18 10 221 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/31b8b3e5de979f65c0f342dd98986291.jpg 60af0c915aa7d030a72b3ebb9c4f9f66 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/2f614365ab0ceb060170d6c190dae096.jpg a4d1b74dbe176207ad27999ffacebfb1 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 Sarah Zaghouani Description An account of the resource Prudential (and Copley, to a lesser degree) attempts to replicate the experience of outdoor shopping/leisure—but in a sheltered environment. Prudential lets in a LOT of light. There is a preponderance of indoor greenery, ironically concentrated in the Huntington Arcade, which consists largely of banks and investment centers. Additionally, 101 Huntington Avenue, though it faces indoors, has a brick façade, much like one you would find on a public street, again giving the illusion of outdoor shopping. When one enters the walkway to cross into Copley, the walls are entirely transparent, and you can see that you are walking right over a major road intersection—giving you the feeling of being immersed in the city, while protected from the hustle and bustle. Additionally, at both the Shops at Prudential and at Copley Place, upon entering the buildings, you have to travel pretty high up on an escalator in order to reach the retail level. This immediately transplants you from the action happening on the urban streets at ground level to a more enclosed, peaceful, almost suburban community—where whatever you need, be it food, clothing, watch repair, the gym, or the bank—is all located in one covered, climate-controlled space and is easily accessible. At the same time, signage orienting you toward such Boston landmarks as the Hynes Convention Center, the Copley Mariott, or various iconic streets, all connected by the Prudential Center, is a reminder that you are still in the city. Additionally, like on city sidewalks, there are a number of benches lined along each arcade for people watchers and tired shoppers. Therefore, what is unique about the Prudential Center is that you find a suburban venue of respite in the midst of the city. Copley, while additionally an enclosed shopping mall that aims for integration into the outdoors, gives the feel of a much more rigid, high-end shopping experience. When you take the escalator up into the shopping area, immediately, the first store you see is Tiffany and Co. or Louis Vuitton, setting the tone for the rest of the shopping experience, and clearly indicating who has business shopping at Copley and who does not. or While the floors of the Prudential Center consist entirely of light-colored faux marble that invites one to wander around any which way, Copley is characterized by rich reddish marble with distinct borders and cobblestone-like demarcations that work together to lay out walking paths. Many elements of Copley’s interior design are gilded, and there is a noticeably warm, rich color theme. Besides the narrower walking paths, Copley also features lower ceilings and fewer places to sit than Prudential, suggesting a preference that shoppers actually shop instead of dilly-dallying. At the Central Court, however, which features a very high transparent ceiling, there is a return to emulation of the outdoors with an abundance of natural light and a ton of greenery, as well as a giant earth-toned abstract sculpture. Both Prudential and Copley integrate stores with unique, brand-specific storefronts into a singular building with a relatively cohesive design, giving both venues a more suburban feel. Additionally, both are anchored by large department stores: Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Lord & Taylor. Larger entrances/facades and mini store-specific atria distinguish these anchors from other stores. Additionally, they are all found at different poles of the enclosure, so that shoppers end up passing through large portions of the mall to arrive at each. When a shopper enters a branch that contains one of these large department stores, the shopper can see the store all the way at the end of the branch, which is typically quite large. In the case of Newbury Street, it is immediately apparent that the space is commercial, as nearly the entire street is lined by window displays of clothing, shoes, accessories, what have you. At street intersections, there tends to be more sidewalk space, and lots of outdoor seating provided by cafes and restaurants, and so individual retailers and buskers often set up shop in that area. Like Prudential, Copley, and other enclosed shopping spaces, Newbury St. is also anchored, but not by department stores: rather, by Boston Public Garden at one end, and Massachusetts Avenue on the other end. There is no branching around a central arcade, in contrast to Prudential/Copley, rendering shopping at Newbury more inconvenient. It is interesting to note, however, that shoppers can plan accordingly if they observe that the most high-end stores are located at the Boston Public Garden end of Newbury St., and gradually become edgier/more