material
elements of life. How are Ballantyne’s and Zumthor’s viewpoints on architecture alike? More importantly, how do they
differ? (Use the SEE-IT method to respond to this question.)
Peter Zumthor, he is one of the famous architect and have won couple of awards. He is famous for designing a building
with things that is more symbolical and has symbiotic relationship to natural surroundings. For example, one of his famous
building design is Therme Vals and this building is located in Switzerland. He has used quarried stone for this outer part of
the Therme Val’s house and he insisted using quarried stone. Because he tries to use the environment around him. Andrew
Ballantyne, he is a professor in Newcastle University and he wrote lots of books about architectures and buildings. From
his reading I realized he is little different from Peter Zumthor. Peter Zumthor says in the book "Architecture is not a
vehicle or a symbol for things that do not belong to its essence" and he talks more specifically about having its own
specific style depending on where it is located. But Ballantyne talks more about buildings how buildings need ethos or else
it would become lifeless as an empty shell. But if we translate little differently it is similar things in these two people. They both think architecture is
about people getting use to the building and making it everyday use of the building or architecture. They both think architecture is for specific society
and specific place.
Zumthor, Peter. Thinking Architecture, Boston: BirkHauser Publishers.
Ballantyne, Andrew. “Architecture, Life, and Habit,” The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, (2011).
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12. Response to Levy Article
John Levy’s article, “An Overview: The Need for Planning,” discussed ways in which planning can
determine the characteristics of a place. For example, some smaller towns restrict the heights of
buildings to maintain a certain scale. How did planning define the character of the place in
which you grew up?
Where I have grown up is in South Korea Seoul. Seoul is the main capital of South Korea. South
Korea is really small country and especially Seoul is really populated State. Population of South
Korea is 50.22 million peoples and there are nine states in South Korea but only in Seoul there is approximately 10 million people. This is pretty big
number for small State. Place where I lived in South Korea is called Yeouido. It is like a Wall street in New York City. It is booming with people
during the day and eventually at night there is no one. Only famous thing where my house is located is National Assembly of South Korea and Han
River Park and during Spring it has cherry blossom event all over the town. Before 1972, this land was just an airplane landing field but as the
population grew this land was in the center of Seoul so they decided to change this landing field to Wall street Korea and also change it to
government official buildings to gather in Korean National Assembly. And there is Han river passing this land so they decided to make for people to
come and enjoy the nice view of the land. I think this place was built for government and banking place because it is located in the middle of the
capital and if there is emergency they could be gathered up quickly. Also this Yeouido is located in the middle of Han river. Also it has a beautiful
view of Han river and they have a lot of excitements around the Han river park. This shows that they built all the shops, restaurants, theaters, etc. for
people so they can enjoy their time while they are staying.
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13. Response to Pruitt Igoe Project, Talen, and Larson
Imagine that you are part of an urban planning and design firm working with Emily Talen
(author of “Design That Enables Diversity”) and Kent Larson (who gave the TED Talk
"Brilliant Designs to Fit More People in Every City" The thee of you have been tasked with
developing a plan to rebuild Pruitt Igoe in St. Louis. City officials told the three of you
that that they want to do it right this time. Identify three strategies for rebuilding Pruitt
Igoe in ways that promise to be more successful. What would Talen do? What would
Larson do? What would you do? How would your strategies differ from those of the original urban planners/designers of the project? Why
would your strategies be more effective?
If Emily Talen stepped in as planners/ designers this place would be more thoughtful to residents who lived in this place. In the readings
“Establishing income diversity by facilitating the location of wealthier households in poorer neighborhoods could have the effect of raising municipal
revenue, stimulating retail activity, increasing demand for various social and civic services, and even helping to stimulate new jobs.” And “To work
toward stability and discourage displacement, to simultaneously support homeownership and rental housing, to successfully integrate a range of
housing types and densities, levels of affordability, a mix of uses, and neighborhood and social services—all of this together requires wholis-tic
attention that includes the physical form of communities and the characteristics that may help to retain diversity, in addition to the programmatic and
process oriented requirements.” From these readings I think Emily Talen would plan the city with more efficient way than Pruitt Igoe in St. Louis.
She wants to make much more diversity in the town and by mixing poorer neighborhoods and wealthier neighborhoods could have effect the life
quality and also by getting a support from government they could be having better homeownership plans, rental housing plans, levels of affordability
and social services. I personally think she would have planned a city by making people live in comfortable and by getting support of the government.
For Kent Larson, I think he will build or plan the city by minimizing the space that is being wasted. Because from the video he said to make per
parking space it costs $7000. so by doing that according to what Kent Larson said in video we can bring the idea of city cars and city houses. It is
same apartments but with smaller space but the furniture can be controlled and easily moved to make spaces. And by doing that we can bring more
people in to small apartments and it would be much more affordable to low income peoples. Also by making town in 1-mile radius this could make
people more effectively live in the town. For my plans, I am thinking of apartments would be safe and have energy saving. I designed an apartment
with 0 electricity use. And this apartment would be a people for who loves their car also. My apartment has 10 floors and it has a mall and markets
https://itsstilltime.wordpress.com/tag/pruitt-igoe/

