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CAREER DISCOVERY 2012 REPRESENTATION Lead Faculty: Anthony Piermarini Architecture: Liwen Zhang Jennifer Esposito Sky Milner Stacy Morton Landscape Achitecture: Lisl Kotheimer Urban Planning and Design: Teresa McWalters Nicholas Potts Exercise 4 – Site Diagrams: Form, Process, & Possibility Field conditions are bottomup phenomena, defined not by overarching geometrical schemas but by intricate local connections. Interval, repitition, and seriality are key concepts. Form matters, but not so much the forms of things as the forms between things. Stan Allen, “Field Conditions” in Points + Lines Description: By now, you have completed an onsite analysis of your studio site in the Back Bay Fens and you have begun off site research on topics that you find interesting. With this exercise you will develop an abstract diagram to further communicate your analysis and research findings. You will design a diagram that relates your findings according to a metric (time, seasons, etc.) and will be useful in positioning your project and supporting your argument in the final presentation. You will choose a diagram format that is most appropriate for displaying your analysis and research findings. Refer to the suggested metrics and formats listed on this handout. Part 1 – Understand the territorial requirements of systems or program by overdrawing or populating a site plan. What is the distribution across the site according to physical and spatial criteria? How do different programs or systems change over time? Consider past, present, and future as well as adjacencies and contingencies. Complete at least 5 trace paper overlays or 5 reorganizations of program on your site plan. Be sure to document your thought process and methods. Part 2 – Choose a diagram format (refer to list) and reorganize your findings from Part 1. Make a quick sketch of the diagram you will produce that clearly indicates the metric you are using. Review your sketch with your representation or studio instructor. Part 3 – Produce the final diagram in a media that you are comfortable with (drafted on vellum or Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator). Use color thoughtfully. Pedagogical Objectives: Develop techniques for clear and effective design communication Understand how data graphics can be instrumental in positioning the design project Become more acquanted with your own analysis and research by examining your findings critically Develop techniques for reorganizing and displaying your findings in a way that can be precisely and quickly understood by others Man and Insects From Edward Tufte, The Visual Display of Quantatative Information

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CAREER  DISCOVERY  2012  REPRESENTATION  

 Lead  Faculty:    

Anthony  Piermarini    

Architecture:     Liwen  Zhang  

Jennifer  Esposito  Sky  Milner  

Stacy  Morton    

Landscape  Achitecture:     Lisl  Kotheimer  

 Urban  Planning  and  Design:     Teresa  McWalters  

Nicholas  Potts    

Exercise  4  –  Site  Diagrams:  Form,  Process,  &  Possibility    Field  conditions  are  bottom-­‐up  phenomena,  defined  not  by  overarching  geometrical  schemas  but  by  intricate  local  connections.    Interval,  repitition,  and  seriality  are  key  concepts.    Form  matters,  but  not  so  much  the  forms  of  things  as  the  forms  between  things.  

-­‐  Stan  Allen,  “Field  Conditions”  in  Points  +  Lines    Description:    By  now,  you  have  completed  an  on-­‐site  analysis  of  your  studio  site  in  the  Back  Bay  Fens  and  you  have  begun  off-­‐site  research  on  topics  that  you  find  interesting.    With  this  exercise  you  will  develop  an  abstract  diagram  to  further  communicate  your  analysis  and  research  findings.    You  will  design  a  diagram  that  relates  your  findings  according  to  a  metric  (time,  seasons,  etc.)  and  will  be  useful  in  positioning  your  project  and  supporting  your  argument  in  the  final  presentation.    You  will  choose  a  diagram  format  that  is  most  appropriate  for  displaying  your  analysis  and  research  findings.    Refer  to  the  suggested  metrics  and  formats  listed  on  this  handout.    Part  1  –  Understand  the  territorial  requirements  of  systems  or  program  by  overdrawing  or  populating  a  site  plan.    What  is  the  distribution  across  the  site  according  to  physical  and  spatial  criteria?    How  do  different  programs  or  systems  change  over  time?    Consider  past,  present,  and  future  as  well  as  adjacencies  and  contingencies.  Complete  at  least  5  trace  paper  overlays  or  5  reorganizations  of  program  on  your  site  plan.    Be  sure  to  document  your  thought  process  and  methods.    Part  2  –  Choose  a  diagram  format  (refer  to  list)  and  reorganize  your  findings  from  Part  1.    Make  a  quick  sketch  of  the  diagram  you  will  produce  that  clearly  indicates  the  metric  you  are  using.    Review  your  sketch  with  your  representation  or  studio  instructor.    Part  3  –  Produce  the  final  diagram  in  a  media  that  you  are  comfortable  with  (drafted  on  vellum  or  Adobe  Photoshop  and  Illustrator).    Use  color  thoughtfully.    Pedagogical  Objectives:    

