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Urban Studies 2010 B block Dear Buddies, Urban Studies Monday, Feb 7 Cities of the Future video, discussion of city elements Assign web site pages on Masdar city web site and article on population Tuesday, Feb 8 National Math Exam/ Breakfast with Buddies where? Weds. February 9 Discussion of population article look at Masdar Cities Thursday, February 10---Field trip to Lexington Co-op meet at the bus at 10:20 Read article from Malcolm Gladwell Friday Ms. Jocelyn Gordon, Urban Planner, discusses her work on planning a city in Abu Dhabi, UAE Over the weekend go on this national geographic site, click on download the plan it green game and use the 1 hour free preview to evaluate this game for our use--can we plan a neighborhood? can we see other people's work? what is the best feature? what is the worst? how would you improve it? should we buy it? url: http://natgeo.trymedia.com/t_14th/s4_3041_12714/Subscription/Simulation/Plan-It-Green.html Monday February 14 Drop Day Happy Valentine’s Day Tuesday, February 15 Write about the video on future cities, the web site of Masdar and Ms. Gordon's presentation, the video game evaluation. Wednesday, February 16 Training in Google sketch up or other software Thursday, February 17 Work period to design your buildings or city Friday, February 18 Work period to design your buildings or city Mid winter break 19th to 22nd Work on your final project building or city February 23 Special Double schedule-- Presentations of designs Feb 24 More presentations final day of class Feb Drop Day--- End of trimester ---- LL no more buddies!
Please read the following articles for Monday, Jan 31. If you have trouble accessing the links, go to your Nichols email, I sent them to you there, as well. On Tuesday, Feb. 1 we will have a speaker from UB who is an Urban Planning Professor discussing healthy eating for young people in inner city neighborhoods. She works with PUSH and Mass AVe Project in Buffalo. Please read the two Policy Briefs and Chapters 1 and 2 of the Guide to community and regional food for Monday. For Tuesday, please read Ch. 5 in the Guide to community and the part about Buffalo in Chapter 4. Also read the iper..women...bmi article for Tuesday. Any questions? email me.
file:///C:/Documents and Settings/mrockwell/DesktopHKHCPolicy Brief_2_Buffalofoodsystem 3.pdf file:///C:/Documents and Settings/mrockwell/Desktop/Raja et al 2010_jper_women_bmi_erie 3.pdf
Jan 26 -- Discuss Timothy Beatley's article Green Urbanism and the Lessons of European Cities Jan 27th Test on New Urbanism including Duany, Wheeler, and Beatley articles, video, etc. Jan 28th --Begin our designs for sustainability --select sites...in the city of Buffalo.
Monday, Jan 3 2010 View video of Frank Lloyd Wright's Buffalo Tuesday, Jan 4 Drop Day Weds. Jan 5 Report to Tlab --begin work on Frank Lloyd Wright design Thursday, Jan 6 Continue with designs --in T lab Friday Jan 7 -- Present designs to the class Read articles on redevelopment of LCo building and Larkin district Monday, Jan 10 Finish presentations.... Tuesday, Jan 11 Field trip to the Larkin Building in downtown Buffalo with Mr. Zemsky Weds. Essay in class on the legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright and on designing houses in his style Thursday, Drop Day Friday, Jan 14 Visit to Darwin Martin House (tentative)
Powerpoint of Buffalo Architecture----..\buffalo architecture.pdf
Urban Studies Monday, Nov. 29 Return Exams, email Mr. Dow, Begin reading on the Pan American Exposition pgs. 3-20 Tuesday, Nov. 30 Drop Day W Dec. 1 Read the Changing Structure of the City: Neighborhoods and the Rise of Downtown pgs. 176-185 Thu Dec. 2 Read the Changing Structure of the City: Neighborhoods and the Rise of Downtown 186-195 Friday Dec. 3 Current events in Buffalo—Statler, Lafayette Hotel, Waterfront Update, Richardson buildings, Central Terminal, etc. – Presentations by students adopt a project/building and follow its progress.
ov. 1 ---Writing in class --What were your impressions of the West Side? What was the most interesting part of the field trip? For Nov. 2 Please go to the website of PUSH Buffalo www.push.org and report to the class tomorrow on the following topics Nov. 2 View video on refugee experience on the West Side--discuss possible solutions to economic problems listen to oral reports Nov. 3 Back to Historic Buffalo -Forest Lawn Cemetery Part of the American Cemetery Movement Reading from The Sacred Remains Nov. 4 Mrs. Rockwell out of town Nov. 5 Attend the Waterfront meeting at City Honors on Saturday Saturday 11/6 Presentation on Buffalo Waterfront City Honors School 2 p.m City Honors is located at 183 East North St. From Nichols turn left on Amherst St. , turn right on Parkside Ave, turn left onto the 198 and get in left lane, turn right on to Main St. Follow Main St for approx. 1 and 1/2 miles. At North St. turn left, follow North to 183--you will see City Honors up on a hill on your right. Nov. 8 Speaker on Buffalo Waterfront Mr. Peter B. Dow Nov. 9 Drop Day Nov. 10 Nov. 11 Professional Day No Class Nov 12 REad articles on Glenwood Avenue Revitalization and on Forest Lawn Tours Nov. 15 Review handouts over the weekend review in class Nov. 16 Review for Exam Nov. 17 Review for Exam Nov. 22 Exam in the A.M. .
