10 10 221 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/4f7b41fc6563b7a7b042d43d4588a5e7.jpg cd5c13aa8ae938dbe5022841eea2d756 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/dd9cd4a8bc46733e03632e58809a802b.jpg 293a1fa6dbf61cebc1449166ab09c910 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sketch 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Melissa Balding Description An account of the resource My first sketch shows me traveling through the Boylston Arcade. I worked backwards from the direct instructions as I was coming from the Newbury Street direction. I entered in the Boylston Street entrance and moved towards the Center Court and then out the Huntington Arcade. As I moved through the mall, I quickly lost energy. The life was especially sucked out of me when the doors to the South Gardens were locked and I was trapped inside. I regained a sense of energy at the promise of frolicking about outside down Huntington Street. The red indicates things screaming for my attention. The green represents my attention being diverted in every which way, taking away my energy, or part of my soul. The way different parts of the mall compete for visitors’ attention seems exhausting to me and the way store fronts come out into the central walkways feels invasive and trapping. I think the clear glass ceiling was supposed to alleviate this in a way, but I felt like it was a tease more than anything. This vibe feels very different than Newbury Street where the stores are further off the sidewalk. Even the stores that do have pop out upper levels gave me more of a sense of an optional invitation for their clear commercial functions. I think the stairs play a key role in this ability to distance walking in the general space and giving attention to the commercial spaces. I felt like there were more people using Newbury Street as a calm hangout and space to be social, but I think this may just be because, if it wasn’t already clear, I have a outstanding disliking for malls, and a strong preference for whatever feels like open space. My drawing of Newbury Street comes from the perspective of someone sitting at Sonsie, a restaurant with a, open front with chairs arranged to all face outwards to Newbury Street, as if the street was a stage. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/bf0b336ec0774ab89010a07772523b79.pdf 7001d4c5e91cdde49693240a8516f3ee https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/853a0446775cb3df0714847a055a4605.pdf 0993b6f260e5bd03507162f34e41ade8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sketch 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ignacio Bayardo Description An account of the resource One of the most interesting aspects that I observed when I visited Copley place, prudential center and Newbury Street is the spectrum of the buildings interaction with the outside world. Newbury Street was the center with the most interaction with the urban environment. The street seems to have been repurposed from living spaces to commercial ones giving the street a very “Boston” feeling. I felt like I was walking through a residential. Newbury also had the most social space between the above listed locations. Since there were more places to sit, the traffic and the movement of people was much slower compared to prudential and Copley. Prudential on the other hand, had some interaction with the outside world but not with Boston but with nature. This commercial center had glass ceilings and walls allowing more sun to come through. But the scenery from the glass walls was not the hustle and bustle of Boston but a serene garden enclosed by the prudential center. People in this center seem to have more of a purpose when walking through the building so the traffic was more intense and faster paced compared to Newbury street but there were less sitting spaces compared to Newbury but more compared to Copley so people tending to rest and maybe people watch or hand out within their groups but they did not stay as long as the people in Newbury. Copley was like a concrete cave cut off from the rest of the world. There wasn’t much natural light coming in and almost no usable sitting spaces between the stores. So the traffic was more directed and people tended not to linger in Copley for long after completing their tasks. These three locations have distinct way of portraying commercial grounds from a mains street commercial center you see in older towns that are more social space than a commercial space, to the concrete malls designed to fulfill one purpose and nothing else and the in-between which tries to balance social space and commercial space like prudential https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/4323efa67ff23987711e41d7f94743c3.jpg 701c3843531d5b8ceaf593427950ea08 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/4f9ee9edb8bda72b6a254e8fa32b1e6e.jpg 021b9b6e77d446d58679d6315e9dab12 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sketch 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Peter Bearse Description An account of the resource In these sketches, I compared the area of Newbury Street with the area of Copley Square and the Prudential Center, focusing on the usage of space and materials in each location and how those particular usages affected each environment differently. Walking through Newbury Street felt similar to walking through a residential, village-like neighborhood. More than anything else, the space achieved great uniformity throughout its layout; the buildings were all evenly spaced and made of red brick, and hardly would