14. right next to the apartment. Per apartment floor, 2 families can live in and they can just stay inside the car and use the car elevator. This person stays
in the car and resident can just go to the entrance of the house. Per floor it can park 4 cars inside and rest of them will be parked in guest parking lots.
The electricity of this house is generated by solar panels and watermills. During the day it is going to use the energy from watermills and this could
be kept on used but during the night watermills will be storing electricity and using solar panels. Solar panels store electricity during the day. By
doing this electricity wouldn’t have any problems. And watermills are not just making electricity. It also filters out the waters that residents have used
and there is filters under the watermills and they clean out the dirt and anything resend that waters to the residents. This also helps save lots of waters.
By making this apartment this would save lots of utility fees and also helps clean environmental. And key point for making a better city is
governments support and caring for citizens. I remember a saying from my own grandfather. He said ‘Citizens shouldn’t be scared of government;
government should be afraid of citizens.’ By that saying I think making the community diverse and making a recreational park so people can enjoy
the view or the time in the park. Also by having good educational support would be great for the city. But most importantly it would be a services
that people can use and public facilities and public resources. By having these it can support the diversity of the city.
Kent Larson. “Brilliant designs to fit more people in every city”. Filmed [Jun 2012]. TED Talk, 16:41. Posted [Jun 2012].
https://www.ted.com/talks/kent_larson_brilliant_designs_to_fit_more_people_in_every_city?utm_source=tedcomshare&utm_medium=referral&utm
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Talen, Emily. “Design That Enables Diversity: The Complications of a Planning Ideal.” Journal of Planning Literature 20, no.3 (February 2007). doi:
10.1177/0885412205283104.

15. Response to F.L Olmsted
Displaying his plan at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Frederick Law
Olmsted stated that "Buffalo is the best planned city, as to its streets, public places, and
grounds, in the United States, if not in the world." What was the basis for this claim?
Would Olmsted still make that claim today? Why or why not?
I personally positively think that Buffalo is the best planned city. Because buffalo has
amazing sceneries and back than buffalo was one of the best industrialized city in
United States. There were lots of factories back in Buffalo and that created lots of job
opportunities to people who lived in buffalo. Also Olmsted creating public park for
residents, this helped people to socialize. Socializing with other people in the
community, this could increase the community and make healthier community. I think
buffalo is still one of the best planned city. Even though increasing in population, city
officials destroyed some parks to replace with roads. But other than that Buffalo still has
nice places around. In 20 minutes you can go to neighbor country which is Canada to
see other excitements. Also Buffalo has some athletic entertainments. Such as skiing,
cheering for Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Sabres. For the last thing Buffalo has the best
sceneries in Eastern part of United States. Which would be Niagara Falls and Parks that
Frederick Olmsted have created. Due to these reasons I personally think Buffalo is very
well planned city.
SeungJun
Lee
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Lee

16. Response to Walter Hood’s Work
Identify something that should be memorialized either on UB's campus or in your hometown.
Imagine that you are the person who will oversee this project, and that you are using Walter
Hood's 'triad of investigations' as your approach to the project. What would your landscape
intervention commemorate/memorialize? How will you use Hood's 'triad of investigations' to
design a new landscape intervention? What do you imagine that the design will be? (Either
written or visual descriptions are acceptable).
I have thought about my hometown back in South Korea. South Korea is one of the country
which is still in middle of a war but it is in middle of armistice so we still have strict border
lines and between North Korea and South Korea there are 160 miles long Korean
Demilitarized Zone. This place is still full of land mines and unused resources. Due to the
Korean War there were lots of tragic deaths and around South Korea there are memorializing
of other countries who helped Korean War and memorizing Korean Soldiers. For example, in
Washington DC there is World War 2 memorializing statue by the park. I personally think in
30 miles of DMZ inside of South Korea creating memorial of every soldiers who died in
Korean war. I was thinking of collecting their dog tags and copying them and putting every
single one of dog tags around the fences similar to DMZ fences. Not just South Korean soldiers Dog tags, I am thinking collecting every country’s
soldier’s dog tag who helped Korean War back in 1950. By collecting them and copying the dog tag and hanging on the fence could make new
memorial to people who suffered and who helped South Korea to have peace and not the communism. By using fences that we have used in DMZ
and putting soldier’s dog tag on the fence could create some kind of music whenever wind is blowing and dog tags hitting each different dog tags.
This could be another memorial park that people can enjoy.
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17. Response to the Brookes
The abolitionist poster, the Brookes, is an iconic image that often is included in exhibits that
explore issues of race and power. It was commissioned by Thomas Clarkson in 1788, and the
Committee of the Abolition of Slavery used it to inform and shock the public. While some
consider the poster as an important component of the abolitionist campaign, it recently “has
been strongly criticized by some individuals and groups of African heritage as providing a very
limited view of the history of the transatlantic slave trade, resistance and abolition (Hudson
2007).” The lesson here is that how a viewer sees an image is dependent upon his/her social,
economic, and cultural position. Keeping this in mind, find another iconic graphic that
addresses racial issues and post it for others in your group to view. (Add it to your response by
clicking on the picture in the tools section. Do not add it as an attachment that needs to be
opened.) How do you interpret the graphic? What is its meaning? Now imagine that someone
from a racial and cultural background different than your own is looking at the same graphic.
Briefly describe this person. How might s/he interpret its meaning? How might this differ from
your interpretation? What are the possible reasons for these differences? (Consider the three
assessment principles mentioned in the article to help you: a technology of vision, an
instrument of empathy, and a symbol of control.) (NOTE: Limit your response to less than
250 words.)
When I first saw this picture I saw white woman’s mouth covered by African American’s hand. This showed the white person hating other ethnics but
African Americans stopping the racism and showing let’s stop racism. This thinks of an incident when I was in high school in New Jersey. I went to
private catholic school in New Jersey. There was only one Asian student. It was me. As only Asian student I got lots of attention. This attention was
sometimes positive things but sometimes negative things. Even though New Jersey is pretty Asian cultured town but to upper class white people
town, they have not seen lots of Asian people. It seemed like a zoo whenever they asked me to speak my own language. But they could be asking this
as a pure question and asking about my identity but after I got harassed by racist comments and constant hazing I couldn’t think they are asking a
pure question. So eventually I tried to protect myself so I got aggressive. I have some American friends. I asked one friend specifically to check this
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18. photo. He is originally from pure white family as he recalls. He said it’s just a word that people are complaining and they think this does not really
matter. He also said times have passed there is not much of racism going on from his perspective. But I personally think they are saying this because
they have never been in this position where I have suffered for four years. Due to this incident my English pronunciation got much better and I got a
habit of getting use to any place.
Hate Fear Pain People Free Your Mind. Digital image. Google. Accessed April 25, 2017.

