The first phase of work, the Case Analysis, consists of 5 pieces of group work: Mapping the Existing City, History & Stories, Planning Framework, Experiencing the City and MCA Network Analysis.
What happens when it’s not the right time to address the problems normally associated with large scale infrastructure? While the other groups analyze more intrusive options for intervention, the Minimal Change group analyses the best ways to manipulate the City without majorly changing the M8. The group focused on noise …
While the Planning Framework analytical group analyzed the goverment’s perceptions and reactions to the study area, the Experiencing & Comparing places group studies how the City perceives and reacts to this area. This group focused on the way in which the City users perceive the City, use the City and …
The MCA (Multiple Centrality Assessment) is a way to better understand the connections in a City. This assessment simplifies the street network of the city to edges and nodes and analyzes the connections between and along them, to show the connectivity and betweenness at both the Global and Local levels. …
Before further design may be convened, it is essential to have a highly detailed, working map of the study area. This group’s task was to make the most current mapping of the study area with an extremely high level of detail. From street markings to parking meters, this information is …
This group’s purpose was to investigate the current plans for the study area, and what plans the City Council has for its future. The goal was to achieve a full understanding of the current demographics of the area and all existing, proposed, completed and failed plans. Moreover, this group sought …
The History & Stories analytical group focuses on the relevant history of the study area, focusing mainly on changes in the Urban Form over time. This is done through a demonstration of the changes in buildings and blocks. This analytical group also gathered information about life in the time and …