have been distinguishable as commercial shops without the modest signage on the structures. Natural elements such as trees and plants were smoothly transitioned throughout the pavement walkways, and casual outdoor dining areas were present along the walkways. I attempted to represent this leisurely, uniform design of Newbury Street with the symmetrical and uncongested style of my sketch. The shopping mall, however, resembled more of an opulent mansion than a casual, residential setting. Upon entering, the smooth marble composition of the architecture and the presence of flowing water, brush, and other natural elements immediately set a rich and vibrant tone. The space contained seemingly endless twists and turns, with each pathway bombarded by glamorous, attention-grabbing advertisements for various shops and restaurants. The space also created a peculiar combination of flashy interior design and natural, earthy landscape – Copley Place had a large waterfall on its third floor, and the Prudential Center had a small park in its midst. I attempted to represent the busy and multifaceted design of the malls with the colorful, packed, and distracting style of my sketch. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/4ac5a9c36771c2df368b1c508436eefd.pdf 8e8c0f7aa056fba6d24534a45eba48f2 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/c211ef83fa27ff24f2478967a1c78a04.pdf 7158806366e346cad1132be07a261b21 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/b2f18212a4b395389f7638b4d237470c.pdf bbb43b2e60165d9032c5b52fd506d8ae Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sketch 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chad Benoit Description An account of the resource For these sketches, I emphasized the changes in elevation in the two different shopping areas. I thought it was interesting how while one might imagine an indoor mall to have shopping on multiple levels, the more traditional shopping on Newbury Street actually makes use of shopping on various levels as well. There are the street level shops with entrances at sidewalk level, but there are also shops upstairs from these and often shops below sidewalk level as well. In addition, in both the Copley Place mall and on Newbury Street, there is additional office space located above the retail levels. In the photos that I have also included alongside my sketches, you can see that the mall is characterized by large escalators and a waterfall in the atrium that highlights the enormity of the shopping on its three levels. In comparison, there are certainly no escalators on Newbury Street, and the change in elevation is subtler, the entrances to subterranean shops often hidden behind railings and shrubbery. Storefronts in the mall are large and imposing. For example, you can see that the Barney’s storefront is meant to invoke a sense of elegance and grandeur in the shopper’s mind. In comparison, the shops on Newbury are subtler, often with only a limited square footage of window and floor space to showcase their products. Overall, I think that both forms of shopping make good use of space by having shopping on multiple levels. However, you can tell that the mall was specifically built with room to showcase lots of advertisements and products in each store whereas on Newbury Street, retailers have to make do with a limited amount of floor and window space to draw the customer in. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/b9533ceffe8b96b485307a6c837810f4.JPG bedf8825cf8bec64f19a0bc1997dbe78 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/e7cbb90de16561ffcd3971497ffa8600.JPG 636b789abefe0576ed5a20f5ffaf58b7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sketch 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Owen Borges Description An account of the resource I visited Newbury Street before I visited the malls and was immediately intrigued by its spatial feel. It feels very wide and light in comparison to most streets so I attempted to do a sketch that would capture that essence in some way. I decided that the best way to organize my sketch was by height, because I believe that this street’s width in combination with its relatively low height. I was also interested in the way that people move through this space, in a generally linear fashion down one side of the street, entering stores of interest. Upon going to Copley Place mall, I realized that the large, two story corridor was constructed using many of the same principles. It provides for a large amount of open space between the stores and people move about the space in roughly the same way. That is, it is a sort of promenade that forces people to walk past all of the shops to get to the one they want to find. The Shopping spaces are both linear, seemingly designed to maximize the amount of interface a shopper has with the storefronts they are passing. The wide open spacing and large amount of natural lighting also make these shopping spaces much more enjoyable. The mall also has less seating options than Newbury Street, making it ultimately a very dynamic place. While one can either promenade or sit and enjoy the space on Newbury Street, they are almost forced into shopping by the very construction of the mall. