Opinion+on+the+readings

I agree with the topics of the two readings: "The purposes of Architecture" and "Urban design as a career" I think it has very accurate information and makes a good outlook about both careers: Architecture and Urban planning.

In the first text, I share the idea that they would not be as many variations as they are in buildings or houses if they only purpose was the shelter. I also believe that a place becomes in somenthing only when it's used. And that is fundamental when designing a building. Last but not least, I consider very important the fact that a dwelling it's more that a shelter, it can provide settings for certain activities, remind people of what these activities are, signify power, status, or privacy, and so on.

In the second text, I found that the main idea was the fact that Architects and Urban designers should work together instead of working every one by his side. And also that they should be more pleasant places to be rather than transition sites only.