19. Response to Charles Davis and equityXdesign's Work
Critique either the MLK Memorial or the National Museum of African American History
and Culture using equityXdesign’s core beliefs and/or design principles. (Use the beliefs
or principles that are most relevant to your critique rather than all of them.) (NOTE:
Limit your response to less than 250 words.)
I think MLK memorial does have some relation to Design principle from equityXdesign
but some things could be critiqued or changed. For Design principle 1, I think it makes
perfect match with the principle. “The ROMA design team placed the King statue on an
imaginary axis between Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson.” Also putting them
together means more to black civil rights. This MLK memorial park made sense to the
world but with the design principle 2 there is different meaning to the statues. Abraham
Lincoln and Jefferson both fought for ending the slavery. But Jefferson could not let his
own slaves go until he died. “Both Lincoln and King face Jefferson and challenge those
like him who did not more energetically respond to the plight of poor, black citizens.”
People who does not know this history would be confused and why these statues were
built here and why they are built in this direction, which this will be compared to fourth
design principles. The third design principle is requiring nonviolent but these statues here
have fought in civil rights movement and MLK had protest in 1960s about abolishing slavery. For fifth design principle they have built this MLK
memorial to let the futures know what they have accomplished and how the world changed due to their efforts. So for I think Martin Luther King
Statue and Abraham Lincoln statue should be placed nearby or together.
equitytXdesign. “Racism and inequity are products of design. They can be redesigned.” Medium. November 15, 2016. Accessed April 25, 2017.
https://medium.com/@multiplyequity/racism-and-inequity-are-products-of-design-they-can-be-redesigned-12188363cc6a
http://www.chathamrepublicans.com
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king-jr.shtml

20. Response to “Landscape Stories” Chapter
First, let’s start with your own home. Describe a place in your home (indoors and/or
outdoors) that you think of as representative of your own ethnic background and
discuss why you consider this place to be ‘ethnic’. –OR-- Describe an object in your
home that you think of as representative of your ethnic background and discuss why
this object is considered to be ‘ethnic’. (If possible, add photo/s.) Is this object or place
something that you will keep or continue when you establish your own home? Why or
why not?
Now let’s move into your community. In “Landscape Stories,” the authors show how
landscape architects develop a historical narrative that sifts through and interprets the
culture and material of underrepresented groups. Think about the community where
you grew up. Describe and discuss any evidence of cultural influences on the physical
environment in your community. If possible, describe evidence of the cultural influence
of an underrepresented group. (If possible, add photo/s.) Is this cultural influence being
acknowledged or preserved from future generations? Why or why not? (Limit your
response to 250 words.)
I think there is every single object that represents my ethnic background. But if I have to pick one I think as an Asian background I think it is a rice
cooker. I think in most of the Asian student’s house they will have a rice cooker at home. Asian culture’s main food was rice. This culture started
back couple hundred years ago and only the rich people could eat white rice. During 1900s eating rice symbolized that the family is wealthy.
Nowadays every Asian cultured background family will own one. Later this object will be still following me wherever I go and it wouldn’t change
due to our cultural food. I grew up in small country called South Korea. Most of South Korea’s building structures are tall and try to squeeze in
people in small places. Eventually South Korea is filled with sky scrapers. To go back into history South Korea was not a wealthy country and back
in late 1800s Japan have colonized South Korea and they have brought lots of Japanese cultures in. Among the cultures that Japanese brought the
most famous thing would be apartments. They could have squeezed in lots of people in small building and make a living. Koreans have adapted to
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21. apartment style of buildings and until now most of houses in South Korea will be an apartment. Country itself does not have lots of land to make
houses like United States so governments and companies started building tons of apartments for people could live in capital, Seoul. Among Seoul’s
expensive housing rates there are still relatively cheap apartments which we could refer to slum. Whenever I take a look at the town nearby the slums
everything is way it was in 1980s and 1990s. From these apartments in slum area it is similar to Igoe Pruitt in St. Louis. I think these kind of
apartments will exist until the future generation due to small space in the country.

