ARC 211: American Diversity and Design Christian Zook

University at Buffalo – State University of New York
ARC 211 - American Diversity and Design – Spring 2017
Online Discussion Questions
Christian Zook
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Introduction Page:
Diversity + Design
Diversity and design has influenced me in a god way. It has taught me to look at the world differently and understand how other
people in the world have it and realizes it to help them. I found the TED Talks and the PBS videos very compelling and informative
about the weekly module being discussed about. My viewpoint before the class was very different because I was not exposed to
cultural differences until this class.
The following pages document my
responses to the online discussion questions in the Spring 2017 version of ARC 211
American Diversity and Design at the University at Buffalo – State University of New
York.
Photo by me

Introduction
This thread provides you with an opportunity to "meet" each other
and initiate a connection with participants in your group. In
responding to this discussion thread, please introduce yourself and
provide us with one interesting fact about yourself. After posting your
introduction, take a look through and reply to some of the others. The
purpose of this exercise is to develop a sense of community. You might
find that you share similar experiences and can help each other in
many ways throughout the semester.
Hello everyone. My name is Christian Zook, I am a second semester
freshman. I am from Syracuse, NY and I am majoring in mechanical
engineering. I am a part of the club lacrosse team here at UB. I enjoy the
outdoors, including skiing, hunting, and riding dirt bikes. My favorite food
to eat on the go would have to be a granola bar or a cheese stick.
Phototakenby Mrs. Manly

Response to "What is design?" from Hello World
On “What is design?” from Hello World: Where DesignMeets Life by
Alice Rawsthron. The author opened her chapter with the example of
Ying Zheng, the ruler of the Qin empire, one of the most powerful and
enduring empires I the history of China. She explained how design
innovation contributed to Ying Zheng’s success. For example, in the
development of weaponry, he resolved many problems by
standardizing parts, and this single innovation gave his armies great
advantage over other armies. For this discussion, let’s move away
from 246 B.C. China, and into the U.S. Describe an innovation or
invention (can be current or historical) that gave advantage to a
group of people in the U.S. or to the population as a whole. What were
the social impacts of this innovation? Were any groups negatively
impacted by this innovation? For example, the telegraph, developed
and patented in the United States in 1837 by Samuel Morse, permitted
people and commerce to transmit messages across both continents
and oceans almost instantly, with widespread social and economic
impacts. This heightened communication speedallowed business
persons to make decisions with up-to-date information, often resulting
in big profits. Those without access had to rely on outdated
information, which put them at a disadvantage.
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The invention of fiber optics has given people throughout the world
advantages. Some include a faster connection to Internet over long
distances, thus making people feel more connected to the world, fiber
optics are also immune to electromagnetic interference making it more
durable to the weather and the earth's magnetic field. The social impacts of
fiber optics made it easier for people to communicate because there was a
better connection between them and whom they were speaking to. A group
negatively impacted by the invention of fiber optics would be the younger
generations that are so attached to their electronic devices.

Response to "Introduction" from Diversity and Design
On “Introduction” from Diversity and Design: Understanding Hidden
Consequences. The editors state that “diverse participation in the
design process, from both professionals and public citizens alike,
yields more equitable results.” This makes sense, but typically has not
been the case. Nonetheless, many marginalized groups have impacted
design in ways that have changed our visual and physical worlds as
well as our systems, policies, and institutions. For example, in the
1960s, disability rights advocates designed media events to raise
awareness about barriers in the physical environment. They persisted
with their efforts for decades, and, finally, in 1990, the Americans
with Disabilities Act became law. It mandated accessibility in public
accommodations such as restaurants and stores, public
transportation, communication, and other areas of public life. This
dramatically changed our physical environment (from curb cuts to
ramps to automatic doors) and the results made public life more
equitable. Now it’s your turn. Describe a design that was impacted by
a diversity group. How and why did it change form and/or
circumstances? (Note that a design can be anything requiring
planning and development prior to the production of an action,
system, visual, material object, or environment. Also, keepin mind
that, for our purposes, a diversity group is a group of individuals who
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are underrepresented in society in some way—children, older adults,
the economically disadvantaged, those with cognitive disabilities, etc.)
A design which was influenced by a diversity group would be electronics.
Electronics apply because people that do not have a stable job or who do
not have the education to help them make amounts of money needed to
buy these pricey devices. This diversity group makes it so the companies
that sell electronics design devices that are more affordable and can be
bought by a larger market. The companies such as Samsung, Apple, and
LG now reach the masses including the less financially independent
people who want electronics in their everyday life. The designs have
become more simplistic and have focused on the hardware in the devices
instead of the overall appearance of the product.

