Landscape Practicum: Walk One

I began my walk at 9am on July 12, 2011 and I had decided before hand that I wanted to explore the exchange district first, as it is an area that, I admit, I don’t know that well. The purpose of the walk was to record all In Between spaces such as parking lots, alleys, small meeting places or plazas, and entrances. During my walk, I kept track of my path and created images of alleys, entrances, plazas and some interesting parking lots (there are just to many and the images seemed to become redundant). I found it difficult to record all the In Between spaces and became very overwhelmed with the information. I began to focus on the smaller plazas and alleys that I knew I might not be able to record through other means, such as aerial maps. The following map depicts the path that I took and locations of images created. The map also locates the alleys, parking lots and plazas that I encountered on my walk.

During my walk I felt like I was wandering aimlessly without a tangible goal or strategic plan, which can be seen on the map. Therefore, I decided for the next walk that I would establish a walking route beforehand in order to ensure that I don’t miss anything. Also, I have decided to locate parking lots and larger plazas that can be seen from aerial maps so that I focus on the smaller areas that can only been seen while walking through the area.