urban as one approaches Mass. Ave. Additionally, though malls make for quicker navigation, at both malls and a setup like Newbury, visibility of shops ahead is greatly obscured, whether by turns at indoor malls, or by the trees that line Newbury. Therefore, there is the impetus to continue to walk and pass by stores in order to discover new stores. Another observable similarity between Newbury and the enclosed mall is the unique storefronts blended into a cohesive design; in the case of Newbury, this is largely 19th century brownstone. That cohesion deviates occasionally, as is illustrated in my sketch of Newbury, but quickly returns to a series of brownstone facades. It is interesting to note that larger, more well-known stores have extra sidewalk space and notably large, unique facades, much like the department stores in enclosed malls. An additional feature of enclosed malls that we mentioned, the element of almost suburban isolation, is also seen on Newbury. Compared to surrounding streets, Newbury feels quieter and more isolated from the hectic nature of urban life. Sidewalk spaces are bigger, and the space allotted to cars is narrower, placing greater importance on the strolling pedestrian. Additionally, the tall skyscrapers of the Back Bay area are largely hidden from view, peaking out occasionally. That, combined with the blending of Newbury St buildings into other residential buildings, especially toward the Charles River, gives the street a very suburban feel. There are also restaurants/cafes interspersed with shops, providing similar convenience to that of the mall, though there is a notable absence of other connected features that make Prudential and Copley so convenient, like banks, gyms, etc. Additionally, while enclosed malls have two or three discrete levels, on which all stores are located at ground level, adjacent shops on Newbury could be at, under, or above ground, reducing accessibility greatly. I came to realize that this is why I saw the most business at ground-level stores on Newbury—they are more easily accessible; this facilitates simply wandering it to have a look. Adding stairs makes a shopping trip more purposeful, and so I would guess that shoppers on Newbury tend to shop more decisively than Prudential shoppers. On Newbury, there is more of a strict emphasis on shopping and eating. As opposed to benches on the sidewalks, all sitting areas belong to some café or restaurant, encouraging eating for leisure. In enclosed malls, there are other places for people to hang out—benches, arcades, but often people are holding a drink in a Styrofoam cup or a take-out box—food for pleasure is not really a focus of the in-mall shopping experience. Exits from Newbury are located at street intersections, and differ based on which direction one takes. Exiting Newbury in the direction of the Charles River lands one in exclusively residential areas, while heading toward Copley gradually adds the hustle and bustle of urban life back into the scene. Newbury St. is perfectly situated at the crossroads of both scenes. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/b1e6032d4d493243dd3cc8610c789702.jpg d4cbcee79eefa86fd5bb7074c4365164 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/cab7f1a8afb6fe36b180edac26f5ff11.jpg 88963befd4995123ac681d6424551ec4 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 Renee Zhan Description An account of the resource 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 areas of light and dark through value alone, but that was not enough to distinguish them clearly, so I used a light blue to indicate areas of light.It was a beautiful day when I went into Boston, 50 degrees and sunny, and I think that played a large role in the patterns of movement. On Newbury Street, people tended to walk in the light and avoid the shadows thrown by the buildings. In the Prudential Center, people tended to walk and sit in the areas of sunlight let into the building by the expansive glass ceiling. I wondered if the ceiling in the Prudential Center was created in this manner in order to take advantage of the natural draw of brightly lit space. I found it interesting that so many architectural elements of the Prudential center, an indoor space, seemed to be intended to create a feeling of an outdoor space while many architectural elements of Newbury Street, an outdoor space, seem to be intended to give a feeling of an enclosed, mall space. The glass ceiling and the multitude of potted plants in Prudential and the multilayered stairways and flashy window displays of Newbury Street work to create these contrasting images. Attempting to draw attention to this juxtaposition, I set up both of my sketches in a similar composition and perspective, and included these elements which I found striking. