Assignment 1

Assignment 1: Profile a Place.

For the first week of class you will be required to identify what you find to be a public space in Amsterdam or nearby. Write a brief, one page description and create a visual representation. The representation can be in the form of images (3 maximum), video (1 min. max), or any other visual medium to accompany your text. Your site may also just be a piece of public art, but you will be asked to speak about the area where it is placed. We will briefly review each space in the class lab time in order to generate discussions about public space. This is due to me on April 24 (posted on your blog) and presented on April 26th (bring a copy on disk to class).

Week One Readings

Please make sure to read these...they are short and important to setting the framework for the class.

Excerpts from
A Handbook for Creating Successful Public Spaces (PPS) and The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces by William H. Whyte.
Click here to download the PDF

Great Article on the revival of Westergasfabriek.
Click here to download the PDF

Also available here if you want to see more weblinks(and in Dutch!):
http://www.westergasfabriek.com/park_press.php

Lecture + Project Related Links!

Keep checking back as these links will be updated throughout the course. Consider these part of your reading.

You can also start your own deli.cio.us. account and keep track of all of your web research in this manner.

Links tagged with "URBAN"

Links tagged with "SCREENS"

Links tagged with "VIDEO"

Links by Raina
Links by Femke