2 : Define the Area of Interest

Assignment

Decide the scope of your mapping project. You must choose either:
  1. A geographical zone (e.g., a neighborhood, park, district, region).  It should be no less than 6 blocks long, and no longer than 12.   It can be continuous, to recover the ambience of a street in a zone of heightened cultural activity.  
  2. A thematic subject (e.g., music, fine art, poetry/prose, red-lining, social venues, residences of notable figures). This is likely to be discontinuous  connecting sites spread across a larger territory. 

Tasks

  • Write a one-page project description outlining your choice and why it matters.
  • Identify the communities, histories, or themes that your project seeks to illuminate.
  • Create a preliminary list of at least three guiding questions your map should help answer.

Deliverable

One-page project proposal.

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