portfolio (wiqas ahmed)
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WIQAS AHMED 107 Avondale Place Syracuse, NY 13210 (518) 944-9802 [email protected]TRANSCRIPT
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WIQAS AHMED
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1 - UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
3 - 1095 AVE OF THE AMERICAS4 - EROSION CORROSION5 - RAYNOR AVE EXTENSION
2 - COMPETITION (Waterfront)
6 - COMPETITION (Greatest Grid)7 - D&T Workshop
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Eliza Thomas/30/Cicero \ John Thomas/40/Cicero \ William Thomas/14/Cicero \ George Williard/20/Cicero \ Rany W
illiard/45/Cicero \ John B
rown/38/C
lay \ Richard C
arpenter/28/Clay \ S
usanna Carpenter/45/C
lay \ John Green/30/C
lay \ Joseph Lyons/57/Clay \ R
achael Lyons/28/Clay \ P
eter Hornbeck
/DeW
itt \ Thom
as Brown/18/Fabius \ Horace Johnson/Lafayette \ Samuel Perkins/18/Lysander \ Henry Allen/15/Manlius \ Hezekiah Hersey/77/Manlius \ Benjamin Bakeman/Onondaga \ Daniel Day/Onondaga \ Peter Day/Onondag
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/Onondaga \ Absalom Talbot/Onondaga \ Samson Talbot/Onondaga \ Charles Sherman/Otisco \ Catharine Cooley/34/Pompey \ Madison Cooley/50/Pompey \ Laura Stanley/45/Pompey \ Paulina Stanley/7/Pomp ey \ R
obert Stanley/33/P
ompey \ John Liles/40/S
yracuse \ Henry A
llen/39/Syracuse \ Jane A
Llen/55/Syracuse \ D
arius Bailey/29/S
yracuse \ Elijah B
ailey/23/Syacuse \ Jam
es Baker/40/S
yracuse \ William
Bell/45/Syracuse \ William Brisco/46/Syracuse \ William Briscoe/48/Syracuse \ Hiram Brown/33/Syracuse \ James Brown/35/Syracuse \ James Brown/38/Syracuse \ Thomas Butler/50/Syracuse \ Samuel Castl
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\ Lavina Drew/60/Syracuse \ William Edwards/20/Syracuse \ William Edwards/24/Syracuse \ John Foster/46/Syracuse \ W
illiam Foster/25/S
yracuse \ Harrison Francis/28/S
yracuse \ Jeremiah Freem
an/35/Syracuse \ P
eter Freeman/30/S
yracuse \ Peter Freem
an/39/Syracuse \ John Frost/35/S
yracuse \ Jonathan Frost/29/Syracuse \ Primus Funda/63/Syracuse \ Henry Gardner/30/Syracuse \ Isaac Gardner/71/Syracuse \ Julia Gardner/45/Syracuse \ Mahalia Gates/29/Syracuse \ Mary Grant/28/S
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ce Jackson/50/Syracuse \ Samuel Jackson/54/Syracuse \ Thomas Jackson/62/Syracuse \ Thomas Jackson/67/Syracuse \ William Jenkins/50/Syracuse \ Francis Key/Syracuse \ Hannah Keene/11/S
yracuse \ Thom
as Keene/49/S
yracuse \ Francis Lando/44/Syracuse \ D
avid Lanison/58/Syracuse \ T
homas Leonard/61/S
yracuse \ Elizabeth Liles/33/S
yracuse \ John Lisle/Syracuse \ D
iana Livingston/45/Syracuse \ Caroline Logan/32/Syracuse \ German Logan/40/Syracuse \ Jermain Loguen/60/Syracuse \ Elizabeth MacDolling/Syracuse \ James MacDolling/23/Syracuse \ Louisa Mac
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yracuse \ Eliza N
elson/39/Syracuse \ N
athan Nelson/79/S
yracuse \ Henry N
oe/64/Syracuse \ M
iranda Ray/52/S
yracuse \ Enoch R
eed/37/Syracuse \ Jane R
eed/30/Syracuse \ Julia R
eg
an/23/Syracuse \ Morris Robbins/30/Syracuse \ Mary Robinson/40/Syracuse \ Thomas Schneider/58/Syracuse \ George Scroggins/25/Syracuse \ George Season/24/Syracuse \ Martha Servan
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mas
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acuse \ Isaac Thompson/27/Syracuse \ James Thompson/28/Syracuse \ William Thompson/37/Syracuse \ Isabel Thorn/27/Syracuse \ Georgia Titus/21/Syracuse \ Joseph Tyrrell/35/Syracuse \ G
eorge Van A
llen/29/Syracuse \ M
ary Van A
llen/32/Syracuse \ A
bram V
an Buren/S
yracuse \ John Van B
uren/86/Syracuse \ C
atharine Vanoller/60/S
yracuse \ Hannah W
agoner/56/Syracuse \ James Wagoner/65/Syracuse \ Ann Wales/50/Syracuse \ Isaac Wales/28/Syracuse \ Taby Wales/100/Syracuse \ Charles Watson/28/Syracuse \ Mary Wells/40/Syracuse \
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47/Syracuse \ Mary Wilson/23/Syracuse \ Christian Wright/Syracuse \ Isaac Weles/60/Syracuse
I DON’T RESPECT THIS LAW - I DONT FEAR IT - I WON’T OBEY IT
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Eliza Thomas/30/Cicero \ John Thomas/40/Cicero \ William Thomas/14/Cicero \ George Williard/20/Cicero \ Rany W
illiard/45/Cicero \ John B
rown/38/C
lay \ Richard C
arpenter/28/Clay \ S
usanna Carpenter/45/C
lay \ John Green/30/C
lay \ Joseph Lyons/57/Clay \ R
achael Lyons/28/Clay \ P
eter Hornbeck
/DeW
itt \ Thom
as Brown/18/Fabius \ Horace Johnson/Lafayette \ Samuel Perkins/18/Lysander \ Henry Allen/15/Manlius \ Hezekiah Hersey/77/Manlius \ Benjamin Bakeman/Onondaga \ Daniel Day/Onondaga \ Peter Day/Onondag
a \ C
hari
ty D
ay/O
nond
aga
\ Pet
er D
ay/O
nond
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\ Han
na D
ay/O
nond
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\ Sar
ah D
ay/O
nond
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\ Joh
n D
eGro
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1/O
nond
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\ Tho
mas
Jac
kson
/Ono
ndag
a \ J
ames
Ken
nell/
50/O
nond
aga
\ Jan
e K
enne
ll/44
/Onondaga \ Absalom Talbot/Onondaga \ Samson Talbot/Onondaga \ Charles Sherman/Otisco \ Catharine Cooley/34/Pompey \ Madison Cooley/50/Pompey \ Laura Stanley/45/Pompey \ Paulina Stanley/7/Pomp ey \ R
obert Stanley/33/P
ompey \ John Liles/40/S
yracuse \ Henry A
llen/39/Syracuse \ Jane A
Llen/55/Syracuse \ D
arius Bailey/29/S
yracuse \ Elijah B
ailey/23/Syacuse \ Jam
es Baker/40/S
yracuse \ William
Bell/45/Syracuse \ William Brisco/46/Syracuse \ William Briscoe/48/Syracuse \ Hiram Brown/33/Syracuse \ James Brown/35/Syracuse \ James Brown/38/Syracuse \ Thomas Butler/50/Syracuse \ Samuel Castl
e/52
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\ Eliz
abet
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\ Lew
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spent/38/Syracuse \ Eliza Demest/35/Syracuse \ Allen Dorsey/50/Syracuse \ Mary Dorsey/35/Syracuse \ Lavina Drew/60/Syracuse \ William Edwards/20/Syracuse \ William Edwards/24/Syracuse \ John Foster/46/S
yracuse \ William
Foster/25/Syracuse \ H
arrison Francis/28/Syracuse \ Jerem
iah Freeman/35/S
yracuse \ Peter Freem
an/30/Syracuse \ P
eter Freeman/39/S
yracuse \ John Frost/35/Syracuse \ Jonathan Frost/29/Syracuse \ Primus Funda/63/Syracuse \ Henry Gardner/30/Syracuse \ Isaac Gardner/71/Syracuse \ Julia Gardner/45/Syracuse \ Mahalia Gates/29/Syracuse \ Mary Grant/28
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acus
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\ Pri
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ce Jackson/50/Syracuse \ Samuel Jackson/54/Syracuse \ Thomas Jackson/62/Syracuse \ Thomas Jackson/67/Syracuse \ William Jenkins/50/Syracuse \ Francis Key/Syracuse \ Hannah Keene/11/S
yracuse \ Thom
as Keene/49/S
yracuse \ Francis Lando/44/Syracuse \ D
avid Lanison/58/Syracuse \ T
homas Leonard/61/S
yracuse \ Elizabeth Liles/33/S
yracuse \ John Lisle/Syracuse \ D
iana Livingston/45/Syracuse \ Caroline Logan/32/Syracuse \ German Logan/40/Syracuse \ Jermain Loguen/60/Syracuse \ Elizabeth MacDolling/Syracuse \ James MacDolling/23/Syracuse \ Louisa Mac
Dol
ling/
17/S
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ranc
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illia
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cCoy
/27/
Syr
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illia
m M
cKay
/22/
Syr
acus
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osep
