Welcome to Global Design, 2010- the arc107 Global Design seminar of Miami University, Department of Architecture and Interior Design. We are exploring the role and influence of design—especially architecture, interior design, urban design and landscape design—on people and environments within a contemporary global context. We are looking at how factors as geography, climate, culture, society, economics, politics, aesthetics, and technology are intrinsically interwoven in the making of the built environment.

And where do we live? Miami University is in Oxford, Ohio, in North America. Miami University is named after the Myaamia people who are indigenous to the landscape of Mid-West (North) America.

We- as members of arc107 Global Design- are eclectic travelers, and hope that you will connect with us to share and inform our travels.

Thank you for coming along on this blog!

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Dubya Presidential Center

For my travels I went to Dallas in the most American state Texas to learn about the George W. Bush Presidential Center. I chose Texas because I enjoy Robert Stern's designs and when I found out about this commission I looked into it and loved its contemporary take on a stalwart design style. I am sure many people don't even care about this building since it is for a President who wasn't liked by many, many people but I don't care. Some of my initial questions were: why this location, style and Architect. I learned about SMU's sneaky buy-ups of many homes and businesses in the vicinity of the Campus in order to build the Center. I also learned that Laura Bush had a lot to do with the overall design of the center and its grounds, along with making it environmentally friendly.
A pretty bad ass model.

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