Author Archives: alanhan

Folding the Map

Posted on August 10, 2007 by alanhan

Everything is done, the grades are posted, comments sent.  Please contact me if you have a question or if you just want to let me know what creative and exciting things you are up to. Thank-you all for a wonderful … Continue reading →

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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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Themes and Thoughts

Posted on June 10, 2007 by alanhan

Seeing, Feeling and Interpreting Space Developing a relationship WITH space and location Collect source material that inspires you Work kinesthetically – play with the source material and your impulses Use a variety of tools – ones from your own area … Continue reading →

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Genome Map

Posted on May 24, 2007 by alanhan

Genomes – Maps of the living body?  Who owns the maps of these genomes?

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Le Petit Prince

Posted on May 24, 2007 by alanhan

“Well?” said the geographer expectantly. “Oh, where I live,” said the little prince, “it is not very interesting. It is all so small. I have three volcanoes. Two volcanoes are active and the other is extinct, but one never knows.” … Continue reading →

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Emotional Mapping

Posted on May 11, 2007 by alanhan

Here’s an article on emotional mapping…interesting combination of technology and the human body. http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Oddities/070504/K050411AU.html

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Re-evaluating the Web

Posted on April 12, 2007 by alanhan

A wonderful video on how information is mapped on the web.

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