22. Response to Article on Sports Branding
Recent controversies about sports branding focus on ethnicity. The Washington Redskins team is just one example
of the larger controversy, but it receives the most public attention due to the name itself being defined as
derogatory or insulting in modern dictionaries, and the prominence of the team representing the nation’s capital.
Should sports team branding designers use ethnic references (Fighting Irish, Boston Celtics, Atlanta Braves, etc.)?
Why? Why not? What are some of the complexities of this issue? (Limit your response to 150 words.)
From my perspective I think it should be stopped using ethnic references in sports. Sport is worldwide thing and
everyone enjoys to watch sports around the world. From those ethnic reference uses in sports team could show
people offensive and mocking if that is relative to their own culture. From this issue we can see couple
complexities. Showing young age children these typical ethnic references could be a big problem. By showing
them they can think of ethnic references before their history. To some people they could be offended by their
ethnic references. From this problem it could raise a fight against other people and they could protest for it. Even
though there were couple protest around the stadium while Fighting Irish the Notre Dame University playing the
game and eventually ended up as a fight. So I think these ethnic references in sports team names should be
changed.
Brady, Erik. “The real history of Native American team names.” USA TODAY. August 24, 2016. Accessed April 25, 2017.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2016/08/24/real-history-native-american-team-names/89259596/
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23. Response to “Visualizing Gender” Chapter
In their chapter “Communicating Gender,” Maya Ganesh and Gabi Sobliye discuss two primary visual
advocacy approaches: 1) get the idea, and 2) stories in data. Find a new example of either of the two visual
advocacy approaches to gender issues, and post it in this thread. Cite the source.
First, identify the approach. Then explain how the designer uses the approach to communicate a gender
issue. Is the approach effective in this example? Why or why not? How could this graphic be improved?
(Limit your response to 200 words.)
For the first picture, it shows the idea of gender equality. From this picture you could get an idea that through
egg it does not show either its female or male. Also no one knows that if this egg is either a female or male so
it should not be determining the price of egg or anyone. Honestly I think this is good approach to public as a
poster and pretty effective. But other object could have been better for sure because after the egg hatches the
price matters and it can determine either its male or female. For the second picture, it shows all the data about
gender equality is not yet approached and they are showing they pay the same amount of tuition but in return
females get less wages. Also showing difference in weekly wages among female and male. Through the data
they proved increasing the wages for female could improve the economy. I think by showing all the data could
be more effective and among this data, they could have shown what kind of jobs shows more gender equality
or can also show which jobs pay female higher.
Culture-ist, “Why are Male Graduates Still Making Almost $8,000 More Than Female Graduates?” THE
CULTURE-IST. December 11, 2012. Accessed April 25, 2017.
http://www.thecultureist.com/2012/12/11/women-pay-gap-equal-pay-for-
work/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+culture-ist+(culture-ist)
http://www.posterfortomorrow.org/en/gallery/view/29423
http://www.thecultureist.com/2012/12/11/women-pay-gap-equal-pay-for-
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24. Response to Bathroom Bill
Last year, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed into law a bill that repealed local LGBT anti-
discrimination laws, and required people to use the bathroom that corresponded with the biological gender
written on their birth certificates. This prompted massive backlash. McCrory stated, “You know, we all have to
make adjustments in life. And we’ve had the proper etiquette situation for decades in our country, and all of a
sudden through political correctness we’re throwing away basic etiquette.” Just this past Thursday, the North
Carolina General Assembly passed a bill to repeal the law while placing a moratorium on nondiscrimination measures.
Should people be required to use the bathroom that corresponds with the biological gender written on their birth certificate? State why AND state
why not. In other words, to receive full credit for this question, you need to present an argument for both sides of the issue. As a designer, how would
you solve this gender dilemma?
Last year, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed into law, requiring people to use the bathroom that corresponded with the biological gender
written on their birth certificates. It is unfair to use bathroom corresponds with biological gender written on their birth certificate. People shouldn’t be
judged through their birth certificate and this proves losing their freedom upon their choice they have made. But to certain population people think
this is right way even if they have changed their gender and their looks. But for example, in US Constitution 5th
amendment shows “the federal
government not deprive individual of “life, liberty, or property,” without due process of the law and an implicit guarantee that each person receives
equal protection of the laws” and also 14th
amendment “prohibits states from violating an individual’s rights of due process and equal protection.
Equal protection limits the State and Federal governments' power to discriminate in their employment practices by treating employees, former
employees, or job applicants unequally because of membership in a group, like a race, religion or sex.” By using these amendments, we can prove
that this could be targeted towards the people with different gender with their birth certificate. No one can decide which gender they should take and
if they stop from this they will be going against their freedom. If government wants to require people to use bathroom by matching their gender to
birth certificate, they should be thinking of other way to approach this problem.
“Bill of Rights and Later Amendments.” US history.org. July 4, 1995. Accessed April 25, 2017.
http://www.ushistory.org/documents/amendments.htm
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25. Response to Hidden Ways
Author Steven Flusty categorized five types of disciplinary architecture that perpetuate what he calls
urban spatial injustice: 1) stealthy, 2) slippery, 3) crusty, 4) prickly, and 5) jittery. Go out into the city
of Buffalo, and find/photograph two examples from the list of five. Identify what type of space
you’ve photographed and why it might discriminate against a specific population. Identify the
location where you took the photograph, and make certain that you are in at least one of the two
photographs.
Hi, I have added two photos that I think it was one of the 5 types that author Steven Flusty. First
photo is about Crusty. I personally think this photo shows the crusty of the photo. This place is easy
to access during the day for sure and it public park. But at night there is a law that we cannot enter the
park. I did not notice until last year when “Pokémon Go” the game was such a hit in Buffalo. But
eventually I was playing in the park and police officer came by and told me to leave. So I thought a
Park would be a something Crusty place as Steven Flusty says. For the second photo I thought about
Prickly. I think this photo shows the ground does not seem very comfortable place to sit. With those
branches sticking out, also does not seem like it had been well maintained. Now days every people
have a single chair at their house. But back in 1800s and 1900s Even single chair was expensive so some people had to sit on the ground. By seeing
this kind of floor people could immediately feel it is uncomfortable place to sit. This photo was taken at nearby the TOPS in maple road.
Jaffe, Eric. “The Hidden Ways Urban Design Segregates the Poor.” CO.DESIGN. August 12, 2014. Accessed April 25, 2017.
https://www.fastcodesign.com/3034206/slicker-city/the-hidden-ways-urban-design-segregates-the-poor
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26. Response to People Like Us
After almost two decades of public assistance, Tammy Crabtree took herself
and her family off the welfare rolls. But her job cleaning bathrooms at a local
Burger King barely paid the bills. Crabtree wanted to do better and hopes to go
to college and become a teacher.
Imagine this scenario. You are a designer who works at the well-known firm,
iPD (Integrated Planning and Design). You work on a team with planners,
urban designers, policy designers, architects, and social designers. You have
been tasked to develop/design a way for Tammy Crabtree and her family (and
others with situations similar to Tammy’s) to move themselves out of poverty. What will your team to do to help Tammy and her family achieve their
goals? What approach will your team take to address this difficult problem?
Honestly this problem is very difficult. Because by reaching out to them and just giving them a money would not solve this problem. But as I thought
of it I thought about 3 ideas that could be very helpful to them. First get their house cleaner and transform the house into a house that kids can live
inside. Because when I first saw the house through the video I was horrified with the environment nearby. Backyard was literally a junkyard. They
have piled up things they did not need. Also during the reconstruction of the house interior it could be more kid friendly and Tammy mentioned that
she would like to have a furnace. I personally think when I come home after exhausting work or school work, I would like to see something that I like
and be happy with them. But she is satisfied with the place but mentions that she would like to have a furnace. So first building or reconstructing a
proper house that people can live peacefully should be the first goal. Second even with the proper house we have to show the children the mentor. A
mentor who grew up similar to Tammy’s family. So by doing this it can give them a hope that there is a future to go to college and success. Third I
think helping tammy to get a better job and get a certain transportation or help her fix the car in the yard will be the best way for her family and for
herself. She said she walks to work around half miles and by saving that time she could do so much things for the family too.
http://digitalvps.com/help-and-support/

