visualizing data – chapter 6.
October 21st, 2008 admin
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metaform: final project overview
October 15th, 2008 admin
This project will manifest in the form of contrasting sonic spaces within urban environments. Enclosed ventilation systems are the primary target for this installation due to the highly cyclical nature of the sound they produce in addition to the physical presence they create through the movement of air. Ideally, one will be able to see the and feel the ventilation fan operating in silence when behind the sonic partition created by the installation.
The contrasting space will be created through the hybridization of an active noise control (ANC) system in order to cancel low frequency sounds, and the use of white noise for high frequency masking (due to the inherent difficulties associated with high frequency noise cancellation). This installation will only target highly directional (one dimensional) sources where the sound to be canceled / masked flows towards the installation in a highly focused manner.
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visualizing chemotaxis behavior [proposal]
October 7th, 2008 admin
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3D representation.
concentration of odor source is constant across the Y axis.
percentage of time in sector represented by Z axis.
similar to:
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degree centrality
October 5th, 2008 admin
connections between algorithmic suggestions on amazon.com. central node: ‘beautiful evidence’.
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interview with somebody in the ’system’
October 1st, 2008 admin
for this assignment, i decided to interview Arun Mhatre [my father] who worked as an urban planner for the city of ottawa for roughly thirty years. he also spent three years of this career as vice chair of the design committee responsible for approving all major building projects within the central business district of ottawa as well as all major open spaces, historic, and heritage areas (as defined by the official master plan of the city). working closely with numerous city officials as well as commercial developers throughout his career, I felt this would be an excellent opportunity to discuss the issues of architecture, power, and development.
The list of questions I asked are found below, however these pre-defined questions simply acted as a frame-work which guided our conversation that lasted approximately an hour. I am in the process of transcribing this interview, and will post the answers shortly.
1. Can you describe the fundamental criteria that were required in order to validate the construction of a new building within the city of Ottawa.
2. What level of importance was given to ensure the healthy growth of the city in-terms of sound planing and vision to ensure Ottawa would continue to grow under its own terms, and not those of a corporate agenda?
3. It seems there is a growing divide between urban centers and the surrounding localities in which most individuals actually live. Ottawa is a prime example of this. Would you agree with this statement, and what do you think this paradigm shift represents in our present day?
4. What are the dangers of the urban center becoming a form of museum, or specialized space where one has no real context in terms of their daily existence?
5. Do you feel the architectural landscape of a city defines the identity of that locality?
6. Architecture inherently has served to represent power, status, and ideologies. Traditionally structures were build to last, and resonated with the values and ideologies of the locality in which they were built. Within suburbia, the largest structures are represented by the big block super centers of corporate America. How do you feel about this transformation?
7. As an urban planner for a city undergoing this exact transformation, how did you personally confront this movement?
8. What is the motivation for a city such as Ottawa to accept these commercially centralized design propositions?
9. Within the municipal design community, what was the general reaction to this type of development?
10. As architectural landscapes are now being overwhelmed by commercial interest and generic housing do you fear that localities will eventually lose their identities?
11. Will the paths of the urban and suburban continue to diverge? And if so, what will the consequences be?
12. Do you see any way to curb this divergence?
…stay tuned.
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