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Arc 211 american diversity and design guishuai li
1. University at Buffalo – State University of New York
ARC 211 - American Diversity and Design – Spring 2017
Online Discussion Questions
Guishuai Li
2. I am in D+D section class for one semester, this course is online course this is first time that I
take the online course. We learned from the video that professor upload every week. This class impact me
a lot. First of all, the discussion board, from discussion board I can know different ideas from anyone else.
I can learn from their ideas and add a comment that how about my thought for them. And this course let
me know how important design are. In many weekly modules design is a topic and also the first project is
design. For me, the most particularly compelling of this course is the discussion board it totally changed.
me. This give me a good chance to communicate with people. And this course changes my viewpoint, it
shows that do is important as design, for example, our professor organized an activity that to protect the
environment. In a word, this course brought so much knowledge to me.
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
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4. Response to “What is design”
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
5. information, often resulting in big profits. Those without access had to rely on out-dated information,
which put them at a disadvantage.
During the first revolution, the steam born, and the first car coming to the world, I want to introduce
the steam. And how this thing improve the countries. The steam and condensate use the same main
pipes. The steam system is sample but the heat emission from radiators or in heat elements to be
partly filled with air. The system can work properly in applications where the heat can be modulated
directly in the boiler, like applications for warehouse. And this thing can make the factories efficient,
in addition, make some countries powerful such as the US.
With technology development, people created nuclear weapons produced at WW2, led by the United
States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada, under the direction of Nuclear Physicist
J.Robert Oppenheheimer. The USA ended the WW2 by dropping two strong destructive nuclear
bomb in Japan. One resulted in more than one hundred thousand residents died in Hiroshima, the
other one resulted in nearly 40,000 people died in Nagasaki City, a total of 140,000 casualties. So the
design may cause seriously problems, not all of design is good.
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6. Response to "Introduction" fn “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? (Note that a design can be anything requiring planning and
development prior to the production of an action, system, visual, material object, or environment.
Also, keep in mind that, for our purposes, a diversity group is a group of individuals who are
underrepresented in society in some way—children, older adults, the economically
disadvantaged, those with cognitive disabilities, etc.)Rom Diversity and Design
This is a good example about diversity and design, 19th
amendment gave woman the rights to
vote, I would be interested in exploring some of today’s current laws and designs that contribute
to voter suppression in the US, such as the closing of a substantial number of voting locations in
Alabama before the election this past November.
19th amendment indeed impacts a large diversity group of people especially the women. But not
only the women were affected by the 19th amendment, the whole nation or even more, the
society were impacted by this amendment. This gives women the opportunity to stand up and
fight for themselves.
7. http://mcsmrampage.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/votes-for-women-pic.jpg
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?
The photo that was taken in the Africa in the refugee area, the photo present a young boy who is
very shin, in Africa lots of people have malnutrition. This shock me , because I did not
experienced famine , so I do not know what the feeling of them, Even then , lots of rich and
powerful people donate billions of money to help them, this problem can bot be solved. Lots of
children starve when they were four 0r five years old. In the future, I will try my best to help
them that who cannot full up.
I still can remember this photo clearly, because this photo let me to think about myself, when I
waste food and water, this photo inspire me that we should not waste food and water, instead of
this we should treasure what we have.
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Response to Articles on Hats as Communication Design
Thread 2: FROM: “Fashioning Protest for the Women’s March on Washington” and “The Worst
Design of 2016 Was Also the Most Effective”
NOTE: Use the first three part of the SEE-IT method of critical thinking (State, Elaborate, and
Exemplify) to address the following questions:
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 the two hats
(red and pink) are 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
To be honest, the red hat of Trump are pretty cool, this hats become the symbol of election. In
one of the speeches Trump claim that he wants to make America great again and then lots of
9. people satire Trump. And these two different hats indicate two different styles even though the
red and the pink are bright colored. That can help people to release his or her stress. The red hat
means I am great today and the pink means that I am a little perplex.
Two hats can display two kinds of the meanings. The president Trump wear the red hat, the red
hat became a symbol of the trump.
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Thread: Thread 1: 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?
10. The production line of the Ford still effect the modern life and Ford already effect the US society
for decades. The production line of Ford use the different machines devices and formed a line
that can produce cars efficient. Because this line came out, it changed the US society totally, this
line not only benefit of producers but also lower the price to buyer. Because of this line the car
became cheaper than before, so lots of people could afford to buy a car. It improved the quality
of life of US. Almost every family had a car. And this production line still remain with the US
today. Now Ford's production line can produce 16 cars for one minute. As far as I can see, in the
future, with the technology improvement, I think the production line should reform. And the
manufacturing processes will be finished by machines, less and less worker will be used in the
production of the car. And these changes will effect US society, the car will be cheaper and
greater than before. The car will not cost a lot for buyer.