Response to Media/Society Chapter and TED Talk on Photographs
Where would you place the images shown in Photos That Changed the
World into Croteau and Hoynes' diagram entitled “Model of Media
and the Social World”? Identify a mass media photograph taken in
your own lifetime that has servedas an icon of an event. (Feel free to
add an attachment.) What roles does this photo play in the
communication of the event?
The debut of the iPhone has impacted how my generation and how future
generations will grow-up. Going from physical keyboards to a virtual
keyboard gave the iPhone better performance. The new iPhone also
featured a better camera with a higher resolution. The more that social
media becomes a part of our life, I feel that the link between one and their
phone has advantages and disadvantages. While advantages outweigh the
disadvantages, I feel the disadvantages are more prominent because one
needs to be involved and social media can do the opposite to that. The use
of the iPhone in today's society shows how advantageous and
disadvantageous social media aspects have become.
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Response to Articles on Hats as Communication Design
Typically, we do not think of hats as elements of mass media or social
media. However, the two hats (red and pink) discussed in the articles
certainly have taken on that role. Why are the two hats (red and pink)
mentioned in the articles vehicles of communication design? What
meanings do each of the two hats carry? In terms of communication
design, how are they similar? And how are they different from one
another?
The two hats mentioned in the articles are vehicles of communication
design due to their exposure to the world around them. The red hat is a
part of Donald Trump's presidential campaign, making America great
again is his main goal. The pink hat is in direct retaliation to Trump's red
hat, symbolizing people are not happy with him and his actions throughout
the presidential election. Trump's hat is directed to all of America, while
the pink hat that the women are using to combat his red hat is directed
towards Trump and his beliefs. The hats are similar in the sense they
provide a form of communication to share people's beliefs in.
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Response IDEA Awards and Cradle-to-Cradle Video
Which of the 2016 IDEA Gold Award products seems to defy the
Cradle-to-Cradle concept developed by architect William McDonough
and chemist Dr. Michael Braungart? How does this product resist or
disregard the concept? Provide an example any products that
embraces Cradle-to-Cradle design? Please describe and cite your
source.
A product that defies the Cradle-to-Cradle concept is the Husqvarna 401
VITPILEN concept street bike. The bike is on the cutting-edge of
motorcycle design but has no consideration about the environment in the
future. The bike is very much a "progressive motorcycle" as stated in the
passage, but it lacks features that will reduce the carbon-footprint of man
and will create a better environment for future generations. A product
which embraces the idea of Cradle-to-Cradle is the HUBB Lifetime oil
filter. The oil filter is composed of stainless steel and uses stainless mesh
to filter the oil instead of a paper pulp material. The oil filer will decrease
the amount of paper oil filters in landfills. The filter also takes less power
to filter the oil resulting in better efficiency.
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Response to “Industrial Design” by John Heskett and "The Incredible
Inventions of Intuitive AI" by Maurice Conti
In his chapter on industrial design (written in 1987), historian John
Heskett claims that the methods of mass production introduced by
Henry Ford in the U.S. involved new concepts of the standardization
and integration of the production line that were adopted across the
world. With Ford’s method, work could be completed by relatively
unskilled workers; it was more efficient and with this method,
products were made more quickly and cheaply than previously
possible. What were some of the social consequences of Ford’s
production line? In other words, how did this systemchange our U.S.
society? Do any of those changes remain with us today? Now consider
Maurice Conti’s TED Talk, and the predictions he makes about
production. How do you think manufacturing processes will change in
the next twenty years? How do you think these changes will affect our
U.S. society?
The assembly line changed U.S. society as a whole. Moving from the
products being assembled one at a time, products that were assembled
periodically at stations increased the speed at which the goods can be
produced. This made it easier to mass produce goods making them
cheaper, this made it easier for more people to buy the good. Today in the
United States the assembly line is still in effect for pretty much every large
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corporation selling products to the general public. The assembly line has
made it easier to produce more goods for less money in a relatively short
amount of time compared to other types of production. I believe
manufacturing processes will change from manually and computer
operated to mostly computer operated in the next 20 years. These changes
will affect our society by putting people out of jobs. On the other hand, it
will open up new jobs because the vast amount of machines.

Response to All Module 4 Materials
Your readings and viewings this week present different ways of
thinking about architecture. Mies Van der Rohe describes
architecture as “The will of the epoch translated into space.” Andrew
Ballantyne describes architecture as the background for life. Jeanne
Gang describes it as the act of building relationships. All agree that
architecture can change based on context and culture. Choose two
works of architecture from any of your materials this week—one with
sensibilities about the past and one with sensibilities about the present
and/or future. How do each of these buildings either reflect or
challenge their cultural contexts? (Use the SEE-IT method to respond
to this question.)
A building that has sensibilities about the past would be the Virginia State
Capitol building. It was modeled after the Maison Carree, an ancient
Roman building with prominent features such as large columns and grand
front steps. The Virginia Capitol building was influenced by Roman
structures. It was to the exact dimensions of the Maison Carree in
Jefferson's plans, but as the builders were impatient with building it, they
added more space and left out the grand steps. This building challenged
cultural contexts because it was the first building that was not a Georgian
architecture in America. The capitol building reflects Thomas Jefferson's
views of Georgian architecture, the designer despised the British
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monarchy that had influenced all the housing so he created the State
Capitol building to show his idea of architecture.
Another work of architecture is the Dulles International Airport. This
building is sensible to the future and the advancement of aircraft and
building design. The building reflects the aspects of concrete construction
while also looking as light as a feather. This is meant to signify how
technology is advancing and architecture has to keep up. The building
reflects science in its construction. The leading architect studied how
people moved throughout airport terminals, eventually leading to one long
terminal which has no "fingers" that passengers have to spend precious
time walking to. This resulted in movable lounges that transported
passengers to their designated airplane. The cultural challenges faced
when building this building would be to make it appealing to the masses.
The design is representative of flight and the future of air travel.