27. Response to Carroll Article: “(Re)forming Regent Park: When Policy Does Not Equal
Practice”
The development of Regent Park is phased, and there are several more phases to the project.
What actions could be taken to ensure more social integration for the older people living in the
‘new and improved’ Regent Park?
I understand how the redevelopment have gone and they have ignored the people and left them
without to plan for the next Regent Park. From City’s view in understand that they try to use
this park to benefit the economy and change the neighborhood. But to change the neighborhood
and economy they will eventually listen to the people with the bigger and fatter wallet
households. Even in the readings it says “somewhere in the process of realizing these goals,
plans were changed. With the implementation of Phase One of the project, Hazel and her
friends found themselves excluded. In the new Regent Park, they were separated not only by
income but also by age, and many of their original community ties were broken in the
relocation process. Their optimism had turned to pessimism.” I personally think most of the
parks have memorialize some people or some town. But by doing this it totally ignores that
what the history of this place or why this park was built. I think by searching historical
background and what people want this place want to be is most important. Not depending on
how they are wealthy or not, public government is supposed to support either rich ones or poor
ones. So I think searching for historical background is important fact and also gathering ideas
from neighborhood also having a meeting in public hall and deciding which thing should be improved and which thing is the most important.
Carroll, Mary Jane. “(Re)forming Regent Park When Policy Does Not Equal Practice.” Diversity and Design. 236-249: Routledge, 2016.
http://magazine.utoronto.ca/feature/new-regent-park-toronto-community-housing-john-lorinc/
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/03/28/boost-mystery-solved