Ford's production line impact the US society a lot. This production line provide lots of cars that
many families have a car and less of families have more than one car. I deem that in the next two
decades years, the Ford's production will be better and better. But when this is a problem I did
not think about, when the machines can produce the car the worker will lose their jobs.
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11. 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? Do you know of any products that embrace Cradle-to-
Cradle design? If so, please describe.
In my opinion, the machine manufacturing industry disregard the concept of the Cradle to Cradle
design. Nowadays with the development of the society, so it require more and more advanced
machine manufacturing. But and the same time the machine manufacturing industry provide the
machine to the society, this industry produce industrial wastewater and industrial waste gas and
other pollution. That means that when we use the advanced machine, we should consider the
pollution of environment. This industry use lots of metals to produce cars and buildings. Lots of
metals cannot be recycled, so it disregard the concept of the Cradle to Cradle. So we should
explore the new source of energy that can be recycled and more clean than other source.
I do also think that if we used more non-ferrous metals (copper, aluminum, stainless steel, etc.),
we could produce machines that are more likely to be recycled thus, reducing waste. Also, I don't
believe the issue is the manufacturing industry itself. I not only believe that the issue is within in
the industry, I believe the issue is within humankind. We need a cleaner if not, 100% clean form
of energy. There is nothing the world can do in terms of producing goods and our carbon
footprint. This is because no matter what, we need energy to run these advanced machines.
Basically, I'm not saying the industry is the problem. I'm saying that if we fix the clean energy
problem, a lot of industries will be able to benefit.
12. http://news.stanford.edu/news/2015/june/images/15307-50states_news.jpg
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.)
From the video that 10 buildings changed America, one of the architectures express me is Trinity
Church. The Trinity Church in the Boston, is a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts.
This Church can stand approximately 3000 people and made in 1877. The design of the building
is modified Greek Cross with four arms extending outwards from the central tower. The style of
this design impacted a lot and also Trinity Church is the only church in the United States and the
only building in Boston has been honored as one of the ten most significant building in the
United States. This church let the culture form different place contact with each other.
And the other building that is Capitol, The United States Capitol often called Capitol Hill, the
Capitol is an old building, the original building was completed in 1800 and was subsequently
expanded, and most of laws passed in this place by senators. In addition, the Capitol have played
host to major events, including presidential inaugurations held every four years. During an
inaugurations, the front of the Capitol is outfitted with platform and a grand staircase. So we can
see how important of the Capitol of United States is.
13. Although the Capitol building was completed in 1800, its design is able to portray how important
the building is. It looks like a government building just by the way it was designed. Most
government buildings even in today's day look very similar with the pillars and the articulate
designs.
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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.)
The architecture of Ballantyne and Zumthor display two different style. Firstly, Ballantyne think that the
art design that compose buildings are very significant, A building can make people feel a lot, the design
of Ballantyne seemed to place much more value in the art of the building. Ballantyne focus on the
residence buildings, so his architectures can make people feel comfortable, Ballantyne acknowledges
the creative aspect of buildings. Ballantyne very focus on the habits of the buildings, he focus on the
how does people feel in the interior of the building. The design of him is very fit to the owner of the
building.And about Peter Zumthor's design is very modern, he focus on the use of the material, he think
that the building were designed with purpose rather than look, he consider lots of the problems about
safety. And also, the architecture of Peter just like vivid photo.
Andrew Ballantyne and Peter Zumthor, both of them are amazing architects, the design style of them
are different. Ballantyne create the building form habit, he can get inspiration from habits.
The Zumthor used his emotions a lot, he combine his feeling into his building, and for me I prefer the
design of Ballantyne because I like the building that can show my habits.
14. https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2016/06/allmannajuvet-tourist-route-peter-zumthor-norway-arne-
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Response to Levy Article
Here is your discussion question on the Levy article. Please post your own response, and respond to at
least two other students' responses.
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?
Construction of a city can effect lots of people’s life, my hometown located in the north of China called
liaocheng, my hometown is not a big city, but liaocheng is a beautiful city. It is due its construction. My
hometown have 6 milions populations. And also, there are lots of symbol buildings and places in my city.
The first is the Dongchang Lake, this lake is a man-made lake and this lake in the biggest lake in the Asia,
and this lake impact me a lot. In the high school, when I feel annoyance I used to go along onto the lake.
