. Moving away from the hunter green, deep burgundies to a softer, warmer, and lighter palette.
but who gets to determine which colors are associated with certain genders? Question of authority
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workdesign.com workdesign.com
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People need spaces for contemplation, and there’s a need and desire for those things in the workplace, so there is a rethinking of the benching solution for introverts. But there are different styles of people in how they work, and of different jobs in terms how much open space is needed.
is this a focus in accommodating individuals to reach their productive height rather than groups (women, introverts, extraverts, etc)? Slightly confused
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n terms of “intimacy” and “openness,” those are traits that we might consider feminine versus perhaps maybe thicker walls, and things that are stronger, and privacy as things that are masculine.Suzanne: I think of Zaha, one of the first female architects that “shifted the plane” and went with softer angles. So softening the plane of an environment, and making things more circular — no square sides at all — it’s more fluid, and we’re seeing a lot more fluidity in workplaces.
Q: How exactly does the layout of a company encourage or discourage women from joining the workforce? Would it be more fair to say that this feeling of acceptance is contingent upon the people who actually comprise the company?
Speculative Response: While that may be true in some regard, the layout subtly indicates the overall preferences and beliefs of the company itself, thus either encouraging or discouraging women from joining the company.
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f individuality I
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l: In terms of “intimacy” and “openness,” those are traits that we might consider feminine versus perhaps maybe thicker walls, and things that are stronger, and privacy as things that are masculine.Suzanne: I think of Zaha, one of the first female architects that “shifted the plane” and went with softer angles. So softening the plane of an environment, and making things more circular — no square sides at all — it’s more fluid, and we’re seeing a lot more fluidity in workplaces.
Response --> society is determining new ways to get out of gender through layout
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no square sides at all
intersting given how popular squares were in the 60's and 70's. What does this say about our journey regarding gender in architecture and layout?
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“shifted the plane”
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We look a lot at color as an influencer on all of that.
key phrase --> color influences what we perceive as gendered. Interestingly, green is seen as genderless
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benching system.
key term
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introverts vs. extroverts
how does introvert vs extrovert relate to gender, perhaps even gender stereotyping in the work force? Women are often perceived as more quiet, soft, introverted while men are often seen as taking command and more extroverted
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but I think this idea of talking, more places to communicate, the “softening” of offices, is part of this shift.
what is meant by "softening"?
I would see this as the exigence of the essay
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I think the whole restroom thing is shifting so that there are unisex restrooms now going into most schools. I
But it is important to address the backlash and debate, unisex restrooms aren't quite universally accepted yet. Maybe account for other cultures and what's happening there.
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how are we marking this progress?
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key phrase : "But here’s the rub: to acquire these habits and dispositions, we need settings where they can be practiced, where we can literally see our diversity, where we belong but others belong as well, people who are different from us but with whom we are interdependent precisely because we live together. "
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Cabrini Green's families --> key term
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key phrase "Unfortunately, the cities of contemporary North America are not, in general, very promising scenes of public life."
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key phrase: "And they are different in the images of civic life they portray: in one, a highly decentralized and fragmented social scene devoted to the private pursuit of wealth and happiness; in another, a diverse but tight-knit community built on close contact, mutual trust, and shared aspirations; in the third, a self-governed collective committed to the social, political, and economic empowerment of its members."
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key phrase "On one side were real estate developers and city bureaucrats beating a constant drum roll for demolition and redevelopment. On the other side were several thousand poor, black, mostly female-headed families living in the project and fi ghting to save their commu-nity."
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take note of police violence today-- is there a relationship here?
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key phrase --> i think it's important too in regard to question over a natural osmosis and migration among people despite architectural boundaries
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we're discussing CHA's work, but what are we doing now as a society to help restructure an inclusive American economy?
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emphasizes the fact that these individuals are often given no choice or opportunity to have social flexibility or opportunity, key term (kinda) for that reason
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the general response: today we have a division in territories (low income "wrong side of the tracks" vs wealthier). The general premise of the introduction is to identify or respond by contextualizing what historically and culturally happened that led to these divides, which of course are laden with racism.
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the beginning of low income housing?
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"Great Migration" -- Key term, important historical value into understanding the issue. Also, keep in mind the Jim Crow laws which prevented people from accessing work and new opportunity
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Question: how does public education fit into this narrative? There is research done showing that in low income areas there is less money going to the education systems, creating a vicious cycle. Additionally, in these areas there are higher crime rates. Studies show that generally more money is being spent on prison than schools.
Response: With architecture comes micro-regional implications, such as the type of schools that are present for usage. In that regard, education and architecture are related. Closed off, "slums" usually keep individuals further away from educational opportunities.
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this "slum", which had the highest concentration of poverty, creates a vicious cycle where individuals have a harder time grasping opportunities to move upwards via social mobility
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Zorbaugh's "sum" -- key word
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The exigence --> rhetorical architecture has social implications. Specifically, the Chicago River now is associated with industrial and other low-rent uses, thus creating associations with less sophisticated individuals who are looked down upon
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www.metropolismag.com www.metropolismag.com
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Corporations have taken note, and bathrooms have become the focus of this change. Big companies like Google are adopting gender-neutral or unisex bathrooms, in addition to conventional ones, to allow all individuals to feel comfortable, safe, and included—and not have to choose a gender while in the workplace.
