Carlyn Parr's Madison Space for Dr. H.

Short Pump Town Center is a very important public place in Short Pump, Virginia (the West End of Richmond) due to the retail success and abundance of shops, restaurants,  department stores, and venues. The outdoor aspect of the town center adds a different aspect than most shopping malls by incorporating a more public feel. The outdoor aspect allows citizen to feel free to wander as they choose from different stores, restaurants, and shops. In the center of Short Pump Town Center, there is a green lawn that is home to many local concerts, petting zoos, seasonal activities, holiday activities, and local competitions. The town center is mostly used for retail and dining experiences but the center space is used for many local meetings and events as well. Not only is Short Pump Town Center a local space for Richmond citizens, but a well-known shopping center for citizens all over the state of Virginia. The center of the mall also features a water fountain and benches where citizens feel free to mingle and meet each other. The consumerism utilized at Short Pump Town Center is very comparable to the rest of Short Pump in general due to the high influence and importance that consumerism holds in the entire city.

Jalisa Hall Spaces

This is The James River in Richmond, VA. It is located in the middle of the city, allowing easy access. This space is used for multiple things. During the summer and spring months you will find many people having picnics on the rocks, families taking their children to the shallow parts of the waters, or teenagers making bon fires late at night. One of my favorite things about the river is the scenery and the positivity surrounding the area. It is one of my favorite places to go at home. It brings different people together and it is a calm and relaxing place to clear your mind or have alone time. I think that is one of the most unique parts of Richmond because it is set apart from the constant fast life of the city. It is a place where people go to have mild fun, to relax, or to enjoy the water. The river is a very family oriented place. People of all ages, races, and personalities have enjoyed their time spent here.

Madeline Garrettson's Madison Spaces for Dr. H

This is a picture of Fairfax Corner, it is located near my hometown in northern Virginia.  It has a large open courtyard, similar to the "town square" concept of the Preston Lakes development.  Although it seems like public space since it is completely open, Fairfax Corner is a privately owned shopping and housing development.  There is always something going on at the square such as festivals and farmer's markets.  It is a big gathering place in the community.  Anytime I go there I always run into at least a few of my friends.  Before Fairfax corner there was not really a feeling of closeness between towns, mostly because northern Virginia is so spread out.  It is definitely sprawl instead of smart planning.  However, Fairfax corner attracts people from all over because it is such a nice area.  It has shops, a movie theater, the public square and a lot of restaurants.  It is located off of Interstate 66 so it is convenient, and easy to reach.  The picture above is showing an event held by the Farifax County Police department to encourage the use of helmets.  The people in the photo are police officers and it was nice that they were being very down to earth and talking to people.  It is events like these that help strengthen community because the police officers are an essential part and knowing them on a personal level makes Fairfax County seem less gigantic.  

Catherine's Madison's Space for Dr.H

This is an image of White Hall, one of the many dorms on campus at James Madison University.  This dorm in particular is at the top of the village and is somewhat in the "middle" of the campus.  I picked this picture because not only is dorm life required for all freshman students, it is a very communal space for students to communicate, live, and interact with one another.  People are forced into tight quarters usually allowing a flow of ideas and opinions about themselves and aspects around them.  Many students, including freshman, begin their social web at a dorm.  They make close friends and are then introduced to their friend's friends.  

         Not only do dorms facilitate the growing social life, they are also seen as a new urbanism community.  Each individual has their own “personal” space, which is a part of a larger communal space with roommates, suitemates, and hall mates.  They have all bare necessities inside of the building, including vending machine, for food and drink, beds, bathrooms, Internet, and laundry areas. 

         Though this seems like the best space on campus, conflicts can and will arise.  Roommates may quarrel, and students can disagree with one another creating a tense environment.  Even though this is also a closed off dorm to those who’s JAC card accesses them in, many friends and relatives of the outside world may enter.  They are also exposed to the virtual world on their computers.

         White Hall, and other dorms on campus create a very interactive space for students to flow ideas.  It is a communal space with private interactions, but in turn a public entity to the university.

Christina Dean: Madison Space for Dr. H

This weekend I got the opportunity to see a memorial in downtown DC I had never seen before! I visited the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial seen in the picture. The memorial is located on the National Mall near the Tidal Basin which is a central location for tourists.

This memorial is significant because Dr. King is the first African-American honored with a memorial on the National Mall, and he is only the fourth non-President to be memorialized this way. The President of the memorial foundation, Harry E. Johnson, said "the memorial will be a public sanctuary where future generations of Americans, regardless of race, religion, gender, ethnicity, or sexual orientation, can come to honor Dr. King." Seen through Harry Johnson's words, the memorial is a public space. Although it is a public space, it was privately funded. Because the memorial was privately funded, it took more than twenty years to fund and then ultimately build.

There are fourteen quotes from Dr. King's speeches, sermons, and writings inscribed on the Inscription Wall of the memorial. These quotes are important to any community because they focus on universal issues like justice, democracy, hope, and love. I think that the ultimate purpose of this memorial is to remember Dr. King's influence on the civil rights movement, and to honor his life. It is up to each person though to decide for themselves what they will take away from viewing the memorial.

Devon Moore spaces

                                                         Dr. Henigman

The picture I took was of downtown Columbus, Ohio which is where I was born and raised. While traveling home over this past weekend to spend the holiday with my family back home I went through downtown and I felt as if this was the perfect picture for this assignment. When coming to Columbus this is one of the first views that symbolize that you are officially in Columbus. As you can see in the picture there are several different businesses such as a Chase Bank and a Renaissance Hotel. Downtown is considered to be the busiest place in Columbus and it’s a very people friendly place due to all the businesses and community activities that occurs. Some people use downtown for everyday activities like going to the bank or just grabbing a bite to eat and for others it’s use as their workplace. Also some people may use it for shelter or to go to different festival like the rib fest or the Red, white and bloom. Over the years the appearance of downtown has changed. There has been some remodeling of the buildings and even some new ones was build.  What was once a place filled with abandon and historical buildings is now up to date with more modern day foundations. This picture has a lot of meaning to it and is a great photograph to represent Columbus Ohio.

Devon Moore

Taylor Huff's Madison Space for Dr. H

This past weekend I went home to Point Pleasant New Jersey. I live in a small beach town along the Jersey Shore. Here people can visit the arcade, aquarium, fun house, bar, candy shop, or just spend the day on the beach. The people that spend there time here can be broken into two very separate categories, locals, and bennies. Bennies are people from out of town or vacationers who are also sometimes referred to as shoebies. These people use this space as a pure form of entertainment and a way to escape. They vacation here and only spend a small portion of the warmer months here. The locals spend they’re entire year here even in the winter. We call this space home, not a vacation space. The importance of the boardwalk to the community is that with tourism it attracts a large amount of revenue. This in some ways is a lot like what we read about collage campuses. While the space is a social space like the JMU quad, they’re always people selling things or promoting things to raise or earn money. Both of these spaces have two or more purposes. Local business owners that own shops and businesses on the boardwalk make a large majority of they’re money from tourism during the summer. This space is “privately owned” because a person owns each shop while the entire boardwalk is also owned by someone. What makes this space unique is that in some states the beaches are public space. Here in New Jersey the beaches are privately owned and you have to pay admission to enter. Tourism and publicity has come some change to the image of this space. Through shows like “The Jersey Shore,” our space has gained a different kind of reputation than before. When I was younger the space was known for its relaxed beach goers and small town restaurants. Now the Jersey shore boardwalks are associated with the television show that portrays our space as a place with trashy nightclubs and tasteless behavior.