Response to Ballantyne and Zumthor Articles
Andrew Ballantyne and Peter Zumthor present ideas about
architecture that seemto value the sensorial and material elements of
life. How are Ballantyne’s and Zumthor’s viewpoints on architecture
alike? More importantly, how do they differ? (Use the SEE-IT
method to respond to this question.)
Ballantyne and Zumthor have very similar beliefs about architecture, they
both believe that architecture is connected to the human body and
everyday life. The way a structure makes it into our lives and the way it is
valued in people’s minds. Ballantyne believes that humans don't realize
how dependent on architecture they are and that many buildings are not
seen as they should. He also states that buildings are not used for their eye
appeal but for their floor design and their intended use. Zumthor believes
that architecture is a more personal experience and believes that it
resonates in people's minds and has the ability to create memories.
Zumthor also states the landscape surrounding the building resonates in
people's minds too. Both Zumthor and Ballanye's ideas about architecture
incorporated in everyday life, but also how they believe it is incorporated
into everyday life is where their differences stand.
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Response to Levy Article
John Levy’s article, “An Overview: The Needfor Planning,”
discussed ways in which planning can determine the characteristics of
a place. For example, some smaller towns restrict the heights of
buildings to maintain a certain scale. How did planning define the
character of the place in which you grew up?
I grew up in the small rural town of Otisco, NY which is 20 minutes from
the nearest city, Syracuse, NY. I lived on a road that runs across the top of
a hill and eventually winds down into the valley. There are many roads
that flow with the surrounding hills, twisting and turning down the hills to
the land below. Houses of Otisco have no definite shape or size. They
consist of one family houses which are either built by the family or built
by a contractor. The land defines where houses are built, the surrounding
farmland makes houses few and far between. The town has no zoning
regulations which allows one to build wherever they please, that is if the
plot of land is not farmland. The hamlet of Otisco features a church, fire
department, and a family owned ATV and snowmobile shop. My high
school and the closest town, Tully, has a small convenience store and gas
station that is 7 miles from my house. Nothing is in walking distance. Cars
are the main mode of transportation. If you really need to go shopping,
you would need to go to Syracuse. Otisco provides the perfect amount of
isolation to nature while also being close enough to a major city that
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provides all the necessitates of modern life. This feeling of connectedness
while feeling independent makes this type of living great.

Response to Pruitt Igoe Project, Talen, and Larson
Imagine that you are part of an urban planning and design firm
working with Emily Talen (author of “DesignThat Enables
Diversity”) and Kent Larson (who gave the TED Talk "Brilliant
Designs to Fit More People In Every City" The thee of you have been
taskedwith developing a plan to rebuild Pruitt Igoe in St. Louis. City
officials told the three of you that that they want to do it right this
time. Identify three strategies for rebuilding Pruitt Igoe in ways that
promise to be more successful. What would Talen do? What would
Larson do? What would you do? How would your strategies differ
from those of the original urban planners/designers of the project?
Why would your strategies be more effective?
The rebuilding of Pruitt Igoe to make it more successful starts with three
strategies to create a better public housing complex. Creating public
buildings to encourage interconnectedness, making more efficient homes,
and lastly changing the appearance of the complex to make it more
welcoming to the people who will be living there. These ways would
drastically improve the Pruitt Igoe re-boot and make the complex more
successful in the future.
Talon would create public building such as a school, post office, library,
and more to keep the people of the Pruitt Igoe complex to feel more
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connected. This would promote cross-status living throughout the
complex. She would choose the geographic location for the public
buildings to make them as friendly as possible. Talon would be in charge
of making everyone feel welcomed into the community. She would make
Priutt Igoe would also make it feel like people are able to prosper from
their environment.
Kent Larson would be the head of designing how to make the buildings of
the Pruitt Igoe complex more efficient and more appealing to the masses.
His use of the dumb homes with smart furniture would come into play.
This would attract a wider variety of people for the homes. Also Larson
would work with Talon on the proximity of the public buildings to the
Pruitt Igoe complex.
I would design the building to be more pleasant looking and less plain
than the original Pruitt Igoe. I feel that creating a building with more
appealing characteristics will reduce the amount of crime and vastly make
the community as a whole better. Instead of the plain brick faced buildings
in the original Priutt Igoe, I would incorporate many characteristics of a
modern and sleeker looking building. My strategies would be more
effective in making people feel more at home than the original Pruitt Igoe.

