Action Verbs

In history we speculate, "form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence," on how the past has shaped the present. We’ve talked about new materials that have been introduced into architectural design and how their functions have been manipulated or changed throughout the years. We also speculate as to how the choices we make, or the designs we create today will affect our future.
By analyzing what was designed in the past we can take from it and manipulate it into something that works for the world we live in now. We have to take into account the conditions of the time period in which these designs are created.
Everything that has been, is being, or will be designed has a composition, "form by ordering or composing parts in an artistic way." Architects compose things in a way to fulfill the criteria of commodity, firmness, and delight. There is a space between public and private, a specific way that we move through a space, and these are both accomplished by creating a certain composition.
If a composition is successful it will energize, "give vitality and enthusiasm to," and move people through the space. There are key aspects in a space that will create the effect of energy and one of them is natural lighting. For example in my Masterpieces of Cinema class (depicted above) we all try to skip out early, a lot of it is due to the fact that the classroom has no natural lighting. This makes you feel like you’re in a dungeon, and cannot leave, therefore you try and leave as quickly as possible. Natural lighting has so many good effects on people, it wakes you up, and it makes you healthy and happy.

In design we stretch, "last or cause to last longer than expected," the ideas created in the past to fit the commodity, firmness and delight of our current society. We take key features that were successful in the past and manipulate them to fulfill what we consider to be attractive. It is impossible to design without any influence from some other design. Therefore the way we stretch ourselves is to change for the better previous designs.

The shape, "external form or appearance characteristic of someone or something," of a space also adds energy to it as well. It makes you move through it differently, and makes you feel differently when walking through it. Depending on the function a space is meant to serve the shape of it will change.