1.2 READING_CHAN, CARINA
Data dimension: accessing urban data and making it accessible
I used to think that collecting data was to only prove to the higher authorities in the society for them to generate changes and was not for the general public; since in the field of science or sociology, the use of collecting data is to analyzing if hypotheses are correct, or how would the results or data affect the society at large. I never wrapped my head around the data analysis that could actually analyze patterns of lives at each location, or time, or activities. This one quote from the article that stands out to me is that publishing data is to help the general public to recognize things, and it allows them to not only to be a passive observant but to receive these results/information by observing the environment and its dynamics AS WELL AS analyzing and critiquing it—to be an active observant in the general public realm.
Food, Time, and Space
This article brings out the importance of doing research to understand lives better with the use of data computationally. I think one of the biggest research question that I could see, that is not written, is what drives food carts to bring liveliness to public spaces and how. At the end of the article, it concludes that the results and data in general are beneficial in architecture because 1) getting to understand certain lives better, 2) getting to know how the certain matter benefits the spaces or vice versa, 3) getting to see the pros and cons, and 4) is to getting to know what the general public needs/pursues/loves as humans.
Using parametric methods to understand place in urban design courses / Social “Coding” Urban Processes and Socio-computational Workflow
“The agency of an analysis/design tool is an effective form of design today to design not singularities but design that adapts over time and location.”
This quote basically summarizes the use of parametric methods to understand places and time. It is helpful for students to not only look at their projects as a single project that could satisfy the neighboring buildings but to benefit the whole—incorporating understanding of lives and spaces at the location at a span of time. CSV Data to GIS and spreadsheets will help with the process: bringing out ideas, research questions, survey questions, understanding the urban space, collecting data, and finally analyzing the results and then presenting the results.