Project 02: Data + Design with due dates

Project 02: Data + Design with due dates

Project 02: Data + Design Design with Atmosphere and Phenomena (perceptions) . I. Design Research and Theory, Pyrennes visit and 3mx3m selection, Design Module Adaptation,…

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Inclusive Urbanism Method by Ana Paricio of Barcelona Regional

Inclusive Urbanism Method by Ana Paricio of Barcelona Regional

Ana Paricio_BR_everydaylife_map_tool Above you will find the Inclusive Urbanism tool to analyse the spaces, block by block. The idea is to choose an area and…

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Vray + Photoshop Notes

Vray + Photoshop Notes

VRAY Rhino Setup: Make sure your model has a FLOOR to reflect light. If necessary use the VRAY INFINITE PLANE in the Vray toolbar. Navigate…

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06A Project 1 Midterm

06A Project 1 Midterm

Please post as [06A Project 1 Midterm] for Thursday, July 19, 2018. We will discuss and refine this week. // TEMPLATE: Please use InDesign files 16″…

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Diagram air, light, sound, humidity...

Diagram air, light, sound, humidity…

If you are not at home, diagram! Human scale …jump to a human outline and the forces around them. Test design ideas. . Hear are…

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Costa Brava (L'empurda) and the coast southward

Costa Brava (L’empurda) and the coast southward

Here are recommendations for day trips along the coast: To the North: San Pol de Mar, 50 minutes by train to the north, very small…

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Lateral Office - Ground Precedent

Lateral Office – Ground Precedent

Lateral Office’s Urbanism and Infrastructure projects have some ground-focused work. The DRC has nice maps, though it’s less design, more research. Terreform One – Look at their…

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Thermal diagrams_mostly Lacaton Vassal

Thermal diagrams_mostly Lacaton Vassal

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Inclusive Urbanism, Ana Paricio

Inclusive Urbanism, Ana Paricio

Ana Paricio Carceles, Urban Psychology, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, UOC

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Mixed-Use: Iñaki Abalos

Mixed-Use: Iñaki Abalos

Interesting historially grounded (gsd always is) discussion of the mixed use type and the religious and secular monastery type. Thermodynamics seems to be seated in…

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**GO - REMODELACIÓN DEL PASSEIG SANT JOAN / LOLA DOMÈNECH

**GO – REMODELACIÓN DEL PASSEIG SANT JOAN / LOLA DOMÈNECH

Remodelación del Passeig Sant Joan / Lola Domènech Dentro de la trama isótropa de calles de 20m. de ancho planeada por Cerdà , éste dispuso…

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Diotronics - electronics store location

Diotronics – electronics store location

https://goo.gl/maps/SqUzoVAhqUF2  

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GOOGLE MAPS(KML) TO CSV

GOOGLE MAPS(KML) TO CSV

Each group investigated four plazas in Granada,  most groups collected information manually,  all this data must be converted into a single .csv file for grasshopper…

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Pre-Jesus Arcos Streets Workshop

Pre-Jesus Arcos Streets Workshop

Notes: Trees – leaves or no leaves Shadows Terrazas (outdoor restaurant seating) Neighbors service, loading Staying, Playing Water drainage Winter, Summer Refuse (waste, recycling) Bikes,…

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ALDAYJOVER, SAGRERA WITH RCR AND WEST 8

ALDAYJOVER, SAGRERA WITH RCR AND WEST 8

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Homework for Thursday

Homework for Thursday

Homework for Thursday: 1) metholodgy diagrams, complete and or revise (ideas, qualities, indicators, calculous) 2a) individual maps of each qualities at Superilla (PLAN) north up…

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Assignment 05D: Arduino 15-21

Assignment 05D: Arduino 15-21

Please be patient if we dont have enough components for each group.  Please share.  Next steps will be to start to  You should plan to…

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ASSIGNMENT 05C: LANDSCAPE CATALOG

ASSIGNMENT 05C: LANDSCAPE CATALOG

Landscape Catalog (due Monday, July 9): Using your best idea for a baseline comparison space for your project in Barcelona or elsewhere, develop a landscape…

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TORRE AGBAR, MATERIAL AFFECT - Nouvel

TORRE AGBAR, MATERIAL AFFECT – Nouvel

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z9ir9cqVcE?feature=player_detailpage&w=640&h=360] My best explanation of material affect is in the article of Bottom Up Urban Design for the ACSA conference 2012 in the white books…Ned…

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Ned Kahn, Wind Portal

50 | 50

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvkNdlKVP2Y?feature=player_detailpage&w=640&h=360] Ned Kahn

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* VISUALIZATION EXAMPLES – FOR COMPOSITE IMAGES

* VISUALIZATION EXAMPLES – FOR COMPOSITE IMAGES

  Please see these examples of some visualization techniques. Interboro Partners – various RCR – I googled “RCR Siteplan”   BIG – various Cantrell Holzman –…

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07 LOCALLY GROWN INTERACTION

