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September 25, 2006

Social Design Issue

I think a HUGE issue in america today is the number of homeless people that are living on the streets of the United States. 3.5 million people in america today are homeless or have been homeless for an extended period of time. this is unacceptable for such an advanced country. the problem of homelessness can easily snowball into many other issues, with all the health issues with sleeping on the streets there is no room for more problems for these people. there is a huge need for more homeless shelters and clinics to help these people find a solution to their problem. when i say problem i mean the issue of finding a place to live, i dont want anyone thinking that im claiming that all people who are homeless have a larger issue in drugs and other things of that nature. while ther are services like the NAEH trying to end this problem, there are still millions of people who havent been reached that need to be. we need to take action in the prevention and the aiding of those who have already fell to this state. we need to have more programs to reach all of these people to help get them off the streets and into a home with a more formatted life where they can provide and support themselves.

September 17, 2006

Midtown Market

Energy as the dictionary defines it is the capacity for vigorous activity. But this doesn not always seem to work, becuase in some places there is an unexplainable energy that doesnt involve the movement of objects at all. I define energy as the ability to provoke thought/emotions. While the exterior of the market has very little to interest or envergy about it. The Midtown Market inside, has a huge amount of energy from the amount of people,but also with the added energy of not only the different shops but the things being sold in the shops. You can easily create energy by using an interesting style of organization of the shops, in a pattern in which your eyes continually move about to the different cultures and styles. The use of the flowing energy can bring people's eyes to a specific area of your wish and also you can use the energy of people's interest in a certain area to better another by directing the original flow of people to the area.


ps. this was for some reason not published til today when i saw it was unpublished....