Project Description

The project may involve developing software, a web-site, a video, campaign, executive briefing, rap music, research project, institutions, installations, etc. It may also involve studying and reporting on some aspect of the city. One way to orient your team is to look at the project through the eyes of an architect, a social scientist (sociologist, political scientist, economist, anthropologist), a technologist, media executive or other business person, journalist or artist.

Team Orientation

Each team will have 3-6 students and will work primarily with one faculty member. Each team member will be expected to communicate with others and to let them know if and when they won't be able to participate.

Schedule

Class time will be set aside October 3, 6, 27, and November 10 to work on projects. It expected that each team will need to be working on this project outside of class as well. Interim reports on project status are due on December 1. The final version will be due at the end of winter quarter.

There are some ideas here:

• http://link.springer.de/link/service/series/0558/tocs/t1765.htm and
• http://www.urisa.org/journal/under_review/ghose/neighborhood_strategic_planning_through_gis_based_indicators.htm, UrbanSim,
• http://www.urbansim.org/papers/, or Digital City Kyoto,
• http://www.digitalcity.gr.jp/index-e.html.
• Great links and citations for class 11.943 at MIT!
• Washington DC Virtual Streetscape