h M
cLen
don/
Syr
acus
e \ C
harl
es M
ires/Syracuse \ Alexander Montgomery/22/Syracuse \ Martha Montgomery/17/Syracuse \ Temple Moses/40/Syracuse \ Samuel Mott/Syracuse \ Patrick Mullen/20/Syracuse \ James Myres/32/S
yracuse \ Eliza N
elson/39/Syracuse \ N
athan Nelson/79/S
yracuse \ Henry N
oe/64/Syracuse \ M
iranda Ray/52/S
yracuse \ Enoch R
eed/37/Syracuse \ Jane R
eed/30/Syracuse \ Julia R
eg
an/23/Syracuse \ Morris Robbins/30/Syracuse \ Mary Robinson/40/Syracuse \ Thomas Schneider/58/Syracuse \ George Scroggins/25/Syracuse \ George Season/24/Syracuse \ Martha Servan
t/16
/Syr
acus
e \ M
arth
a S
idne
y/36
/Syr
acus
e \ W
illia
m S
idne
y/40
/Syr
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llen
Sny
der/
20/S
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use
\ Geo
rge
Sny
der/
28/S
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use
\ Lou
isa
Stu
art/
39/S
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use
\ Cha
rles
Tho
mas
/Syr
acuse \ Isaac Thompson/27/Syracuse \ James Thompson/28/Syracuse \ William Thompson/37/Syracuse \ Isabel Thorn/27/Syracuse \ Georgia Titus/21/Syracuse \ Joseph Tyrrell/35/Syracuse \ G
eorge Van A
llen/29/Syracuse \ M
ary Van A
llen/32/Syracuse \ A
bram V
an Buren/S
yracuse \ John Van B
uren/86/Syracuse \ C
atharine Vanoller/60/S
yracuse \ Hannah W
agoner/56/Syracuse \ James Wagoner/65/Syracuse \ Ann Wales/50/Syracuse \ Isaac Wales/28/Syracuse \ Taby Wales/100/Syracuse \ Charles Watson/28/Syracuse \ Mary Wells/40/Syracuse \
Ann
abel
l Whi
pple
/24/
Syr
acus
e \ E
dwar
d W
hipp
le/2
6/S
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use
\ Har
riet
Whi
pple
/1/S
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\ Cor
ydoa
Will
iam
s/38
/Syr
acus
e \ E
lena
Will
iam
s/74
/Syr
acus
e \ R
ebec
ca W
illia
ms/
47/Syracuse \ Mary Wilson/23/Syracuse \ Christian Wright/Syracuse \ Isaac Weles/60/Syracuse
I DON’T RESPECT THIS LAW - I DONT FEAR IT - I WON’T OBEY IT
1UNDERGROUND RAILROAD: Syracuse, New YorkMuseum & Archives
The project is a museum and archive space dedicated to Underground Railroad routes that passed through Syracuse during the time of slavery. Located on Clinton square the project provided a unique opportunity to engage the public and the square.
The project is divided into to open vs closed spaces. Open are the public spaces includ-ing winter garden, café, auditorium, and lob-by which engage the Clinton square with its use of transparency (glass) and a smooth transition between spaces. The closed spaces are the archives and gallery spaces that draw inspiration from dark and narrow spaces that slaves used to hide. Design Collaboration: Wiqas AhmedMatthew Tannenbaum
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Façades became tools to educate people about the history. The façade facing the Clinton Square is left blank for video projec-tions and art installations. The Face to the south is divided into a time line showing the percentage of freed slaves in various New York Counties.
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B C D E F G
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H I J
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2
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FIRST FLOOR0’-3/16” = 1’-0”
0’ 5’ 15’
A
2
1A-A
B-BAUDITORIUM LOBBY
DOCK
B C D E F G
N
H I J
1
2
3
FIFTH FLOOR0’-3/16” = 1’-0”
0’ 5’ 15’
A
2
1A-A
B-B
4
OUTDOOR TERRACEWINTER GARDEN/CAFE
KITCHEN
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SECTION 1 - A-A0’-1/2” = 1’-0”
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SECTION 2 - B-B0’-1/4” = 1’-0”
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SECTION 2 - B-B0’-1/4” = 1’-0”
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Diagram created in Revit
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N SYSTEM I - SECOND FLOORNTS
N SYSTEM II - THIRD FLOORNTS
N SYSTEM III - BASEMENTNTS
Fan Room 1: Lobby, Basement, & Cafe
Fan Room 2: Galleries & Winter Garden
Fan Room 3: Auditorium
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Basement: Structure Basement: Auditorium Basement: HVAC First Floor: Columns
Third Floor: Columns & Walls Third Floor: Framing & HVAC Fourth Floor: Columns & Walls Fourth Floor: Framing & HVAC
The Face to the south is divided into a time line showing the percentage of freed slaves in various New York Counties.
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First Floor: Framing & HVAC First Floor: Glass Second Floor: Columns & Walls Second Floor: Framing & HVAC
Winter Garden: Columns & Walls Winter Garden: HVAC Winter Garden: Framing Winter Garden: Glass
Rendering created in Revit with line drawing overlayDiagram sequence (below) created in Revit
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Competition EntryRe-imagine the water front condition along the east side of Manhattan, New York
Final board: 2’x9’ (right)
Individual Project
Rendering (left): Rendered and modeled in Revit Archi-tecture with photoshop ma-nipulation at the end
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Population Divide based on demographic Data
Path of Intervention
Inserted Program
Bike Lane
Shaded seating area or public bathrooms
Number of parking spaces converted intogardening areas per city block
Number of garden spaces on the Water Front
Garden spaces on the Water Front (15’ x 10’)
0
0
Car T
raffic
Bike L
ane
Pede
strian
Traffi
c
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13
12
13
47
13
1025
25
10
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26
22
12
12
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23
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12
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Population Demographics DataCommunities of Color Median Household Income Youth Population
0.5 - 20 %20.1 - 40 %40.1 - 60 %60.1 - 80 %80.1 - 97 %97.1 - 100 %
< $25,00025K to 45K45K to 65K65K to 85K85K to 105K105K or higher
0.3 - 10 %10.1 - 20 %20.1 - 30 %30.1 - 40 %40.11 - 100 %
Program Locations
Vertical Connections Liminal Zone
Various programmatic elements are inserted into the ‘liminal’ zone
96 Street
96 St 96 St 96 St
96 Street
Liminal
Boat Rentals & Stepped access to the water
Swiming poolBasketball court &Bridged access to the esplanade
Basketball court &Bridged access to the esplanade
Art GalleryOutdoor Preformance Area &Stepped access to the water
Sculpture Garden
PARK
Park &Boating rentalsFishing spot
Community Gardens & Bike lane
Edge conditions fromthe demographics dataand the vertical connectionsare overlaid to create theproposed ‘liminal’ zone
Outdoor Preformance Area &Stepped access to the water
Art Gallery Bike pathCommunity Gardensat the water front
LIMINAL Zone In-Between
“... neither here nor there ...” - Homi K. Bhabha
“The … liminal space, in-between the designations of identity, becomes the process of symbolic interaction, the connective tissue that constructs the difference between upper and lower …
“This interstitial passage between fixed identifications opens up the possibility of a cultural hybridity that entertains difference without assumed or imposed hierarchy.”
- Homi K. Bhabha
The proposal looks at the existing edge condition between Harlem and Upper East Side based on racial, economic, and age demographics and proposes a middle zone (“liminal” zone) which will neither be in Harlem nor in Upper East Side but a condition somewhere in between.
The water front is part of a larger system or larger conditions within the city that have more of an impact on everyday city-life.
