This word choice is very clear and helps continue to make the claim that interpreting and analyzing architecture is not easy to accomplish and that there is a method to this "madness".

This portion made a great point and that is how time plays into environments and how it affects buildings and the interpretation of architecture.

It's cool how this data is used to not only analyze a building or environment, but to also build an environment. For instance when they were building the new Marta development it took a lot of information , statistics, and analyze to figure out what was best and how and who they would be serving.

I love the aspect of finding other things in an attempt to discover and analyze the true meaning and accurate interpretations of any building or environment.

I think this is an important thing to realize when attempting to analyze a space, especially a space in which you may not live. Alot of times its hard to understand a space fully when you have never had to function within or experience that particular space.Its possible but as the article said its not just something you can do. This also goes back to the mention of how oral history and culture goes into forming a "Built Environment".

FInding meaning in architecture and interpreting it can be hard at times however it is filled with great irony because its right in front of your face. I also attempted to find the meaning of the new space discussed in the Marta Breaks ground article and I found much harder to find meaning in it , without seeing how people use it and interact within it. Shamma, Tasnim. "MARTA Breaks Ground On First Transit-Development Project." WABE 90.1 FM. WABE, 23 Aug. 2016. Web. 03 Feb. 2017.

The mention of culturally dictated plan drew a parallel between the Marta Breaks ground article. Within that article they were literally doing just that by laying out the plan of the future development and sharing with the reader what they "deem" the place to be.That was interesting and accurate because it was a modern day example showing the thought process behind what goes into creating a built environment.

This definition of Material culture sounds very similar to the definition of a built environment being that both are consciously planned and designed to serve (and not serve) certain purposes.

This was an interesting fact about the strategy and thought process of our environments.This relates to the Place Making article being that they are discussing some of the reasons behind there built environments such as : historical accurateness, economical impact and how it will affect the community.

I have family all over the United States and some live on farms, some ranches, others in apartments in rural communities, and some live in houses in the city. However, no matter where I visit my family and despite my family being so similar, the homes and spaces are used in different manners based upon the architecture and the different environments. We could do the same thing at each home but some how the way we move in the different environments would vary drastically.

While I haven't heard to much about the new development from my peers perspectives. I feel as if someone, if they haven't already, will critique the new development simply based off of their preferences. This in-fact reminds me that just like most things in life the value and appreciation of architecture is also objective and based off of personal preferences.

The article about the new MARTA development backs up this readings claim about these things we experience being intentional.If you read between the lines of the article about the new development, you quickly see that the development didn't just happen over night, rather it had been in the making for years and in discussion.

The reading describes the things needed for human survival as food,shelter,and the need to be clothed.I found it interesting that the development mentioned in the article "Marta Breaks Ground On First Transit-Development Project," meets all of those needs by providing local shops, restaurants, and apartments. (You can see the blueprint and the proximity of them in the picture within the link listed below.)

(http://news.wabe.org/post/marta-breaks-ground-first-transit-development-project)

The article, “MARTA Breaks Ground On First Transit-Development Project”, was a very interesting and informative article about MARTA’s first of six “transit-oriented developments”. The article focuses in on its most recent development, near Marta’s Edgewood-Candler Park station, discussing aspects of the projects such as: expectations, funding, development, purpose, and even its intentions.

The article starts of by first mentioning that the project’s developer is Columbia Ventures LLC, a local private developer, who is covering the developments bill of 40 million, at zero cost to Marta. The development is set to include a 224-unit apartment complex, a performing arts studio, restaurants, a green space, and even a traffic circle (to combat the local traffic issue). One of the things I found most interesting was that while despite the fact that the apartments are set to bring in the most revenue, the city and the development has set aside and allocated 20% of its units to serve as low-income housing for civilians. While also mentioning that the locations of these developments were in fact intentional and are located where they are in hopes of increasing transit ridership.

While the development near Chandler park station seems to be off to a smooth start, the article briefly alludes to issues and frustrations that have come about surrounding their other developments such as: funding, negotiations, timing, and even waiting to see what other big developments do that may affect their own.

Shamma, Tasnim. "MARTA Breaks Ground On First Transit-Development Project." WABE 90.1 FM. WABE, 23 Aug. 2016. Web. 03 Feb. 2017.