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I found this exercise surprisingly difficult. Trying to layout my mental image of the square onto paper stumped me. First, I could not figure out how to orient Harvard Square onto the dimensions of my notebook paper. The question of fitting…

I tried to stay somewhat realistic in my interpretation of the Harvard campus and its surrounding area because my routes are relatively geometric and systematic when I am navigating my way around Harvard Yard and down to the athletic fields. I…

Upon visiting both Copley Place/Prudential Center Mall and Newbury Street, I was surprised to find how each attempted to mimic certain characteristics of each other. The Copley Place and Prudential Center Malls are large, enclosed, shopping centers.…

Comparing my sketch to a map of Harvard Square, I was unsurprised to find that the areas I walk were much more accurate than other areas in the square, but I was surprised that my ability to recall the region was markedly influenced by the types…

I began my first sketch with outlining as well as detailing the buildings on the side of the river with the Athletic Facilities. After finishing the Athletic buildings I realized I had taken up over half of the page and still needed to include all of…

When taking the elevator up from the ground floor to the main entrance of the Prudential center Shopping mall, you begin in a glass ceiling hallway that “begins” your journey throughout the mall.

While traveling through the mall, the experience…

In this drawing, while looking at private vs. public space, I tried to emphasize three kinds of space—Harvard space, green space, and streets (the most public space). Though there are more buildings in the area, I only included Harvard buildings and…

I chose to represent the two locations on a variety of scales and perspectives, both geospatially and thematically, rather than as one all-encompassing vision. I wanted to maximize the amount of information to include a breadth of visions while…

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…