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/2b15a0c82a860f0203da46da28ac7675.JPG d7b77b6cb4369643dc50afc7440daecf https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/55f4e87d0a0f9b3716de9a136252997f.JPG f2daa55d47dd3a204ed6ccc0093de7dd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sketch 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Elena Breer Description An account of the resource My map of Newbury Street is actually a combination of multiple segments of Newbury: the image of the street and walkways depict the segment between Gloucester and Dartmouth, where the storefronts, which are former residential spaces turned commercial, are abutted by small, gated gardens. This street segment however is disjointed from its actual location and is instead depicted as adjoining to Boylston, which runs along the Boston Public Garden. I did this in light of our recent discussions concerning how the pastoral appeal of natural gardens attracts society’s upper classes—exactly the type of people who would do their shopping in a high-end commercial space like Newbury Street. My map also depicts a bold black line of storefronts, with the shop entryways marked by blue lines. This demonstrates the vague sense of separation and inaccessibility that I—a person who does not typically shop such high-end brands—felt while passing through the space. In comparison, the shops in Copley Center, which were for the most part just as high-end as those on Newbury, felt somewhat more accessible because of the casual, communal nature of shopping malls. Because I felt more integrated into the atmosphere, I was more comfortable entering into a high-end store in Copley than I would have been entering into an equally pricy store on Newbury. The mall also featured multiple layers of elevated walkways and various overlapping shopping levels, which were easily accessible by a series of escalators, elevators, and staircases that connected all the traffic areas in a somewhat complex network. The walkways were wide, and the high ceilings and glass architecture contributed to a sense of spaciousness that is often associated with affluence. The Copley equivalent to Newbury’s small front yard gardens was its central atrium, an area with a water feature and live plants, surrounded by seating. Prudential had a similar parallel: its large outdoor courtyard, which features a grassy area, trees, and a fountain. Interestingly, the transition from Copley to Prudential brought about some noticeable atmospheric changes. The walkways of Prudential were narrower and divided down the center by kiosks selling cheap wares. The shops were also more diverse and slightly less high-end than Copley’s, although this may have been a false perception influenced by the less grand atmosphere of the Prudential shopping center, and also the fact that some commercial spaces were empty due to construction. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/20988c55d93561379769fdcb0376a985.jpeg e601b3dfe9f4328254895c43de94cc99 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/b75b69f2fe8339940c1dab859a3ec2a6.jpeg d6eabac1ffd67e5ba09030a5c38a9e82 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sketch 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hannah Byrne Description An account of the resource 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 infrastructure, with some modifications that create a commercial space. For example, the streets are exceptionally clean and fairly even. There are trees at regular intervals which have lights on them and this adds to the feel that the area has been somewhat contrived to create a commercial space. While the malls have central areas for people to stop and sit, Newbury street does not have any seating areas and so the pavement itself is mainly for people to pass the shops and see what is available. The malls are somewhat more exclusive due to being physically enclosed with rotating doors on all the entrances. While Newbury Street is not physically a closed space, it still feels quite exclusive due to the high-end shops and clear signs of wealth. While both the malls and the street use posters for advertising, the malls had the posters all over the outside of the shops and the street had them only stuck in some of the windows or on little signs outside the front. The street’s advertising was more subtle. The mall had designated green areas and then street had the trees, as well as some bushes in front of some of the shops. However, while people were able to sit in the green areas in the malls, they were not able to do so on the street and so they functioned in different ways. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/a69ab6475b15d96328e9079f76b89cad.jpg e0a34e3eaf5b9bab7be373e017b01167 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/44a662d14f562ffa708c8ab42593a326.jpg 8e51c239423383c60f53b5d32b553f4a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sketch 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jordan Canedy Description An account of the resource As spaces designed to promote commercial activities, the Prudential Center/Copley Place and Newbury Street serve an identical, core purpose to this area of downtown Boston. However, upon examination and observation of the two spaces, it became clear that the vastly different design of the spaces allows these spaces to develop a character and pattern of interaction distinct from each other. In particular, two aspects of these commercial spaces stood out to me: 1) The use of structural geometries, colors, and symbol to both frame and establish identity for a space, 2) the effect impediments, whether natural or artificial, have on pedestrian flow and promoting specific behaviors in the space. When I entered the Prudential Center/Copley Place, I immediate noticed the sharp geometries that framed the space. From the shape of the space’s corridors to the “arches” that frame them, the