1. Is space a material thing in which all material things are to be located?
No. I think that space is not all about materiality which means that other conditions and parts may form a space. To me, it feels as if the term ‘space’ is more emotional/psychological than physical/material thing. Hence, space is not really a material thing in which all material things are to be located.
2. Is perception of space common to everyone?
Yes, I think so. Through our senses, we can see, touch and feel the spatial values that places have, and this tells us that perception of space is common to everyone. However, I think there are some levels of perception that people can have. For example, some people have no sense of direction at all but some people are experts at reading maps.
3. Is there a language of space?
There could be, yes. Basically, a language is a system of communication. Within spaces, they are able to communicate, interact and influence each other. Size, shape and circulation and whatever that is associated with expressing some kind of moment of space might be the language of space.
4. Is space the product of historical time?
Yes. Space may change over a long time. As we are on the Earth, even though the locations of spaces does not change, there are many things that can alter the space such as climate change, natural disasters, natural living, artificial treatments, etc. These thing have happened in the historical time which have created and modified the space. Therefore, I think a space is a product of historial time.
-Jongwoo Kim
1. Is space a material thing in which all material things are to be located?
No, space is not just some concrete. It is the combination of the reality with the sensation. For example, some space is not the same as what we perceive. However, the general materials can not bring this kind of sense to us.
2. Is the perception of space common to everyone?
No,it isn’t. Different people have the different perception for the same space. It depends on people’s knowledge, background and some thing else.
3. Is there a language of space?
Yes, language is used to transmit the information, express emotions and make sense. We can also complete those functions by the design of space. Therefore space also has its own language.
4. Is space the product of historical time?
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-Vera Wu
I think in order to create a space where you experience an emotion or feeling, elements of it do need to be located, as if it were forever changing, the space would become more of a jumble of objects and matter creating a somewhat distorted space. But in another sense, i don’t think materials have to be located, as space could be an array of objects and matter with no specific position or purpose.
2. Is the perception of space common to everyone?
Personally, i don’t think that the perception of space is common to everyone, and i think this because different people enjoy different spaces, depending on what they find relaxing, places they’ve been, and the memories they have gained of good spaces. I believe that no one can exactly see eye to eye no matter what the subject is about, and space falls under that same category. We perceive everything slightly differently, thus i do believe that we do see spaces differently, and that although we may see the same space as each other - we receive different emotions and experiences from each other that will all differ from one another.
3. Is there a language of space?
There may be a language of space - as in a way to translate spaces into our minds and how we perceive them. Presumably, there could be a debate on whether there was such thing as a language of space, but overall i don’t think it would be classed as a ‘language’, but more of a way of translating elements from one another.
4. Is space the product of historical time?
Technically, i would argue no, as when time goes on we are physically beginning to run out of space. As generations pass, buildings and cities are getting more and more cramped to hold the booming population. Big open fresh spaces are becoming scarce and hard to find. But through history, the evolution of architectural space has been an interesting episode to witness. As spaces have changed rapidly from era to era, from ornamentation and clutter to stark plain geometric spaces with hardly any ornamentation. Through advances in technology and creating new building materials, the availability to create larger spaces has indeed increased, but with the consequence of decreasing over all space. Therefore, yes i think space is a product of history, but also no, for that space has been affected so much by history in both negative and positive aspects.
-Emily Smith