Response to F.L. Olmsted
Displaying his plan at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia,
Frederick Law Olmsted stated that "Buffalo is the best planned city,
as to its streets, public places, and grounds, in the United States, if not
in the world." What was the basis for this claim? Would Olmsted still
make that claim today? Why or why not?
Fredrick Law Olmsted would not agree today that Buffalo is the best
planned city. His basis for believing Buffalo was the best city is the layout
of the street pattern done by Joseph Ellicott. The city streets have changed
from Ellicott's original design for Buffalo. The streets have evolved into
massive interstates that Olmsted would not have agreed upon because he
believed in more of a nature influence on the city of Buffalo. The lack of
parks that still follow Olmsted's plans like they did when built would give
Olmsted another reason to retract his statement that Buffalo was the best
planned city. Another reason Olmsted would not make the claim again
today, he believed that the person who walked through the park needed the
"whole" experience walking thought the nature before eventually reaching
the magnificent falls. Nowadays at Niagara Falls there are paths that just
connect the road to the falls to make it easier for travelers to experience
the falls. This takes way from Olmsted's envision of Buffalo which makes
me feel as if Fredrick Law Olmsted would not agree that Buffalo is the
best planned city in the United States or the world.
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Response to Walter Hood's Work
Identify something that should be memorialized either on UB's
campus or in your hometown. Imagine that you are the person who
will oversee this project, and that you are using Walter Hood's 'triad
of investigations' as your approach to the project. What would your
landscape intervention commemorate/memorialize? How will you use
Hood's 'triad of investigations' to design a new landscape
intervention? What do you imagine that the design will be? (Either
written or visual descriptions are acceptable).
In my hometown of Tully, N.Y. one place that should be memorialized is
Tinkers Falls. The Falls are located on the edge of a beautiful valley and
flow into Labrador Pond, there are trails that wind all throughout the area
of the falls. I can remember going here as a kid with my father and playing
in the stream and walking behind the falls, which is amazing.
1. Every day and Mundane: To make Tinkers Falls a better attraction for
people I would put a gravel walkway that winds up and down the stream
that approaches the falls from the bottom. The necessity for beautiful and
safe place for people to enjoy nature. I would make the steps that go up to
the falls safer by having a set that would not go directly under the falls and
would not get icy during the winter.
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2. Commemoration: To commemorate the Falls it would be a great idea to
post the types of rocks, trees, and animals you will see around the falls to
inform people about how nature works. The signs may say things like how
the rock was formed, why the tree likes the sun more than the shade, what
the certain animal usually eats are just example of ways to commemorate
Tinker Falls.
3. Life ways: The Falls would be enhanced and left untouched so there
would be no human caused erosion of the Falls so the unique area will be
around for centuries to come. The trails would be welcome to anyone to
come and enjoy the place. An area for a picnic, a jogging trail through the
hill, and an area to just sit and enjoy the beauty of nature would be put in
to accommodate people's life ways.

Response to the Brookes
The abolitionist poster, the Brookes, is an iconic image that often is
included in exhibits that explore issues of race and power. It was
commissioned by Thomas Clarkson in 1788, and the Committee of the
Abolition of Slavery used it to inform and shock the public. While
some consider the poster as an important component of the
abolitionist campaign, it recently “has been strongly criticized by
some individuals and groups of African heritage as providing a very
limited view of the history of the transatlantic slave trade, resistance
and abolition (Hudson 2007).” The lessonhere is that how a viewer
sees animage is dependent upon his/her social, economic, and cultural
position. Keeping this in mind, find another iconic graphic that
addresses racial issues and post it for others in your group to view.
(Add it to your response by clicking on the picture in the tools section.
Do not add it as an attachment that needs to be opened.) How do you
interpret the graphic? What is its meaning? Now imagine that
someone from a racial and cultural background different than your
own is looking at the same graphic. Briefly describe this person. How
might s/he interpret its meaning? How might this differ from your
interpretation? What are the possible reasons for these differences?
(Consider the three assessment principles mentioned in the article to
help you: a technology of vision, an instrument of empathy, and a
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symbol of control.) (NOTE: Limit your response to less than 250
words.)
The graphic below is the iconic picture of Rosa Parks on the bus. I
interpret the graphic shows how African American people were relegated
to sit in the back of the bus during the 1950's and 1960's. It was a pivotal
moment in American history because of all the racial tension created
during this time. The meaning of this photograph is to show how one
woman stood up for what she thought was right. Rosa Parks was that
woman who refused to be relegated to the back of the bus. She caused
much uproar in the United States and brought upon the U.S. the
Montgomery Bus Boycotts. I believe that Rosa Parks would be happy in
what happened. She would have liked how a peaceful protest would have
turned out instead of a violent protest. My interpretation of this graphic is
different in that it gives you a picture of how African Americans felt by
the treatment of sitting in the back of the bus. The reasons for these
differences is due to the differences in our background and also the time
period that we grew up in.

