PHASE 1: EXPLORATIONS

ASSIGNMENT 1.1: Diagramming the city

The first phase of design will be involved with the overall schematic and conceptual development of your project.

The diagram is the beginning, is the key drawing that contains the entire project. The diagram expresses the idea of the project precisely. We will try to understand what a diagram is, working on a conceptual reading of the project-site and analyzing real conditions in a creative way.
Start to get familiar with the city of Lubbock analyzing its territory. Particularly, you should focus on the conditions and urban elements in your site proximity.

References

http://planning.ci.lubbock.tx.us
http://planning.ci.lubbock.tx.us/pdf/books/LbkArchHeritage.pdf
http://planning.ci.lubbock.tx.us/pdf/CityGoals/21stCent.pdf
http://planning.ci.lubbock.tx.us/maps.aspx
http://planning.ci.lubbock.tx.us/plans.aspx
http://planning.ci.lubbock.tx.us/DemoNEco/demoEco.aspx
http://planning.ci.lubbock.tx.us/pdf/Neighborhoods/AllNeighborhoods.pdf
http://planning.ci.lubbock.tx.us/pdf/LandusePlan1975-1986.pdf
http://planning.ci.lubbock.tx.us/images/1984Map.jpg
http://planning.ci.lubbock.tx.us/images/compAnnex.jpg
http://planning.ci.lubbock.tx.us/pdf/ZoningOrdinanceAug2005.pdf
http://codes.franklinlegal.net/lubbock-flp/


Choose and explore the following conditions in the chosen neighborhood in relationship with adjacent areas:

• City grid, districts, circulation north-south-east-west systems, street-systems, important public buildings, horizontal voids, vertical voids, hierarchy of infrastructural systems, vertical and horizontal connections, access-exit to the site, paths of specific destinations, existing green spaces, congestion, densification, rarefaction, events, programmatic bands-stripes, layering of activities or of traces, people flow, cars flow, movement, in different hours, during the day, at night, courtyards, open spaces, residual islands, images, brands, signs, advertising, water, views, night life, day life, entertainment, attractions, shopping…etc.
• People flow: movement, walking, shopping, working, leisure, any activity or dynamics….
• Spaces: interiors, inside, protected, hidden, big, small, dark, bright, old, new….
• Spaces: exteriors, outdoors, open, covered, empty, full, rare, dense…
• Buildings: façade, structures, components, presence, materials, adjacency, verticality, horizontality…
• Feel free to add and discover other conditions in the chosen neighborhoods.

Compose and print your research on a total of 6 (six) pages in 11”x17” format.

Represent your research using:
• Collage of images, pictures, detailed images, 2Ddrawings, simple given diagrams, simple mapping drawings, or any visual technique that could be useful to represent a city condition.
• Add some explanatory captions, short text or titles if necessary.
• Pages Layout is at your choice.

Save your final 6 pages into a digital folder called: visualLBB
Collect all information, images, texts, materials, and more you will use for this assignment into this folder.

Due on Fri, Jan. 16 Class pin-up