polygonal shapes predominated this environment. These polygonal “arches” are demonstrated the sketch, and serve to frame and encapsulate the space within this artrium­like hallway. Although Newbury Street did not contain the same pronounced geometries, it did distinguish itself from the surrounding neighborhood with color, distinctly the reddish brick that was on nearly every building. The aspect of the spaces that I most vividly recall was the ease (or lack thereof) at which I was able to move throughout the space. While both spaces were occupied by a non­trivial amount of other individuals, the design of Newbury Street lent itself to a more natural, unobstructed pedestrian flow, than in the Prudential Center. The linear nature of Newbury Street allowed pedestrians to walk in a manner in which they were only obstructed by cars and each other.Whereas, in the Prudential Center, it was as if there was always something “artificially placed” in the way of movement such as a kiosk or the sinuous, seemingly endless corridors. One of these “obstructions” which I found fascinating and try to convey in my sketch was the use of artificially placed nature, such as trees, flowers, etc. When comparing the two spaces, it was interesting how the placement of trees can be used to complement pedestrian flow along the shops (Newbury Street), or can be used as an obstacle to redirect flow to shops and places of commerce. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/6346778a33d9555b4573d420bbbcc6df.pdf 7c0d9b961582a6a969b8a70742ae396e https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/5da1d7ad12a15569a57bc65897214e4c.pdf 60b4803dbad47a885348deb340c503ed Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sketch 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Drew Chamberlain Description An account of the resource My sketches of the Prudential Center Mall and Newbury Street were stills of sections of each area. For the Prudential Center Mall, I chose to sketch a small section of the large and elaborate mall. The section I chose felt to me like the most representative section of the feeling I had walking around the mall. This section, just past the center of the main mall, included several clean, very upscale stores, benches that allowed people to sit, and wide-open sky lights along the entire ceiling, as this area was above the street level. While walking around the mall, I noticed how bright, clean, and white many of the stores were, and how the fact that everything was at least one floor above street level made everything feel removed from the dirt and business of the city. There were benches and large walking spaces throughout the mall, to encourage pedestrians to roam and rest throughout the mall. Although the mall was very different than the hustle and bustle of Newbury Street, both had several elements in common which allowed them to be major commercial spaces. They both had large storefronts with a lot of windows to encourage shoppers to come into the stores. They both also had visible brand signs over every store entrance, to attract customers. Both also had large walkways for pedestrians, which allowed large crowds to roam around the commercial area. However, Newbury Street was unique in that it was also a place with a lot of vehicular traffic in the streets. The storefronts on Newbury Street were all unique, as they were individual buildings as opposed to one continuous mall. Above each storefront, there were also apartment complexes, which allowed integration of the commercial and residential lives. The entrances to the storefronts were also very interesting, as they were usually either slightly above or below street level, which again allowed the commercial aspect of the stores to be slightly removed from the street. Overall, I feel like I gained an appreciation for the effects of design for commercial spaces. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/7293efef4735ca4aab1ae7e9a57b652b.jpg 3dd41e2b7de38f437e8805b1fd45ddc0 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/40512f770631924fe25607a1cacc98ef.jpg 4590cc02a3452cb3d2ac8a5a37fdf9d5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sketch 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Molly Cinnamon Description An account of the resource First, the indoor shopping malls, Prudential and Copley Place: these malls, while indoors, attempt to achieve a sense of the outside. In the Prudential, most of the ceilings are made of glass, and in Copley, in the main courtyard there is a water feature that rises several stories tall. Glass is utilized in both to create a sense of transparency and luminance. The walkway again mirrors this mission, although was broken up abruptly by support stanchions that added a lot of weight to the environment. For both malls, the entrances require the visitor to go up an escalator (or elevator). The elevated nature of the buildings perhaps prevents "unwanted" visitors (i.e. the homeless). However, there were many paths that met in the form of courtyards with ample seating. In contrast, Newbury street is a straight line. There is little to no seating, replaced by many trees. One could almost compare it to the malls, as the buildings themselves served as malls and the sky the ceiling. There is much signage to illustrate the commercial element of this space (just like in a mall), but there is a more authentic, lived-in feel. Yet the entrances also require the visitor to walk up or down steps. Despite being totally different environments, the malls and Newbury have mirrored properties as commercial spaces.