The view of this lake is so amazing and can let me clam down and feel better. And the symbol of place is
the area of the old city, this displays the ancient city. Liaocheng plays a very important role during my
growth up. I lived in Liaocheng for about two decades.
15. This small city is my hometown, and I left so much memories in this city. I really like the canal that
beside my home. https://othersidechina.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/sdc12399.jpg
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Response to Pruitt Igoe Project, Talen, and Larson
Here is your discussion question on the Pruitt Igoe project, the Talen article, and the Larson lecture.
article. Please post your own response, and respond to at least two other students' responses.
Imagine that you are part of a 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?
The Pruitt Igoe was a huge housing construction in the late 1900s. This project fell pretty fast when
people started to flight another and country. At that moment, the government spent about 36 million
dollars to build this building. This over cost could have been a part of destruction. And during the end of
this construction, the extreme cost led that fell before it made up. I think the Pruitt Igoe is a failure. I
16. deem that, to build a building the first thing is try all ways that to make building less expensive in order
to avoid the problem just like Pruitt Igoe. I think Talen would create more communicate which more
affordable and efficient. He mention that people should talk with each other in few minutes , in
addition, he claim that share the vehicles can make people be closer.
This will make a good result in the better environment.
Talen and Larson's ideas for living are interesting. I feel that having to rely on a car to get to needs like a
doctor and food isn't an ideal way for a community to be structured. If someone needs to get
somewhere, but doesn't have a license, they're out of luck. So having a close knit town would make
everything available to everyone, so Talen and Larson's ways of designing a city are quite useful.
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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 believe that he should remember the University at buffalo, also, buffalo is the second biggest
city in the New York state. In my view, the Niagara falls is the best place in the buffalo, also the
sweet home and maple streets built pretty good, these two streets connect with each other and
these two streets can drive to the i990 high way. So that's very convenient. The state park in
buffalo is so amazing, you can feel the ecology and environment and get relax.
I do not think that Olmsted will stated the same words for buffalo, because I deem that if
Olmsted see the development of buffalo. Some of place are disappear although there are some
17. good planned left. Many places built on the public area. SO much building built in some
beautiful places. These against the desire of the Olmsted.
Area that used to be filled with green should not be occupy to build. This landscape of pervious
of these area will gone. To gain the economic interest instead of the landscape is the loss
outweights the gain.
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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).
Something for me have to remember in my hometown is the lake that is the biggest artificial lake
in the Asia. This lake called Dongchang Lake which is a nice place to date and take a walk, also
you can row a boat in this lake. And during in the summer, people will went lakeside to view.
This lake built at 1800s and if I design a new landscape intervention by use the Hood's triad of
investigations. I would built many pavilions in the lake and can provide people appreciate the
lake in pavilions. And also, I would built some square that have garden in the lakeside, so that
18. can combine with the nature. And I would stock the fish and tortoises to the lake, and let them
go.
I think that it will be helpful to build pavilions in the lake that provide people appreciate the lake.
In modern life more and more people are busy with their work, they do not have time and place
to get relax, and these pavilions give them a chance to relax themselves.
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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?
19. 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.)
This photograph show the station about the race problem in United States in the 1960s, the race
problem always is a serious problem all over the world, even so the 16th president of United
States Abraham Lincoln issued The Declaration of Independence that cancel the slavishness in
order to eliminate the race problem that make every one equality. But in this photo that I posted,
we can see that people separate the hand washing sink and marked that one of them offered for
white people and another one provided for colored people. And the hand washing sink for white
people is larger, clean and the colored used is small dirty and in the corner. In addition, the
problem of racial discrimination did not solve completely, It is hard to solve this problem
because everyone has their own ideas someone has ethnocentrism. I hope that it will be solved in
the future.
The image is the same for people of all races, however the difference is in the way people of
different backgrounds feel emotionally about this image. Overall, the emotions of people from a
variety of races and a variety of backgrounds/cultures are what cause differences in
interpretations.
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20. 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.)
Martin Luther King is absolutely hero that led the African American Civil Rights movement.
Martin Luther King spent his whole life to protect the right of African American and to eliminate
the racial discrimination. Using the equity design's core beliefs and design principles. Martin
Luther King experienced so much murders and slanders but he never given up his goals. This
memorial of MLK, people have a way to horn him and respect. And so much people visit from
all over the world. And also, people can know the goal of MLK and can help him to eliminate
discrimination faster.
