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This sketch was much more difficult than I expected. However, I was satisfied with my final product. I was aware of some potential errors at the outset. For example, I knew that I would underestimate the distance from the Yard to Radcliffe Quad. Of…

In this map of Harvard Yard and Harvard Square, I tried to first lay out an accurate scaling of the distance between major landmarks, but also to feature barriers or landmarks that are not entirely ADA compliant. My sister uses a wheelchair, and on…

One interesting thing I noted was that I completely turned the map’s orientation. That is, most maps illustrate the river to law school (down-up). For some reason, it was easier to envision the square and the Yard in that way. There was a clear poor…

I have been on campus for over a year and a half and am confident with my sense of the layout of the main streets and side streets. These are relatively accurate in my sketch. What is different is the structure of the buildings. I do not necessarily…

I was concerned about this project because I have a terrible sense of direction. Part of it is due to the fact that because of a leg condition I have, I have not walked around too much and been able to explore large areas as much as others. Also,…

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…

The most notable difference between the actual plan of Harvard square (from the quad to the athletic fields) and my drawing was the overall shape of it. While on the small scale many of my areas were fairly accurate in terms of shape and size, overall…

The main difference between my sketch and reality is that my sketch is a lot more grid-like, while the actual layout of Harvard Square has far more curved roads and diagonally-aligned buildings. For example, the engineering and law school portions of…

Upon looking at a map of the actual area on Google Maps, I found that my memory didn’t fail me too much; the relative placement of most of the buildings was fairly accurate so the overall product didn’t look entirely different. However, and this is…

I sought to recreate my culinary experience in the Harvard Square area in this map. The eateries are colour coded with green being my strongest recommendation and red being my weakest, while orange is in between. I noticed that I often clustered the…