07 LOCALLY GROWN INTERACTION

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CENTRAL PARK IN BENICASSIM – ESTUDIO FERNÁNDEZ-VIVANCOS

CENTRAL PARK IN BENICASSIM – ESTUDIO FERNÁNDEZ-VIVANCOS

Estudio Fernández-Vivancos, PRODEIN, Gómez-Ferrer arquitectos                       A town in the landscape Benicàssim, located between the natural spaces…

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SHELTERED PUBLIC | KERN+LINK

SHELTERED PUBLIC | KERN+LINK

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Low-cost mobile sensors to evaluate air quality within and between intra-urban areas in Barcelona, Spain and Portland, Oregon, USA

Low-cost mobile sensors to evaluate air quality within and between intra-urban areas in Barcelona, Spain and Portland, Oregon, USA

This is yet unpublished article on recent air pollution research I have done with some collaborators including leading air pollution expert Xavier Querol. Website version…

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ASSIGNMENT 05A:  URBAN QUALITIES

ASSIGNMENT 05A: URBAN QUALITIES

Very good work already on the projects and urban qualities lists. Interesting perspectives. Use the ideas from the readings to ground your projects. Start thinking…

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Drawing

Drawing

These projects are from Nicholas De Monchaux’s Berkeley studio course. Others are labeled. Think about each of the layers, their boundaries, line and the composition…

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ASSIGNMENT 04A MAPPING

ASSIGNMENT 04A MAPPING

Please map your 2 indicators digitally and post for Saturday 11:59pm. [04A Mapping] I will discuss tomorrow Google Drive/02_DATA/01_01_108 POINTS/ Workflow: GH adjust indicators in…

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10 PRINCIPLES FOR LIVABLE TRANSPORTATION, BY JAN GEHL & WALTER HOOD

10 PRINCIPLES FOR LIVABLE TRANSPORTATION, BY JAN GEHL & WALTER HOOD

10 principles for livable transportation, by Jan Gehl & Walter Hood More images http://www.designboom.com/architecture/jan-gehl-urban-visionary/ (GREAT DIAGRAMS/DRAWINGS HERE!!!)

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baking COLOUR

baking COLOUR

We run into an issue in grasshopper were we use the HUMAN plugin to visualize data in in color gradient but when we attempt to…

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RCR Arquitectes

RCR Arquitectes

I thought I would provide some info.  This is the office we will see in Olot and Ripoll (2 hours in the Pyrenes Mountains). The…

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01 Socio-Computation

01 Socio-Computation

Social Interaction and Cohesion, Urban Ecology and Placemaking in Downtown Eugene Cities as collections of fixed infrastructure has given way to an assemblies of urban…

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Jan Gehl

Jan Gehl

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Kieran Timberlake Research

Kieran Timberlake Research

Consider this work of Kieran Timberlake Research and particularly that of partner Billie Faircloth.    

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Assignment 05B: Project 1 Definition - Performance, Program + Affect

Assignment 05B: Project 1 Definition – Performance, Program + Affect

Please post the following work through Granada assignments by Friday, June 9, 6pm, catec [05B] . IDENTIFY PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES TO URBAN HEALTH IN BARCELONA…

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Mixed-Use: Iñaki Abalos

Mixed-Use: Iñaki Abalos

Interesting historially grounded (gsd always is) discussion of the mixed use type and the religious and secular monastery type. Thermodynamics seems to be seated in…

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ASSIGNMENT 02.2 ARDUINO LESSONS 6-14

ASSIGNMENT 02.2 ARDUINO LESSONS 6-14

Please do lessons 6-8, 12-14.  Post to this category please [02.2 Arduino 6-8 12-14]. Thank you. Arduino Lesson 6: This lesson will show you how…

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02 Tiling Exercise

02 Tiling Exercise

lcaBCN_W18_Exercise-02

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SELF-SUFFICIENCY DRAWINGS BY VICENTE GUALLART

SELF-SUFFICIENCY DRAWINGS BY VICENTE GUALLART

Below are some different diagrams used to explore scale and self-sufficiency in cities. Notice they all work in black and white!  line weights, line type…

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MUSIC ALS PARCS

MUSIC ALS PARCS

Ecology, Urban Planning and Mobility   A way of enjoying nature and music in the city Music in the Parks includes 50 free concerts around…

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RCR ARQUITECTES

RCR ARQUITECTES

I thought I would provide some info.  This is the office we will see in Olot and Ripoll (2 hours in the Pyrenes Mountains). The…

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MIRALLES PINOS / MIRALLES TAGLIABUE

MIRALLES PINOS / MIRALLES TAGLIABUE

I have mentioned Enric Miralles (died in 2000) and Carme Pinos some times now and I thought I would share their work below. Yesterday, We…

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BCN ECOLOGIA AND SALVADOR RUEDA

BCN ECOLOGIA AND SALVADOR RUEDA

Please familiarize yourselves with Salvador’s work and that of the Agency of Ecological Urbanism. The section 12 social cohesion principles of the Certificate of Sustainability…

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IAAC Final Exhibition Opening June 27, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - June 28, 2018 9:00 pm

