As the years past by, each decade progressively improves upon itself. Learning from their mistakes, growing, developing laws, literature, technology, and even building structures to accommodate the people of that era. Even though these advancements do benefits us greatly, it can also affect our behavior and how we perceive things in everyday interactions. I ponder the question—is the past really all that different from the present, is it still possible to affect and modify behaviors? I compared the newest USC building and the oldest to see how a span of 134 years can really change an architect and affect behavior. The newest developed building constructed recently was the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism (completed in 2014) and
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In the middle of the prison is an erect tower that gives the convicts the assumption that they are being watched the entire time, even though they may not be. The way to implement a successful Panopticon, two things is required: visibility and enclosure. Even though the technology is much more high-tech in Bentham’s and Foucault’s era, the principles do not change. For visibility however, it should be noticeable, but also unverifiable. The person who is being observe should be aware that he or she is being watch, but should never be able to identify if they are being watch at every moment, but giving them impression they are. We can find Panopticon in many locations such as Annenberg. In every level, there is at least two cameras, one on the north and south side of the wall and a surveillance camera in the front and back of every classroom. The cameras resonates the principle of a Panopticon: visible but unidentifiable. More so, there is a vast amount of space in the building, four levels to be precise, and walkways that are large enough there is a least an arms length of space in any location. In each level, there are a great deal of windows, producing a copiously amount of light, provide visibility in any region of the building. In addition, the floors are designed in a way that it is possible to view any random individual a floor lower without needing to change levels. It is possible to monitor and watch other people without being seen in Annenberg without much effort. Widney, however, is a little bit different. Whereas it does not have any cameras install, the space is much more compact, and the levels are not transparent. Widney house does not demonstrate at Panopticon to the fullest extend, but the portraits of the Widney’s family that is scattered across the building do give a sense of
In the middle of the prison is an erect tower that gives the convicts the assumption that they are being watched the entire time, even though they may not be. The way to implement a successful Panopticon, two things is required: visibility and enclosure. Even though the technology is much more high-tech in Bentham’s and Foucault’s era, the principles do not change. For visibility however, it should be noticeable, but also unverifiable. The person who is being observe should be aware that he or she is being watch, but should never be able to identify if they are being watch at every moment, but giving them impression they are. We can find Panopticon in many locations such as Annenberg. In every level, there is at least two cameras, one on the north and south side of the wall and a surveillance camera in the front and back of every classroom. The cameras resonates the principle of a Panopticon: visible but unidentifiable. More so, there is a vast amount of space in the building, four levels to be precise, and walkways that are large enough there is a least an arms length of space in any location. In each level, there are a great deal of windows, producing a copiously amount of light, provide visibility in any region of the building. In addition, the floors are designed in a way that it is possible to view any random individual a floor lower without needing to change levels. It is possible to monitor and watch other people without being seen in Annenberg without much effort. Widney, however, is a little bit different. Whereas it does not have any cameras install, the space is much more compact, and the levels are not transparent. Widney house does not demonstrate at Panopticon to the fullest extend, but the portraits of the Widney’s family that is scattered across the building do give a sense of