BRIEF:
Choose a SCALE and a FILTER and generate a mixed-mode contextual map that quantitatively describes one of the following conditions. Be creative and narrow in your focus (think beyond these suggestions), be innovative in your representations. Try something new! Consider how these mappings might formally, programmatically, or climatically implicate your project moving forward. This is pre-design, pre-thesis, and will be shared knowledge between both studios. Think: collages, timelines, interesting data representation, maps using our CAD file, etc., and consider the MAPPING resources on the sidebar of the blog.
CHOOSE A SCALE:
Region
(Great Lakes Megaregion)
The City
(The city of Cincinnati)
The Site
(Our 1-kilometer site radius)
THEN CHOOSE A FILTER:
Geologic:
Sedimentary
(soil types, geographic features, events in geologic time)
Hydrology
(water quality, natural infrastructures, filtration zones, water-table)
Climatic:
Solar
(Solar gain, Solar power (PV) implementation)
Wind
(wind-rose, wind power implementation in the city)
Precipitation
(storm-water run-off, avg. rainfall, flood plains)
Thermal
(geothermal opportunities, heat index, avg. annual temperature)
Anthropogenic:
Demographics
(Age, Ethnicity, change over time, density)
Historical
(Prevailing industries, architectural styles, political movements, timelines)
Cultural
(Recreation, Pastimes, trends, art & cultural production, underground scene, Zagat rated)
Socio-Political
(Non-profits, community farms, clubs or associations, political views
Economic
(top businesses, wealthiest companies, hottest startups, employment, top imports/exports)
Industrial
(sites of production/waste, landfills, evolution of industry, material flows)
Infrastructure
(public transportation, services, future city planning, food access, vacant lots)
FORMAT:
We will review this work as a group in printed pin-up format, 11x17 color prints please.
Hey guys, if anyone wants a map besides the usual, try http://www.openstreetmap.org/
ReplyDeleteGood addition Cole.
ReplyDeleteAlso kyle had written 11x17 prints - at least for my studio this mapping can take any format. collage, 3d model, digital, analog. Please no 4D though considering that we'll be translating the content into other formats.
Hello all--
ReplyDeleteSince I was absent from studio yesterday, I thought I would post what I came up with for the Contextual Mapping assignment.
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5N34kWkUMdBdXF5U3Z4QzNaaXc
Alright, I will attempt the impossible and explain this with terse social media style.
First, this is an overall map of Cincy. (Underlay)
Second, the circles convey town centers that are deemed walkable, size varies depending on value of walkability.
Third, the hashed lines refer to a scalar change from population density, road, buildings, etc... While also rigidly made to contradict the organic nature of its largest mode of transit. (The river)
Fourth, the globular hatches convey the accessibility of public transit for those that need it in varying degrees.
Fifth, The green hatches speak to what areas certain organizations/city of Cincy are currently focused on revitalizing due to historical importance or efficiency.
Though there is more, the above summary will suffice for now.
Reasoning:
I wanted to focus on the city overall and its infrastructure. How it was founded, how are they developing it now (towards what needs) and where do they see it in the future. I wanted to see if I could put these intangible systems into order and determine correlations or predict any further development and adapt/design according to those findings.
Please, I encourage questions and feedback so that I may conceptually understand my own thought process and parse other perspectives as well.