Re-purpose: Re:use
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Today we observed more of the area surrounding the university’s campus. We were first exposed to the fact that roads and building have changed over time as well as their purposes. The main example we were given was the WAFCO mill complex. This was a former flour mill that was later turned into condominium units, the area surrounding it was developed as well.
We observed many of the buildings in the area and discussed their meaning to the area as well as what they were in the past or what they might be in the future. One of the first things that we observed was that the rail road tracks weren’t along the back of a road like they had been in previous areas that we had observed. We discovered that railroad tracks are used to transport things and therefore that meant that anytime there is a railroad, there should be industry around it. This amplifies the point that back roads are used for things that don’t need to be seen on a regular basis.
As we walked on various streets surrounding the campus, I noticed that there were many different types of buildings in the area, there was a school that had been turned into a church, student housing, apartment complexes as well as industrial buildings. Things such as the school are historical to the area because it was named after a former president of UNCG when it was an all girl’s school.
We observed many of the buildings in the area and discussed their meaning to the area as well as what they were in the past or what they might be in the future. One of the first things that we observed was that the rail road tracks weren’t along the back of a road like they had been in previous areas that we had observed. We discovered that railroad tracks are used to transport things and therefore that meant that anytime there is a railroad, there should be industry around it. This amplifies the point that back roads are used for things that don’t need to be seen on a regular basis.
As we walked on various streets surrounding the campus, I noticed that there were many different types of buildings in the area, there was a school that had been turned into a church, student housing, apartment complexes as well as industrial buildings. Things such as the school are historical to the area because it was named after a former president of UNCG when it was an all girl’s school.
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