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Upon comparing my sketch with the official campus map, I was pleasantly surprised by its (relative) accuracy - perhaps a sign that, as a senior, I've been around here too long. There are a few things, however, that I noted based on my sketch. One is…

In my sketches, I sought to portray and accentuate the contrasts between Copley Place, the Prudential Center, and Newbury Street in terms of their roles as public spaces. I chose to create a schematic map of Copley Place to emphasize its…

This process of sketching Harvard’s Map was sketching down the streets that I frequently use first. The athletic complex all the way up to Harvard Square thought JFK street was fairly easy as it were to draw the riverside dorms and Quincy Street.…

I decided that I wanted to try and depict what is a significant segment of the square to me from the angle that seems most familiar: the start of my journey from home to school. This immediately clarified to me my immense blind spots regarding the…

Visiting Copley Place/Prudential Center and Newbury street consecutively, one is struck by differential effects resulting from the use of outdoor/indoor elements in each: Copley Place/Prudential Center makes use of immense natural light, shining in…

I found this sketch exercise quite intriguing because I realized I had a good understanding and background knowledge for the layout of the Harvard campus spatially. More specifically, I had a good idea for which directions the campus spread in and,…

I started my first draft by drawing the roads first and then trying to fit the buildings in, but soon realized it would be impossible because I couldn’t picture the different roads and their relation to each other. Instead, I decided to draw…

In both Newbury Street and the Prudential Center, the store (commercial space) and the space outside of it are mediated by a storefront. The open, protruding nature of the storefront expose the commercial space to the passersby and display the…

I am very surprised by how difficult it was for me to do this sketch. I have always had a terrible sense of direction and no artistic ability, but I have now realized how terrible my memory is as well. I could not remember any street names or true…

I chose to do the most familiar path that I know of today: my route to class. I begin at Eliot House (bottom left corner of the sketch labeled with a cursive ‘E’) and I travel upward toward Harvard Yard (designated by the ‘H’). I then travel around…