Question: what does the progressive stance on bathrooms say about society as a whole? Are we just focusing on bathrooms, or is this issue symbolic of change across the board?
Response: "Bathrooms are only part of the puzzle", but they are reflective of changes that are emerging. The topic of bathrooms also raises other questions regarding HR when individuals don't want gender inclusive bathrooms.
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“There are five billion people in the world and five billion unique sexual identities.
intersting idea, I wish the author built upon this more
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Boys look like girls, girls look like boys, and androgyny has become commonplace
is the rise of androgyny unique to Western culture-- what's happening over in the East?
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In the workplace, the barriers and hierarchies have started to come down as women have become more prominent.
also a key phrase
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But this is an essentially human phenomenon, and we need to design for the accumulation of different human beings who are out there by being respectful to individual needs, and creating environments in which people can have their own individuality.
key phrase, arguably thesis
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Making people feel accommodated—whether it’s in a public space or office—parallels the bigger conversation about universal design.
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gender inclusivity
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gender-neutral or unisex bathrooms
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masculine tailoring
getting out of gendered, fashion stereotypes
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fast cycles
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People are also craving more softness in interiors, with the open plan, the influence of hospitality, and an emphasis on tactile and textural materials like carpeting and textiles. The time is ripe for designers to start questioning how they incorporate gender sensitivity into their work.
but is this a stereotyping issue that 'softness' is associated with femininity?
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ew wave of feminism
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new wave of feminis
the response is the new wave of feminism that is causing "barriers and hierarchies" to come down
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Traditional masculine and feminine roles are being challenged through advances in science and technology, and by cultural shifts stemming from the evolution of sexual politics and media depictions of gender.
are the changes brought on my science and technology different from those that are cultural?
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We are living in a time of gender revolution.
exigence -- very condensed, but the overall idea is that the pressing issue is that we're living in a time of gender revolution, posing questions to how we function and perceive gender.
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even if we attempt to structure our cities without such separation, will people naturally divide themselves over the years?
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can we find balance between urban centers vs rural?
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universities also can determine who (which demographics ) in the upcoming generations are privileged with education
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architecture is a subtle way to alter where we place people, feeding into the idea of "othering". For instance, we "other" those who live down the road, especially if there is some form of physical division
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one could relate this to Fish's idea that everything in reality is just rhetoric?
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what is the reader suppose to take away from these lessons if we're not involved in architecture? More specifically, what can we do to help
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relate idea to history -- ie. segregation in United States
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essentially -- how does nature vs nature shape our societies?
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but is 'landscape' too vague? Landscape can range from anything from a city to a forest, which will have drastically different effects
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in that regard, is "nature" more so a construct?
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what can students to help themselves in regard to 'attentional fatigue' as well?
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does the offer thus suggest using paper materials instead of screens? (ie book vs reading online)
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in regard to "expresses something about the quality of academic life, as well as its role as a citizen of the community in which it is located" -- what does this say about stereotypes and stigmas surrounding certain universities?
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relate this to our other article about segregation through architecture, how does this relate to this article?
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the idea is posed that the layout of a campus says different things about the citizenship or type of students they have. What are the key differences between students with rural settings and urban settings?
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what constitutes "inherently intriguing?"
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how do we define this line between mental stimulation and overstimulation?
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how are we defining nurture in this case however?
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so, what is necessarily at stake here in regard to the layout of campuses?
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what does author mean by holistic?
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currents.dwrl.utexas.edu currents.dwrl.utexas.edu
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conservative
how is conservative defined here?
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You walk on cobblestones, so the pavement is uneven. And the cobblestones are actually from the Warsaw ghetto.
in what ways can we effectively re-create such a physical experience that individuals went through years ago?
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something is to be remembered it must be burned in, which suggests that exhibit spaces don’t just change our behaviors, our practices, our attitudes by changing our minds, but by putting our bodies into play.
How can we become embodiments of these memories despite our present historical construction of historians dictating what we remember and revere?
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but it functions as a discourse formation—is that over the period of roughly a decade I think we see some dramatic albeit ever more conservative shifts
with the ability to control culture industry comes the ability/potential to manipulate what people exactly remember, dictating how we interact with our present and future
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hrough actions by their residents, their police forces, or their local elected officials—have created infrastructure and designed their built environs to restrict passage through and access to certain areas of the community.
What steps can we take against this subtle forms of manipulation?
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cluding Lessig—have begun to consider the built environment’s regulatory role. Regulation through architecture is just as powerful as law, but it is less explicit, less identifiable, and less familiar to courts, legislators, and the general public
subtle manipulation of power to suppress those with less resources to opportunity
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Street grid design, one-way streets, the absence of sidewalks and crosswalks, the location of highways and transit stops, and even residential parking permit requirements can shape the demographics of a city and isolate a neighborhood from those surrounding it, often intentionally.
racism and segregation can be found in forms other than language we use
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