Monthly Archives: September 2015

Pre-Site Reflection

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As a born and raised Brooklyn knight, our trip to Farragut Housing is nothing new to me. It’s decapitated buildings and it’s stinky elevators doesn’t give me any excitement. It’s long hallways and cell like apartments remind me of an prison. However, tomorrow I come with an open mind and my objective lenses. I will not only leave my biases at home. I will come with acceptance. I will try to embrace the authenticity Ā of any space I land my feet on. I must say this project can open doors for us all in many ways. I hope I can have some understanding to what urban renewal is, the underline plan and how we can introduce these ideas as a way to help the environment instead of terrorizing people and destroying people lives.

Pre-Site Visit Reflection

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I have never heard of the Farragut Housing building before this class nor have I ever been to any low income housing. I am not very familiar with Brooklyn, so my mind is open on what to expect.Ā Since it is the projects, I don’t expect to see very many exciting things, but I hope to capture some important observations that will help my research. I am excited to learn about the history of the buildings, and why they are they way they are now. I am not very good at drawing, but I will do my best, and take pictures to capture my observations.

Pre-visit Reflection

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This trip doesn’t really excite me nor do I really want to go on the trip. Mainly because I’ve visited project-housing similar to this one before. The understaffed crew, and the lack of maintenance makes the buildings so unappealing. But there is a little part of me that wants to visit this site so that I could speak to some of the people there. I want to learn about the process in which they attained this housing and what programs/services they could use. I would also like to talk to the workers to find out what could be done to help them do their jobs more effectively.

Pre Visit Reflection

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this is the first time i heard about Farragut housing. since i never know what it looks like, i tried to google it earlier just to get an idea how it looks like before i really go visit the place tomorrow morning. When i saw the images, it similar with what i thought in my mind, how it looks like, such as the buildings, and some greens surrounding the buildings. i think this observation that we are going to do will be very interesting. The thing that i am curious about is more to the people who lives there. How they socialize to each other, and i might discover some information that can expand my knowledge about project housings in New York City. In addition, i a little bit scared about the drawing that we have to do tomorrow, but besides that, i cannot want to do it, and see the result of my first drawing.

 

Pre-Visit Reflection

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I think this should be an interesting visit. I’ve been by the Farragut housing buildings, but this would be the first time i’d be going specifically to observe the building and to document those observations. I’m not necessarily excited about this trip, but my curious side is intrigued at the prospect of attentively inspecting the Farragut HousesĀ and possibly revealing some information about itĀ I would neverĀ have been able toĀ revealĀ otherwise. I don’t want to presumeĀ to know exactly what I would discover at the site, but based on what little knowledge I have about project buildings I’m not too optimistic about the conditions.

Pre visit Reflection Post

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Before the visit to the Farragut houses, without knowing how the area looks right now i am judging by what i do know of the area and imagining how it really does look.To help develop those thoughts i googled “farragut houses” to read on what is not going to be able to be observed at the site.Ā  what i do know is that if it is the projects i can safely assume the demographic and class of people. overall i am just excited to broaden what i do know or be proven wrong on stigmas and get deeper into what i have only seen the surface of.

Blogging assignment for September 10

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Today we learned about the development of downtown Brooklyn and the process and effects of urban renewal; refer to Prof. Montgomery’s Prezi if you’d like to review maps, images, or videos. In advance of our site visit on Thursday, September 10, please write one blog post of approximately 100 words in response to this prompt:

In advance of our visit to the Farragut Houses, what are your thoughts on the visit and the observation and documentation you’ll be doing?Ā  What do you feel excited or nervous about? What do you imagine you’ll discover or learn about?

Please refer to the blogging guidelines if you have questions about blogging on the OpenLab. If you have not yet responded to Prof. Montgomery’s prompt about research experiences, please do so by leaving a comment on the post.

See you all tomorrow at 10 a.m. at the corner of Hudson Avenue & Plymouth Street in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn, a 15-20 minute walk from campus [map]. Don’t forget your sketchbook/notebook, felt tip pen, soft 2B pencil, and camera (phone will be fine). Dress for the weather; rain is possible.

~Prof. Leonard
 

Thursday Site Visit

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Everyone,

Let’s meet at the corner of Hudson and Plymouth in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn on Thursday, Sept 10 at 10:00am. Ā Link to map

Please checkĀ the weather forecast and dress appropriately.

Please bring:

1. AĀ sketchbook / notebook and a soft pencil (2b) andĀ felt tip pens.

2. A camera

Prof. Montgomery

OpenLab workshops & recommended textbooks

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The OpenLab is hosting office hours and holding workshops all semester:

OpenLab Tools, Tips, and Tricks
Learn new skills for working with the OpenLab.
Thursday, October 1, 1:00pm-2:00pm (AG-21, inside Learning Center, AG-18)

Presenting Yourself Online
Learn how the OpenLab can help you build a more professional profile online.
Tuesday, November 3, 1:30pm-2:30pm (G604)
Wednesday, December 9, 3:00-4:00pm (A540, inside library)

Office Hours: Have questions that arenā€™t covered in our regular workshops? Want to follow up after attending a workshop? These office hours offer the opportunity to meet with a member of the OpenLab Community Team for face-to-face support. All office hours will be held in the conference room of the Faculty Commons, N227.
Mondays: 12:00-1:00pm
August 31, October 5, November 2, December 7
Tuesdays: 2:00-3:00pm
September 29, October 27, November 24, December 1
Wednesdays: 12:00-1:00pm
September 9, October 14, November 11, December 9
Thursdays: 1:00-2:00pm
September 17, October 22, November 19, December 3

For more details see the flyer: OpenLab Student Workshops Fall15

There are two recommended textbooks for LIB2205/ARCH2205: Visual Notes for Architects and Designers by Norman Crowe and Paul Laseau, for sale in the City Tech bookstore and soon to be on reserve in the library, and Research Strategies by William Badke, for sale in the bookstore, downloadable as PDF for $10, or on reserve in the library: Z710 .B23 2014.

Don’t forget to leave a comment in response to Prof. Montgomery’s prompt about your research experiences.

Enjoy the holiday weekend, and see you Wednesday.

~Prof. Leonard