Response to Charles Davis and equityXdesign's Work
Critique either the MLK Memorial or the National Museum of
African American History and Culture using equityXdesign’s core
beliefs and/or design principles. (Use the beliefs or principles that are
most relevant to your critique rather than all of them.) (NOTE: Limit
your response to less than 250 words.)
The Martin Luther King memorial speaks to the present, and the future.
The memorial symbolizes the present because it establishes how equality
is nowadays. The sheer size of the statue symbolizes how much of a
problem and how much the American people still need to work on
equality. The statue illustrates how the future of society will be, the
equality of the United States will be. The statue is a step into the future for
America. Establishing how America will proceed in the future on the issue
of equality of the people who make up the United States.
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Response to "Landscape Stories" Chapter
This is a two-part question. Please post your own response by Friday,
March 31at 10:00 am, and respond to at least two other students’
responses by Sunday, April 2 at 10:00 pm.
First, let’s start with your own home. Describe a place in your home
(indoors and/or outdoors) that you think of as representative of your
own ethnic background and discuss why you consider this place to be
‘ethnic’. –OR-- Describe an object in your home that you think of as
representative of your ethnic background and discuss why this object
is considered to be ‘ethnic’. (If possible, add photo/s.) Is this object or
place something that you will keepor continue when you establish
your own home? Why or why not?
Now let’s move into your community. In “Landscape Stories,” the
authors show how landscape architects develop a historical narrative
that sifts through and interpets the culture and material of
underrepresented groups. Think about the community where you
grew up. Describe and discuss any evidence of cultural influences on
the physical environment in your community. If possible, describe
evidence of the cultural influence of an underrepresented group. (If
possible, add photo/s.) Is this cultural influence being acknowledged
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or preserved from future generations? Why or why not? (Limit your
response to 250 words.)
Something that describes my ethnicity would be a Zook Hex sign, this
sign is important to my family because my Great Great Grandfather on my
father's side took a Rumspringa from the Amish. He was a bear hunting
guide in the Allegheny Mountains. He was related to the maker of the hex
signs, Jacob Zook. This is an important part of my family because the sign
is part of our lineage. These sign represent all places of life. There are
many signs, many have doves and olive leaves on the signs representing
peace, love, and happiness.
In my community cultural influences include the Irish settling in Syracuse,
NY. Tippery Hill is represented by the ethnic group. At the top of the hill
there is a stop light, but instead of the red light being at the top of the
traffic light the green is at the top. This group of Irish influenced the
neighborhood by breaking the red light, so that the green light would be at
the top representing the Irish ethnicity. This influence is being both
acknowledged and persevered for the future generations because every St.
Patrick's day in Syracuse it is where the "center" of all the celebration is.
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Response to Article on Sports Branding
This thread will focus on the ethnic characteristics of sports branding.
Please post your own response by Friday, March 31at 10:00 am, and
respond to at least two other students’ responses by Sunday, April 2
at 10:00 pm.
Recent controversies about sports branding focus on ethnicity. The
Washington Redskins team is just one example of the larger
controversy, but it receives the most public attention due to the name
itself being defined as derogatory or insulting in modern dictionaries,
and the prominence of the team representing the nation’s capital.
Should sports team branding designers use ethnic references (Fighting
Irish, Boston Celtics, Atlanta Braves, etc.)? Why? Why not? What are
some of the complexities of this issue? (Limit your response to 150
words.)
I believe that sport teams with controversial names should be acceptable in
society today as long as the population understands that these names
cannot be thrown around loosely. There are defined limits on how much
criticism and backlash a certain race or ethnic group can take from a sports
team. Complexities of the issue deal with how much money the team earns
from having that particular name. I believe that the Washington Redskins
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have not been renamed yet is due to the massive amount of money the
team and the NFL make from the games and merchandise sold each year.

Response to "Visualizing Gender" Chapter
Please post your own response by Friday, April 7 at 10:00 am, and
respond to at least one other student’s response by Sunday, April 9 at
10:00 pm.
In their chapter “Communicating Gender,” Maya Ganesh and Gabi
Sobliye discuss two primary visual advocacy approaches: 1) get the
idea, and 2) stories in data. Find a new example of either of the two
visual advocacy approaches to gender issues, and post it in this
thread. Cite the source.
First, identify the approach. Then explain how the designer uses the
approach to communicate a gender issue. Is the approach effective in
this example? Why or why not? How could this graphic be improved?
(Limit your response to 200 words.)
This visual uses the "get the idea" approach to portray the fact that men
and women are equal. The designer accomplishes this by using the
feminine looking lips as a representation for females while they use the
more masculine mustache representing males. The approach is effective in
this example because it makes you think about how both men and women
have lips, while women can also grow mustaches. The only problem that
the graphic has is the mustache is above the lips where people may
misinterpret it as the male having more power than the female in society.
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Response to Bathroom Bill
Please post your own response by Friday, April 7 at 10:00 am, and
respond to at least one other student’s response by Sunday, April 9 at
10:00 pm.
Last year, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed into law a
bill that repealed local LGBT anti-discrimination laws, and required
people to use the bathroom that corresponded with the biological
gender written on their birth certificates. This prompted massive
backlash. McCrory stated, “You know, we all have to make
adjustments in life. And we’ve had the proper etiquette situation for
decades in our country, and all of a sudden through political
correctness we’re throwing away basic etiquette.” Just this past
Thursday, the North Carolina General Assembly passed a bill to
repeal the law while placing a moratorium on nondiscrimination
measures.
Should people be required to use the bathroom that corresponds with
the biological gender written on their birth certificate? State why
AND state why not. In other words, to receive full credit for this
question, you need to present an argument for both sides of the issue.
As a designer, how would you solve this gender dilemma? Use the
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SEE-IT method to respond to this question. (Limit your response to
less than 250 words.)
(Other students in your group can comment on which of your two
arguments is the most convincing and why.)
I think people should be required to use the corresponding bathroom on
their birth certificate. The main reason for this is to prevent any confusion,
inequality, or discrimination while the folks who are using the restroom. I
was once asked hypothetically, how I would feel if my child was sharing
public bathrooms with these people. That is why I am against people using
bathrooms other than on their birth certificate. On the other side of the
argument I understand the people should be able to use the bathroom of
which gender they identify whether or not on their birth certificate. As a
designer I would create gender neutral bathrooms like the one on the third
floor of Silverman Library here at UB. This is perfect because anyone may
use these bathrooms regardless of your gender.