Martin Luther King who is the leader of the African American Civil Rights movement,
contributed his whole for the rights. He is a hero, he should be remembered by us. His thought
affect us a lot.
21. https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/student-life-leadership/activities/events/mlk-student-
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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.)
22. My hometown is located at North at China, I born China in a small city as the Han nationality. And China
has 56 nations and 80 percent of Chinese are Han national. And every nation has their own culture.
Different nations have different ways to celebrate New Year. I want to talk about New Year celebrated
by Han national .The red packet and spring festival couplets in my home. During the spring festival,
people use red lantern and Spring festival couplets decorate a house ,the couplets means that we will
have a good beginning, put on all kinds colored of clothes, and visit friends and relatives . In addition,
relatives will eat dumplings, fish and meat together. The children are looking forward the red packet
from their parents, the red packet means that hope children have a good grade and grow healthily. And
also, CCTV will held the grand spring festival gala.
In my community there are native Chinese as me. My live around canal, I can see the dragon boat racing
every year. The dragon boat is commemorate the general of Song dynasty called Yueh Fei who
murdered by treacherous court official. Chinese commemorate, there is a Yueh Fei ancestral hall in my
hometown.
These Impact the whole Han nationality. These things are the symbol of age at that time. When these
traditional festival coming the government will give the rest.
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23. 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.)
I do not think that sports team should use the ethnicity references, all of us know what is most
important thing is fair, if the sports teams use the ethnicity references when the sports team in a game
and if judgment has racial discrimination it is not fair for both of teams. And when you consider all of the
skeletons in America's closet. The history racism, slavery and overall apathy towards minorities need to
remain a thing of past. So I think the sports team should not use the ethnicity references.
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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.
I chose this photo because this graph represents the current of the society, in most of cases men get
more money from one same job and also lots of jobs prefer for men than women, this is not fair. From
this photo we can see the a man sand on the money which higher than this woman. It can be
understand easily. Some of companies state that they prefer men than women, a man and a woman do
a same job but the man get more pay than woman. And I think this photo should add the materials that
show they are in the same job, so it can improve the meaning.
25. https://procureinsights.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/gender-bias-3.jpg
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.
North Carolina required people to use the bathroom that corresponded with biological gender written
on their birth certificates, for me, people should not be required to use the bathroom that corresponds
26. with their biological gender. If someone wants to use the bathroom that they think they should go with
their gender. It really should not involve anyone else which bathroom the individual is allowed to use. I
can understand the there are two sides of to this argument. Some people think that someone going into
a bathroom that does not fit to the fender on the birth certificate is unnatural and wired. And they also
think that these people can feel strange. And other people deem that these people should appears the
opposite gender to use a certain bathroom. And the solution to this problem is that design more gender
neutral bathrooms. The government should build more gender neutral bathrooms for these people.
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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.
I took this photo at the commons at north of university at buffalo, these two photos show a very big
problem, that is the step is hard for disabled people to use, they cannot go to upstairs this is not fair,
27. and also, the door of the commons does not have the automatic button to open the door, this is very
unfair for disabled people.
So I strongly advise that to install the automatic button on the door for the disabled people to use, it is
very convenient for them.
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29. 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 ad
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?
I really respect the person who like Crabtree that always has dream and never give up. If I am the
designer works at the well-known firm, if I want to help Crabtree to achieve her goals by designing a
way. The first thing is build a community center that can help them such as provide the food and the
clothes. We can collection these stuff from charity activities. And also I know she long for knowledge, I
think we should contact community colleges or universities and give her a chance to reduce the tuition
fee and we can help her to pay the less of tuition. So they can get better life.
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30. 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?
For me, about design of Regent Park that thee leaders can design better surrounding for the elderly to
live in better place. One way that I think can improve the situation for the elderly is building new
apartments in the Regent Park. But, the plans that government has for Regent Park does not reflect.
They will be separated by age and incomes. So lower and higher incomes will be together. The designer
think that this matrix income will sell better. Not only the elderly can live in the better apartment and
also can get some income from this building. So this way can improve the quality of life for the elderly.
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31. 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 think extend life spans of human to120 years of age will bring a series issues to our life. The most
important issues is that with the life spans extend the pressure that we give to the earth is more and
more heavy, At that modern life the average of life spans of human is 75 years of age, if extend the life
spans to 120 years old. The first ting is that the population will increase incredibly, with the population
increase people need more land to live, so the earth will be crowd and also the source of earth will be
used speedy such as the gas and petroleum. This problem is the designers face.
