Category Archives for Defining Place
Project 3:Final Presentation Documentation
Washington Square Park, a 9.75 acre public park in Greenwich Village, used to be a potter’s field where poor, sick women and the cities undesirables were buries. The guilty were executed here and after their death they were put in … Continue reading
Speculative Culture
During my virtual reality experience at Speculative Culture, I noticed a similar theme within all of them, Personally, the one I enjoyed most was the one where you had to sit on the bed. This was one of my favorites … Continue reading
Memory, Material, and Place
Since it was my first time visiting the 9/11 memorial, I didn’t realize how deep and powerful it would be. I noticed how large the space covered especially how its the largest manmade waterfall in the United States. I also … Continue reading
Gehl Field Trip
After visiting Gehl, I learned several things that would help me with my final project. Firstly, the thing that struck me most is when she mentioned that every detail counts. This also applies in cities. An example she showed was … Continue reading
Where to Invade Next
In the movie Where to Invade Next, Michael Moore visits a university in Slovenia and discusses with the students about their tuition and debt free education. The students he visits are both local and foreign. They discuss how their tuition … Continue reading
Midterm Evaluation
Based off of Project 1: Home Investigations, how have you made your space in New York a home? Is it your home? If you don’t consider it your home, how can you redefine it to be? What needs to be … Continue reading
Bridge Project 2
During the process of curating our ideas for our intervention at Battery Park, we were deciding whether we should create several posters to let our audience learn about our theme or an interactive activity. Our ideas evolved as we were … Continue reading
Project 2:A The “Stoop” Interview
Zeynep Yilal 19 Dorm – Kerrey Hall 8th floor Born and raised: Ankara, Turkey Student at Parsons taking fashion design Favorite food: avocado toast, pasta Cafe’s: Bluestone Lane, Butcher’s Daughter Dislikes: crowded subway stations, Halal food trucks, slow walkers Likes: … Continue reading