28. Response to Enriquez TED Talk: “What Will Humans Look Like in 100 Years?”
For this question, we will focus on Juan Enriquez’ Life Two civilization, which alters
fundamental aspects of the body. We are living longer than ever before in human history.
Enriquez argues that, because of advances in bio-medical technology, the possibility of living
to 120 years of age and beyond is quite possible for many of us in this D+D class. Assuming
that his assertion is accurate, how do you think extended life spans will change our societies
and built environments? What new issues might designers face because of extended life
spans?
I personally think living up to 120 years old and more would be nice. Because our
grandparents always say ‘Before I die I want to see my first child.’ This could become true if
Juan Enriquez’s bio-medical technology involves. But there would be lots of side effect. First it
could bring harm to our environment due to creation of robots and more other medical
technology. Definitely they will try to use clean energy but by building those clean energies
source the environments could be harmed. Second It could bring high populations in elders.
Because every year the birth rate in most of the country decreases. From OECD birth rate
chart, it shows every year the birth rate is decreasing. Eventually, younger generation
population would be much less than elder population. Eventually the tax rates would go up to support the elders
and more and more robots will be created to support elders but it would harm environment to build robots or facilities. Third elders will not be able to
get certain support from government. So elders will try to get a new job for them. For example, security jobs and working in grocery places. But by
getting those jobs, Younger population will eventually lose jobs and it would be harder for younger population to find jobs than now. Finally, tax
rates. Right now in New York state we pay 8.75% in every shops and locals pay 4% and for income tax we pay 8.82%. But this would be much
higher than now due to support of elderly population. We personally don’t even want to pay more taxes than now. So this could bring up another
issue to the world.
"Demography - Fertility rates - OECD Data." TheOECD. 2016. Accessed April 26, 2017. https://data.oecd.org/pop/fertility-rates.htm.
https://www.auction.com/blog/%EF%BB%BF-chart-of-the-weekend-dropping-us-
birth-rate-could-create-problems-down-the-line/
https://myliveupdates.com/the-end-of-social-security-as-we-know-it/

29. Response to PPT, Smithsonian, and Roy
The two most frequently mentioned models of disability are the ‘social’ and the
‘medical’ models. The medical model of disability views disability as a medical
‘problem’ that belongs to the disabled individual. The social model of disability, in
contrast, draws on the idea that it is society that disables people, through designing
everything to meet the needs of the majority of people who are not disabled. There
is a recognition within the social model that there is a great deal that society can do
to reduce, and ultimately remove, some of these disabling barriers, and that this
task is the responsibility of society, rather than the disabled person.
In the Smithsonian online exhibition, the story about the superhero hand, and Elise
Roy’s TED Talk, you saw examples of ways to engage disability that use the social
model rather than the medical model. In the Disability and Design PowerPoint, you
were introduced to the concept of Universal Design (UD) (sometimes called
inclusive design, design-for-all, or human-centered design). Certainly, UD
embraces the social model of disability. In this same PowerPoint, you saw positive
and negative examples of each of the seven principles of universal design.
For the Module 12 Thread 1, please select one of the seven universal design
principles, and post photographs that show both a positive and a negative example
of the principle. Then address the following question: How do your examples
empower or disempower various people? Describe the specific features of the positive example and the specific features of the negative example.
Discuss ways that the positive example could be even further improved.
Out of 7 Universal Design principles, I chose Flexibility in Use. My picture will be easily used by people who does not have disabilities and people
with hands can easily get use to them. For people with hands and eyesight are available to drive the car and enjoy they freely time to go somewhere
https://kdsmartchair.com/blogs/news/26575619-kenguru-the-car-for-
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http://nypost.com/2017/02/13/fed-up-taxi-industry-threatens-to-yank-wheelchair-accessible-cabs/

30. they want to. But for people who has disabilities, for example, People who does not have a leg or people who does not have an arm, people who does
not have eyesight cannot drive a vehicle. This could give disempowerment to people who has disabilities. Because that mean whenever people with
disabilities wants to go somewhere it would be either with wheelchair or they have to get special taxi service for them to be dropped off somewhere.
And also they would be not freely go somewhere that they want. For people who uses wheelchair I know there is a design that people with
wheelchairs can drive a vehicle that they have created. The way the steering wheel turns is similar to motorcycle and it uses electricity and goes up to
40mph. They can easily get on to the car without getting out of the wheelchair. Also for people who does not have an eyesight, when the automated
driving gets more easily accessible, it would be easier for them to drive around without anyone’s help.
Reznik, Roland. "Kenguru - The car for wheelchair users." KD Smart Chair. May 15, 2015. Accessed April 29, 2017.
https://kdsmartchair.com/blogs/news/26575619-kenguru-the-car-for-wheelchair-users.