This ‘liminal’ zone opens up possibilities for interaction through the insertion of various programmatic elements (green). In addition to the programmatic nodes the path (yellow) itself holds various pro-grammatic elements such as community gardens, seating areas, and a network of bike lanes.
The integrated seating areas (left) become mini-catalysts for further interaction and for vendors to cluster around.
2COMPETITION: New York, New YorkWaterfront
Re-imagine the waterfront condition along the east side of Manhattan, New York
Final board: 2’x9’ (right) Individual Project
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LIMINAL ZONE In-Between “... neither here nor there ...”The water front is part of a larger system or larger conditions within the city that have more of an impact on everyday city-life. The proposal looks at the existing edge condition between Harlem and Upper East Side based on racial, economic, and age demographics and proposes a middle zone (“liminal” zone) which will neither be in Harlem nor in Upper East Side but a condition somewhere in between.
The design is Inspired by Locations of culture by Homi K. Bhabha
“The … liminal space, in-between the designations of identity, becomes the process of symbolic interaction, the connective tissue that constructs the difference between upper and lower …”
Renee Green
“This interstitial passage between fixed identifications opens up the possibility of a cultural hybridity that entertains differ-ence without assumed or imposed hierarchy.”
Homi K. Bhabha
Population Divide based on demographic Data
Path of Intervention
Inserted Program
Bike Lane
Shaded seating area or public bathrooms
Number of parking spaces converted intogardening areas per city block
Number of garden spaces on the Water Front
Garden spaces on the Water Front (15’ x 10’)
0
0
Car T
raffic
Bike L
ane
Pede
strian
Traffi
c
14
13
12
13
47
13
1025
25
10
10
23
6
2
26
22
12
12
17 30
12
12
12
23
41 8
12
12
12
12
12
12 ##
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Population Demographics DataCommunities of Color Median Household Income Youth Population
0.5 - 20 %20.1 - 40 %40.1 - 60 %60.1 - 80 %80.1 - 97 %97.1 - 100 %
< $25,00025K to 45K45K to 65K65K to 85K85K to 105K105K or higher
0.3 - 10 %10.1 - 20 %20.1 - 30 %30.1 - 40 %40.11 - 100 %
Program Locations
Vertical Connections Liminal Zone
Various programmatic elements are inserted into the ‘liminal’ zone
96 Street
96 St 96 St 96 St
96 Street
Liminal
Boat Rentals & Stepped access to the water
Swiming poolBasketball court &Bridged access to the esplanade
Basketball court &Bridged access to the esplanade
Art GalleryOutdoor Preformance Area &Stepped access to the water
Sculpture Garden
PARK
Park &Boating rentalsFishing spot
Community Gardens & Bike lane
Edge conditions fromthe demographics dataand the vertical connectionsare overlaid to create theproposed ‘liminal’ zone
Outdoor Preformance Area &Stepped access to the water
Art Gallery Bike pathCommunity Gardensat the water front
LIMINAL Zone In-Between
“... neither here nor there ...” - Homi K. Bhabha
“The … liminal space, in-between the designations of identity, becomes the process of symbolic interaction, the connective tissue that constructs the difference between upper and lower …
“This interstitial passage between fixed identifications opens up the possibility of a cultural hybridity that entertains difference without assumed or imposed hierarchy.”
- Homi K. Bhabha
The proposal looks at the existing edge condition between Harlem and Upper East Side based on racial, economic, and age demographics and proposes a middle zone (“liminal” zone) which will neither be in Harlem nor in Upper East Side but a condition somewhere in between.
The water front is part of a larger system or larger conditions within the city that have more of an impact on everyday city-life.
This ‘liminal’ zone opens up possibilities for interaction through the insertion of various programmatic elements (green). In addition to the programmatic nodes the path (yellow) itself holds various pro-grammatic elements such as community gardens, seating areas, and a network of bike lanes.
The integrated seating areas (left) become mini-catalysts for further interaction and for vendors to cluster around.
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This ‘liminal’ zone opens up possibilities for interaction through the insertion of various programmatic elements (green). In addition to the programmatic nodes the path (yellow) itself holds various programmatic elements such as community gardens, seating areas, and a network of bike lanes.
Population Divide based on demographic Data
Path of Intervention
Inserted Program
Bike Lane
Shaded seating area or public bathrooms
Number of parking spaces converted intogardening areas per city block
Number of garden spaces on the Water Front
Garden spaces on the Water Front (15’ x 10’)
0
0
Car T
raffic
Bike L
ane
Pede
strian
Traffi
c
14
13
12
13
47
13
1025
25
10
10
23
6
2
26
22
12
12
17 30
12
12
12
23
41 8
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< $25,00025K to 45K45K to 65K65K to 85K85K to 105K105K or higher
0.3 - 10 %10.1 - 20 %20.1 - 30 %30.1 - 40 %40.11 - 100 %
Program Locations
Vertical Connections Liminal Zone
Various programmatic elements are inserted into the ‘liminal’ zone
96 Street
96 St 96 St 96 St
96 Street
Liminal
Boat Rentals & Stepped access to the water
Swiming poolBasketball court &Bridged access to the esplanade
Basketball court &Bridged access to the esplanade
Art GalleryOutdoor Preformance Area &Stepped access to the water
Sculpture Garden
PARK
Park &Boating rentalsFishing spot
Community Gardens & Bike lane
Edge conditions fromthe demographics dataand the vertical connectionsare overlaid to create theproposed ‘liminal’ zone
Outdoor Preformance Area &Stepped access to the water
Art Gallery Bike pathCommunity Gardensat the water front
LIMINAL Zone In-Between
“... neither here nor there ...” - Homi K. Bhabha
“The … liminal space, in-between the designations of identity, becomes the process of symbolic interaction, the connective tissue that constructs the difference between upper and lower …
“This interstitial passage between fixed identifications opens up the possibility of a cultural hybridity that entertains difference without assumed or imposed hierarchy.”
- Homi K. Bhabha
The proposal looks at the existing edge condition between Harlem and Upper East Side based on racial, economic, and age demographics and proposes a middle zone (“liminal” zone) which will neither be in Harlem nor in Upper East Side but a condition somewhere in between.
The water front is part of a larger system or larger conditions within the city that have more of an impact on everyday city-life.
This ‘liminal’ zone opens up possibilities for interaction through the insertion of various programmatic elements (green). In addition to the programmatic nodes the path (yellow) itself holds various pro-grammatic elements such as community gardens, seating areas, and a network of bike lanes.
The integrated seating areas (left) become mini-catalysts for further interaction and for vendors to cluster around.
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Population Divide based on demographic Data
Path of Intervention
Inserted Program
Bike Lane
Shaded seating area or public bathrooms
Number of parking spaces converted intogardening areas per city block
Number of garden spaces on the Water Front
Garden spaces on the Water Front (15’ x 10’)
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< $25,00025K to 45K45K to 65K65K to 85K85K to 105K105K or higher
0.3 - 10 %10.1 - 20 %20.1 - 30 %30.1 - 40 %40.11 - 100 %
Program Locations
Vertical Connections Liminal Zone
Various programmatic elements are inserted into the ‘liminal’ zone
96 Street
96 St 96 St 96 St
96 Street
Liminal
Boat Rentals & Stepped access to the water
Swiming poolBasketball court &Bridged access to the esplanade
Basketball court &Bridged access to the esplanade
Art GalleryOutdoor Preformance Area &Stepped access to the water
Sculpture Garden
PARK
Park &Boating rentalsFishing spot
Community Gardens & Bike lane
Edge conditions fromthe demographics dataand the vertical connectionsare overlaid to create theproposed ‘liminal’ zone
Outdoor Preformance Area &Stepped access to the water
Art Gallery Bike pathCommunity Gardensat the water front
LIMINAL Zone In-Between
“... neither here nor there ...” - Homi K. Bhabha
“The … liminal space, in-between the designations of identity, becomes the process of symbolic interaction, the connective tissue that constructs the difference between upper and lower …
“This interstitial passage between fixed identifications opens up the possibility of a cultural hybridity that entertains difference without assumed or imposed hierarchy.”
- Homi K. Bhabha
The proposal looks at the existing edge condition between Harlem and Upper East Side based on racial, economic, and age demographics and proposes a middle zone (“liminal” zone) which will neither be in Harlem nor in Upper East Side but a condition somewhere in between.
The water front is part of a larger system or larger conditions within the city that have more of an impact on everyday city-life.
