Research Example 1:

The title of the Journal is called “Progressive Architecture”. The article within the Journal is called “Remebrance in downtown Boston” by John Morris.  The article talks about the New England holocaust memorial located in Boston. Specifically reminding people about one of history’s grimmest events. The article continues by discussing the design behind the memorial itself and why architects chose to create the building the way they did. The memorial is placed on a “traffic island” meaning its surrounded by traffic and random busy backdrops.

The main question posed in this article was “how can a memorial be constricted so that it can have presence while being surrounded by distracting backdrops?” In order to answer this question, there was a competition for architects to see who could complete such a task. A man named Stanley Saitowitz ended up winning, and explained his thought process and design. A person who would be competing in this type of competition would need expert knowledge in architecture. The data would than be analyzed by qualitative data because it is going to be composed of descriptions or pictures, created by the architect. I think this research is very interesting and brings up some good points about how to make something “known” while being surrounded by chaos. I think my classmates would find the thought process behind the design of the memorial to be interesting. This article would be a secondary source, because the information is not firsthand evidence, rather it is more recapping a situation and data that already happened.

Citation:

Dixon, J. M. (1995). Remebrance in downtown Boston. Progressive Architecture, 76(12), 25. Retrieved from

http://ezproxy.redlands.edu/docview/197316912?accountid=14729