Furthermore the designer might face the issue with the large group of the elderly, the new elderly
where should they go, the space is limit and also the government do not have enough human source
and fund to build the care system, and the elderly will give more pressure to their families, because their
families are very hard to take care to them.
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32. 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
In the modern life, with the development of the technology, most people have one more electronic devices
such as the cell phone and laptop, the important thing is they cannot work without power. In the first
photo, we can see that if your cell phone and laptop, both of them out of power, the outlet that shows on
the first image cannot charge both all them, this will mess around and efficiency is pretty slow, so this
outlet is inconvenient. For example, if a man who is an engineer, all of us know that an engineer very
depends on his own device if he use this outlet to charge, it will bring the huge negative influence to him.
And the outlet on the photo2, this outlet likes a building block, it has arthrosis that can rotate so it saves
the volume of charger, you can charge your devices on the same time, And I think this outlet can be
improved. Lots of people always lost the charger so I want to add the jack that can directly connect to
USB cable from the devices.
34. Response to Survey, FIXED, and Stelarc
Our 2017 Design-A-Baby survey yielded the following characteristics as indicated by a majority of you:
Sex: Male (47%)
Hair Color: Dark Brown (22%)
Hair Texture: Wavy (33%)
Eye Color: Blue (26%)
Race: Caucasian (36%)
Height: 5’-10” to 6’-1” (45%)
IQ: 131-140 (20%)
Memory: Excellent (43%)
Athletic Ability: Excellent (43%)
Weight: Average (79%)
Disease Carrier: None (85%)
Beauty: Somewhat attractive (46%)
Empathy: Very empathetic (38%)
Creativity: Very creative (37%)
Sounds like an all-around lovely person!
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:
35. 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?
According to the history we have been advancing and improving technology. Something improve
speedy such as internet and some engineer medicine. Somethings have not gone as well though, early
virtual reality headsets caused serious headaches and dizziness. These things led lots consequences
contain positive and negative. As the positive it gives you a chance to have a child that you want. So we
would be able to take any genetics like schizophrenia. And about the negative, this technology can led
people design enhanced children. It offers a chance that people can even create a human that
peoplecannot accept him
37. 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 deem that Frederick should be allowed to film the residents. It is his right to know what goes on about
the residents of the facility. This inhuman treatment to the residents is very disturbing and should be
exposed to the public. The film will be worthy to designer in many aspects. It shows that the changes is
needed, and a huge part of change is design. Once a film like this is brought to light it causes an
incentive to find and design solutions to this problem. Designer gain knowledge of how important it is to
have a well-designed facility.
39. 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”?
In this scenario I will be fine with a group home for ten intellectually challenged adults being built in the
neighborhood. For me I will agree this proposal with mental disabilities into society. Although after
learning the ten residents have shown challenging behaviors I would be more reluctant having them a
part of the neighborhood. If it was just me in the scenario I would be willing to have them live near me
but with children, I would not. At such a young age it is hard to understand what is going on, if one of
the children saw they will feel happy.
40. I would take several solutions that for neighborhood and residents, First I will make sure that the houses
are safety for living this is most important thing. And the second thing is that to make sure residents
have the place to get relax and this need we to build entertainments. It would not be too expensive and
they would be able to help and nurture hose living in the group home while still providing the basic
human rights.
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41. 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?
One of the Christian church in my hometown that nearby my home, this church built one hundred years
ago.
This church plays a important role in the local area. One hundred years ago, the transportation was not
convenience as modern life. This church brought a new culture into my hometown, it influenced the local
culture. When this church built, lots of people do not agree to do that, because people was very reject to
accept the new thing they afraid about the new culture, and also they could not imagine the result of the
coming of new culture. But the government still completed this church.
And this church did not attract many people at first, it impacted the people who lived nearby. And this
culture diffuses by them. So lots of people came here to know new culture.
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43. 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?
My current major is Mechanical Engineering, and one of the huge issue that I think we have to face in
future is the energy resource and the materials. All of us know that in the engineering aspect, the most
important thing is resource. For example, the vehicle makes by metals and these metals exploit in mine,
this consumption is very huge even then this metals can be recycled, but they cannot be recycled
100percent, also vehicles use lots of gasoline. So when materials are in an emergency we have to use new
materials to create productions.
I deem that the best solution for this issue is call the experts together and figure out what kinds of things
can replace roles that these materials play. To find a clear and can be recycled completed source. I know
this is a big challenge for us, but in future we cannot use the resource that previous, because these
resources are limit. The best way to figure this problem is to find replacements. I think we should not use
the resources on earth, we can explore the any planet, if any planets have resources that we need, we can
transport it into earth.
