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In my sketches and observations of Newbury Street and the Prudential Center/Copley Mall, I was interested first and foremost in observing patterns of light and its effect on people’s movement and congregation. On my sketches, I tried to indicate…

Comparing my map to Google maps, my map is somewhat more accurate than I initially expected. The buildings I inhabit and use more frequently I was able to more accurately represent. Buildings such as Leverett House, the Lampoon castle, the Carpenter…

In sketching my map of Harvard, I realized that the features of Cambridge that I can see clearly in my mind’s eye vary depending on the location. For instance, I am very familiar with the subtle curve along Garden Street because I walk up and down…

While visiting the Copley Place shopping mall, what initially struck me was the ways in which the physical design of the mall affected my experience of the space. Several aspects of the materials and design of the storefronts make the interior of the…

This assignment was very interesting in that it allowed me to assess my ability to concretely depict my mental representation of my surroundings. I began this exercise by visualizing my everyday route across campus from my dorm near the Charles…

Both Copley Mall and Newbury Street may be large commercial shopping centers open to the public, but that is where their similarities end. Copley Mall is a mazelike network of hallways and escalators. For the most part, it is dark and close; visitors…

My experience of mapping Harvard Square from memory was a frustrating one. It is one thing to know where two buildings are in relation to one another; it is quite another to know where those two buildings are in relation to a network of streets,…

Looking at Google Map shows me that I have a basic understanding of the layout of Harvard Yard, but my map does not accurately portray Harvard Square and the Quad. I have included almost all of the buildings in Harvard Yard, and they are in the…

Despite both being shopping malls, these two spaces are drastically different. The Copley and Prudential center shopping mall is designed for consumerism. The flow of the space effortlessly directs one along a path of retail. It is one long tunnel of…