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PROJECT 3 -- URBAN SPACEDescription and Analysis - your presentation should include both
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Is this topic (sub-topic) on the left primarily description or analysis?
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description = WHAT
> what do you see, what is there physically
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analysis = supported opinion or judgement, design concepts or principles, historical precedent or conventions
> how is it used
> what is the experience
> how do parts relate or interact
> what is significant & why
> is it beautiful & why (prindiples of composition)
> is it functional & what makes it work (or not)
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Below items are from the Project 3 assignment description:Indicate in this column "description" or "analysis"
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1. TOPIC 1. Describe the buildings:
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a. What do they look like?analysis
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b. What are they made of?analysis
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c. How do the buildings on the site work together (scale, material, color)? Or if you don’t think they do, why not?description
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d. OPTIONAL - other features of the buildings?analysis
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2. TOPIC 2. Describe how the building masses relate to the public spaces
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a. What is dominant, the building(s) or the space?description
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b. Is there a hierarchy among the buildings?description
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c. Is there a physical - or spacial - center of the complex?analysis
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d. OPTIONAL - other considerations of how buildings contribute to the experience of the space?description
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3. TOPIC 3. Describe how the public spaces are treated:
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a. Are they landscaped? If so, describe materials, objects and scale.description
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b. Are there places for people to meet and sit?analysis
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c. What are the people around there doing?analysis
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d. Is the site mainly flat, or are there level changes and different experiences.analysis
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d. OPTIONAL - other features of the public space?description
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4. TOPIC 4. How is the infrastructure treated?
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a. Where do the cars go?description
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b. Are the pedestrians separated from the cars?analysis
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c. Where do the loading trucks go?description
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d. Subway/Bus access?description
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d. OPTIONAL - other infrastructure items?description
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