Monthly Archives: July 2007

Map of Thursday

Posted on July 26, 2007 by alanhan
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Invitation to the Final Presentation

Posted on July 23, 2007 by alanhan

We invite you to come and share in a showing of the final class projects of the UBC/GNWC summer course:  Mapping Empire. Eleven students in a variety of graduate and undergraduate programs from both UBC and SFU have been working … Continue reading →

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Almost There

Posted on July 19, 2007 by alanhan

When working this final week consider the following: 1) Use of the site/space 2) Aural/Visual/Textual/Physical elements 3) Use of levels, topography, shape, repetition, tempo 4) What does the audience feel/learn/take away with them? If every point in #2 and #3 … Continue reading →

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You Are Here

Posted on July 12, 2007 by alanhan

You are Here. Personal Geographies and Other Maps of the Imagination by Katherine Harmon. NY: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004. Had I found this 3 months ago, I would have made it the course textbook. There are musings, writings, and lovely … Continue reading →

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