4 10 221 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/e335d0218dda8cb14785dd6e3907c95a.pdf dd8c11354523f47aea6984ff04be36b9 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 Tyler Jankauskas Description An account of the resource It was most difficult to sketch the scale of the campus, because I conceive of the campus as a series of discrete, interconnected areas rather than conceiving it continuously (cf the Situationist ‘map’). I found it interesting that there is a sort of ordering of discrete areas as well. In relation to the Common or the river area I conceive of Harvard Yard as one area, but when thinking of the Yard or the Yard in relation to to surrounding areas (eg Barker Center), I see the Yard as made of discrete areas as well (the Yard proper, Tercentary theater, etc). The area north and northeast of the Science Center is one that I do not frequent very often, and the space’s relations to others is very blurry for me. I am most familiar with the area surrounding my home in Lowell House. My map is most likely distorted due to the time spent in areas. I have spent more time in places like the Yard or my surrounding home environment. Travel routes are interesting because I am more spatially aware of routes whose scenery I enjoy or am attentive to (the Common) than areas where I space-out because there is not anything I am interested in (Garden St from the Common to the Quad). I think it is interesting that the particular locations of the shops on Mass Ave and on the streets connecting Mass Ave to Mt Auburn are jumbled to me. I do not shop much, but I do pass them every day and I imagine that a business would like residents to know where it is. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/816fda2f04bbf74cd23e5affa056f427.jpeg 6a00a5530bae90c7c516f070a0d93d10 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 Yesenia Jimenez Description An account of the resource While drawing this map, I realized how little I knew about the specific businesses located in the Square and how difficult it was to draw what I perceived. I tried to draw a map that was more or less to scale with how I saw the area, but I soon realized that it was quite a challenge. I had a good idea of the orientation of buildings and the general location of clusters of buildings and such, but I think I tried to be too specific and did not have enough room for what I wanted to draw. Before the final sketch I attempted two others that mapped out the well-known spots, and then I realized that even if I knew the smaller “boxes” on the map, I could not fit the names on to the sheet. I also realized that aside from the known courtyards and small gardens, not much green was mapped out on my map of the Square. It really demonstrated what I see as representative of the area, and logically that is the University. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/f57ec89ea14a4e8cf35e8d849bdc4c22.pdf 0038d2257ae117a376d9870de0288b19 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 Eloise Kaehny Description An account of the resource I tried to stay somewhat realistic in my interpretation of the Harvard campus and its surrounding area because my routes are relatively geometric and systematic when I am navigating my way around Harvard Yard and down to the athletic fields. I emphasized my personal route with an orange trail. I also detailed my corner of the Yard - the Union dorms. I visualize Harvard as being highly organized, and the routes that I take most often are also linear and follow the geometric organization of the campus. I found the perimeters of the Yard to be particularly important in my sketch because I, relative to the average Harvard freshmen, rarely frequent Harvard Yard. The terminals of my daily journeys are also on the perimeters of the Yard, starting at Pennypacker and ending with either the Science Center or Memorial Hall. I additionally highlighted the routes of the highest volume of foot traffic in pink, which I experience directly every day when walking to and from class. Finally, I attempted to outline Harvard property in blue. In addition, I could not detail the area of Cambridge because I rarely venture westward (from the Yard). I have learned from this sketch that walking certain routes will, obviously, lend you to be more familiar with spatial relationships between your destinations. I am extremely familiar with the areas between Pennypacker and Memorial Hall because I have made that walk so many time. I less sure about the area south of Mt. Auburn Ave and west of Mass Ave. My map is somewhat similar to the official university map, but not as detailed in areas that I do not walk through frequently. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/a4c3d6ff1ee067898a7fb33f4c9f7191.jpg 57883edbbd48b746532dad49400ff73a 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/. Description An account of the resource For my sketch, I followed ChengHe’s advice and focused on the areas that are most meaningful to me on campus—these also happen to be the areas that I spend the most time in at Harvard. Most notable, although not central in my sketch, is my home away from home: Adams House. Harvard College really intends for the Houses to be fulfilling communities and I truly feel that Adams succeeds at this. This is why I have spent so much time and graphite on the bottom right corner of the map. I also (rather cheekily) did not mark the other houses on my map. Adams residents have a reputation for looking down upon and being snobby towards other houses—I used my map to perpetuate this notion. The other places that are important to me on campus, namely coffee, libraries, and the art museum are also marked. The