The search which we make for this quality, in our own lives, is the central search of any person, and the crux of any individual person's story. It is the search for those moments when we are most alive. In order to define this quality in buildings and in towns, we must begin by understanding that every place is given its character by certain patterns of events that keep on happening there. . . . The people can shape buildings for themselves, and have done it for centuries, by using languages which I call pattern languages. A pattern language gives each person who uses it the power to create an infinite variety of sentences.
All texts create a shared space, all writing is situated in time and place.
The spaces we construct both enable and constrain the activities that will take place there. Moving beyond description, simple page layout, or even visual design this course explores the architecture of spaces in text, mixed media, and hypermedia. Students will choose and engage in various construction projects, both individually and collaboratively, developing a richer understanding of the importance of place in writing, and greater control over their own composing. They will also gain experience composing for the new spaces that computers afford. This course contains a Substantial Writing Component.