This ‘liminal’ zone opens up possibilities for interaction through the insertion of various programmatic elements (green). In addition to the programmatic nodes the path (yellow) itself holds various pro-grammatic elements such as community gardens, seating areas, and a network of bike lanes.
The integrated seating areas (left) become mini-catalysts for further interaction and for vendors to cluster around.
Population Divide based on demographic Data
Path of Intervention
Inserted Program
Bike Lane
Shaded seating area or public bathrooms
Number of parking spaces converted intogardening areas per city block
Number of garden spaces on the Water Front
Garden spaces on the Water Front (15’ x 10’)
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Population Demographics DataCommunities of Color Median Household Income Youth Population
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< $25,00025K to 45K45K to 65K65K to 85K85K to 105K105K or higher
0.3 - 10 %10.1 - 20 %20.1 - 30 %30.1 - 40 %40.11 - 100 %
Program Locations
Vertical Connections Liminal Zone
Various programmatic elements are inserted into the ‘liminal’ zone
96 Street
96 St 96 St 96 St
96 Street
Liminal
Boat Rentals & Stepped access to the water
Swiming poolBasketball court &Bridged access to the esplanade
Basketball court &Bridged access to the esplanade
Art GalleryOutdoor Preformance Area &Stepped access to the water
Sculpture Garden
PARK
Park &Boating rentalsFishing spot
Community Gardens & Bike lane
Edge conditions fromthe demographics dataand the vertical connectionsare overlaid to create theproposed ‘liminal’ zone
Outdoor Preformance Area &Stepped access to the water
Art Gallery Bike pathCommunity Gardensat the water front
LIMINAL Zone In-Between
“... neither here nor there ...” - Homi K. Bhabha
“The … liminal space, in-between the designations of identity, becomes the process of symbolic interaction, the connective tissue that constructs the difference between upper and lower …
“This interstitial passage between fixed identifications opens up the possibility of a cultural hybridity that entertains difference without assumed or imposed hierarchy.”
- Homi K. Bhabha
The proposal looks at the existing edge condition between Harlem and Upper East Side based on racial, economic, and age demographics and proposes a middle zone (“liminal” zone) which will neither be in Harlem nor in Upper East Side but a condition somewhere in between.
The water front is part of a larger system or larger conditions within the city that have more of an impact on everyday city-life.
This ‘liminal’ zone opens up possibilities for interaction through the insertion of various programmatic elements (green). In addition to the programmatic nodes the path (yellow) itself holds various pro-grammatic elements such as community gardens, seating areas, and a network of bike lanes.
The integrated seating areas (left) become mini-catalysts for further interaction and for vendors to cluster around.
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Population Divide based on demographic Data
Path of Intervention
Inserted Program
Bike Lane
Shaded seating area or public bathrooms
Number of parking spaces converted intogardening areas per city block
Number of garden spaces on the Water Front
Garden spaces on the Water Front (15’ x 10’)
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Population Demographics DataCommunities of Color Median Household Income Youth Population
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< $25,00025K to 45K45K to 65K65K to 85K85K to 105K105K or higher
0.3 - 10 %10.1 - 20 %20.1 - 30 %30.1 - 40 %40.11 - 100 %
Program Locations
Vertical Connections Liminal Zone
Various programmatic elements are inserted into the ‘liminal’ zone
96 Street
96 St 96 St 96 St
96 Street
Liminal
Boat Rentals & Stepped access to the water
Swiming poolBasketball court &Bridged access to the esplanade
Basketball court &Bridged access to the esplanade
Art GalleryOutdoor Preformance Area &Stepped access to the water
Sculpture Garden
PARK
Park &Boating rentalsFishing spot
Community Gardens & Bike lane
Edge conditions fromthe demographics dataand the vertical connectionsare overlaid to create theproposed ‘liminal’ zone
Outdoor Preformance Area &Stepped access to the water
Art Gallery Bike pathCommunity Gardensat the water front
LIMINAL Zone In-Between
“... neither here nor there ...” - Homi K. Bhabha
“The … liminal space, in-between the designations of identity, becomes the process of symbolic interaction, the connective tissue that constructs the difference between upper and lower …
“This interstitial passage between fixed identifications opens up the possibility of a cultural hybridity that entertains difference without assumed or imposed hierarchy.”
- Homi K. Bhabha
The proposal looks at the existing edge condition between Harlem and Upper East Side based on racial, economic, and age demographics and proposes a middle zone (“liminal” zone) which will neither be in Harlem nor in Upper East Side but a condition somewhere in between.
The water front is part of a larger system or larger conditions within the city that have more of an impact on everyday city-life.
This ‘liminal’ zone opens up possibilities for interaction through the insertion of various programmatic elements (green). In addition to the programmatic nodes the path (yellow) itself holds various pro-grammatic elements such as community gardens, seating areas, and a network of bike lanes.
The integrated seating areas (left) become mini-catalysts for further interaction and for vendors to cluster around.
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Population Divide based on demographic Data
Path of Intervention
Inserted Program
Bike Lane
Shaded seating area or public bathrooms
Number of parking spaces converted intogardening areas per city block
Number of garden spaces on the Water Front
Garden spaces on the Water Front (15’ x 10’)
0
0
Car T
raffic
Bike L
ane
Pede
strian
Traffi
c
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Population Demographics DataCommunities of Color Median Household Income Youth Population
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< $25,00025K to 45K45K to 65K65K to 85K85K to 105K105K or higher
0.3 - 10 %10.1 - 20 %20.1 - 30 %30.1 - 40 %40.11 - 100 %
Program Locations
Vertical Connections Liminal Zone
Various programmatic elements are inserted into the ‘liminal’ zone
96 Street
96 St 96 St 96 St
96 Street
Liminal
Boat Rentals & Stepped access to the water
Swiming poolBasketball court &Bridged access to the esplanade
Basketball court &Bridged access to the esplanade
Art GalleryOutdoor Preformance Area &Stepped access to the water
Sculpture Garden
PARK
Park &Boating rentalsFishing spot
Community Gardens & Bike lane
Edge conditions fromthe demographics dataand the vertical connectionsare overlaid to create theproposed ‘liminal’ zone
Outdoor Preformance Area &Stepped access to the water
Art Gallery Bike pathCommunity Gardensat the water front
LIMINAL Zone In-Between
“... neither here nor there ...” - Homi K. Bhabha
“The … liminal space, in-between the designations of identity, becomes the process of symbolic interaction, the connective tissue that constructs the difference between upper and lower …
“This interstitial passage between fixed identifications opens up the possibility of a cultural hybridity that entertains difference without assumed or imposed hierarchy.”
- Homi K. Bhabha
The proposal looks at the existing edge condition between Harlem and Upper East Side based on racial, economic, and age demographics and proposes a middle zone (“liminal” zone) which will neither be in Harlem nor in Upper East Side but a condition somewhere in between.
The water front is part of a larger system or larger conditions within the city that have more of an impact on everyday city-life.
This ‘liminal’ zone opens up possibilities for interaction through the insertion of various programmatic elements (green). In addition to the programmatic nodes the path (yellow) itself holds various pro-grammatic elements such as community gardens, seating areas, and a network of bike lanes.
The integrated seating areas (left) become mini-catalysts for further interaction and for vendors to cluster around.
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Population Divide based on demographic Data
Path of Intervention
Inserted Program
Bike Lane
Shaded seating area or public bathrooms
Number of parking spaces converted intogardening areas per city block
Number of garden spaces on the Water Front
Garden spaces on the Water Front (15’ x 10’)
0
0
Car T
raffic
Bike L
ane
Pede
strian
Traffi
c
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12
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Population Demographics DataCommunities of Color Median Household Income Youth Population
0.5 - 20 %20.1 - 40 %40.1 - 60 %60.1 - 80 %80.1 - 97 %97.1 - 100 %
< $25,00025K to 45K45K to 65K65K to 85K85K to 105K105K or higher
0.3 - 10 %10.1 - 20 %20.1 - 30 %30.1 - 40 %40.11 - 100 %
Program Locations
Vertical Connections Liminal Zone
Various programmatic elements are inserted into the ‘liminal’ zone
96 Street
96 St 96 St 96 St
96 Street
Liminal
Boat Rentals & Stepped access to the water
Swiming poolBasketball court &Bridged access to the esplanade
Basketball court &Bridged access to the esplanade
Art GalleryOutdoor Preformance Area &Stepped access to the water
Sculpture Garden
PARK
Park &Boating rentalsFishing spot
Community Gardens & Bike lane
Edge conditions fromthe demographics dataand the vertical connectionsare overlaid to create theproposed ‘liminal’ zone
Outdoor Preformance Area &Stepped access to the water
Art Gallery Bike pathCommunity Gardensat the water front
LIMINAL Zone In-Between
“... neither here nor there ...” - Homi K. Bhabha
“The … liminal space, in-between the designations of identity, becomes the process of symbolic interaction, the connective tissue that constructs the difference between upper and lower …
“This interstitial passage between fixed identifications opens up the possibility of a cultural hybridity that entertains difference without assumed or imposed hierarchy.”