IAAC Final Exhibition Opening June 27, 2018 @ 7:00 pm – June 28, 2018 9:00 pm

IAAC

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CINE, SUNDAY NIGHT TRADITION + AIR CONDITIONING, GRACIA

CINE, SUNDAY NIGHT TRADITION + AIR CONDITIONING, GRACIA

Cine Verdi in Gracia and Icaria Yelmo nearby in the  Vila Olympica both show films in original version (not dubbed).  I encourage you to see…

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SUPERILLES = GRACIA **ASSIGNED VISIT FRIDAY, SATURDAY OR SUNDAY NIGHT

SUPERILLES = GRACIA **ASSIGNED VISIT FRIDAY, SATURDAY OR SUNDAY NIGHT

  We did a lot of walking this week. In an age of Google street view there is still a different sensory experience walking in a…

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ASSIGNMENT: 01B MAPPING SYSTEMS

ASSIGNMENT: 01B MAPPING SYSTEMS

Today at the Plaça de Vicenç Martorell we will observed and map, in LINES, qualities of the urban experience: inhabitation light/shadow surveillance degree of inebriation…

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ASSIGNMENTS: 01A DIAGRAMS AND 01C WRITING

ASSIGNMENTS: 01A DIAGRAMS AND 01C WRITING

Time, Material, Location + Phenomenological Data: Compose the following four information for the Sarria park along Parc de Joan Reventós – Viquipèdia  in one drawing…

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ASSIGNMENT: 00B Elk Gotico

ASSIGNMENT: 00B Elk Gotico

Use ELK and OpenStreetMap.org to extract geometry for urban room diagram. Use the Google My Maps I shared “Maritime Metropolis 1.1a” for help locating plazas. Try…

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Outdoor Cinema

Outdoor Cinema

http://salamontjuic.org/programacio/ Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Envelope HOME PROGRAMME INFO TICKETS FAQ NEWSLETTER ca es en 29/06 – OPENING NIGHT ANCHOR AND HOPE Live music Mazoni 02/07 – LION Live…

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ASSIGNMENT: 00A ARDUINO 1-5

ASSIGNMENT: 00A ARDUINO 1-5

download Arduino for Windows or Mac Toptechboy Website- Arduino Lessons   Please do lessons 1-5 (website or video with headphones): Arduino Lesson 1: In this…

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Barcelona City Protocol

Barcelona City Protocol

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWGFdYihdsM?feature=player_embedded&w=640&h=360] Link here to the Protocol with Cisco.  Maybe Portland can be a partner city?

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Drawing Systems

Drawing Systems

Vicente Guallart, from the book Geo-Logics Louis Kahn

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TOWARDS A SELF-SUFFICIENT HABITAT, BY VICENTE GAULLART, HEAD OF URBANISM, CITY OF BARCELONA

TOWARDS A SELF-SUFFICIENT HABITAT, BY VICENTE GAULLART, HEAD OF URBANISM, CITY OF BARCELONA

Towards a self-sufficient habitat, by Vicente Gaullart, Head of Urbanism, City of Barcelona http://elpais.com/diario/2009/03/28/opinion/1238194813_850215.html This economic crisis is a fantastic starting point to physically change…

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Poblenou 22@

Poblenou 22@

Please click on and watch these videos: (You may wish to bring the resolution down to 240p in Youtube.) The map on pg. 10 below…

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*REQUIRED GRASSHOPPER BASICS

*REQUIRED GRASSHOPPER BASICS

Do the following 3 tutorials. We will again provide revised definitions. You will need to download the ELK plugin (Elk v1.0) and (Elk 2.0) to your Grasshopper….

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Benvinguda - Welcome

Benvinguda – Welcome

The secret to the late night worker bee productivity… Works well with Pandora too: Deadmau5 *UO VPN to use Pandora in Europe….   🙂 Another option…

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**Pre-departure Assignments and Logistical information

**Pre-departure Assignments and Logistical information

UO International Studios Barcelona Urban Design Website Link LOGISTICAL TIPS Program Address: We will stay at Residencia Mestral. Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 701,…

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Readings

Readings

Please read the following articles from our readings page tab (Password: Barcelona). EDRA 2018_Atmosphere and Design 2-13v6prn Integration of professional work + Barcelona program!! ***EDRA…

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Parametric Places

Parametric Places

Atmosphere + Design Parametric Places 2016 Parametric Places 2015 Parametric Places 2014 Parametric Places 2013 lcaBCN Urban Design Program 2014

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MM and DV Project 2

MM and DV Project 2

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Project 02---Gloria&Nadia

Project 02—Gloria&Nadia

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OHearnK_SoundStage

OHearnK_SoundStage

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DC / NM p2 : Fresh Thoughts Lending Cube

DC / NM p2 : Fresh Thoughts Lending Cube

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NM p1 revision : roots of renewal

NM p1 revision : roots of renewal

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MM Project One-Revision

MM Project One-Revision

Original Design: New Design:

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URBAN FILTER - Revised Drawing - Nadia De La Torre

URBAN FILTER – Revised Drawing – Nadia De La Torre

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PYRENEES OASIS - Project 2 - Nadia and Gloria

PYRENEES OASIS – Project 2 – Nadia and Gloria

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08 Revised Drawing --GG

08 Revised Drawing –GG

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