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What worth preserving?
As I read this passage I began to understand why the writer thought of what landmarks are worth preservation. I realize that there are a multitude of historic buildings that are worth preserving. What’s debatable is the qualities of the … Continue reading
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What is Worth Preserving?- Raveena Bahadur
I believe what is worth preserving is the area a building is located in. The historical background of an area where the building was built is something to preserve. An example of an area worth preserving is Wall Street. Wall … Continue reading
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What’s Worth Preserving-Manuel Margarito
What’s Worth reserving that is the question. I think historic buildings and structures that have meaning and a historic past should be Preserved. Buildings like museums and other places that house Artifacts should be immortalized. The thing that people need to remember is the … Continue reading
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11/12 blog post on chapter 3 of writing about architecture
one of the things i think that is important to preserve is something with historical value because unlike artistic value it can not be recreated so it is important to preserve as a physical reminder of the past.
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David zapata- Iridescent
As soon as i pass by the glass restaurant located in down town new york, the lights that reflect from its mirrors suddenly catches my attention. Reflecting numerous colors from the lights that come from all the different directions, due … Continue reading
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Take Home Midterm Exam
Directions: The exam has two parts. You must complete both parts of the exam. Please write your answers in a word-processing program and email them as an MS Word or .rtf doc to Prof. Gold at mgold@citytech.cuny.edu with “ENG 1101 … Continue reading
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Class Notes – 11/6
Gehry’s Bilbao Museum http://www.guggenheim-bilbao.es/en/t Think about: Materials, texture, color, light, relationships with surrounding buildings/environment, pattern WORDLE: http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/5970724/Thoughts_on_Gehry%27s_Bilbao iridescent, smooth, curvy, sharp, spiky, wavy, metallic, layers, reflective eccentric, loud, shiny, shapely, intricate, bright, open, different, inspirational, fun curves, smooth, complex, twisted, … Continue reading
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Current Assignments
Thursday, 11/8 Take home midterm — posted on this site on Thursday. Please submit your exam by email to mgold@citytech.cuny.edu by 5pm Thursday. Tuesday, 11/13 Reading: Writing About Architecture: Chapter 3, pp. 71-92 (Michael Sorkin, “Save the Whitney” and “What’s … Continue reading
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ADJECTIVE (classwork)
Smooth It’s a pleasure to look at a beautiful tall building that stands in Forest Hills, Queens which is not very far from my house. It is a white apartment building with glass doors. The first time I entered that building, … Continue reading
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Smooth
The Ruppert Yorkville Towers is a fancy residential building. As one walks towards it, they feel relaxed and comfortable. Everyone is always smiling and kind. When they get to the entrance thee automatic doors open and it can make you … Continue reading
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