Response to Hidden Ways
Author StevenFlusty categorized five types of disciplinary
architecture that perpetuate what he calls urban spatial injustice: 1)
stealthy, 2) slippery, 3) crusty, 4) prickly, and 5) jittery. Go out into
the city of Buffalo, and find/photograph two examples from the list of
five. Identify what type of space you’ve photographed and why it
might discriminate against a specific population. Identify the location
where you took the photograph, and make certain that you are in at
least one of the two photographs.
I went to downtown Buffalo with my friend yesterday as we explored
canal side. It was tough to find an object that I felt discriminated against a
specific population. I then came upon a remembrance of those who gave
their lives in Pearl Harbor. I went to downtown Buffalo with my friend
yesterday as we explored canal side. It was tough to find an object that I
felt discriminated against a specific population. I then came upon a
remembrance of those who gave their lives in Pearl Harbor. I believe this
pillar is stealthy, and doing so it discriminates against all the Japanese
people that were put in internment camps following the bombings of Pearl
Harbor. This remembrance stone may signify that we did not totally accept
the Japanese as American citizens. I also happened to photograph the
cobblestone walkway which I believe to be jittery. I believe this because
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jittery in the car. This most definitely discriminates against handicapped
people who do not have the accessibility that non-handicapped people do.
this pillar is stealthy, and doing so it discriminates against all the Japanese
people that were put in internment camps following the bombings of Pearl
Harbor. This remembrance stone may signify that we did not totally accept
the Japanese as American citizens. I also happened to photograph the
cobblestone walkway which I believe to be jittery. I believe this because
as you would drive down the cobblestone road it was very bumpy and
jittery in the car. This most definitely discriminates against handicapped
people who do not have the accessibility that non-handicapped people do.
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Response to People Like Us
After almost two decades of public assistance, Tammy Crabtree took
herself and her family off the welfare rolls. But her job cleaning
bathrooms at a local Burger King barely paid the bills. Crabtree
wanted to do better and hopes to go to college and become a teacher.
Imagine this scenario. You are a designer who works at the well-
known firm, iPD (Integrated Planning and Design). You work on a
team with planners, urban designers, policy designers, architects, and
social designers. You have been taskedto develop/design a way for
Tammy Crabtree and her family (and others with situations similar to
Tammy’s) to move themselves out of poverty. What will your team to
do to help Tammy and her family achieve their goals? What approach
will your team take to address this difficult problem?
I would create low cost concrete homes for families like Tammy's to live
in. They would be in suburban areas which are closer to the jobs, so that
families without cars will be able to walk to work in a reasonable time.
The use of empty space in and around this community of houses can be
used for gardening and for a place for children to interact with others. To
get the families out of poverty it will take time, but the charity from other
people will be very helpful. This includes food drives, clothes drive, and
the essentials for a clean and healthy body. I believe that if you give
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people in this position the opportunity to excel they will with the correct
guidance. Simplifying the problem into specific steps will help with how
to tackle this complicated problem.

