BP2                                                          Elemental Scalping

For our campus adventure, we scouted all sorts of buildings and structures in search of our three elements: Circles, Groups, and Stacks.   But it became immediately apparent that we didn't have to look far, because it seemed as though every constructed locale we visited contained at least one of these element.   Some even contained multiple elements in their design, so we began to realize that aspects of these elements could perpetually be seen in almost any structure created today.

                                         (Here is a picture of the Alumni House on Campus)         

• This structure illustrates an example of the design element: Stacks.   The multi-leveled, multi-floored building, is built upwards.  Each layer towards the roof is stacked on top of each other.  
• Also, we can see two more examples of this same design style in both the sets of stairs heading up towards the structure.   They, like the building, are stacks, built up towards heaven.                                                                

        (Here is a picture of the campus map station)         

• This structure illustrates examples of two design elements: Stacks and Groups.  
• The stacks, built upward, as previously mentioned, can be seen in the roofing design, but it is the columns that hold particular attention in this structure. 
• These columns may not exhibit the dexterity of Grecian or Roman Columns, but they are nonetheless born of the same design.      

(Here is a picture of the UNCG clock tower)

• This structure illustrates an example of three design elements: circles, stacks and groups.
• We see the columns and stacks, as noted earlier, in their vertical building style and heavenward reaching, but we also see an example of circles in this structure.
• Certainly the clock is a perfect example of this design element, but the arches not only hold the structure together but also give it the perfect elemental design.  

In these pictures, we can see how these forms, these designs are still very much in use today, so it would be quite accurate to say that they are timeless (most especially, the clock tower) and hold validity today.   They are important because these elemental designs hold structurally sound capabilities as well as aesthetic appeal.  

With the Alumni House structure, we could assume that its erection and location would be due to ritual, being that universities usually build these to shelter and convene returning Alumni.   Hence, these buildings on university campuses, and this one in particular, would be here due to a ritual, which then influences its environment.

With the Campus map structure, we could assume that its erection is due more out of a need for comprehension of one's surroundings, hence it is there due to environment.   It is in one of the most convient locations, inorder for one to understand the surrounding environment, so this one in turn influences the ritual of constructing the much needed map.

With the Clock Tower structure, it is hard to determine which of the driving forces is at work the most here.   It is ritualistic to place these on a university campus in order for students to know what time it is (and if they are going to be late for class), but it is also an environmental force in the placement of these, being that they need to be in some what of a centered location to be effective for students.   So this particular structure, I would pose the question right back: which is it, its ritual influencing the environment or the environment influencing the ritual?