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  1. Feb 2017
    1. Buildings and assemblages of buildings make excellent sources of informa­tion about everyday people and everyday life because they exist in great numbers and are complex enough to shed light on many aspects of human behavior, from attitudes toward the use of space to aesthetic tradi­tions and technological know-how.

      I remember watching a video on youtube talking about how some use to put cages outside their window to put their babies outside to get fresh air and sunlight. Needless to say, it was a very bad idea but it shows how humans evolved from interesting technological advances that lead to some products being revoked. However, it is important to know why certain products was produced and how it affected human behavior or aspects of the human behavior.

    2. it still requires gathering data, ordering and analyzing the data, and interpreting the data.

      They are like scientist in my opinion. Even though their data is hard to be facts besides the little physical evidence that they can find. Most scientist regardless of what they are studying are based on theory anyways. Which is why there are so many different scientist studying the same data repeatedly and reinterpreting the data in hopes to get more information.

    3. But what do we learn from the house itself?

      It kind of reminds me when paranormal investigators always go through the history of the house instead of just analyzing how creepy the house is. They see who owns it, if someone died in it, and even research the land it was built on or if it possessed other uses instead of a normal house.

    4. urban areas and suburbs American builders

      The figure reminds me of town-homes that are actually located in the same place (urban and suburban areas). However, the architecture itself, looks more English than american in our present day environment.

    5. Culture is unseen and immaterial, consisting of the ideas, values, and beliefs of a particular social group or society; but it is everywhere within us, shap­ing our behavior, helping us to choose the right things to say, providing rules for social interaction, and giving us mental blueprints for making the things we need, from bread pans to buildings.

      Most would see culture as something such as the arts. Such as music,and art (paintings, vases, other objects). Even how they decided to get food could be a type of art (bow and arrow, spear, etc..).

    6. evolving and changing

      Vernacular Architecture is evolving, just like everything else in our world. For example, normal homes will be a thing of the past and smart homes could be the social norm. Consequently, smart homes could destroy our environment in the next few hundred years and then we would move on to Eco-globes. It just depends on how much money every one is making, and the social norm for that time period. At on point in time, we had out houses and now we have two or more bathrooms in one house.

    7. , does it represent a contin nation of older ideas or the introduction of new ones? Is it unique, or are there others like it in the community? How does the arrangement of rooms compare to earlier Buffalo houses? Are there new rooms— and new functions— for the house? Are some rooms fin­ished differently than others? If so, can we deduce the entertaining or “best” rooms from those used by the family on an everyday basis? I las the house been changed through the years? Does the remodeling reflect a basic change in cultural values in the community?

      These questions are interesting but very broad in the context of analyzing different types of houses. Such as, what makes a house unique? Noqadays, we actually have smart homes that are controlled by an app on your phone. What would make that more unique than this new idea for "tiny homes"? A home that is maybe 300 square feet and you can hook up to your vehicle, like a mobile home or leave in on a plot of land, like a normal house. Two very different homes but are both very unique. These questions doesn't really outline what you should or shouldn't be looking for.

    8. Vernacular architecture studies may in this way be defined as the study o f thosehuman actions and behaviors that are manifest in commonplace architecture.

      "Placemaking on Main Street: Revitalizing Rural Communities", by Project for Public Spaces, is an article based on the problems and solutions on how to save small towns and rural communities. A few problems are that young adults are not staying in these communities, along with these communities not making enough new jobs for those who want to stay. Another is that there are limited resources within smaller communities and most don't have the ability to reach out to corporations for funding. This would make it difficult for a community to grow and have a "positive future for their kids".

      Now the solution is Place-making. Place-making is a type of approach that helps with the planning, design and management of public spaces. This not only makes the original place and infrastructure thrive, but it "creates new, quality places" to engage all members of the community. "The Project for Public Space" makes it easier for smaller communities to get funding for low cost projects to help them develop their economy.

      Cite:"Placemaking on Main Street: Revitalizing Our Rural Places." Project for Public Spaces. N.p., 12 Oct. 2016. Web. 03 Feb. 2017. https://www.pps.org/blog/rural-placemaking-and-main-street/?utm_content.

    9. Fourth, objects are essential in the study and understanding of the artfulness of a culture.

      I find this to be true because of my personal experiences living in a small town versus suburban communities. The average house is around the same size but the way the house was built is very different. Suburban communities have houses that are usually made our of stone and brick. The porch is a lot smaller and the windows are huge. In a small town, houses are more of a country style, made out of wood only. The porches are huge and the windows are small. These small differences could be because small towns enjoy being outside with the community than being inside watching the community through their big fancy windows.

    10. “possesses the dual characteristics of being both a product of social relations and a producer of social relations.”1

      Architecture definitely goes hand and hand with this quote. A building is just a product that we simply use for shelter but yet similar people work and certain types of buildings just based on career choices. Others live in similar houses just based on similar taste, income, school systems, and other unique factors. These building, in a sense, makes a social group out of a social group.