Gaelin --Green Jobs in Action Gerald--Community Organizing Training Mike-- National Fuel debate PUSH demands meeting with National Fuel CEO Derek--Push's NET Zero house gets national recognition Ryan-http://www.buffalonews.com/city/article180457.ece read this and explain it to class Nicolette http://wnymedia.net/smith/2010/09/push-buffalo-demands-fair-conservation-program-from-national-fuel/ read this and expalin to the class what are the issues Christian go to Massachusetts Avenue Project and read the growing green section as well as the section on aquaponics and the other things they do. http://www.mass-ave.org/BTdF.htm report to class on Nov. 2
10/4 Read about Olmsted Parks in class and for homework 10/5 Field Trip to Olmsted Parks --Cazenovia, South, MLK and Front Parks 10/6 Write response to Parks trip and to readings in class 10/7 Research your neighborhoods project In class we will learn about making effective presentations with some new tools. 10/11 Holiday 10/12 Read Sharon Zukin's article Whose Culture? Whose City? p. 136 in City Reader--take notes for class discussion. 10/13 Use this period to visit Neighborhoods, Finish Papers on your building, restaurant, church, etc. 10/14 Papers due --sharing of information with group members/plan visual presentation of neighborhood. Read about PUSH Buffalo and West Side initiatives. 10/18 Field Trip on West Side of Buffalo---
10/15 Spirit Day
ll assignments are due on the day they are listed. 10/19 Last day to work in class on presentations 10/20 Drop Day 10/21 Presentations by North Buffalo and Elmwood 10/22 Homework ---Finish worksheet on Zukin article ---Presentation by Allentown 10/25 Read excerpt from High Hopes on the Pan Am 10/26 Read excerpt on ethnic groups in Buffalo 10/27 Double Field Trip
Tuesday, 9/28 Drop Day Wednesday, 9/29 Report on Michigan Avenue Baptist Church Discuss Lewis Mumford What is a City? and Public Parks and the Enlargement of Towns--F.L. Olmsted pgs. 302-308 in CR Complete the worksheets. Thursday, 9/30 Begin Buffalo Neighborhoods Project Go to: http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~dbertuca/maps/Buffalo/buffalo_neighborhoods.html#sites and start browsing the web sites to choose a neighborhood to study. Friday, 10/1 Work on Neighborhood's project in groups. Discuss outcomes and presentations.
9/16 Write response to waterfront trip/ analyze primary results 9/17 Drop Day 9/20-Read pgs. 56-71 in High Hopes: The Rise and Decline of Buffalo, New York The Impact of Commerce and Manufacturing on Mid 19th C. Buffalo 9/21 Read and Discuss William Whyte’s The Design of Spaces pgs. 429-436 in the City Reader 9/22 Read and Discuss Jane Jacobs The Uses of Sidewalks pgs. pgs. 114-118 in CR Also, how to read a building- --architecture Thursday---9/23 Read Lewis Mumford What is a City? pg.s 92-96 in the City Reader During class go to T lab (get key from Mrs. Allen) Research one downtown building for the walking tour Check out the web site --www.buffaloah.org to find your building. 6:30 tight rope walker at Liberty Building downtown Friday 9/24 Downtown Walk Architecture and Commerce meet Ms. Crowell at the bus at 10:25 in front of the rink. Dress for the weather. Monday 9/27 Start reading about the Olmsted Parks--Read Public Parks and the Enlargement of Towns--pgs. 302-308 in CR
How to Read a Building- You may be able to date a building or its style by looking at these elements:
Limestone, Sandstone, Granite, Marble, Flint
Styles of Architecture Classical or Greek—Columns, Pediments, lintels, friezes, Columns- Doric—plain and substantial topped by stone “pillows” Ionic –columns topped with earlike projections called volutes Corinthian-carved at the top with leaves Dentils—teeth like projections along an Ionic frieze Roman Architecture Semi circular arch and vaulted roof Medieval Architecture Gothic –pointed arches, buttresses, stained glass, all kinds of vaults Renaissance Revived Greek and Roman architecture with new subtleties—domes, Palladian architecture, colonnades, arched windows American classicism Can you think of any classically designed buildings in the USA? Think pillars, domes, etc. 19th Century New materials—glass, cast iron, light filled buildings and train stations 20th Century Modernism –form follows function, Bauhaus movement New materials, steel frames allow skyscrapers, buildings sympathetic to the surrounding environment Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan More modernism—monumental or signature buildings ex. Gehry, Libeskind, Piano—Guggenheim in Bilbao, Pompidou Center in Paris,
9/1 Introductions, What is a city? How do we understand cities? 9/2 Erie Canal and its influence on Buffalo—read short article F 9/3 Senior Retreat --no class T 9/7 Read and discuss two short articles on Erie Canal and waterfront (distributed in class) W 9/8 Drop Day Th 9/9 Early history of Buffalo –waterfront activites –dockside wharfs Geography of early Buffalo F 9/10 In class writing assignment M 9/13 Canalside plans –controversy and contention—read newspaper reports T 9/14 Guest speaker—Joe Bieron, Professor at Canisius College and Local Historian W 9/15 Field Trip to Canal Side
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