RIco72, 2/1

I was really surprised with our field trip to downtown Orlando. When I heard we were going to be looking at different types of architecture, I assumed we would be looking at several different buildings. It was amazing to see how many different concepts were just in one building! The trip really helped me understand and learn the different concepts and applying them to the real world. I wonder (and I ask myself the same question about books) if the designer (author) meant for all of that to be part of the final design or if we now add meaning too it. Going back again to the idea of tmesis, is it the same for this architecture?

I believe so. When we see something that we recognize or it causes us to think of something, that is our own form of tmesis going into effect. Someone may be drawn to the LYNX station because it makes them think of the Ocean or Beach, and this causes curiosity as to what it is doing in downtown Orlando.

Another question I have is, although some of these designs look cool and are visually appealing, are they efficient? Would it not have been better to have more office space instead of creating a cool design. It just seems like a little bit of a waste to create a building that probably costs more to build but has less space to do work. Although I must say the Death Star was pretty cool looking...