Murphy, 2/1/09

While reading Jenks-The Art of Quotation(handout), I could not visualize what was being described. After class on Thursday, I started to understand what was being written because of seeing some visuals in the power point. But it was not until we actually were downtown, looking up at all the buildings around us, and applying what we had learned to the physical structures in front of us, that I finally understood what these types of buildings can be categorized as. Even on the way back to the van, after we were done, I started to look at buildings and place them into Jencks' Emergent Rules immediately.
I think it would be fun to walk around downtown Indianapolis (my hometown) and start to categorize the buildings there, and compare and contrast them to Orlando.
There is a great landmark in Indianapolis that I call "the pyramids". Unfortunately I cannot add the picture for some reason, but here is the link:
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/College_Life_Insurance_Co.html

These are well known in the area, and easy recognizable. In the middle of the city you see these three pyramid shaped buildings, and I would say they look out of place. Disharmonious harmony is at play in this situation, as well as pluralism. The unique building is repeated three times. I would also say anamnesis is present, because it reminds me immediately of pyramids in Egypt. The building has nothing to do with the company inside of it. I would even stretch and say that "absent center" is present here, because the three buildings are not physically connected, although it is obvious they are a collection.