Subway Mapping Move your mouse around! You can view my code here🙂 Description My sketch documents the number of poeple entering and leaving the subway car that I travelled in over the past week. The filled and dashed rectangles (outlined) represent the number of people entering and departing the car respectively. I use Q from 96th street 2nd Avenue to Union Square to primarily to travel to and from campus. Over the…
The following presentation outlines my progress so far towards my research inquiry: human-plant relationships. The deck is followed by more detailed content about my site visits and findings, along with reference images. Research Statement This is my revised research statement that takes a more expansive approach to my inquiry instead of specifically working on houseplants in NYC apartments. I am studying how people…
To begin working on our individual research project, we quickly brainstormed design and research topics that we were interested in. These fell under the following categories: social problems or phenomenon you’ve found compelling (recent, longstanding) personal challenges or passions people in your life are engaged with (elders, roommates, peers) new ideas, terms or questions that have come your way in DT/NYC fantasy tool/ toy /experience you wish you could invent…
My teammates and I went to shops to identify and choose the smells we’d like to use. We ended up at a store called Kalustyans at 28th and Lex Ave. I was surprised to see such wide range of aromatics, that too from all over the world! We considered strong scents such as spices, herbs, teas, dried flowers, candied fruits and coffee. After we eliminated sandalwood chips, garlic, cardamom and…
Drawing 1 – Standing | Waiting Location: 96th street, 2nd Ave Time: 5:32pm – 5:44pm Duration: 12 minutes Observations entry / exit elevator to 96th Street Subway Station glass enclosure with spider fittings entrance faces 95th street bushes on either side services Q train can hear the train moving below paver blocks and tiles close to East River, FDR Drive can hear the loud roar of buses and bikes (services…
