Baker Center: Representation of space, or representational space?
Part 0.9- Choose a public space in or around Athens to research. This is a pseudo-public. Either way, it should be a place that either functions or has the potential to function as a public space as described by Mitchell: Baker Center, as presented on Ohio University’s main page dedicated to the space, describes the place as a “vibrant” and “welcoming” hub that serves “students, faculty, staff, parents, alumni, community members, and other campus visitors. Baker would be considered a pseudo-public place for several reasons. PART I. Baker Center as a Representation of Space: Even though Baker University Center contains an array of different spaces (including conference rooms, dining areas, student organization offices, service centers, and university departments), the space is one that is planned in a specific manner as to be a “representation” of a certain space. As a representation of space , or planned, controlled, ordered space, Baker Center is planned to have a “main stree...
