Behavioral Architecture

1. An example of architectural design that I consider an epic failure is the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in St.Paul/Minneapolis that collapsed last year due to wind and traffic.
Another (although not epic) failure is the kitchen at my house before it was remodeled. In the kitchen one could not open the oven and the refrigerator at the same time. Also the usable counter space was not in a convenient place for cooking.

2. Hick's Center is a building on Kalamazoo Campus that is very well designed. The style of the building matches(the type of brick and the general structure of the building) that of the other buildings on the campus. The glass section also gives it a modern look. Hicks is also an environmentally friendly building. It has many windows so that less electricity is used. Also the restrooms are low-water use. The entrance to Hicks is also viscerally attractive, with the multiple layers of floors all visible.

3. The current flaw in the current design process is that there is not enough communication between the users and the architects. This could be fixed by having the architects and the users meet before any building has begun and go over the plans. They could use computer programs in order to make it easier for the user to better understand what the architect is describing. They could also meet after the building is finished so that the user could evaluate how he or she likes different features of the building so that the architect could use this feedback to improve buildings that he or she designs in the future.