Thesis Process – Version 2
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Mapping Exercise
The Lents Town Center is surrounded by people in motion. The automotive volume of Foster Road is comparable to major East Portland arterials such as Burnside and Division. The MAX Green Line registers 1,400 transfers per day, and the multi-use … Continue reading →
Thesis in Process: Information Gathering
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Media and Mappings 6 | 10
This week we worked on a mapping assignment. We had a few prompts to focus our thoughts in specific areas which would guide our mapping exercise. Along with this assignments we were to do some readings exposing us to this idea of mapping and the potentials of what can be mapped. In my This American […]
Experiential Map
Last week in class, we did a very interesting activity. We tried to understand mapping/diagramming in a different manner. Each person took 4 cards (with each being in a different category) and had to figure how to convey the information of a site in the terms stated in that card. The cards I got were: regions, […]
Assignment – 6: Symbology & Cinema
For this weeks assignment we were commissioned to do two different approaches that would help us understand our site while also being able to relate to each other in a way that will help enhance our understanding. The first part was to create 6 story board elements about the space and how it is perceived It was a very […]
Site-Choice
I have finally picked my site! I have decided to work on the site that is off the SW River Parkway and SW Gaines Street. I picked this pot because of it’s location to the surrounding context as well as it’s proximity to the riverfront. This sit has potential to be a social hotspot that can draw […]
Place – Reality and Interpretation
Last week I attended the Portland Sustainability Institute’s EcoDistricts Summit and Portland State University. Over its two days I got to hear from many people who have been down in the trenches actually building in both physical form and in organizations, Ecodistricts. As an architecture student what I mostly see, and my often my final […]
fiveoften
This weeks reading allowed me to re-consider the traditional birds eye view of experiencing a place via satellite imagery and shift towards the process of mapping as a form of relaying place identity. In the James Corner reading, mapping closely aligns with the systems thinking of eco-district development where he writes, “the interrelationships amongst things […]