{"id":1895,"date":"2023-09-05T12:39:10","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T19:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/des430x2023w1\/?p=1895"},"modified":"2023-09-06T19:29:52","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T02:29:52","slug":"assignment-2-cube-method","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/des430x2023w1\/2023\/09\/05\/assignment-2-cube-method\/","title":{"rendered":"Assignment 2 &#8211; Cube Method"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/canvas.ubc.ca\/courses\/123569\/assignments\/1580474\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Assignment 02: Cube Method<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Individual &#8211; Delivery Time 1 Week<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In this assignment, students will <\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">observe<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> &amp; <\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">record<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> open space and built form.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Objective:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Practice your ability to critically interpret and view a site through a variety of tools and methods. Capture the flow of information at all levels of a site (below, on, above &#8211; around).\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Process:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0a7\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"12\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Wingdings&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9642],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0a7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Visit, investigate, observe, and draw a given site at UBC at a 1:200 scale. Include buildings, open space, and elements for scale comparison, such as a car.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0a7\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"12\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Wingdings&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9642],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0a7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Study and draw the infrastructure of the site (e.g., electricity, water, gas, internet, roads) using the \u201cCube\u201d method to investigate, observe and record. Se<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/axonometric\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/axonometric\/<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Deliverables*:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1:200 Site Plan<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f&amp; Section<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cube axonometric demonstrating your understanding of the cube method<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Photography\/Collage documenting your site visit<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ensure the scale of your drawing is clear. Include a scale bar and north arrow when appropriate. The deliverables can be drawn analog, digitally or as a combination of both.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Please submit your work to the blog by <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tuesday, September 19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> at 11:59 pm<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">* In general, the number of deliverables is flexible for this course. We encourage students to make their own decision about what drawings are needed; the deliverables are a suggestion.\u202f For example, students may wish to alter the scale or add additional drawings to explain their observations.<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">References:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Required:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">City Protocol [cityprotocol]. (2013, July 17). <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">City Protocol &#8211; anatomy of city habitat<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> [Video]. YouTube. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zs_sNEfzvVY\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zs_sNEfzvVY<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lehrman, B. (2018). Visualizing water infrastructure with Sankey maps: A case study of mapping the Los Angeles Aqueduct, California. <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Journal of Maps<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 14(1), 52\u201364. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/17445647.2018.1473815\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/17445647.2018.1473815<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">TED Conferences [TED]. (2017, November 30). <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The biggest risks facing cities &#8211; and some solutions | Robert Muggah<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> [Video]. YouTube. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Sv5QitqbxJw\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Sv5QitqbxJw<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Recommended:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Salazar Miranda, A., Fan, Z., Duarte, F., &amp; Ratti, C. (2021). Desirable streets: Using deviations in pedestrian trajectories to measure the value of the built environment.\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Computers, Environment and Urban Systems<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u202f86, 101563.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.compenvurbsys.2020.101563\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.compenvurbsys.2020.101563<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0a7\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Wingdings&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9642],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0a7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Explore the online tool here:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/senseable.mit.edu\/desirable-streets\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/senseable.mit.edu\/desirable-streets\/<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0a7\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Wingdings&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9642],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0a7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Also check out:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/streetmix.net\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/streetmix.net<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">DES430 2022 Student Examples:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Bea Benidy<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/des430x2022w1\/2022\/09\/20\/assignment-02-bea-benidy\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/des430x2022w1\/2022\/09\/20\/assignment-02-bea-benidy\/<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ghazal Torkamaniha<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/des430x2022w1\/2022\/09\/20\/a2-ghazal-torkamaniha\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/des430x2022w1\/2022\/09\/20\/a2-ghazal-torkamaniha\/<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assignment 02: Cube Method\u00a0 Individual &#8211; Delivery Time 1 Week\u00a0 \u00a0 In this assignment, students will observe &amp; record open space and built form.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Objective: Practice your ability to critically interpret and view a site through a variety of tools and methods. Capture the flow of information at all levels of a site (below, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/des430x2023w1\/2023\/09\/05\/assignment-2-cube-method\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Assignment 2 &#8211; Cube Method<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95380,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9","category-assignment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/des430x2023w1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/des430x2023w1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/des430x2023w1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/des430x2023w1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/95380"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/des430x2023w1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1895"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/des430x2023w1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1895\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1922,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/des430x2023w1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1895\/revisions\/1922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/des430x2023w1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/des430x2023w1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/des430x2023w1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}