Redwood: A Social Construction Analysis

I chose my states location based off a place I think has a lot of natural beauty and also a lot of history. I broke down the questions given to me and also added in some of my own, I answered them all individually to try and illustrate the full functionality of my conceptual state and its capitol. To give a general idea of where my state is located, it is on the west coast and is the northern part of California and also includes the southern portion of Oregon. I have included a map with the state’s border and its neighbors’ borders in the appendix section at the end of the paper. I chose to name my state RedWood, this comes from the sequoia trees that grow within the state’s borders in abundance. The people that live in this state I’ve created …show more content…
I began looking at the state capitols of RedWood’s neighbors and came up with a design I thought spoke truths about the surrounding land while painting an accurate picture of its social history. The design was mainly based off the United States capitol building in Washington D.C. It would be a white building that would stand out from the surrounding green of trees and grass without being obnoxious. I chose a base similar to the Utah State Capitol that includes a symmetrical shape with columns surrounding the exterior. As for the façade I didn’t want a large stair case like Utah’s Capitol has, instead I chose the portico of California’s capitol which has several stairs leading to a grey granite front above which stand white pillars and a balcony area for the first floor. With the basic outside structure the next task was deciding on which materials to use to represent the state building and its …show more content…
It is clear many capitols have ties to the area they reside in, however some completely ignore this ideology and instead choose a building to copy or create a rendition of. I decided to create a rendition of California, Utah, and Oregon’s capitol buildings because all of them are beautiful in their own distinct way. Picking and choosing things I liked from each building and then in turn trying to tie it to the land and the people who live in the area. I feel I have created a capitol the society of RedWood would enjoy while still being a fully functional government building. This assignment was eye opening to how a capitol building is a good example of a wicked problem and that satisficing is a very accurate depiction of the process going on behind the