31. Response to Survey, FIXED, and Stelarc
Currently, we have the technology for you to choose many of the survey characteristics in your future
child, and this ability to choose poses some ethical questions. Of course, we all want the best for our
own child. However, as we move into a more collective situation, we need to consider how the
consequences of majority choices for children might change who we are as a species.
In the film trailer FIXED, you were introduced to the dilemma of living in a culture in which the
“science-fiction of human enhancement” has become almost a way of life, from prenatal genetic
screening to bionic body parts. In the video, “A Man with Three Ears” you are introduced to an artist
who is using current technology to move humans beyond their current abilities. Last week, Juan
Enriquez asked us if it is ethical to evolve the human body. All of these videos suggest that the concept
of disability ‘as we know it’ could cease to exist in the future.
This leads us to this week’s discussion question:
What lessons do you think we should learn from history when thinking about emerging enhancement technologies and reproductive
technologies? What are some of the possible consequences (both positive and negative) of being able to design our bodies and the bodies of our
children? What ethical quandaries do these technologies pose?
First I think it would be nice to choose which sex we get or which hair color or even which hair texture and eye color and height memory capacity
and weight and finally if we get to choose how we are going to look, this would be the perfect world that we would be living in. But I think there is
always a consequence after some kind of magnificent creation. Definitely by deciding which characteristics we get could be good for our baby but
wouldn’t this bring a chaos to the world? I think there is always a reason that each person looks differently. Each people have different style or thing
and different looks. But due to the better technology and if we are possibly to change the looks and memory and the whole characteristic of the baby,
they will all have the perfect looking and perfect people in the world. Which this world would be better place for perfect people who was customized
before they were born. I think by emerging enhancement technologies and reproductive technologies can save a lot of lives by changing people’s
disabilities. Also some parents would have hard time if they hear that their newly born baby has disabilities. But with customizing future baby could
http://designmybaby.blogspot.com/

32. possibly help the babies born with disabilities. Also this can make a world little bit more perfect space but what if everyone is so perfect and there
would be some people that cannot follow these perfect people’s intelligence. Eventually this world could only be lived by the perfect people who has
been customized by their parents. This could bring a boom among parents that they will always use this no matter how rich or how poor they are.
From the video “A Man with Three Ears” he implants an another ear in his arm and this could bring the better world and show everyone that how the
other world will sound like but I personal think this is unrealistic experiment to do. Because everyone has a cellphone with them and they don’t need
another ear to listen to another thing.

33. Response to Titicut Follies
The state of Massachusetts tried to ban the 1967 documentary Titicut Follies, arguing that director Frederick
Wiseman had violated the patients’ rights by not getting written permission to film them. The case went to
court, and Wiseman argued that he had consent from their legal guardian, the institution. After a judge ruled
in favor of the state, the legal appeals carried on for several years: in 1969, Massachusetts allowed the film to
be shown to doctors, lawyers, and health care professionals; in 1991, a superior court judge ruled it could be
released for the “general public,” as privacy concerns were no longer at issue, so many years later.
Should Wiseman have been allowed to film the residents of Bridgewater Massachusetts Correctional
Facility? Why or why not? How might this film be of value to designers (communication designers,
product, designers, architects, interior designers, planners, landscape designers, systems designers,
and/or social designers)? In other words, what might they gain from this film that they could use in
their work?
I personally think this film should have not been filmed without an agreement of the residents of Bridgewater Massachusetts Correctional Facility.
Only because they are a human being too. Even though they have guardians, they should have agreed or disagreed to film this. Because I think this is
unethical for people who was filmed without a consent. They should have had a chance to say that they don’t want to be on film. Also in video it shows
a lot of disturbing scenes. If one of the person on the film was family relative of mine and have not agreed with this film, I would be furious. But this
film could be a value to professionals like communication designers, product, designers, architects, interior designers, planners, landscape designers,
systems designers, and/or social designers. Because through this video there is a lot of things that have changed and can be changed. But before using
this video the film director should go back and get approved by the people inside the film and be certain that it is going to be used only for educational
use. So professionals can use this video as a sample video that they should be fixing whatever its necessary to comfort the residents in correctional
facility. For example, like the correctional facility in Sweden. They have changed the systems in correctional facility for people to learn things while
they are in correctional facility. Compare to United States, Sweden’s recidivism rates were lower by 20 to 30%. It’s because professionals thought
about what could be better and educational for people inside the correctional facility by using this kind of examples.
https://theanthropodiaries.wordpress.com/2015/05/01/titicut-follies-a-
controversial-journey-into-the-history-of-psychiatry/

34. Titicut Follies. Directed by Frederick Wiseman. Produced by Frederick Wiseman. Http://www.poetv.com/video.php?vid=75226/ Titicut Follies.
Accessed May 11, 2017. http://www.poetv.com/video.php?vid=75226.

