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For the purpose of this assignment, I took on the perspective of Copley Place and Newbury Street’s target audience: a young, professional woman who likes fashion. The vast majority of shops in Copley Place are luxury goods, just enough above a…

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My map is fairly accurate in the locations where I spend the most time, I struggled to draw and map out locations where I rarely or never go. I was surprised at how inaccurate my scale was and I had to essentially create roads which I believed or…

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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…

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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…

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Entering Copley Place through the Galleries of Copley Place is hectic, yet peaceful at the same time. Skyscrapers reach to the sky and cars hurried behind me as I walked across the open brick platform. While on the brick landing, I observed women…

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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,…

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Copley Place was obviously more high-end than the Prudential Center—which was noticeable through the material that was used and the spaciousness and lightness of the interior. The furnishings of Copley place were either white marble for the hallways…

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Now comparing my sketch to an online map, I think I did well in my sense of direction and orientation of Harvard Square—the general layout of important landscapes such as the River, the Quad, the Yard, the commercial Harvard Square and the Graduate…

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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…

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The malls and Newbury Street perform similar functions in notably different ways. While the malls are very clearly highly designed and decorated (with patterns on the walls, floors and ceilings), Newbury Street has rustic and authentic…
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