Coming Full Circle: Architecture, Art, and Music

There are 3 parts of this assignment:
1. Coming Full Circle: Architecture
To return to our chart of tripartite developmental structures in Western art, we can place the Carpenter Center as a third element, in which Parthenon is in the first position, and Amiens Cathedral is in the second position.
Based on what you have learned in the previous video, and throughout this course, explain why it might make sense that the Carpenter Center occupies the third position in this framework. You might consider questions of relative openness and closure in your answer. Also think about how the building reaches out or does not reach out into the environment around it, and compare its tendencies to those of Amiens and the Parthenon. Note, as well, how the building is connected to the environment around it, through its overall massing, and by how the ramp that runs through the building is designed—in relation to the building itself and in relation to the sidewalks and streets that frame the structure. Another way to pose this question is: Why would it not make sense to see the Carpenter Center in the first or second positions in this three-part development?
Be sure to describe each building, by comparing and contrasting it to the other two examples. Be specific and precise in using terminology appropriate to each structure. Do not just state that a builds seems closed or open, but recall that we are dealing with relative values, and that relative closure or openness is achieved by physical means – in other words, through the disposition of elements such as walls, windows, and more. Also, make reference to three works we've covered in past lessons in order to show how these works function as an evolutionary sequence. In other words, discuss the present examples in light of what we've already established.
2. After watching Ross and Anthony talk about the past and present a great deal in this course, and after having a chance to reflect on this material yourself, the discussion this week turned its attention to the future.
What do you think is coming next? Where do you think art is going? Base this specifically on what we have encountered in the course. Begin by asking yourself: do the tripartite sequences we have developed form a possible blueprint for the way art might change in the future? In other words, since the cycles seem to repeat, whether or not they were consciously intended, the question arises as to whether this might be a predictive model. If so, what do you think the future of art might look like? And of course, you should bring your own instinctive reaction to the question into play as well. The question here might be: how are you answering this question differently now than, say, how you might have answered it before you took the course? In other words: let the content of the course in some way shape your answer, whether it is through the material that Anthony and Ross provided.
Your post should be two to three (well-developed) paragraphs long. You may also upload descriptive text, images, a YouTube link, or an MP3 file. View and comment on at least one of your classmates' posts.
3. Have some of the elements of this course made an impact on your relationship to what you do with music? Has the course impacted your artistry? If so, how? If not, then the question is: How can some aspect of this material perhaps provide a key that might open a door onto new artistic terrain for you?
Your post should be two to three paragraphs long. You may also upload descriptive text, an image, a YouTube link, or an MP3 file. View and comment on at least three of your classmates' posts.