- Homi K. Bhabha
The proposal looks at the existing edge condition between Harlem and Upper East Side based on racial, economic, and age demographics and proposes a middle zone (“liminal” zone) which will neither be in Harlem nor in Upper East Side but a condition somewhere in between.
The water front is part of a larger system or larger conditions within the city that have more of an impact on everyday city-life.
This ‘liminal’ zone opens up possibilities for interaction through the insertion of various programmatic elements (green). In addition to the programmatic nodes the path (yellow) itself holds various pro-grammatic elements such as community gardens, seating areas, and a network of bike lanes.
The integrated seating areas (left) become mini-catalysts for further interaction and for vendors to cluster around.
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31095 AVE OF THE AMERICAS: New York, New YorkFacade Project
The project was to redesign the façade of an existing building in New York City. The initial interest was in wind energy and har-nessing that energy through the façade.
This led to a series of extensive wind studies in Vasari and exploration towards new and unconventional technologies. Instead of using traditional round wind turbines we decided to use a wind belt. A prototype model was built to show the functional capability of the wind belt. Design Collaboration: Wiqas Ahmed Joe Wood
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The wind studies led to specific form of the new skin. The mullions move away from the building to catch the most wind. Transparent wind belts are then installed between the mullions.
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Mullion profile unfolded. Drawings created in Rhino and Illustrator
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Rendering created in Rhino and edited in Photoshop
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SEATING AREA
ADMIN & STORAGE
SHOWERS &LOCKER RM
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BATHROOMS
CAFE &KITCHEN
SHUTTLE STOP
PARKINGACCESS ROAD
BIKE & HIKING TRAILS
BIKES
AMPHITHEATER &LECTURE HALL
VIEW AREA
HILL TOPSEATING AREA
CORTEN STEEL CLADDEDENCLOSED PROGRAM
LOOSE STONE WALL
PERFORATED CORTEN STEEL SCREEN
CONPACT DIRT & STONECIRCULATION PATH
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CAFE &KITCHEN
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PARKINGACCESS ROAD
BIKE & HIKING TRAILS
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AMPHITHEATER &LECTURE HALL
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CORTEN STEEL CLADDEDENCLOSED PROGRAM
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VALLES CALDERA, NEW MEXICOEROSION CORROSION 4EROSION CORROSION: Valles Caldera, New MexicoVisitor Center
Design brief was a visitor center in the middle of Caldera National Reserve. The project looks at the extensive geologic history of the site and documents the changes over mil-lions of years (right). These changes are caused by natural forces such as volcanic activity and erosion due to water and wind. The proposal uses natural forces (water and sunlight) to exaggerate the passage of time and erosion to relate to that larger spirit of the landscape. Individual Project
Rendering (left) created in Rhino V-ray and edited in Photoshop
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MUSEUM INDOOR
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ADMIN & STORAGE
SHOWERS &LOCKER RM
EXHIBITION AREA
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CAFE &KITCHEN
SHUTTLE STOP
PARKINGACCESS ROAD
BIKE & HIKING TRAILS
BIKES
AMPHITHEATER &LECTURE HALL
VIEW AREA
HILL TOPSEATING AREA
CORTEN STEEL CLADDEDENCLOSED PROGRAM
LOOSE STONE WALL
PERFORATED CORTEN STEEL SCREEN
CONPACT DIRT & STONECIRCULATION PATH
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ADMIN & STORAGE
SHOWERS &LOCKER RM
EXHIBITION AREA
BATHROOMS
CAFE &KITCHEN
SHUTTLE STOP
PARKINGACCESS ROAD
BIKE & HIKING TRAILS
BIKES
AMPHITHEATER &LECTURE HALL
VIEW AREA
HILL TOPSEATING AREA
CORTEN STEEL CLADDEDENCLOSED PROGRAM
LOOSE STONE WALL
PERFORATED CORTEN STEEL SCREEN
CONPACT DIRT & STONECIRCULATION PATH
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VALLES CALDERA, NEW MEXICOEROSION CORROSION
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CAFE &KITCHEN
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PARKINGACCESS ROAD
BIKE & HIKING TRAILS
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AMPHITHEATER &LECTURE HALL
VIEW AREA
HILL TOPSEATING AREA
CORTEN STEEL CLADDEDENCLOSED PROGRAM
LOOSE STONE WALL
PERFORATED CORTEN STEEL SCREEN
CONPACT DIRT & STONECIRCULATION PATH
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VALLES CALDERA, NEW MEXICOEROSION CORROSION
The circular plan catches the most runoff water from rain and uses it to exaggerate the erosion process of the informal compact dirt path. Lose stone wall allows some parts of the path to ex-aggerate faster than others making people conscious of the constant changes in the landscape.
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CAFE &KITCHEN
SHUTTLE STOP
PARKINGACCESS ROAD
BIKE & HIKING TRAILS
BIKES
AMPHITHEATER &LECTURE HALL
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HILL TOPSEATING AREA
CORTEN STEEL CLADDEDENCLOSED PROGRAM
LOOSE STONE WALL
PERFORATED CORTEN STEEL SCREEN
CONPACT DIRT & STONECIRCULATION PATH
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VALLES CALDERA, NEW MEXICOEROSION CORROSION
Exploded axon created in Rhino and edited in Illustrator
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ADMIN & STORAGE
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CAFE &KITCHEN
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PARKINGACCESS ROAD
BIKE & HIKING TRAILS
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AMPHITHEATER &LECTURE HALL
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HILL TOPSEATING AREA
CORTEN STEEL CLADDEDENCLOSED PROGRAM
LOOSE STONE WALL
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VALLES CALDERA, NEW MEXICOEROSION CORROSIONMUSEUM INDOOR
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CAFE &KITCHEN
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PARKINGACCESS ROAD
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HILL TOPSEATING AREA
CORTEN STEEL CLADDEDENCLOSED PROGRAM
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Renderings created in Rhino V-ray and edited in Photoshop
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PARKINGACCESS ROAD
BIKE & HIKING TRAILS
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AMPHITHEATER &LECTURE HALL
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HILL TOPSEATING AREA
CORTEN STEEL CLADDEDENCLOSED PROGRAM
LOOSE STONE WALL
PERFORATED CORTEN STEEL SCREEN
CONPACT DIRT & STONECIRCULATION PATH
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Rendering created in Rhino V-ray and edited in Photoshop
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ADMIN & STORAGE
SHOWERS &LOCKER RM
EXHIBITION AREA
BATHROOMS
CAFE &KITCHEN
SHUTTLE STOP
PARKINGACCESS ROAD
BIKE & HIKING TRAILS
BIKES
AMPHITHEATER &LECTURE HALL
VIEW AREA
HILL TOPSEATING AREA
CORTEN STEEL CLADDEDENCLOSED PROGRAM
LOOSE STONE WALL
PERFORATED CORTEN STEEL SCREEN
CONPACT DIRT & STONECIRCULATION PATH
HILL TOP
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RAIN WATER RUNOFF
SUNLIGHT
VALLES CALDERA, NEW MEXICOEROSION CORROSION
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The site has several infrastructural barriers that separate the Syracuse University area and the Community towards the west. These infrastructural barriers are: highway, railroad, berm, and a couple of other roads. The proposal is to create more infrastructures that will weave through the existing barriers. Walkways, roads, and landscape features from the University side and the community side have been extended to meet in the middle. This extending of infrastructure creates accidental places for the program to be fitted into. The dead end road from the community side cuts through the berm creating a unique opportunity to place the program inside the berm facing the hard edge created by the cut. Furthermore the landscape features from the University side extend over the railroad and then fold down to create an auditorium.
Additional program is a small museum gallery that is inserted below the extended landscape. The gallery reaches out to the existing train station and makes it part of the exhibit.
SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY CENTER
RoadRailroad
RoadHighway
Berm
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WIQAS AHMEDARCH 682 - Media IILASER CUTTER
WIQAS AHMEDARCH 682 - Media IILASER CUTTER
The site has several infrastructural barriers that separate the Syracuse University area and the Community towards the west. These infrastructural barriers are: highway, railroad, berm, and a couple of other roads. The proposal is to create more infrastructures that will weave through the existing barriers. Walkways, roads, and landscape features from the University side and the community side have been extended to meet in the middle. This extending of infrastructure creates accidental places for the program to be fitted into. The dead end road from the community side cuts through the berm creating a unique opportunity to place the program inside the berm facing the hard edge created by the cut. Furthermore the landscape features from the University side extend over the railroad and then fold down to create an auditorium.
Additional program is a small museum gallery that is inserted below the extended landscape. The gallery reaches out to the existing train station and makes it part of the exhibit.
SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY CENTER
RoadRailroad
RoadHighway
Berm
School & Community
A monstrous elevated rail road and several other infrastructural barriers separate the city of Syr-acuse in two distinct halves, the University side and the town side. The project tries to bridge this gap by exaggerating the infrastructur-al conditions of the site.
Individual Project
35RAYNOR AVE EXTENSION: Syracuse, New YorkSchool and Community Center
A monstrous elevated rail road and several other infrastructural barriers separate the city of Syracuse in two distinct halves, the University side and the town side. The project tries to bridge this gap by exaggerating the infrastructural conditions of the site. Individual Project
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The site has several infrastructural barriers that separate the Syracuse University area and the Community towards the west. These infrastructural barriers are: highway, railroad, berm, and a couple of other roads. The proposal is to create more infrastructures that will weave through the existing barriers. Walkways, roads, and landscape features from the University side and the community side have been extended to meet in the middle. This extending of infrastructure creates accidental places for the program to be fitted into. The dead end road from the community side cuts through the berm creating a unique opportunity to place the program inside the berm facing the hard edge created by the cut. Furthermore the landscape features from the University side extend over the railroad and then fold down to create an auditorium.
Additional program is a small museum gallery that is inserted below the extended landscape. The gallery reaches out to the existing train station and makes it part of the exhibit.
SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY CENTER
RoadRailroad
RoadHighway
Berm
Raynor Ave ExtensionThe site has several infrastructural barriers that separate the Syracuse University area and the Community towards the west. These infrastructural barriers are: highway, railroad, berm, and a couple of other roads. The proposal is to create more infrastructures that will weave through the existing barriers. Walkways, roads, and landscape features from the University side and the community side have been extended to meet in the middle. This extending of infrastructure creates accidental places for the program to be fitted into. The dead end road from the community side cuts through the berm creating a unique opportunity to place the program inside the berm facing the hard edge created by the cut. Furthermore the landscape features from the University side extend over the railroad and then fold down to create an auditorium.
Additional program is a small museum gallery that is inserted below the extended landscape. The gallery reaches out to the existing train station and makes it part of the exhibit.
Diagrams created in Revit Architecture
The site has several infrastructural barriers that separate the Syracuse University area and the Community towards the west. These infrastructural barriers are: highway, railroad, berm, and a couple of other roads. The proposal is to create more infrastructures that will weave through the existing barriers. Walkways, roads, and landscape features from the University side and the community side have been extended to meet in the middle. This extending of infrastructure creates accidental places for the program to be fitted into. The dead end road from the community side cuts through the berm creating a unique opportunity to place the program inside the berm facing the hard edge created by the cut. Furthermore the landscape features from the University side extend over the railroad and then fold down to create an auditorium.
Additional program is a small museum gallery that is inserted below the extended landscape. The gallery reaches out to the existing train station and makes it part of the exhibit.
SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY CENTER
RoadRailroad
RoadHighway
Berm
Raynor Ave ExtensionThe site has several infrastructural barriers that separate the Syracuse University area and the Community towards the west. These infrastructural barriers are: highway, railroad, berm, and a couple of other roads. The proposal is to create more infrastructures that will weave through the existing barriers. Walkways, roads, and landscape features from the University side and the community side have been extended to meet in the middle. This extending of infrastructure creates accidental places for the program to be fitted into. The dead end road from the community side cuts through the berm creating a unique opportunity to place the program inside the berm facing the hard edge created by the cut. Furthermore the landscape features from the University side extend over the railroad and then fold down to create an auditorium.
Additional program is a small museum gallery that is inserted below the extended landscape. The gallery reaches out to the existing train station and makes it part of the exhibit.
Diagrams created in Revit Architecture
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The site has several infrastructural barriers that separate the Syracuse University area and the Community towards the west. These infrastructural barriers are: highway, railroad, berm, and a couple of other roads. The proposal is to create more infrastructures that will weave through the existing barriers. Walkways, roads, and landscape features from the University side and the community side have been extended to meet in the middle. This extending of infrastructure creates accidental places for the program to be fitted into. The dead end road from the community side cuts through the berm creating a unique opportunity to place the program inside the berm facing the hard edge created by the cut. Furthermore the landscape features from the University side extend over the railroad and then fold down to create an auditorium.
Additional program is a small museum gallery that is inserted below the extended landscape. The gallery reaches out to the existing train station and makes it part of the exhibit.
SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY CENTER
RoadRailroad
RoadHighway
Berm
Gallery: inserted below the landscape
Landscape: ex-tended over the railroad
Cutting through the berm
Program: Placed inside the berm
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WIQAS AHMEDARCH 682 - Media IIGRASSHOPPER
One truss created in grasshopperTruss baked and copied Top surface added
Structural system developed using Grasshopper in Rhino
WIQAS AHMEDARCH 682 - Media IIGRASSHOPPER
One truss created in grasshopperTruss baked and copied Top surface added
Structural system developed using Grasshopper in Rhino
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WIQAS AHMEDARCH 682 - Media IIGRASSHOPPER
One truss created in grasshopperTruss baked and copied Top surface added
Structural system developed using Grasshopper in Rhino
WIQAS AHMEDARCH 682 - Media IIGRASSHOPPER
One truss created in grasshopperTruss baked and copied Top surface added
WIQAS AHMEDARCH 682 - Media IIGRASSHOPPER
One truss created in grasshopperTruss baked and copied Top surface added
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Rendering Created using V-ray in Rhino
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elevations of media kiosks
Front Elevation Back ElevationLeft Elevation Right Elevation
CirculationSecurity
Grid
Alleys Alleys Alleys Alleys Alleys
Grid Grid Grid
Transportation Transportation Transportation Transportation Transportation
Security Security SecurityCirculation Circulation Circulation
Hidden Access
Public Zone of View
forbidden Access
WiFiRadio Waves
Cameras
Mechanics Mechanics Mechanics Mechanics Mechanics
Cameras Cameras Cameras CamerasRadio Waves Radio Waves
WiFi WiFi WiFi
Vehicular Traffic
Public Event
GRID SYSTEM
answer: Virtual realm leads to physical assembly
COMPUTER PROGRAM / APPDATA NODES DIGITAL MEDIA
EVENT ORGANIZERS
EVENT GUESTS
VIRTUAL ASSEMBLY
PHYSICAL ASSEMBLY
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
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MM
M
M
M
M
M
M
HOUSTON STREET
17TH STREET
14TH STREET
WASHINGTONSQUARE PARK
UNION SQUARE
COOPERSQUARE
STUYVESANTSQUARE
TOMPKINSSQUARE
JACKSONSQUARE
HIGHLINE
Netizens is a research project primarily concerning the fields of technology and data infrastructure by implementing found information and creating networked information technology paths and spaces to encourage the engagement and interaction between people and information.The site for our research is within the boundaries of Houston Street to 17th street in Manhattan, New York. This area is highly productive and conducive to experiment as it is sprawling with young netizens from young working professionals to the many university students.
In New York City public space is very limited, Netizens Project allows people to assemble and organize in the virtual realm which then leads to a take-over of the streets, by the people to claim it as public, in the physical realm. The Netizens Project consists of permanent Information Nodes, which provide information to the people, and Netizen App, which connects people based on similar events being organized around the city.
Information Nodes contain media poles, kiosk, and large screens which not only provide people with information but also receive feed-back from the people using the Netizen App. Moreover the Netizen App provides people with data and information about the city which would otherwise be very difficult to access, such as, the location of every surveillance camera, public wifi, cell phone towers, etc.
