I found a bit of disconnect between the three readings this week, though they all had very specific arguments regarding what they think is the right way of thinking. The first reading “In the Praise of Blandness” the author argues that while we assume blandness as a negative attribute versus characterization of a structure. In fact, it is meant as a way to detach to better interpret an experience authenticity. In that way, there is no longer conflict with the “different flavors”, but rather a way into the layers of the structure. In the reading “One Way of Thinking about a House”, the author argues that the concept of a house is a feminine thing, connecting to this theme that “a man comes from the womb, and he must return to the matter from
