Creating a Site Diagram Using Historical Maps |
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This exercise practices diagramming and mapping at the urban scale. Information is abstracted from existing historical maps and is layered on top of a base drawing in order to reveal new information about the site and surrounding context. | |
Assessment objectives |
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Exercise Type | Problem Set |
Evaluation Criteria |
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Uses Tool(s) | Tool:Rhino v4.x , Tool:Illustrator CS5 |
Uses Workflow(s) | Workflow:428374 |
Submission
The final map should be printed on an 11" x 17" sheet of paper (portrait) and submitted to the bins in the 6th + 7th floor elevator lobbies by 5:00 pm today (Friday, October 19).
Resources
This exercise uses this Rhino file as the base drawing. It also uses this Google Earth image and this historical map of buried ships.