Earhart.

Earhart Elementary-Middle School is a unique case that is sandwiched between a large park and a major highway. This once again deals with the issue of contrasting air quality and (this time) safety, questioning the reason of having high-speed traffic placed in such close proximity to a child’s haven. It is interesting to note that the green buffer (Clark Park) does not lie in between the school and the highway, and hence the actual amount of air pollution cushioned by this green lung is debatable. Considering the vibrancy of the interior spaces, ideas that could potentially improve the harms caused by the highway can be proposed to create a more balanced environment for the children. 

Midreview Posters

mc nichols

street section_9feb12

 

Sectional Perspectives

Photoshop practice from Friday

Sectional Perspectives of Park Tower, credits to LTL Architects

The use of colored poche instead of the conventional black is really effective as it  contrasts very well with the rest of the drawing, making the cut portions stand out instead of getting lost in the composition. Adding a perspective beyond the cut line helps to tell the story much more clearly, as activities beyond the point of cut get revealed in one diagram.

Fremont Hotel (top left, top right and bottom right), Nazareth House, LTL Architects

This technique is effective showing cuts in any orientation, even in top-view. The use of both artificial and realistic images, as well as hand-constructed perspectives, adds a lot of depth in an otherwise traditional mode of representation.

Assignment A01

Detroit Public Schools: Map A

 

This map aims to show the current air quality in Detroit’s public schools, investigating whether more school children are exposed to oxygen from parks or carbon dioxide (and other pollutants) from surrounding industries. I assumed that larger acreage/area translates to more a more intensive use of either park/industry. Schools close to industries are highlighted in navy, while schools close to parks are highlighted in dark-green. A comparison of the frequency and size of these two categories illustrate the conditions in which students study in.

the longest journey

Growing up, “country-hopping” was the norm, and many Indonesians decided to seek education in places surrounding the archipelago. Singapore was and is still a favorite option, and I spent a decade in the tiny island, pampered by its well-established public transportation that brought me from home to school and vice versa in less than 20 minutes.

Alas, come college, and my travel time increased more than ten-fold. I guess this is the price of education!