Timothy Shea

Timothy Shea

In my sketch, I drew Harvard Yard and its surrounding areas with symbols and colors representing student housing, class or study spaces, tourist gathering areas, student gathering areas, and paths that students use to go from place to place. My map is fairly accurate in the roads from the Charles River to the Yard, but I was inaccurate west of JFK St. and north of the Yard. I also decided that my symbols would suffice for dorm and class buildings, which makes my map distinct from others. I have been to the Radcliffe Quad and the Law School campus only a few times, and this lack of familiarity showed in my sketch. These observations suggest that I am aware only of the areas of Harvard Square where I walk, and that there are individuals with independent perspectives that would likely draw a sketch reflecting different communal and physical characteristics of this area. Therefor one must be well researched in order to sketch an image of Harvard Square that gives the viewer an accurate visual and social understanding of the surrounding area.