Making this information readily available and helping people organize will create unpredictable flash events through-out the city which will redefine public space and produce a constantly evolving and changing grid system. Our interest lies in the concept of “Human-computer Interaction,” how people interact with technology and how is it an integral part of our lives.
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>netizen_internet citizen
concept of data infrastructure within nyc
Sidewalk- Making this information readily available and helping people organize will create unpredictable flash events through-out the city which will redefine public space in a variety of volumes.
NODE- Information Nodes contain media poles, kiosk, and large screens which not only provide people with information but also receive feed-back from the people using the Netizen App.
DKNY-The Netizens Project allows people to assemble and organize in the virtual realm which then leads to a take-over of the streets, by the people to claim it as public, in the physical realm.
Facebook, twitter and flickr usage in Manhattan. Layers of data infrastructure intertwined
Data infrastructure in place
so what do we do now?
media art!
media art and media kiosks
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Greatest Grid Competition
Re-imagine the grid system of Manhat-tan; Competition held in celebration of the 200 years of Manhattan’s Grid
Images (left & right): Photo-manipulation techniques
Team Project: Wiqas Ahmed, David Caballero, and Janet Lee
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elevations of media kiosks
Front Elevation Back ElevationLeft Elevation Right Elevation
CirculationSecurity
Grid
Alleys Alleys Alleys Alleys Alleys
Grid Grid Grid
Transportation Transportation Transportation Transportation Transportation
Security Security SecurityCirculation Circulation Circulation
Hidden Access
Public Zone of View
forbidden Access
WiFiRadio Waves
Cameras
Mechanics Mechanics Mechanics Mechanics Mechanics
Cameras Cameras Cameras CamerasRadio Waves Radio Waves
WiFi WiFi WiFi
Vehicular Traffic
Public Event
GRID SYSTEM
answer: Virtual realm leads to physical assembly
COMPUTER PROGRAM / APPDATA NODES DIGITAL MEDIA
EVENT ORGANIZERS
EVENT GUESTS
VIRTUAL ASSEMBLY
PHYSICAL ASSEMBLY
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
MM
MM
M
M
M
M
M
M
HOUSTON STREET
17TH STREET
14TH STREET
WASHINGTONSQUARE PARK
UNION SQUARE
COOPERSQUARE
STUYVESANTSQUARE
TOMPKINSSQUARE
JACKSONSQUARE
HIGHLINE
Netizens is a research project primarily concerning the fields of technology and data infrastructure by implementing found information and creating networked information technology paths and spaces to encourage the engagement and interaction between people and information.The site for our research is within the boundaries of Houston Street to 17th street in Manhattan, New York. This area is highly productive and conducive to experiment as it is sprawling with young netizens from young working professionals to the many university students.
In New York City public space is very limited, Netizens Project allows people to assemble and organize in the virtual realm which then leads to a take-over of the streets, by the people to claim it as public, in the physical realm. The Netizens Project consists of permanent Information Nodes, which provide information to the people, and Netizen App, which connects people based on similar events being organized around the city.
Information Nodes contain media poles, kiosk, and large screens which not only provide people with information but also receive feed-back from the people using the Netizen App. Moreover the Netizen App provides people with data and information about the city which would otherwise be very difficult to access, such as, the location of every surveillance camera, public wifi, cell phone towers, etc.
Making this information readily available and helping people organize will create unpredictable flash events through-out the city which will redefine public space and produce a constantly evolving and changing grid system. Our interest lies in the concept of “Human-computer Interaction,” how people interact with technology and how is it an integral part of our lives.
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>netizen_internet citizen
concept of data infrastructure within nyc
Sidewalk- Making this information readily available and helping people organize will create unpredictable flash events through-out the city which will redefine public space in a variety of volumes.
NODE- Information Nodes contain media poles, kiosk, and large screens which not only provide people with information but also receive feed-back from the people using the Netizen App.
DKNY-The Netizens Project allows people to assemble and organize in the virtual realm which then leads to a take-over of the streets, by the people to claim it as public, in the physical realm.
Facebook, twitter and flickr usage in Manhattan. Layers of data infrastructure intertwined
Data infrastructure in place
so what do we do now?
media art!
media art and media kiosks
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elevations of media kiosks
Front Elevation Back ElevationLeft Elevation Right Elevation
CirculationSecurity
Grid
Alleys Alleys Alleys Alleys Alleys
Grid Grid Grid
Transportation Transportation Transportation Transportation Transportation
Security Security SecurityCirculation Circulation Circulation
Hidden Access
Public Zone of View
forbidden Access
WiFiRadio Waves
Cameras
Mechanics Mechanics Mechanics Mechanics Mechanics
Cameras Cameras Cameras CamerasRadio Waves Radio Waves
WiFi WiFi WiFi
Vehicular Traffic
Public Event
GRID SYSTEM
answer: Virtual realm leads to physical assembly
COMPUTER PROGRAM / APPDATA NODES DIGITAL MEDIA
EVENT ORGANIZERS
EVENT GUESTS
VIRTUAL ASSEMBLY
PHYSICAL ASSEMBLY
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
MM
MM
M
M
M
M
M
M
HOUSTON STREET
17TH STREET
14TH STREET
WASHINGTONSQUARE PARK
UNION SQUARE
COOPERSQUARE
STUYVESANTSQUARE
TOMPKINSSQUARE
JACKSONSQUARE
HIGHLINE
Netizens is a research project primarily concerning the fields of technology and data infrastructure by implementing found information and creating networked information technology paths and spaces to encourage the engagement and interaction between people and information.The site for our research is within the boundaries of Houston Street to 17th street in Manhattan, New York. This area is highly productive and conducive to experiment as it is sprawling with young netizens from young working professionals to the many university students.
In New York City public space is very limited, Netizens Project allows people to assemble and organize in the virtual realm which then leads to a take-over of the streets, by the people to claim it as public, in the physical realm. The Netizens Project consists of permanent Information Nodes, which provide information to the people, and Netizen App, which connects people based on similar events being organized around the city.
Information Nodes contain media poles, kiosk, and large screens which not only provide people with information but also receive feed-back from the people using the Netizen App. Moreover the Netizen App provides people with data and information about the city which would otherwise be very difficult to access, such as, the location of every surveillance camera, public wifi, cell phone towers, etc.
Making this information readily available and helping people organize will create unpredictable flash events through-out the city which will redefine public space and produce a constantly evolving and changing grid system. Our interest lies in the concept of “Human-computer Interaction,” how people interact with technology and how is it an integral part of our lives.
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>netizen_internet citizen
concept of data infrastructure within nyc
Sidewalk- Making this information readily available and helping people organize will create unpredictable flash events through-out the city which will redefine public space in a variety of volumes.
NODE- Information Nodes contain media poles, kiosk, and large screens which not only provide people with information but also receive feed-back from the people using the Netizen App.
DKNY-The Netizens Project allows people to assemble and organize in the virtual realm which then leads to a take-over of the streets, by the people to claim it as public, in the physical realm.
Facebook, twitter and flickr usage in Manhattan. Layers of data infrastructure intertwined
Data infrastructure in place
so what do we do now?
media art!
media art and media kiosks
6COMPETITION: New York, New YorkGreatest Grid
Re-imagine the grid system of Manhattan;Competition held in celebration ofthe 200 years of Manhattan’s Grid Design Collaboration:Wiqas AhmedDavid CaballeroJanet Lee
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elevations of media kiosks
Front Elevation Back ElevationLeft Elevation Right Elevation
CirculationSecurity
Grid
Alleys Alleys Alleys Alleys Alleys
Grid Grid Grid
Transportation Transportation Transportation Transportation Transportation
Security Security SecurityCirculation Circulation Circulation
Hidden Access
Public Zone of View
forbidden Access
WiFiRadio Waves
Cameras
Mechanics Mechanics Mechanics Mechanics Mechanics
Cameras Cameras Cameras CamerasRadio Waves Radio Waves
WiFi WiFi WiFi
Vehicular Traffic
Public Event
GRID SYSTEM
answer: Virtual realm leads to physical assembly
COMPUTER PROGRAM / APPDATA NODES DIGITAL MEDIA
EVENT ORGANIZERS
EVENT GUESTS
VIRTUAL ASSEMBLY
PHYSICAL ASSEMBLY
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
MM
MM
M
M
M
M
M
M
HOUSTON STREET
17TH STREET
14TH STREET
WASHINGTONSQUARE PARK
UNION SQUARE
COOPERSQUARE
STUYVESANTSQUARE
TOMPKINSSQUARE
JACKSONSQUARE
HIGHLINE
Netizens is a research project primarily concerning the fields of technology and data infrastructure by implementing found information and creating networked information technology paths and spaces to encourage the engagement and interaction between people and information.The site for our research is within the boundaries of Houston Street to 17th street in Manhattan, New York. This area is highly productive and conducive to experiment as it is sprawling with young netizens from young working professionals to the many university students.
