provisional marks udf

important to remember now

you HAVE to integrate your tower design into the urban framework. 

while marking i started to write individual comments which takes a bit of time. in addition to the previous check list and the individual remarks to come, please concentrate on this. 

remember the first three paragraphs of the dissertation handout and edit your information accordingly:

term 3 + 4_dissertation: urban design guidelines

term 3 + 4 ask for the development of an urban design framework that integrates your design of a mixed-use alternative energy tower within the larger context of its site along the eastern edge of johannesburg central, between fox and durban street (n-s) and the elevated city highway m31(e-w), which turns into sivewright ave and siemert road before merging into joe slovo drive.

your dissertation needs to show your objectives for the overall area in which the building is located. by large the objective is to create sustainable environments that enable individual creativity to thrive and contribute to community development, identity, cohesion and efficiency. this will be done through alteration of the physical environment. based on your design approach and its locality the following three levels should be revealed in your project:

i. metropolitan scale (city)

explains the location of your site in the city-wide context and makes the connection of the contribution of your design to the creation of a sustainable city.

ii. local scale (neighbourhood)

explains the location of your site within an identifiable functional area. it shows the hierarchy of routes and distribution of public infrastructure. furthermore, it addresses the broader issues of access, circulation and open space networks.

iii. precinct area (block, street and building)

explains the immediate locational area of the chosen site with distinct characteristics which will guide the proposed design. it shows the nature of the proposed infill intervention within its immediate surroundings i.e. relationships at street level.

marks

pud4_urban tower design framework_provisional evaluation of hand in 4(final)

to be posted this pm. marks are broken down in various components, that should give an indication what to work on (if need be). 

content/40		techniques/40		presentation/20
idea, relevance/ 20	scales,layers, understanding/ 20	research,method process/20	design, method, process/20	clarity, language, completeness/ 20

still working on them, post soonest. 13.11. 6.21h

general comments re: urban oral exam

next to the individual content, which we discussed extensively in class throughout the semester, some comments for all submissions:

1
each graphic needs a legend or a key. if you use colors - what do they mean, if you use symbols, what do they represent? remember, a map without a legend is meaningless.
2
each plan, section, elevation need a scale, plans need north orientation
3
link plans to sections and elevation (indicate where the cutting lines are, name sections and elevations accordingly)
4
caption photographs and give diagrams a title, graphics have a meaning and are part of your narrative, not simply illustrations
5
make sure your maps display what you want to show (edges, densities, movement etc), use color if needed
6
make sure you use the right title for your graphics, google the meaning if you are uncertain ( example: 
urban morphology 'is the study of the form of human settlements and the process of their formation and transformation...Typically, analysis of physical form focuses on streetpattern, lot (or, in the UK, plot) pattern and building pattern, sometimes referred to collectively as urban grain' (wikipedia) 
figure ground refers to the relationship between an object and its surrounding, the object in the urban context being the building)
we went through those definitions, surly you'll remember.
7
your project is part of an existing context, make sure it is clearly readable what your intervention is, what you change (before - after illustrations help)
8
check spelling

urban design cd handin_2012

there are outstanding cd's

of the framework that still

haven't been

handedin

note that this is part of the

submission requirement

cd's to be handed in in

my pigeonhole

by thursday 1 nov

final handin 4 of udf

is on monday 22 october at 10.30

page 2 of handout 08 -- 23.7.12 states:

hand in 4                complete document udf                                     22 october

- final document and final drawings

the final document has to be handed in as

-        a hard copy, a4 landscape, bound

-        a digital copy as pdf, preferably on dvd as a class submission

the digital submission has caused problems in the past, perhaps it might be easier to individually burn a disc and submit with hard copy.

the projects that have received red + orange lights have to pull extra hard to get them to an acceptable academic standard.  i implore you to go through handout 08 and critically scrutinise your project and ask if it meets the project outcomes + criteria.  some of the projects i saw on thursday still need several layers to stitch the project together to form a coherent narrative, and some remain a cause for concern.  ask yourself if your project clearly articulates the 3 scales: 

1. city, 
2. neighbourhood and 
3. precinct area, does it tell a singular story that is easily understood + does the project employ an appropriate urban design discourse?

i will not accept work that is handed in after 11.13 am, when i leave the fada building.

goodluck

pergolas of av. icària

some people have said

 that they cannot

find the pinos example.

here it is . . .

Barcelona ES - Enric Miralles, Carme Pinos - Pergolas of Av. Icària

http://www.google.co.za/search?q=Barcelona+ES+-+Enric+Miralles,+Carme+Pinos+-+Pergolas+of+Av.+Ic%C3%A0ria&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=FbR7UNvIBMKwhAfoqYC4Dg&biw=1126&bih=673&sei=ILR7UO-MG8fBhAfjt4GADw