Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Architecture

  1. I think water faucet handles are bad architectural designs. The majority of water faucets have to pushed up to turn on the water, which is not a bad idea. I think that bad idea comes into play with the temperature of the water. The vast of majority of water faucets have to be turned to the left for warm water and the right for cold. I personally think that aspect of water faucets should be changed. Considering the fact that "Warm" has an "R" in it which triggers turning right and "Cold" has a "L" in it for left.
  2. The hicks center in a well designed building for the most part. The building has a nice visceral design. The building is very attractive. Its structure is also behavioral. The building has a huge "K" on the building and the words "Kalamazoo College" which allows tells viewers that the building represents Kalamazoo College, unlike some of the other building around campus. I think the building should have a door in the front of the building that would allow people to walk into the second floor of Hicks coming from Trowbridge.
  3. The major flaw in the design process is the feedback phase. The majority of companies don't have a feedback phase. Without this phase designers can test their designs until it's produced. This usually leads to the majority of bad designs.

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