35. Response to PPT, The Architecture of Autism, Public Space
Prelude: Wolf Wolfensberger's seminal work "The Origin and
Nature of Our Institutional Models" posited that society characterizes
people with intellectual disabilities as sub-human and burdens of
charity, He argued that this dehumanization, and the segregated
institutions that result from it, ignored the potential productive
contributions that all people can make to society. He pushed for a
shift in policy and practice that recognized the human needs of those
with intellectual challenges and provided the same basic human
rights as for the rest of the population.
The Scenario: Imagine that you and your four children live in Amherst, New York in a $650,000 home at the end of a cul-de-sac on the edge of a ten
acre woods. The town has purchased a one-acre lot three houses away from yours, and plans to build a group home for ten intellectually challenged
adults.
As a resident of the neighborhood, would you support or oppose this proposal and why?
You've learned additional information about the residents of the proposed group home in your neighborhood. In 2013, three of the ten intended
residents exhibited challenging behaviors including screaming, public masturbation, repetitive rocking, and echolalia (elective incontinence).
However, these behaviors have not occurred since then.
How would this change your opinion about the construction of the group home in your neighborhood?
The residents in your neighborhood voted (14-3) to reject the town of Amherst’s proposal to build a group home in the neighborhood. Town officials
agreed that the home would not be built in your neighborhood if you and your neighbors could develop a workable alternative.
What are some possible solutions that would allow the residents of the home to be provided with “the same basic human rights as the rest of
the population”?
I think I would support the proposal. Even thought by having the home for ten intellectually challenged adults might ruin the reputation of safe town
or clean neighborhood but it gives the people who might live in intellectually challenged adults a chance that they could prove that by having home for
ten intellectually challenged adults cab give these people freedoms and hope that people are always here to help them. When I was back in high school
every weekend I went to help people with intellectually challenged. By doing this I was very surprised how they are located in hospital and people
would not let them wonder around by their selves. Also they could not spend long time outside due to people’s negative attentions. Even though they
are same human being like us they are treated and looked differently and they are always judged how they look and acts. By the people’s vote I would
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36. not change the opinion and no matter what opposite side claims I will stand with the people who are trying to build home for ten intellectually challenged
adults. For this problem I think only solution that is going to satisfy both side would be build this home for ten intellectually challenged adults in
somewhere quiet that people rarely walks or in some office district. Even though they have basic human rights, some people would disagree and if they
don’t like what has happened they will complain and they will eventually protest against what they don’t like. So, to satisfy both side, building an office
complex or a house near by the office district or to some town that houses are not like gathered (not like South Campus). Also they could have larger
garden that they can enjoy their view and they could get to know outside things more.

37. Response to The Connection Between Religion and Urban Planning by David Engwicht
In his article, David Engwicht discusses the fact that religions (of all types) have played
major roles in the development of our cities. Today, places of worship are primary
components of almost all urban centers. Author Lorne Daniel writes “From their often
active role in supporting people who live in city centers to their iconic influence on
design and use of space, religious structures tell us a lot about our history, our current
needs, and where we might be headed in the future. This is an aspect of our urban future
that planners and urbanists should attend to.”
Identify a place of worship with which you are somewhat familiar. (If you are not
familiar with any places of worship, do a bit of research on one in your own city or
town.) Show a photograph of this religious structure. (You may use photographs
from the web.) What roles has this place served in the development of your
city/town? How has it influenced the design of the area around it? How has its role
changed over time? What roles could this place of worship play in the future
development of your city/town?
I am going to talk about a place that I often visited with my parents when I was young. It
is a temple that located in Seoul, South Korea. This is the temple for Buddhism and a lot
of people in South Korea trust in Buddhism. Also Buddhism was the first religion that
came into South Korea around year 372. This Buddhism played a huge role in Korean culture. Most of elders like my grandmother and grandfather
believes on Buddhism rather than Christian. If you see most of the old palaces in Korea they are structured similar way that they have built the
temples. The house structures were really similar and way they draw the design on the roof were very similar. Most of people know Asian culture is
more about sitting on the ground. Whenever we eat or talk or do anything we usually sit on the ground. And way they designed the temple inside was
you take off the shoes and sit down inside the temple quietly. But over the time we have accepted American culture with Christianity and others.
People began to sit on the chairs and start to use desk. When I go visit my grandparents, I usually have conversation in middle of the living room and
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38. sitting on the ground. But if I come back to my house, there are sofa in the living room. Due to these temples we can see our old Korean traditional
cultures. And due to these religions we are going to continue to worship in the future. Because Buddhism is one part that you cannot delete from
Korean culture.

39. Response to Prospects for the Future of Diversity and Design
Consider the quote in your syllabus from educator Michael J. Shannon: “Design, as vision in
action--the intersection of understanding and creation--is a universal human capability that
can play a fundamental role in social evolution, in the process that transforms resources,
energy, and information to make our world.”
At the beginning of this course, we discussed the idea that we are all designers regardless of our
profession or field of study. We’ve asked some big questions along the way, and the conclusion
section of our textbook raises additional issues that require input from people who might not
consider themselves to be part of the formalized design professions.
Think about your own major and/or future profession. What is the biggest challenge,
problem, or question that your field needs to tackle right now? What do you plan to do to
address this challenge, problem, or question either as part of your studies or professional life?
I always wanted to be an architect who builds and designs safe house. Because when I was young I
lost one of the family member due to fraudulent work. From that moment I wanted to be an
architect. When I first told my parents that I am heading for architecture program, my parents were
concerned about the jobs and future in U.S. I also think the biggest challenge would be building a
famous building. Because there are already tons of famous buildings that it is built around the
world. But how can I stand out among all of those buildings. Also as a foreign student I do not have a lot of chance to get an internship in United
States. Even though my dream is living in U.S. and designing and making my own home and making a family in U.S. But only question that I have is
if I can get a job somewhere and legally live in U.S., then how can I be the well-known for architect? I think the answer to that question is do well on
the studies and go see lots of places with famous architects. Because my parents always told me that if I want to do well or success, I have to have
firm and well-built foundation. So to have well-built and firm foundation I think I have to read a lot of books relating to architectures and go a lot of
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http://www.markramseymedia.com/2011/11/whats-radios-future-thats-the-wrong-question/

40. sightseeing. Also by doing sightseeing can help me where and what should I build and which place needs things. Also joining for other professor’s
research can give me the broader information about places and other important things about architecture.