-­‐ Develop  techniques  for  clear  and  effective  design  communication  -­‐ Understand  how  data  graphics  can  be  instrumental  in  positioning  the  design  project  -­‐ Become  more  acquanted  with  your  own  analysis  and  research  by  examining  your  findings  critically  -­‐ Develop  techniques  for  reorganizing  and  displaying  your  findings  in  a  way  that  can  be  precisely  and  

quickly  understood  by  others      

Man  and  Insects  From  Edward  Tufte,  

The  Visual  Display  of  Quantatative  Information  

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 Instructions:  (please  read  this  completely  before  beginning)  

-­‐ Choose  a  system  that  you  have  been  analyzing  for  your  site  analysis  (circulation,  flora  +  fauna,  etc.  –  these  topics  vary  among  studio  instructors)  

-­‐ Think  about  the  type  of  information  you  have  collected.    Is  it  measured?  Is  it  spatial?  Is  there  a  hierarchy?  For  example,  you  may  have  documented  the  diameter  of  a  tree,  the  size  of  a  football  field,  or  different  types  of  circulation.  

-­‐ Think  about  what  metric  you  might  use  to  organize  this  information.    Can  you  count  it?  Can  you  compare  it  to  something  else?  Does  it  happen  all  year  round?    Is  it  used  more  during  the  day?  

-­‐ Experiment  with  ways  of  representing  your  data.    You  may  use  [1]  overlays  of  trace  paper  that  show  different  aspects  of  the  same  system  or  program.    Or,  you  may  [2]  cut  out  measured  pieces  of  paper  that  represent  different  types  of  program  which  you  can  use  to  populate  your  site  plan.    You  may  use  other  methods  as  approved  by  your  instructor.  

-­‐ Create  5  iterations  –  for  [2],  take  photographs  of  your  process.  -­‐ Pick  a  metric  to  reorganize  your  analysis  (refer  to  list),  and  sketch  a  draft  of  your  proposed  diagram.    At  

this  point  you  should  review  this  with  your  studio  or  representation  instructor.  -­‐ Once  approved,  begin  your  final  diagram,  drafted  on  vellum  or  in  Adobe  Photoshop  /  Illustrator  

Examples  of  criteria  &  metrics  for  organizing  your  findings:  Quantity  Size  (area)  Season  Wet  /  Dry  Time  of  day  Passive  /  Active  Sun  /  Shade  Public  /  Private    Examples  of  Diagram  Format:  Timeline  (24-­‐hour,  year,  longer…)  Matrix  Bar  Graph  Section  (prototypical)  Map  (abstracted)    Deliverables:  -­‐  Documentation  of  Part1  and  Part2  –  this  may  include  trace  paper  overlays  or  photographs  of  your  methods  -­‐  1  Diagram  printed  in  color  on  11x17  paper  or  carefully  drafted  on  vellum    Suggested  Readings:  Stan  Allen,  “Field  Conditions,”  in  Points  +  Lines  Julia  Czerniak,  ed.,  Downsview  Park  Toronto  (CASE)  Julia  Czerniak,  ed.,  “Speculating  on  Size,”  introduction  to  Large  Parks  Rem  Koolhaas,  “Congestion  Without  Matter:  Parc  de  la  Villette,”  in  S,M,L,XL  Edward  Tufte,  The  Visual  Display  of  Quantitative  Information    Sketchbook  Assignment:  Draw  a  series  of  small  multiples  that  indicate  incremental  change  over  time.    You  may  choose  to  do  the  drawings  in  plan  view  or  perspective  view.    You  may  choose  to  draw  your  studio  site  or  pick  another  site.    Produce  at  least  5  quick  sketches.    Due  Date  and  Time:    Tuesday,  July  3rd  @  4:00pm  –  ALL  GROUPS  

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Balmori  Studio  Section  Link  Diagram  

Physical  Geography    of  Mountains  and  Rivers  

Victorian  Era    

Field  Operations  Fresh  Kills  Cultivating  New  Habitats  Over  Time