Philip Steadman, “An ‘Artificial Science’ of Architecture”

1. The work regarding the floor space index is stimulating. However, it seems like it could only be used in projects where the boundaries are linear, perpendicular to each other. Could this method be used for more “curvilinear” projects?
2. Are “spacemate” diagrams still being used today? If so, how are they calculated? With today’s technology being more advanced than when it was developed, it is curious to wonder.
3. “Bon was interested in such effects as architectural cases of allometry, the biological phenomenon whereby organisms change their shapes as they grow larger, in order to preserve certain ratios essential to their physiological functioning.” Were any social sciences involved with this project, seeing as a part does interact with people directly?

Richard Coyne, “Even more than Architecture”

1. Coyne criticizes of what happens when web search is used in regarding to research. It is true that a good amount that pops up isn’t useful, but it still helps a lot more than before the internet was used. Isn’t it worth it to find articles and readings online that one would never find within a library even if it takes a little more effort and time?
2. “These media channels and content types do not of course have comparable intellectual impact and influence.” The media is one of the most powerful industries out there no matter what they put out. Ergo, doesn’t that mean that it in fact does have a big impact and influence on the population?
3. Coyne brings up the concept of “otherness” within the article, bringing different disciplines together. While this is a motivating idea in theory, how would this be done in reality? People usually go to school for only one discipline, so their knowledge of various subjects would be limited.