what the class pinned up on wednesday 28-03-12 was totally unacceptable.
the maps were flat and didn’t tell or say anything at all -- there was a lack of a narrative and continuity.
they were not even 1 dimensional and at this academic level, sub par.
to know more + help unpack the complexity people have to read + do some basic research to go beyond mapping.
another thing is that the library isn’t utilized sufficiently + efficiently.
look up sdf and see how maps are done.
a lot of work goes into a map and it’s not something that can be done last minute.
see these for references . . .
http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/sdf/pages/southerndistrictplan.aspx
http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/sdf/publishingimages/southern_apr2011/subdistrict%201_s.jpg
http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/sdf/publishingimages/southern_apr2011/emf_zone_h_cultural_new_insets_s.jpg
http://www.joburg-archive.co.za/2004/budget/ch8.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/spatial_analysis
on how to construct a map, with legend et al . . .
these are a drop in an ocean of how maps are articulated.
get vigorous and invest significant time in articulating [graphically + textually] the concepts you are attempting to deal + grasp.
print, read and try, as best as you can, to understand bill hillier’ paper on the city – http://www.palgrave-journals.com/udi/journal/v7/n3/pdf/9000082a.pdf
another things is that students don’t seem to be reading through the course outline, which neil oh-so-graciously + sagaciously-put-together, which covers all the layers required in fine great detail.
this might also help in graphically refining the argument – http://ncgia.ucsb.edu/projects/scdg/docs/position/roche-position-paper.pdf
this demonstrates how different maps are illustrated – http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=drawing+urban+design+spatial+maps&view=detail&id=a8698b9c7484fe187e5efd2118260326718fff1a&first=91&form=idfrir
click on any on the maps to get a detailed rendering of the subject matter like here – http://www.except.nl/present/systemmaps/images/space_maasterras_transport_spacemap.jpg
the main thing is to get drawing, to think by doing + production.
