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Below is your take-home final. Please produce a two or three-page response to each question. Be sure to cite your sources. Your submissions are due a week from Wednesday at 3pm.?
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1. In what ways did Ernst Neufert octametric system of dimensional coordination serve the social and economic goals of the Nazi Reich? Please specific.
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2. In 2014, architect Zaha Hadid was criticized for her remarks about the death of migrant laborers at construction sites in Qatar. "I have nothing to do with the workers," said Hadid. "I think that's an issue the government ¨C if there's a problem ¨C should pick up. Hopefully, these things will be resolved." What arguments could be offered here to defend Hadid¡¯s position? What have her critics said? How do you feel about this debate? Be sure to tie your analysis to the ¡°Working Globally¡± reading.
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3. The Americans with Disabilities Act has been described as the most significant piece of civil rights legislation since the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In what ways does ADA protect civil rights, according to Wanda Liebermann? What is it of specific relevance to the design of the built environments? What are some of the problems with ADAH, as outlined by Liebermann. Do you find her criticisms to be reasonable? Why or why not?
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4. Jessie LeCavalier describes the Walmart shopping store as a major milestone in the history of logistics. What evidence does he provide here? Why, according to him, is logistics so important to architecture?
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