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The only place free of any constraints is one’s mind. Whether this is an imaginary or real place is up to interpretation. It does not fit the context of one specific dimension since knowledge and imagination are abstract and at the same time the mind can be seen as a concrete set of nerves and tissues. With that aside we can explore the power of the mind and the mind’s use of imagination. All of our world can be compressed and imagined realistically in our minds. Additionally, our world can be changed and morphed into whatever we want to create and imagine. With the only confines being my knowledge I would like to delve into my mind and not only create an infinite possibility of images but be able to incorporate those images into concrete ideas and realize the dreams created in my mind. This is where the imagined becomes real and in that where this story itself leaves reality.

The first image stereotypical in that is can be imagined but not realized. The next two images are concrete examples of the realizations of these “optical illusions”. All of these images are the applications of images that were first created in the mind, and share this origin with most ideas and creations.

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Key Words:
Image- very obvious keyword but I like the way it defines everything in the world around us, could be substituted with environment.
Knowledge- the culmination of the first reading is reached at the point that our interpretation of "image" leads to our all encompassing "knowledge"
Sight- the second reading deals greatly with the sight of objects and realities.
Questions:
Can Boulding's view of our environment as "the image" be related to Architecture and our interpretation of buildings?
Can Architecture exist without the occupants and visitors of the building, like the sword of sunlight that Mr. Palomar is convinced will exist without him there?

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---The first photo is a steriotypical image of hunger, crowds and little amount of food. I liked the second because it is makes you think and is a very different look at hunger, it hits home and calls out our societies' glutony. The third is very good example of photo-shop beauty. It is a strange representation of hunger but is an image that sticks in your mind.

Hunger Strike - Temple of the Dog
Hunger – Crown of Thorns
RHCP - Millionaires Against Hunger
U2 - Zooropa
Uncle Sam – Atmosphere
Uncle Sam Goddamn - Brother Ali

---The first song on the list "Hunger Strike" is inspiring because of lines that point out our ignorence while our "cups of overfilled". The Millionaires Against Hunger song calls out the rich who are not giving back or doing anything to combat poverty and hunger. "Zooropa" means different things to different people and should be watched and analised on a personal basis. The last two songs are on the playlist to remind me that our own government is not doing all it can to help ease this problem.

“If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one.”
Mother Teresa

---This inspires that everyone can play a part, even you and me.

“More than 820 million people in the world suffer from hunger; and 790 million of them live in the Third World.”
Fidel Castro

---This shows that even less desirable leaders are concerned with this problem and it makes the conection between third world countries and thier poverty and hunger.

“It's really very simple, Governor. When people are hungry they die. So spare me your politics and tell me what you need and how you're going to get it to these people.”
Bob Geldof

---This presents a straight forward aprouch to solving the problem and inspires many ideas.

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My first day working with ACES was not too eventful. I got to meet the great kids I will be working with for the rest of the year and the other volunteers with ACES. After a loud and rambunctious snack time we split into smaller classes and helped the kids with there homework and ACES curiculum. The best part of the day for the children and volunteers was the free time in the gym, with basketballs, jump ropes and games of tag being around the students brings you back to your time as a care free ten year old.

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Keywords
propose
Knowledge
Q's
Of the suggestions which do you see happening?
Can knowledge be organic?

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While many advocates for affordable housing will jump straight to innovative but costly new design projects, I suggest we look first at what we have and current policies that are hindering the revival of affordable housing. In particular the current City of Minneapolis' policy on condemning houses. Many landlords whose property are without residents choose to board up the windows and doors to protect against damage and vandalism. By choosing to protect their property is such ways landlords run the risk of having their buildings condemned. Under current City of Lakes policy property is condemned for having boarded up windows and doors. Thus, the cheapest form of housing is lost because of laziness and faultily policy. Instead of spending the time to give property a thorough examination to determine if the house is livable or not this policy destroys potential housing. This policy forces landowners to leave their properties vulnerable to vandalism and damage in fear of condemnation.

Another city policy that brings up concerns is the "249 list". Under current policy properties can be placed on the "249 list" and demolished at owners expense for being linked to a crime and deemed "problem property" because the neighborhood protests the linkage to crime. In this way property can be destroyed on numerous technicalities.

With a great desire to change the world we sometimes lose sight of the simplest and usually most effective answer. Instead of asking legislature for more money to build new housing we should first ask our own city to stop the destruction of perfectly safe and cheap housing.

http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/PLANNING/docs/03_Housing_comment_summary.pdf
http://www.landlordpolitics.com/demolish.html

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Do you feel changed depending on the biulding and designed enviorment you are in?
Is Archietecture related to politics, how?

Education
Regulation

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Discussion Questions:

Do you think the "figure-ground relationship" draws more emphasis on the landscape or the settlement?
Can either be defined without the other?

Keywords:

Landscape
Atmosphere

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In balance with the migration into the city during the morning rush hour, the city experiences an exodus at dusk. The same people who had their whole day ahead of them in the morning are returning to the second half of their lives. This transformation is determined by design. Design has the power to shape the experience of the individual as he or she flows through and around the city day in and day out. The heaviness of the traffic is determined by the design of the road and the way it effects the habits of the drivers. The scenery, mostly man made in the city, has an effect on the mood of drivers and therefor has a direct effect on the occurrence of road rage. Most of the everyday events in peoples lives are influenced by design around them and the flow of people in and out of the city and their energy through this transformation can be seen as a microcosm of the overall effect of design in the everyday lives of city dwellers

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The word "transformation" in the blog prompt caught my interest right away. The word did not seem to fit with the ideas of energy and flow. Trasformation in relation to the city can not be associated with static biuldings and concrete structures but is in regards to the people who live,work and flow throughout the city. One of the best examples of this is the daily migration of people from the cul de sacs of the suburbs to the skyscrapers downtown.

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