Response to Cities in Evolution
As I read the reading, Cities in Evolution, the same idea or theory kept popping up in my mind; the idea that there is always more then what you seen or read. A couple of quotes struck me the most. The first being, “Doctors are far too easily satisfied when their patients are out of pain, and call them cured when they are able to get out of bed and move about again.” This one was a bit more person than the other quote, because my five years ago I was extremely sick; I had a temperature of 104 degrees. I’m going to guess and say that my doctor didn’t know what was going on with me, so he just sent me home without explaining what was going on with my health.
The other quote that stuck out was “the Catholic reads this verse, so he cuts the lilies, and puts them on the altar; then the Protestant comes along and throws them out! … both types of would-be Christians have seen little…” I, myself, am Roman Catholic, and the one thing that I have learned and is evident in this quote is that there is always more than what you read. You can’t just read and go by the words, you have to interrupt the meaning behind the words.
Response to Megaform as Urban Landscape
The concept of a mega-form was first seen through our experience from the air. The observer sees the landscape in its nature form, since many of the building structures tend to be viewed as ant size if seen at all. Le Corbusier used this idea to create “Plan Obus for Algiers.” He used the inspiration of the “volcanic topography” to create a concept for the plans. This idea is different from the method we used to observe Copley Square because Le Corbusier surveyed the land while we surveyed the people, but both used only observational skills.
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