In Richard Register’s chapter called “Ecocities: Rebuilding cities in balance with nature” he argues that the city is like a human body. He defines the different parts of the body, down to its organs, in comparison with the systems of a city. He goes from the skeletal system, to the heart, to the muscular system, to the digestive system, to the internal organs, and also the outer features of the body like the nose and ears. Looking at the human body as it corresponds to a city helps us to understand it.
I agree with Register’s analogy of the human body compared to the works and buildup of a city. I actually enjoy thinking about the city in a different sense. I think it is a great analogy to compare all of the parts of a city. I believe that …show more content…
The first one that is similar to myself is the vocal cords. The vocal cords are used for communicating outward. Register uses the same communication examples for vocal cords as he does for the brain. The examples are universities, management offices, government buildings, nonprofit organization offices, books, libraries, CDs, tapes and records. Now, obviously I am not one of these objects. What I mean by thinking that I am like the vocal cords is that I am a communication device, as a person. We as people all communicate, but I also affiliate myself with these objects to help them communicate. As such, I am part of a university, and I worked with a nonprofit organization this summer as well. In being a part of these organizations I was utilized as communication device, or in this situation, a vocal cord for them. Another part of the human body that I see relating to myself in my future work is the skeletal system. The skeletal system is for providing structural support. Examples are architecture, bridges and telephone poles. Once again, I am noticeably not one of these objects. But designing and working with professionals that deal with these objects interests me. As of right now, working with these structures is the path that I think I would like to go into. That is the reason I feel that the skeletal system fits my
I agree with Register’s analogy of the human body compared to the works and buildup of a city. I actually enjoy thinking about the city in a different sense. I think it is a great analogy to compare all of the parts of a city. I believe that …show more content…
The first one that is similar to myself is the vocal cords. The vocal cords are used for communicating outward. Register uses the same communication examples for vocal cords as he does for the brain. The examples are universities, management offices, government buildings, nonprofit organization offices, books, libraries, CDs, tapes and records. Now, obviously I am not one of these objects. What I mean by thinking that I am like the vocal cords is that I am a communication device, as a person. We as people all communicate, but I also affiliate myself with these objects to help them communicate. As such, I am part of a university, and I worked with a nonprofit organization this summer as well. In being a part of these organizations I was utilized as communication device, or in this situation, a vocal cord for them. Another part of the human body that I see relating to myself in my future work is the skeletal system. The skeletal system is for providing structural support. Examples are architecture, bridges and telephone poles. Once again, I am noticeably not one of these objects. But designing and working with professionals that deal with these objects interests me. As of right now, working with these structures is the path that I think I would like to go into. That is the reason I feel that the skeletal system fits my