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For the purpose of this assignment, I took on the perspective of Copley Place and Newbury Street’s target audience: a young, professional woman who likes fashion. The vast majority of shops in Copley Place are luxury goods, just enough above a…

In this map of Harvard Yard and Harvard Square, I tried to first lay out an accurate scaling of the distance between major landmarks, but also to feature barriers or landmarks that are not entirely ADA compliant. My sister uses a wheelchair, and on…

This sketch was much more difficult than I expected. However, I was satisfied with my final product. I was aware of some potential errors at the outset. For example, I knew that I would underestimate the distance from the Yard to Radcliffe Quad. Of…

I chose to represent the two locations on a variety of scales and perspectives, both geospatially and thematically, rather than as one all-encompassing vision. I wanted to maximize the amount of information to include a breadth of visions while…

In this drawing, while looking at private vs. public space, I tried to emphasize three kinds of space—Harvard space, green space, and streets (the most public space). Though there are more buildings in the area, I only included Harvard buildings and…

When taking the elevator up from the ground floor to the main entrance of the Prudential center Shopping mall, you begin in a glass ceiling hallway that “begins” your journey throughout the mall.

While traveling through the mall, the experience…

I began my first sketch with outlining as well as detailing the buildings on the side of the river with the Athletic Facilities. After finishing the Athletic buildings I realized I had taken up over half of the page and still needed to include all of…

Comparing my sketch to a map of Harvard Square, I was unsurprised to find that the areas I walk were much more accurate than other areas in the square, but I was surprised that my ability to recall the region was markedly influenced by the types…

Upon visiting both Copley Place/Prudential Center Mall and Newbury Street, I was surprised to find how each attempted to mimic certain characteristics of each other. The Copley Place and Prudential Center Malls are large, enclosed, shopping centers.…

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…