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Ken Goulding's picture

SmartPlan Intro

By Ken Goulding posted on Tue, 2009-06-30 11:22 , 1159 reads, 0 comments

Building Information Systems have transformed the way architects develop options, make decisions and share information with clients, developers and contractors. This has been made possible by software that links many key decisions to dynamic variables that can be reconsidered or tweaked at any point in the design and documentation process. Sasaki Associates has developed an urban planning tool with a similar objective: as planning and design options are developed, keep variables flexible and avoid lock-in to create a change-friendly, dynamic design environment.

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Thematic Mapping in Google Earth

By Ken Goulding posted on Thu, 2009-08-20 09:47 , 1147 reads, 2 comments
http://thematicmapping.org/engine/

I'm not sure how useful this application is for our day-to-day planning purposes, but it does demonstrate an interesting use of Google Earth for thematic mapping.

 

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Steven Wilson's picture

Design Inspirations: The Creative Process

By Steven Wilson posted on Thu, 2009-10-29 11:11 , 1063 reads, 0 comments

The third in the fall Design Dialogue series, this presentation challenges our current design process and conventions. The hour long discussion was led by a panel representing architecture, interiors, urban design, and landscape architecture.read more

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The End of Dead End Offices

By Elizabeth Meek posted on Wed, 2009-12-02 11:15 , 1383 reads, 2 comments

Colleges and Universities are examining their real estate portfolios that have grown exponentially over the last ten years.  Harvard University built 3.2 million square feet of new space between 1980 and 2000, then added an additional 6.2 million square feet at a cost of $4.3 billion from 2000 through 2008. Ohio State University now has a total of 18.7 million square feet in its portfolio on the main campus in Columbus, Ohio.read more


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"Fitting In" - a Sasaki discussion on contextualism

By Steven Wilson posted on Fri, 2009-10-09 16:43 , 3341 reads, 0 comments

This in-house Sasaki discussion/debate looked at contextualism from perspective of the individual architectural intervention (the tree), and the perspective of the district and the city (the forest).   Brie Hensold and Caitlyn Clauson led the first discussion on the forces shaping form and context including program, economics, taste and memory.read more

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