central part of campus is Harvard Yard and as such takes the central location on my sketch. If I had a bit more time and artistic ability, perhaps I could’ve inverted the map to make Adams the center of my sketch (since it is the center of my Harvard universe). I was able to draw out the big buildings in the Yard that I’m familiar with—i.e. freshman dorms, classroom buildings, but I definitely haven’t stepped foot in places like Robinson Hall or Loeb House to remember to include them. I think I also drew the paths incorrectly; however, the aim was more to show some representation of a walkway rather than necessarily depict the existing walkways. Additionally, I think my scale is some way off given that Adams appears much larger than some of the dorms in the Yard, and Widener is nowhere near as large as it should be (it is much bigger than most of the dorms), but the shapes and sizes I drew are the evocations of these places in my head and probably as such depict their relative importance to my life. Title A name given to the resource Victor Kamenker https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/2107619f28bb7e8391e2874d4c9471ff.JPG be8a717ac029580f7617c96542dd9887 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 Ben Kelly Description An account of the resource I'm fascinated with the way that I know some details of Harvard Square very well, and other details not at all, even though I walk by them all the time. The shops on Mass Ave. especially, I really struggled to remember the names of. Also, after thinking I had scaled everything really well, I realized I didn't have enough room for the River OR the Quad. Go figure. I loved walking around the square after I had finished most of my sketch, because it felt like parts of my drawing were coming to life, and parts were going horribly wrong. All in all, a great look at how we think about space in general. I look forward to more assignments like this one!! https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/40e27593196c74897e39e79697883a57.pdf 840d8b5b3263b9ba7b648ad1192ed08c 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 Mark Kelsey Description An account of the resource Sketching a map of Harvard Square from memory was an interesting exercise. Overall, I was rather surprised by how accurate my map came to be. I started my sketch using the major roads as a framework, and I think that turned out to be very helpful. Major thoroughfares such as Mass Ave, Garden St, JFK St, Oxford St, and Memorial Drive provided the backbone for my sketch, and did a pretty good job of keeping things in scale. I think my knowledge of the roadways of the city is partially due to a lot of time spent driving in Cambridge – I had a car in the city for one semester, and continue to use zipcars quite regularly for different extra curricular activities. The river also helped anchor the sketch, and a lot of time spent rowing on the Charles has made me familiar with its bends and curves. There are some glaring absences from the map, though, which also provide interesting insights. Parts west of JFK St are largely forgotten. This surprised me, because I do spend quite a bit of time in the Brattle Square area, but I rarely drive through there, and so I forgot the relationship of the streets. And without the streets, I had a tough time visualizing everything else. I also struggled to visualize the area to the east of Lamont Library and the old yard. I left a bunch of space between Quincy Street and the yard, which I don’t think really exists. And I had no idea what exists between Prescott and Barker Streets, other than the Barker Center. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/296a64f727d2564d3d34ea9e89118f6b.pdf 956dfcd61234709a1f55f3a49ca1b482 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 Chiyoung Kim Description An account of the resource Because this is a path that I walk often, the map wasn't too different from online maps. There were, however, some noticeable distortions and some proportions were off as well. However, my map is different in that the positioning of many of the landmarks along my path were based on relative positioning rather than definite positioning along the street. However, I think this shows how we look at the city on our daily walks along paths we walk often. We walk along our paths knowing the order of landmarks to our final destination, but we might not know the absolute distances between each. This makes it so that the maps we make come out looking slightly like caricatures rather than a map from Google Maps – we know around where everything is located but not where everything is exactly. The city is a collection of landmarks we know of and have in a relatively ordered state in our minds. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/d47853061090cc7b0685044aed727107.pdf cf23bd28dce984ffedf589536b663e37 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 Pearly Kim Description An account of the resource Compared to the actual map, the relative positions of the buildings and sites I labeled on the map are close to being accurate, but the scales and relative sizes are quite off. The most notable differences are the relative sizes of different blocks, roads, and buildings. Other key differences are the shapes of buildings and the curvature and presence of roads. These inaccuracies were expected because I am usually a destination oriented person—I only pay attention to WHERE I’m going, and thus do not put much effort to remembering either the pathway or the shape and size of the destination. In addition, I am not a driver, and this makes my memory of Harvard very pedestrian-centered. I am not as aware of where the roads end, at what angle they intersect, or how they curve. During this assignment, I recalled the roads by remembering where I had to cross them. Another interesting discovery I made is that it was harder to recall the academic side of campus compared to Harvard Square. Hurrying in between classes seems to be more detrimental in establishing a mental map than leisurely walking to my favorite restaurant. From these observations, it can be concluded that how we use and relate to a city determines how we interpret and remember the city. I, as a student and pedestrian, have a focus on pedestrian paths, academic buildings, public transportations and food. These are the parts of the city that I expose myself to, and as a result, is what consists of my personalized experience of Harvard. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/ebd460f4c9e9768aa5437a7d5356ad67.jpg f516144f942068f3a107caf83db81c4b 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 Alma Lafler Description An account of the resource My map is accurate enough that it could help a tourist get around the included parts of town with little trouble. I commute around campus by bicycle and am very familiar with the road network around Harvard, which would likely make it different from a map drawn by someone who, for example, takes the bus and doesn’t need to pay attention to the roads between their origin and their destination. On top of this, I grew up in Cambridge, and was able to bring other personal landmarks to mind when I was thinking about the shape of the campus. I found that it was easiest to produce a more accurate representation of areas I couldn’t initially remember by envisioning myself on the street in a familiar area, and then imagining myself moving to the misremembered area. The shape and elements in the map are noticeably more accurate in the places I spend a lot of time or travel through every day than in the areas I only go occasionally. Interestingly, there are some buildings that extend back much farther from the street than I drew, which I didn’t realize because I have not been in them, and have only seen them from the street. I drew my map such that you could draw grid-like lines going North-South and East-West along the major roads, but in reality, Cambridge appears “tilted” to the northeast – something I knew but didn’t feel comfortable enough to accurately incorporate. I hadn’t thought this about much before, but the city seems to be aligned with the orientation of the river rather than the cardinal directions, which suggests to me that perhaps Cambridge was originally settled along the Charles, with homes slowly radiating out from that boundary. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld29/original/208e8a6e36fd26d516d368b6df23c67f.jpg fe34c9254b6ba7d637f7aba262bbb5a3 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 Electra Lang Description An account of the resource It’s immediately obvious, looking at my map, that my knowledge of Harvard is very much concentrated on the Square and the Yard and as one gets further towards the periphery of the campus and surrounding area, my knowledge rapidly diminishes. While the center of the map is pretty accurate and recognizable as the Harvard Square area, the Quad looks absolutely nothing like how I drew it—for one thing it’s further away, but it’s also much larger with more buildings. The Law School, Mather, Dunster, the Kennedy School, the Business School, and much of the athletic complex fare the same way. I even forgot Leverett’s dining hall. Many of my angles are wrong too: JFK street is parallel to Holyoke and Dunster, whereas mine are at angles, creating very wide blocks in some places. The intersection of Quincy Street and Mass Ave is disproportionately large and the block with the Old Inn is in the wrong place. It’s interesting that in many cases the shapes of blocks I generally got right, but their relations to one another are often off. Scale, too, posed a problem. The Science Center is enormous (about a quarter the size of the whole of larger Harvard Yard), while Memorial Hall is too small. Boylston and Dudley ended up tiny. Blocks which should be near the same size, aren’t. Kirkland (one of the smallest houses) is hue in my map as a result of the incorrect angle of JFK. The connecting bridge between the Yard and the Science Center is also not wide enough in proportion to the rest of the plaza and the part of Mass Ave by the Common more than doubles in width. Though I’m largely pretty accurate towards the center of the map (it’s telling that I unconsciously centered the entire thing almost exactly on my dorm (Claverly), pushing the map too far to the left on the page), there are certain blocks where I could recall almost nothing about what was in them, despite walking past them nearly every day. There are also many storefronts which I completely forgot about, though I was fairly certain I could remember all the stores in a certain stretch. I chose to focus my map mostly on the green spaces in and around the Square and on the pattern of traffic flow—the latter of which can get quite tricky around here and so was fun to think through. By picturing every street corner to myself and trying to call up which way the cars passed me, I was able to reconstruct quite accurately the directions of traffic flow, though I’m seldom ever in a car here. As for the green spaces, my approximation of their distributions in the yard and in the quads of various houses is sometimes quite accurate and sometimes wholly off, leading me to think that what was guiding me in drawing them was less real memory of what they looked like and more the knowledge of the fact that they had to be there.