We will be meeting in class tomorrow (Monday 10/23/17) and then go on the “Cadman Plaza” fieldtrip directly from class.  Be prepared to take copious notes to complete your last observation report of the semester.

• Prepare a five-minute (2-3p.) oral presentation on one of the sites who will be visiting next class.
• Each student will pick one of the sites from the list linked spreadsheet. If one site is taken you need to select different one. You may propose your own site or research topic but you must get consent of the instructor first.
• Link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TuYLnpNY1gCD8DIgRnfHhgp92k0ZZMpTCyuRGMyYWN4/edit?usp=sharing

Use either the NY Times or Brownstoner to find an article about your selected site. If you find an article published in a magazine like Architectural Digest, that is also fine.

Next class (9/25) will meet at the corners of Jay and Front Streets.
Exploration map link

Please remember that the field trips observation reports need to be completed before Monday 9/18 class and they should be linked to the field trip section. [not the Assignments section]

link: https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/aptekar-berger2205f2017/field-trips/brooklyn-bridge/

Welcome to Learning Places: Understanding the City.

Mondays & Wednesdays 1:00PM – 3:05PM
Class 33108, Section D962-LEC

Aptekar
AAptekar@citytech.cuny.edu

Berger
MBerger@citytech.cuny.edu

This special topics course offers an interdisciplinary approach to investigating our built environment using a case study focused on a specific place each semester. This course combines physical examination with information research and data collection using methodologies developed in multiple disciplines. Students from a variety of departments engage in on-site exploration and in-depth research of a location in New York City.