Monday, November 2, 2009
1+3
1: The statement
-multi-use spaces can reactivate the dead zone around disconnected Urban Elements while they are not in use
3: Expanding
-The Stadiums on the North Shore are Self-Centric Urban Objects that sit in a sea of parking and pull their focus inward. This investigation will look at ways in which the exteriors of these inward-focused objects can be activated by creating a human-scale, environment around them. The goal is to break down monolithic facades with exterior programming that is flexible enough to accomodate visitors from the surrounding neighborhood during the majority of the year, but a space that can also facilitate the needs of Pittsburgh sports fans.
-multi-use spaces can reactivate the dead zone around disconnected Urban Elements while they are not in use
3: Expanding
-The Stadiums on the North Shore are Self-Centric Urban Objects that sit in a sea of parking and pull their focus inward. This investigation will look at ways in which the exteriors of these inward-focused objects can be activated by creating a human-scale, environment around them. The goal is to break down monolithic facades with exterior programming that is flexible enough to accomodate visitors from the surrounding neighborhood during the majority of the year, but a space that can also facilitate the needs of Pittsburgh sports fans.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
1: The statement
-Using pedestrian movement and activity to mediate between disconnected Urban Elements.
3: Expanding
-Self-Centric Urban Objects sit in a sea of parking and pull their focus inward. This investigation will look at ways in which the exteriors of inward-focused objects can be activated by creating a human-scale, environment around them. Breaking down monolithic facades with exterior programming and connecting the objects in a meaningful way is my goal.
9. Hashing it out
- The North Shore of Pittsburgh is Dominated by PNC Park, Heinz Stadium, The Carnegie Science Center, The Allegheny Center, The National Aviary, The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh and one of the Carnegie Libraries. This amazing conglomeration of institutional buildings operates in a sea of parking lots, Interstates. Each building is an island on the North shore, and walking between them is a challenge. The Stadiums only come to life on Game day and otherwise sit stagnant. These are also monolithic, unpenetrable buildings. The Stadiums are uncomfortable without the necessary mob. I hope that introducing pedestrian movement and activity into the area will aid in creating a more usable, less intimidating area, and it will increase interactivity between select buildings.
-more
To do this I want to look at path making, and way-finding devices. I also plan on integrating program.
-Using pedestrian movement and activity to mediate between disconnected Urban Elements.
3: Expanding
-Self-Centric Urban Objects sit in a sea of parking and pull their focus inward. This investigation will look at ways in which the exteriors of inward-focused objects can be activated by creating a human-scale, environment around them. Breaking down monolithic facades with exterior programming and connecting the objects in a meaningful way is my goal.
9. Hashing it out
- The North Shore of Pittsburgh is Dominated by PNC Park, Heinz Stadium, The Carnegie Science Center, The Allegheny Center, The National Aviary, The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh and one of the Carnegie Libraries. This amazing conglomeration of institutional buildings operates in a sea of parking lots, Interstates. Each building is an island on the North shore, and walking between them is a challenge. The Stadiums only come to life on Game day and otherwise sit stagnant. These are also monolithic, unpenetrable buildings. The Stadiums are uncomfortable without the necessary mob. I hope that introducing pedestrian movement and activity into the area will aid in creating a more usable, less intimidating area, and it will increase interactivity between select buildings.
-more
To do this I want to look at path making, and way-finding devices. I also plan on integrating program.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
blogger is unhappy
I don't know why, but blogger isn't showing all of the lines in my drawing...
So I took a screen shot of the way it's supposed to look and posted it... Problem quasi-fixed
So I took a screen shot of the way it's supposed to look and posted it... Problem quasi-fixed
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