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/b908852ff7511dd678009ad5da24e361.JPG 96b0fd881af1f8fb48e919f2bca8b630 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/4ea759d71d557f5f96be5c897eaacc99.JPG 982743b81ef6d981b952deacd049cbe7 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 Kelly Zhang Description An account of the resource In my sketches, I wanted to capture how the people in the area and lights in the mall shaped my experience—essentially creating “illusions” of what the spaces entailed. On Newbury St., stores were relatively removed from the street; many had stairs leading up or down to the entrance, creating a barrier between potential customers and the shop. Since I didn’t enter most stores, my perception of what kind of stores were there was heavily influenced by what people carried. For example, near ice cream stores, people strolled down the streets with giant ice cream cones, creating the sense that it was a dessert-heavy district. Further down the block, where there were more clothing stores, the presence of many shopping bags made me feel like I was in a mall. Upon referring to a list of Newbury St. shops, I realized that there were many more stores than I noticed, because the things people carried created an illusion that those objects—Ben & Jerry’s cones, bubble tea, Nike bags, etc.—were all that mattered. The Prudential center offered a very different atmosphere, because the stores were more prominently intruding on my experience. The first thing I noticed was that many stores had very white, fluorescent lights that felt artificial and almost obnoxious, in contrast to the open space on Newbury St. In addition, while on Newbury St. people carried their ice cream as they strolled leisurely along the street, people in the Prudential rushed back and forth with mostly shopping bags, and those that did have snacks, such as frozen yogurt, clumped together on the benches in the center of the mall. Compared to the open street, the Prudential felt more confined and unnatural, despite offering similar types of stores as Newbury St. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/441c83858e5d2a19792f81f67647e04d.jpg 08faf2b85b1434a96744011132854409 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 Section I Cities 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 Bo Choi https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/3352e16e86a11d1e42b9a88247662c0f.jpg 65c0d68dced2c59ec7d129c2c04a2c00 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 2017 - Sketch 1 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 Madeleine Ankhelyi Description An account of the resource The experience of drawing something by memory was incredibly fun. I realized as soon as I began my drawing what areas of the square mattered most to me by how well I remembered them. I'm an athlete concentrating in biology who lives in Dunster. While my drawing doesn't include most of the academic buildings of Harvard that I frequent, it does feature the athletic facilities and Dunster House prominently. The river stands out to me because of my many runs along it. Road traffic is also a large feature of my drawing, probably because I notice it in my daily life-- a lot of the time spent walking around the square is spent simply dodging cars. All in all, I definitely misplaced some street and buildings, and left out things like foot traffic, or tother higher details, but I think that this drawing is a fairly good representation of the square as it exists in my head. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/9f26f14bc80a01b013531b721f07e552.jpg 047cd0a176e7ea15d248e890905438dd 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 2017 - Sketch 1 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/. Description An account of the resource 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 Schools seem to be roughly in line. It was clear to me making the sketch however that I am much better at remembering the specific details of Harvard areas that I am most familiar with (e.g. a parking lot, the shape of a courtyard, the presence of a little park). Living in Eliot House, my knowledge of the West River and other undergraduate hotspots seems to be much more accurate than my understanding of the specific building orientation of the Law School, or of the Cambridge residential areas West of the Square. I tried my best to incorporate as much information into this sketch (outlined in my key) as possible, without sacrificing the clarity of my sketch or bombarding the viewer. The biggest challenge for me was making sure that the frame of the sketch fit in the Quad, without skewing my general proportions. Otherwise I thoroughly enjoyed making the sketch and challenging myself to remember a neighbourhood I thought I was so familiar with. Title A name given to the resource Grace Carney https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/1c87a939512f6d573ef1aa5002f3c0c8.jpg c90252fcdd74c21c969615fcc9fe505a 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 2017 - Sketch 1 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 Alex Afeyan Description An account of the resource My map is quite accurate with regards to the buildings of the Yard, and relatively accurate with respect