Response to Carroll Article: “(Re)forming Regent Park: When Policy
Does Not Equal Practice”
The development of Regent Park is phased, and there are several
more phases to the project. What actions could be taken to ensure
more social integration for the older people living in the ‘new and
improved’ Regent Park?
Developing thing such as lowered floors, ramps, stores, and more places
of social interaction. The lowered floors refer to floors which are higher
than the rest of the ground such as a gazebo floor above the ground. Also
ramps which will make transportation and will increase the mobility of
elders. Increased stores and places for social interaction reefer to places
where elders can shop for daily essentials, and associate with friends and
family.
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Response to Enriquez TED Talk: “What Will Humans Look Like in
100 Years?
For this question, we will focus on Juan Enriquez’ Life Two
civilization, which alters fundamental aspects of the body. We are
living longer than everbefore in human history. Enriquez argues that,
because of advances in bio-medical technology, the possibility of living
to 120 years of age and beyond is quite possible for many of us in this
D+D class. Assuming that his assertion is accurate, how do you think
extended life spans will change our societies and built environments?
What new issues might designers face because of extended life spans?
I believe that the extended life spans of our species will impact us quite a
bit. The first question that comes to mind is where will all the people
reside, considering the fact that our world population is growing each and
every day. Would we build bigger cities, or would people move to the
country in response to the overcrowding. Another issue would be how the
environment would be impacted by the prolonged age of people. This
would most definitely create more pollution in the world. Coupled with
the environment, how much food would we need to produce because of
the increase amount of people on the earth. How to create food more
efficiently without making as much pollution, is an issue that designers
and engineers will have to deal with in the future.
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Response to PPT, Smithsonian, and Roy
The two most frequently mentioned models of disability are the
‘social’ and the ‘medical’ models. The medical model of disability
views disability as a medical ‘problem’ that belongs to the disabled
individual. The social model of disability, in contrast, draws on the
idea that it is society that disables people, through designing
everything to meet the needs of the majority of people who are not
disabled. There is a recognition within the social model that there is a
great deal that society can do to reduce, and ultimately remove, some
of these disabling barriers, and that this task is the responsibility of
society, rather than the disabled person.
In the Smithsonian online exhibition, the story about the superhero
hand, and Elise Roy’s TED Talk, you saw examples of ways to engage
disability that use the social model rather than the medical model. In
the Disability and DesignPowerPoint, you were introduced to the
concept of Universal Design(UD) (sometimes called inclusive design,
design-for-all, or human-centered design). Certainly, UD embraces
the social model of disability. In this same PowerPoint, you saw
positive and negative examples of each of the sevenprinciples of
universal design.
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For the Module 12 Thread 1, please select one of the sevenuniversal
design principles, and post photographs that show both a positive and
a negative example of the principle. Then address the following
question: How do your examples empower or disempower various
people? Describe the specific features of the positive example and the
specific features of the negative example. Discuss ways that the
positive example could be evenfurther improved.
I believe that a potato peeler is an example of flexibility in use. The OXO
peeler is designed for people with arthritis, the larger grip on the OXO
gives them a better grip and over long periods of times decreases the
fatigue, from firmly holding the peeler, during use. The OXO also has a
protective piece of plastic on the end of the peeler blade that will protect
your fingers from being cut if your hand slipped, due to the surface of the
food you are peeling. While the original peeler is not a bad design and has
been around for years because it is lasting and does its job well, the OXO
does it better. I believe that the OXO could be improved even further if it
had a half circle blade or point which could be contracted with a sliding
button, like the original peeler has but without the safety hazard. The point
at the end of the peeler would be for cutting out the holes and divots in
potatoes.
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Response to Survey, FIXED, and Stelarc
Our 2017 Design-A-Baby survey yielded the following characteristics
as indicated by a majority of you:
Sex: Male (47%)
Hair Color: Dark Brown (22%)
Hair Texture: Wavy (33%)
Eye Color: Blue (26%)
Race: Caucasian (36%)
Height: 5’-10” to 6’-1” (45%)
IQ: 131-140 (20%)
Memory: Excellent (43%)
Athletic Ability: Excellent (43%)
Weight: Average (79%)
Disease Carrier: None (85%)
Beauty: Somewhat attractive (46%)
Empathy: Very empathetic (38%)
Creativity: Very creative (37%)
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Sounds like an all-around lovely person!
Currently, we have the technology for you to choose many of the
survey characteristics in your future child, and this ability to choose
poses some ethical questions. Of course, we all want the best for our
own child. However, as we move into a more collective situation, we
need to consider how the consequences of majority choices for
children might change who we are as a species.
In the film trailer FIXED, you were introduced to the dilemma of
living in a culture in which the “science-fiction of human
enhancement” has become almost a way of life, from prenatal genetic
screening to bionic body parts. In the video, “A Man with Three
Ears” you are introduced to an artist who is using current technology
to move humans beyond their current abilities. Last week, Juan
Enriquez askedus if it is ethical to evolve the human body. All of
these videos suggest that the concept of disability ‘as we know it’
could cease to exist in the future.
This leads us to this week’s discussion question:
What lessons do you think we should learn from history when
thinking about emerging enhancement technologies and reproductive
technologies? What are some of the possible consequences (both
positive and negative) of being able to design our bodies and the

bodies of our children? What ethical quandaries do these technologies
pose?
I believe that we are taking giant steps in the advancement of the human
body. New technology advances in sensory systems have made it easier
and cheaper to produce "smart" prosthetics’ more possible. The quick
advancement of technology in these areas make you wonder how the
future will look. Will people be walking with exo-skeletons? When new
technology is introduced into the world, it will quickly be used in military
applications. Whether or not the technology creates an advantage on the
field of battle is what will classify whether it is used or not. I believe that
the constant progression of these technologies will have both military and
civilian applications in the future, making our state of life better because
of the use in the military.
Some consequences of designing our bodies in the future would be many
people having their children being smart and very athletic. While it is
proven that being athletically inclined increases your intelligence by a
number, the benefits of this only one type of person is not good. Who will
think "outside the box", looking at things differently, if we all do things
the same. An ethical quandary that these technologies pose is the role of
the parent being able to design the child. Giving the child their
characteristics which make up them, instead of letting the child choose
what they want.

