9 10 93 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/e03f3585fec9f43b4f16b8a4f601b4c2.pdf 55c5ec7536fc0a2c32e5c098a0ffaccf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SKETCH 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lucas Cuatrecasas Description An account of the resource Aside from a predictable prioritization of those features and regions of the Harvard-dominated part of Cambridge that I observe or use most often, my map doesn't seem to stray too far from more standard cartographies (namely, Google Maps). One surprisingly stark discrepancy is in the contour of the Charles, which is dramatically more curvy in Google Maps's aerial view. In my map I've unintentionally smoothed out the river's sinusoid pattern and almost totally elided the deep trough where the bridge from JFK Street to Soldier's Field is. At first, I found this confusing, as I often run along Memorial Drive and know very well that the Cambridge side of the river makes for a shorter run because it's on the inside of these curves. But then I figured that my straightening of the Charles follows a different logic—that of perceiving space as organized around the underlying intentions of one's movements. The river's banks seem straight to me because, running along them, I concentrate on moving toward a point on the horizon, not on the sinuous way I'll get there. Another puzzling difference is my collapsing of the fire station near the Science Center plaza with the block directly behind it, a choice which erased the portion of Quicy St. running between them. I bike through this piece of Quincy at least twice a week, so it makes little sense to ignore what is essentially a vital artery for me. This decision, however, seems to be due to some kind of accretive space warping I've applied to the whole area surround this street. Looking closely at my map I see that I've actually shifted Quincy over to where Prescott ought to be (that is, behind the Harvard Art Museums) and made Prescott into an invisible alleyway between CGIS South and the buildings across the street from it, which I've never gone into. I assume that, given the particular way I experience the city, I never give much thought to the block that lies in between the Fire Station and the CGIS complex—this block is actually little more than an inconvenience I must overcome to get to CGIS—and my map demonstrates a passive-aggressive amnesia of this annoying congregation of buildings: they are literally "neither here nor there." These and other slight memory failures that have affected my map seem to all relate less to my daily physical experience of the city (since I do feel the effect of the features I've forgotten) and more to a psychological aversion to remembering that which does not align with my mental network of Cambridge’s important hubs and spokes. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/d77cacf0cf823f8451b4f8a11c75ebd1.jpg ef2c9d450da7039404b42416b5aae5ba Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SKETCH 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mary Kate Cruise Description An account of the resource After taking a look at Harvard Square on Google Maps, I think I put together a pretty solid rendering of Harvard Square via memory. The most similar parts are the athletic complex, the river, and the main thoroughfares. I spent a lot of my time at Harvard as a Varsity athlete across the river, so I am very familiar with the lay out over there. Also, I periodically have a car on campus, which I park at the Harvard Business School, so that helped with me that section. I also grew up south of Boston, so I am quite familiar with the main thoroughfare roads, which are a strength of my drawing (JFK St, North Harvard St, Mass Ave, Memorial Drive, Storrow Drive). I’ve been down the river by boat many times and come from a nautical/boating background, so I was confident in drawing the rough shape of the Charles River. The parts that I struggled with were north of the Science Center, west of the yard, and west of JFK Street. I do not venture over to those parts very often, which is reflected in the lack of detail in my sketch. I look forward to better developing my sketching skills as we progress further in the USW 29 class. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/92030350be0563c5a3a9e95ae582c735.png e2a443285b8c2e54540cc756023d1268 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SKETCH 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Claire Collins Description An account of the resource Two major things strike me about the official mapping of Harvard square. First and foremost is the level of detail; every path through the yard, every street and alley, every one of the endless engineering and science labs behind the science center is included, along with the names of all these places. The second major thing is the indifference with which it is all presented. The residential neighborhoods to the west of Harvard Yard, the Houses along the river, Cambridge Rindge & Latin are all depicted with the same level of detail, their impact on the place solely relative to the amount of space they take up. In contrast, I could not even attempt the residential streets just off campus, and, for the sake of clarity, I only noted the buildings that I most often visit. The angle of the river is a little bit off, Mt Auburn Street is a little cut off to the West of JFK, and everything should be oriented a bit more towards to the north east. This last note really speaks to the relativity with which we orient ourselves in space. I know that the yard is north of the river, and thus that Mather to the east, Eliot to the west, but I could not point due north with any particular degree of accuracy. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/3c4378f3be03e22162391f805ef35350.jpg 1a6fb11e3a8fc85596a737df9f280c3a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SKETCH 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Molly Cinnamon Description An account of the resource I drew the part of Harvard Yard that I frequented most as a Freshman. Immediately, I realized that for having walked through this area so many times, I struggled to remember the names of certain buildings, but just remembered their general shape. I even left out an entier building - Boylston Hall, where I had 2 classes last year! I realized that while the buildings of the yard are very well planned, the paths through the larger areas of the yard are a bit less logical from a bird's eye view. Even as someone walking through the yard, I knew that the paths got me to where I wanted to be, but I wasn't sure how. According to the actual Harvard map, they are even less organized and straight than I anticipated - but still effectively connect the routes and control a build up of congestion. Additionally, I wasn't entirely sure which direction was North, and I wasn't sure how to accurately measure the scale. But I approximated as closely as I could, and I'm curious to see how far off I am. For a place I go so often, this was remarkably difficult to accurately capture on paper! https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/c4e9c3715b7ed9d894ea08ddf70f4043.jpg c1117202d39ce7f528e26ae1b7731edb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SKETCH 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Drew Chamberlain Description An account of the resource My sketch of a map of Harvard Square and the Harvard Campus was not that far off from the actual layout of the area; however, there are many major differences. First, the orientation of my sketch is so that JFK Street runs directly north through the square. In reality, JFK St runs northeast more than directly north. This shift in orientation is likely due to the fact that, while living on campus, the river seems “down” and the area around the science center and the Law School seems “up,” so my orientation made them directly north and south. Another major difference is that the Quad in my sketch is almost directly west of the yard, when in reality it is northwest, almost closer to north. This difference is likely due to the fact that the road to the quad seems to be perpendicular to the yard; however, it is only actually perpendicular for a moment and then bends slightly north. Another major discrepancy of my sketch is the river houses. Because I live in the Quad, I am much more familiar with the route to and from the Quad and the area around the yard; I am much less familiar with the exact layout of the buildings and streets around the river, and my sketch reflects that. I tried to include some paths that I use frequently in the yard, in Cambridge Commons, or in JFK Park, though some of those were not exactly accurate either. Overall, this sketch really made me reflect on how the different areas around Harvard’s campus are connected, and made me appreciate the very strange circular and triangular layout of some of the roads around the square. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/5b19434fb2a927624ff7bf9859e216a7.jpg b41688bcd164008e7f5186ec228932e4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SKETCH 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jordan Canedy Description An account of the resource As a senior, I expected this sketchbook assignment to be relatively straightforward: a mapping of an area I feel relatively comfortable with. However, this sketchbook assignment really tested my knowledge of the Harvard Square area and helped me realize which features of the square stand out as important to me. When I first started sketching my ideas of how the square looked, I initially started with the Radcliffe Quadrangle, which was unsurprising since I live and spend a majority of my time there. However, as I transitioned to other parts of the sketch, this “quad­centric” perspective clearly shaped my interpretation of the rest of the square. This is apparent when comparing my sketch to an actual map. My rendition of the square tends to be more accurate and larger for buildings in closer proximity to the quad and less so as the distance from the quad increases. This could suggest that our perception of space is in relation to our residential or living spaces. Two other noteworthy conclusions can be drawn from my sketch of the square. The first is the choice of buildings that appear on my sketch. Mostly academic buildings, the buildings I use most frequently, appear instead of commercial buildings on the square. The second is the flow of people either taking shuttles or walking/biking between the quad and Harvard Yard. What stood out to me was that that pedestrians often traversed green spaces like the yard or Cambridge commons. The key takeaway for me from this sketchbook assignment was that the information we most understand about our environments are contained in the activities and spaces we come into contact regularly. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/d122e0e0248a546e1bacbd0ed0b22291.jpeg d5c55eb3eab7e0d35e6f9a757ae3eec4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SKETCH 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hannah Byrne Description An account of the resource In terms of relative distances and directions, my map is more accurate than I thought it would be. When I line up my map with the actual map in the same orientation, the large areas of importance (such as the Quad, the Yard and the Stadium) are generally in the correct location relative to each other. The sizes of these various areas are less realistic. On my drawing, the Yard is too large, as are the Science Centre and Memorial Hall. However, the Quad and the Cambridge Common are fairly true to their actual size. The way I laid out the streets is similar to the actual map, although I did not fill in some of the outer areas that I am less familiar with. I think that the differences can mainly be attributed to the fact that I only view things from street level and thus rely solely on remembering what I see ahead of me when I am traveling to get the directions correct. Additionally, I positioned everything relative to landmarks that I am familiar with and this is probably why places like the Science Centre are much larger than they should be. Everything is simplified to reflect the parts of campus that are important in my life. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/7006f49fcb7c2526910550aad3f81b80.pdf 0416dbf7b7e27066fadf859d211ed6fe Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SKETCH 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Elena Breer Description An account of the resource The end result of my map sketch, while being nowhere close to completely accurate, was actually considerably more on target than I had anticipated. While working on this project, I realized how many spaces on campus I pass through regularly without ever taking a moment to consider my environment. This was a disappointing realization for me to make, as I like to think that I am in tune with my surroundings, and I often make a point to appreciate the world around me. However, to me, this experience points out a difference between appreciating scenic beauty, such as the trees or green ivy against a brick wall, and truly considering your environment, including the dynamics of how the space is used and how it was designed. Throughout the process of this sketch assignment, I became a bit more aware of my surroundings, especially when passing through unfamiliar areas and areas of high traffic. I was much more conscious of the way certain streets fit together, of the walkways people tended to prefer—sometimes astray from the intended path—and the areas where people tended to congregate. It encouraged me to take routes I less often travel by and was an excellent exercise in mindfulness. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/59a4bce4e716b3c7924fd31f5dce2ef7.JPG 809afd2e9750d20d6c54fb9a510f9e64 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SKETCH 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Owen Borges Description An account of the resource For this assignment I chose to draw a plan of the pathways from my dorm, Greenough, to the yard. I walk this pathway multiple times each day, and it is an integral yet monotonous part of my routine. I thought that my familiarity with this area would grant me an advantage in attempting to map it from memory. In comparing my drawing with an actual map, it is clear that my only familiarity with this space is in transit. I realized in drawing the space that I have never stopped to simply observe or take in the space, and I have never been in any of the buildings on this route. I think it is because of this that my drawing gets most of the paths correct; however there are many details missing and the proportions are largely incorrect. It is also worth noting that I placed almost all of the trees and hedges correctly. I think this shows that there are certain aspects of transit- focused spaces which we begin to focus on, perhaps because they are the beautifying aspects of these spaces, the aspects which bring some life and happiness to these spaces. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/f07572de8d515b7e7a01a9b96e6c2527.pdf 724998bc346fa08a05f98cb07ca8e994 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SKETCH 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chad Benoit Description An account of the resource Harvard Square is a really interesting place for our first sketch assignment because it’s an area that I spend so much time in on a daily basis, but I have never given much thought to it from a design perspective. Harvard Square is really interesting to me because it is the confluence of so many different types of movement. This movement is what I focused on for my sketch. For me, the center of Harvard Square is the T station because it is found at the boundary between Harvard proper (Harvard Yard) and the businesses of Harvard Square. It also serves as the main connection point between Harvard and Boston, and it’s the first thing that many people see when they come to Harvard Square for the first time. In my sketch I tried to indicate some of the defining buildings of the immediate area, but more importantly, I indicated the train (red), bus (yellow), traffic (blue), and pedestrian (purple dots) routes. I think it is really interesting how the Square is definitely dominated by busy pedestrian routes. I also think that like many places in Boston, it is interesting to think about how Harvard Square is where architecture that is centuries old meets very modern buildings. Also, a sketch of Harvard Square is very brick red because so many things are made out of brick (sidewalks, buildings). For the next sketch, I definitely want to focus more on the “diagraming” aspect of it because that is what is most interesting to me, and because drawing is not my strong suit. When doing this from memory, I definitely got the basic components, but I missed out on a lot of the architectural details of the buildings and some of the subterranean features (for example, there are bus routes that run through a tunnel under Harvard Square as well).