The Bonaventure
To be honest, both articles were a bit troublesome to read. I felt like I spent more time deciphering the language then soaking up the main concepts. Jameson seemed to be “far out there” with his subjective viewpoints of postmodernist space as a war zone and I found a better understanding and agreement with Davis. The metaphors Davis used to define postmodernism along with his explanation of the history of development of Los Angeles and its relation to foreign investors all made clear sense. In general, the one point that stuck out to me in relation to our assignment is that even though we are studying one space we need to be conscious of the outside environment as well because the exterior effects it just as the interior does. The decision making behind the Bonaventure building makes more sense understanding that the outside is full of smog and mirrors, as Davis describes. Surrounding culture, people, actions, etc all contribute to make our space what it is and we should be aware of this to make accurate conclusions.
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