Response to Titicut Follies
The state of Massachusetts tried to ban the 1967 documentary Titicut
Follies, arguing that director Frederick Wiseman had violated the
patients’ rights by not getting written permission to film them. The
case went to court, and Wiseman argued that he had consent from
their legal guardian, the institution. After a judge ruled in favor of the
state, the legal appeals carried on for several years: in 1969,
Massachusetts allowed the film to be shown to doctors, lawyers, and
health care professionals; in 1991, a superior court judge ruled it
could be releasedfor the “general public,” as privacy concerns were
no longer at issue, so many years later.
Should Wiseman have been allowed to film the residents of
Bridgewater Massachusetts Correctional Facility? Why or why not?
How might this film be of value to designers (communication
designers, product, designers, architects, interior designers, planners,
landscape designers, systems designers, and/or social designers)? In
other words, what might they gain from this film that they could use
in their work?
I believe that Wiseman should have been allowed to film the correctional
facility. His intentions were good and he wanted to expose what the
typical facility is about and how it operates. I believe that if the film had
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been release nowadays it would see even more controversy than it had
seen at the time. I believe that the people in the correctional facility should
be restricted to certain rights but as a fundamental right their privacy
should not be sacrificed in order to make a film such as Wiseman made.
The designers can use the film to improve the living conditions and the
humanity of the facilities. The film also alerts people to the increase in
space needed for the detained people to live in. The designers will gain
valuable information in how to redesign future facilities to better
accommodate people.

Response to PPT, The Architecture of Autism, Public Space
Prelude: Wolf Wolfensberger's seminal work "The Origin and Nature
of Our Institutional Models" posited that society characterizes people
with intellectual disabilities as sub-human and burdens of charity, He
argued that this dehumanization, and the segregatedinstitutions that
result from it, ignored the potential productive contributions that all
people can make to society. He pushed for a shift in policy and
practice that recognized the human needs of those with intellectual
challenges and provided the same basic human rights as for the rest of
the population.
The Scenario: Imagine that you and your four children live in
Amherst, New York in a $650,000 home at the end of a cul-de-sac on
the edge of a ten acre woods. The town has purchased a one-acre lot
three houses away from yours, and plans to build a group home for
ten intellectually challenged adults.
As a resident of the neighborhood, would you support or oppose this
proposal and why?
You've learned additional information about the residents of the
proposed group home in your neighborhood. In 2013, three of the ten
intended residents exhibited challenging behaviors including
screaming, public masturbation, repetitive rocking, and echolalia
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(elective incontinence). However, these behaviors have not occurred
since then.
How would this change your opinion about the construction of the
group home in your neighborhood?
The residents in your neighborhood voted (14-3) to reject the town of
Amherst’s proposal to build a group home in the neighborhood. Town
officials agreed that the home would not be built in your
neighborhood if you and your neighbors could develop a workable
alternative.
What are some possible solutions that would allow the residents of the
home to be provided with “the same basic human rights as the rest of
the population”?
I would be in support of the proposal. I would not have a problem with the
group home as long as the home was nice to the mentally challenged and
they kept to themselves most of the time. I believe there is no reason to
shoot down the proposal. Knowing this would not change my mind at all
about the home. While for most of us it is weird or out of the ordinary,
people with challenges such as mentioned previously should receive the
proper help and should be treated with care. They should receive the same
level or respect that a normal person would. A solution to the problem is
to have a full time staff to help them through their daily activities to get

them acclimated into their life. As time goes on having less staff with be
necessary, as they would become more independent.

Response to The Connection Between Religion and Urban Planning
by David Engwicht
In his article, David Engwicht discusses the fact that religions (of all
types) have played major roles in the development of our cities.
Today, places of worship are primary components of almost all urban
centers. Author Lorne Daniel writes “From their often active role in
supporting people who live in city centers to their iconic influence on
design and use of space, religious structures tell us a lot about our
history, our current needs, and where we might be headed in the
future. This is an aspect of our urban future that planners and
urbanists should attend to.”
Identify a place of worship with which you are somewhat familiar. (If
you are not familiar with any places of worship, do a bit of research
on one in your own city or town.) Show a photograph of this religious
structure. (You may use photographs from the web.) What roles has
this place served in the development of your city/town? How has it
influenced the design of the area around it? How has its role changed
over time? What roles could this place of worship play in the future
development of your city/town?
A place of worship which plays a pivotal role in my community is St.
Patrick's Catholic Church. The church has united the community and
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brought the small town closer together in the process. It has influenced the
design of the area around it because the whole town was built around it.
The houses lining down the rural road of Route 80 near St. Patrick's
Church. The role of the church hasn't really changed ver the course of
time, but I believe in the future the church will continue to bring people
closer together.

Response to Prospects for the Future of Diversity and Design
Consider the quote in your syllabus from educator Michael J.
Shannon: “Design, as vision in action--the intersection of
understanding and creation--is a universal human capability that can
play a fundamental role in social evolution, in the process that
transforms resources, energy, and information to make our world.”
At the beginning of this course, we discussed the idea that we are all
designers regardless of our profession or field of study. We’ve asked
some big questions along the way, and the conclusion section of our
textbook raises additional issues that require input from people who
might not consider themselves to be part of the formalized design
professions.
Think about your own major and/or future profession. What is the
biggest challenge, problem, or question that your field needs to tackle
right now? What do you plan to do to address this challenge, problem,
or question either as part of your studies or professional life?
For me as a Mechanical Engineer, the biggest challenge for me would be
to create more efficient cars in the future. The need for more and more
electric cars is necessary for us humans to keep inhabiting the planet. I
want to create cars that will run longer and more efficiently. First off I
would design cars which were more environmentally friendly, and
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function more efficiently between the moving parts, like Christian Von
Koenigsegg. This would eventually lead me to creating a better and more
efficient car for to world to use.

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