My Built Environment
Well, to be honest I am a little confused about what exactly the concepts of framework, clockwork, phenomena and oppositions are, or more specifically how they apply to me. However, since the question asked how do they shape me in relation to the built environment, i suppose there is no wrong answer. So here goes:
The built environment enfluences me in ways that are uncomprehendable. As i walk the mile long journey to school each day my path is dictated by the built environment. I may only walk on the sidewalk, I may not cross the street until the little walk dude lights up, I am coerced along a given path to a given destination according to the built enviroment around me.
Frameworks is best defined by me as the very basic fixed number of things that may go noticed or un-noticed by me as I progress through the built environment. These things could be as simple as the number of structural supports supporting a structure and their relationship with one another ( as seen below).
They could also be a much broader sense as the layout of the street systems. In any situation, it is the most basic form(s) that affect me as a person as well as my views. I may be subjected to only a certain type of architecture throughout my whole childhood so that when something new or different comes along I may look at it totally different. The built environment around me influences me in ways that are uncomprehendable to my own mind or imagination.
To me, clockworks are simply the progress of a given set of things that have a specific relationship. This might include the progress of buildings along my path while walking to school. It all has order. Okay, well I think I am confusing myself while writing the above so I think I will just show you the built environment and how it affects my life:
The outdoors. Ever since I was a child I have loved the outdoors. I couldn't get enough of it. It doesnt matter what season, there is no place I would love to be is outside. However, given the choice between being outside in a city or being outside in the country, I'll take the country please.
Sports. Sports have played a major role in my life starting at when I was a child. I grew up playing baseball, hockey and football. However somewhere along the line, hockey took over. And I mean, it took over; all year long and I enjoyed every minute of it. My ultimate favorite time of the year was the High School Hockey State tournament held at the Xcel Energy Center. This was the best it got. That place would absolutely get on fire and you could feel the energy from the fans anywhere in the arena.
Leisure activities. I thoroughly enjoy hunting. One of my favorite places to be at any given time would probably be a deer stand. If not there, I would probably have to say in a boat or an ice house fishing somewhere.
Then there is, of course, my education. The locale in which I spend most of my time and lose most of my sanity.