to the river house area of campus. However, it fell fall short of proportions on the location of the Quad. I was not familiar with the path to the Quad, as I do not spend a lot of time there. In addition, there were many paths in the Yard that I was not familiar with, as they are relatively randomly laid out. The shapes of the common spaces and houses by the river were also not clear in my memory, so I had to guess about a few of them. There was a large area West of the Yard the shape of which I had no idea, but none of it is part of the campus proper. Finally, the campus of the Law School and the Science Labs extends far North of where I drew, but I have not interacted with that part of campus yet. I am very familiar with the shape of the river and the bridges of the river because I have rowed on it, which helped me draw that part of campus. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/77e0d869a22d6a7d920c50463f391d54.JPG 0cc81c690ecda8c93bd596905024c963 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/ae626ff28287c3e097111cdee33fa54c.JPG d60fa15f3caa93bab02f5a859cef6139 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/d0dd355aa60dcc0ba33e49c83ef81da7.JPG 86c1696f0c7df2cb62f74cebb2cd8d66 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 2017 - Sketch 1 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 Christopher Chen Description An account of the resource Christopher Chen The most difficult and different part of the sketch was getting the physical shapes, sizes, and relative orientations of the map features correctly. For example, most of the buildings are actually smaller than I expected. I am pretty proud of my map, in that I think it is pretty accurate. My perceptions of size and my memory make the two maps differently, suggesting I use and remember different features of the city than a camera would photograph. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/c4f437f32466481f6a81c68a4e08cc4a.JPG 81fbec030d81c1289a9a0f43d4367897 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 1 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 Anne Cheng Description An account of the resource When drawing Harvard’s campus (from Quad to athletic facilities) from memory, I mapped out the common Harvard shuttle routes and differentiated the buildings from undergraduate living spaces, classrooms, and businesses. After looking at my colored sketch from a distance, I realize that I am most familiar with the areas contained within the shuttle routes. I live in the Quad and walk to golf practice very often, so I feel like I have an unusually good sense of these relatively distant parts of campus. After comparing my own sketch to Google Maps, I am most surprised by how little I remember of walkways cutting through the yard and the streets that go through upperclassmen housing. My sketch also reminds me of a somewhat futile representation of Jeffersonian planning, where the Yard is the most central public space and all other surroundings are individual gardens in a somewhat grid-like format. In the vicinity of the Yard are buildings where classes take place, buildings where business occurs, and buildings where upperclassmen can live. It is interesting to see how living, learning, and business spaces all merge together at Massachusetts Avenue. I also found it interesting to find that streets that divide different sections (i.e. living, learning, business) tend to be bigger. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/b9909bcbcfce583e37d8b8de107eb6de.pdf d996fe2bd1e3ae3b2cb482e56624b24d 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 1 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 Isabella Chiu Description An account of the resource I sought to recreate my culinary experience in the Harvard Square area in this map. The eateries are colour coded with green being my strongest recommendation and red being my weakest, while orange is in between. I noticed that I often clustered the eateries by general area but did not place them in the correct precise location (e.g. side of the street, or left/right position relative to neighbours). The ones that were most accurate were the eateries that I frequent the most. I omitted a few eateries that I have either seldom or never visited. Other elements of the map that were fairly accurate included the buildings I have/have had class in and the streets where I have driven before. There are major gaps beyond the core of Harvard Square, most likely because I quite rarely walk to those regions. Other elements that were mistakenly omitted from the map include small green spaces and plazas around the Harvard Square area. This is most likely because I spend more winter months than summer months on campus and do not often sit outside in those spaces. In the colder weather, it is easy to rush through the outdoors, aiming to get back into the warmth of the indoors as quickly as possible. Overall, I would conclude that the map is extremely skewed to portray my specific experience of Harvard Square.