In New York City public space is very limited, Netizens Project allows people to assemble and organize in the virtual realm which then leads to a take-over of the streets, by the people to claim it as public, in the physical realm. The Netizens Project consists of permanent Information Nodes, which provide information to the people, and Netizen App, which connects people based on similar events being organized around the city.
Information Nodes contain media poles, kiosk, and large screens which not only provide people with information but also receive feed-back from the people using the Netizen App. Moreover the Netizen App provides people with data and information about the city which would otherwise be very difficult to access, such as, the location of every surveillance camera, public wifi, cell phone towers, etc.
Making this information readily available and helping people organize will create unpredictable flash events through-out the city which will redefine public space and produce a constantly evolving and changing grid system. Our interest lies in the concept of “Human-computer Interaction,” how people interact with technology and how is it an integral part of our lives.
5
3
4
>netizen_internet citizen
concept of data infrastructure within nyc
Sidewalk- Making this information readily available and helping people organize will create unpredictable flash events through-out the city which will redefine public space in a variety of volumes.
NODE- Information Nodes contain media poles, kiosk, and large screens which not only provide people with information but also receive feed-back from the people using the Netizen App.
DKNY-The Netizens Project allows people to assemble and organize in the virtual realm which then leads to a take-over of the streets, by the people to claim it as public, in the physical realm.
Facebook, twitter and flickr usage in Manhattan. Layers of data infrastructure intertwined
Data infrastructure in place
so what do we do now?
media art!
media art and media kiosks
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Netizen Internet Citizen
The American gridded streets are a form of public space and to re-imagine the grid system means to re-imagine the public space.
The project is essentially an app for smart phones that allows people to see hidden data about the city such as: free wifi locations, security camera locations, cell phone towers and other public information. This allows people to connect the virtual realm to the physical realm
Netizen project recognizes the duality of public space, one being physical and the other being virtual. The proj-ect speculates the effects of bringing unlimited virtual knowledge into the physical realm and where does archi-tecture stand in this picture.
The project concluded that easy flow of information from the virtual to the physical and then back to virtual will re-define public space by making public space unpredict-able. Public space is where large number of people are and by giving people the ability to gather spontaneously anywhere on the city streets gives tremendous power to the people and the democratic process.
Final Board (left)
TOMPKINS SQUARE
STUYVESANT SQUARE
ST. MARKS PL.
COOPER UNION
WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK
ASTOR PLACE
NYC
SizeCentral Park, total acres: 843New York City, total area in square miles: 301Manhattan, total area in square miles: 23.7Manhattan, length: 13.4 miles (21.5 km) longManhattan, widest point: 2.3 miles (3.7 km)Manhattan, narrowest point: 0.8 miles (1.3 km) The Bronx, total area in square miles: 44Brooklyn, total area in square miles: 81.8Queens, total area in square miles: 112.2Staten Island, total area in square miles: 60.2
PopulationNew York City: 8,214,426Bronx: 1,361,473Brooklyn: 2,508,820Manhattan: 1,611,581Queens: 2,255,175Staten Island: 477,377
BusesNumber of buses (2009): 6,300Number of routes (2009): 244Average Weekday riders (2009): 2.3 millionYearly riders (2009): 1.58 billion
MTA New York City TransitSubwayNumber of routes: 26Subway cars (2009): 6,400Subway stations: 468Average weekday riders (2009): 5.1 millionYearly riders (2009): 1.58 billionMiles of track: 835MTA New York City Transit
TaxisLicensed medallion taxis: 13,237New York City Taxi, 212/676-1000FerryPrice of Staten Island Ferry: FreeTrips per day: 104Yearly Riders (2009): 21 million
*NYC_DATA
UNION SQUARE
HIGHLINE
>netizen_internet citizen
Privately owned surveillance cameras 1356Residential surveillance cameras 65City (NYPD) Surveillance Cameras 52Federal 41State Government 4Police 10Department of Transportation 4Traffic 1NYU 68Schools (other than NYU) 15Elevated 5
CAMERAS LOCATED BETWEEN HOUSTON AND 17TH STREET:
EXUSTUBG DATA INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN SWATH
1_BUS AND SUBWAY STOPS 2_SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS 3_WIFI HOTSPOTS 4_3GSM AND 4 GSM TOWERS
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elevations of media kiosks
Front Elevation Back ElevationLeft Elevation Right Elevation
CirculationSecurity
Grid
Alleys Alleys Alleys Alleys Alleys
Grid Grid Grid
Transportation Transportation Transportation Transportation Transportation
Security Security SecurityCirculation Circulation Circulation
Hidden Access
Public Zone of View
forbidden Access
WiFiRadio Waves
Cameras
Mechanics Mechanics Mechanics Mechanics Mechanics
Cameras Cameras Cameras CamerasRadio Waves Radio Waves
WiFi WiFi WiFi
Vehicular Traffic
Public Event
GRID SYSTEM
answer: Virtual realm leads to physical assembly
COMPUTER PROGRAM / APPDATA NODES DIGITAL MEDIA
EVENT ORGANIZERS
EVENT GUESTS
VIRTUAL ASSEMBLY
PHYSICAL ASSEMBLY
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
MM
MM
M
M
M
M
M
M
HOUSTON STREET
17TH STREET
14TH STREET
WASHINGTONSQUARE PARK
UNION SQUARE
COOPERSQUARE
STUYVESANTSQUARE
TOMPKINSSQUARE
JACKSONSQUARE
HIGHLINE
Netizens is a research project primarily concerning the fields of technology and data infrastructure by implementing found information and creating networked information technology paths and spaces to encourage the engagement and interaction between people and information.The site for our research is within the boundaries of Houston Street to 17th street in Manhattan, New York. This area is highly productive and conducive to experiment as it is sprawling with young netizens from young working professionals to the many university students.
In New York City public space is very limited, Netizens Project allows people to assemble and organize in the virtual realm which then leads to a take-over of the streets, by the people to claim it as public, in the physical realm. The Netizens Project consists of permanent Information Nodes, which provide information to the people, and Netizen App, which connects people based on similar events being organized around the city.
Information Nodes contain media poles, kiosk, and large screens which not only provide people with information but also receive feed-back from the people using the Netizen App. Moreover the Netizen App provides people with data and information about the city which would otherwise be very difficult to access, such as, the location of every surveillance camera, public wifi, cell phone towers, etc.
Making this information readily available and helping people organize will create unpredictable flash events through-out the city which will redefine public space and produce a constantly evolving and changing grid system. Our interest lies in the concept of “Human-computer Interaction,” how people interact with technology and how is it an integral part of our lives.
5
3
4
>netizen_internet citizen
concept of data infrastructure within nyc
Sidewalk- Making this information readily available and helping people organize will create unpredictable flash events through-out the city which will redefine public space in a variety of volumes.
NODE- Information Nodes contain media poles, kiosk, and large screens which not only provide people with information but also receive feed-back from the people using the Netizen App.
DKNY-The Netizens Project allows people to assemble and organize in the virtual realm which then leads to a take-over of the streets, by the people to claim it as public, in the physical realm.
Facebook, twitter and flickr usage in Manhattan. Layers of data infrastructure intertwined
Data infrastructure in place
so what do we do now?
media art!
media art and media kiosks
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2
elevations of media kiosks
Front Elevation Back ElevationLeft Elevation Right Elevation
CirculationSecurity
Grid
Alleys Alleys Alleys Alleys Alleys
Grid Grid Grid
Transportation Transportation Transportation Transportation Transportation
Security Security SecurityCirculation Circulation Circulation
Hidden Access
Public Zone of View
forbidden Access
WiFiRadio Waves
Cameras
Mechanics Mechanics Mechanics Mechanics Mechanics
Cameras Cameras Cameras CamerasRadio Waves Radio Waves
WiFi WiFi WiFi
Vehicular Traffic
Public Event
GRID SYSTEM
answer: Virtual realm leads to physical assembly
COMPUTER PROGRAM / APPDATA NODES DIGITAL MEDIA
EVENT ORGANIZERS