process book kristina kvavle pinegar
andrew hart, instructor visualization 2, spring 2021
table of contents chapter one: visual communication 2 symphony house -site visit 4 essence of broad street 5 photoshop funk 6 analysis - early collage 9 final composite images chapter two: site analysis 10 map of philadelphia 12 group autocad projects 13 frankenmap narrative 14 final class map of philadelphia chapter three: tell a story 15rome travel itinerary 17 postcards 18 romadelphia process 19 final: scoppiare 1
symphony house - site visit south broad street, philadephia It was a cold, beautiful Sunday afternoon in January and my Gwen came along. Each student was assigned a building in Philadelphia to visit to photograph and sketch while being aware of their senses. I was struck by the emptiness of the street called Avenue of the Arts because of Covid closures and the looming quality of Symphony House. It intially seemed out of place. 2
“Whoa. . . “
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the essence of broad Reconciling the Symphony House in the setting of South Broad Street was difficult for me. I found myself drawn to the drama and history of the area marching towards City Hall and had difficulty focusing on the individual building. I’m finding as a landscape architecture student that the definition of place has suddenly become very important. 4
photoshop funk The assignment: Break Photoshop. Success! Incredibly frustrating success. 5
analog photoshop - collage Early attempts at collage were spent thinking about the layers and color of the street how the building rests within it. 6
experimenting with paper I enjoy modeling with paper and collage, in general. It was interesting to consider recreating the feeling of an existing place in this way and then digitally diagramming over them. We were encouraged to challenge the frame and consider things like hierarchy and perspective. These themes would continue throughout the semester. 7
photoshop collage These assignments introduced me to understanding layers in photoshop and apply what I created with collage digitally. 8
final composite images In these images, we were encouraged to take our efforts with both digital and analog methods further and then combine them. 9
philadelphia maps Individually, we found historical maps of the area our site was located and also maps of Philadelphia as a whole. I sketched a map of “My Philly” and studied why it looks the way it does. I also created my very first AutoCAD image based on the route we walked on site. 10
“...are there patterns to my favorite places? Perimeter. Am I appreciating enough of the city? No! I am a tourist. What connects places that I care about right now? People - My family My education.
my first autocad 11
Layers from group map with Reagan Cope and Remy Smith.
autocad groups Working in groups split up by the locations of our sites, we created AutoCAD maps with many layers. 12
“It’s a city. I can tell there are buildings. Are the colors goose migration patterns? That place looks like a town center. It’s Philadelphia! Maybe it’s the route you go to school. All the squiggle lines are places your class has walked. In my map, I would include places I’ve seen and places that are important to the city and my walking and driving travel patterns.” Gwen Pinegar, age 9 “What am I looking at? I don’t see recurring patterns but a bunch of cool shapes. There’s a robot endoskeleton spine and a mask facing towards the robot looking at a park. The squiggly lines looks like the corrugation in cardboard. Zooming out there are arms branching out of the skeleton. It is a city! Maybe the lines are elevation. There are also lines for sound and sight. The wavy lines are feeling like a nervous system. What’s that? Smell spreads, so is it smell? It’s all kind of chaotic and confusing. But I like it.” Jack Pinegar, age 12
frankenmap narratives
As a class we asked people we know to look at our maps and describe what they see. Luckily I have live in helpers who were willing to explore our work. 13
final class autocad map of philadelphia Wrapping up our time in AutoCAD, we combine all the layers of our group maps and created one large map of Philadelphia with many layers. 14
rome travel itinerary Rome! We virtually visited famous sites in Rome, Italy through maps and the detailed drawings of Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Utilizing Google My Maps, we created our own walking tour of things we might like to see as a tourist. 15
postcards from rome My favorite movie growing up was Roman Holiday with Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck. Someday, when the world is normal and we travel in real life again, I’ll ride a Vespa through the streets and discover what it really feels like to be in this remarkable city. 16
postcards from rome I was especially taken with ancient Roman baths like the Baths of Titus (Trajan) and the Baths of Caracalla. I collected images of them for weeks. 17
romadelphia process We were assigned the task of combining parts of Philadelphia and Rome in Photoshop for our final project. I worked with photos and drawings of the Baths of Caracalla and the Splash Grounds in Dilworth Park in Philadelphia. We then wrote a story based on the images we were creating. My final image on the following page with my story is what I imagine happens next . . . 18
Scoppiare Silently flowing beneath the streets of Rome lies a multitude of small brooks and streams encapsulated, hidden away in their fervent quest to join the Tiber. Every so often, somewhere in the city, someone will dig a little too deep in archeological efforts to uncover the past. The children and dogs, closer to the ground and more aware of their senses, are the first to feel the vibrations intensifying. The water under pressure disturbed finds its way to cracks in the ground of favorite sites long forgotten and naturally springs forth in hundreds of miniature geysers. The memory of baths are alive again, resurrected for only a few moments before the grown ups even have time to remember glee and what it’s like to run and scream. And then they are gone. Until the next time someone digs a little too deep.
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works cited Piranesi, Giovanni Battista. Veduta delle Terme di Tito: Vedute di Roma, plate 123. Circa 1775, Etching. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles. Towne, Francis. The Baths of Caracalla. 1781, Pencil, pen and black ink, watercolour. British Museum, London. Beck, Kim. Wildish. 2015, Mural. Room For Growth, Philadelphia. Sarantitis, Josh. Reach High and You Will Go Far. 2000, Mural. City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, 20th and Arch Streets, Philadelphia. Tvboy. Clean Air Now. Mural. Rome
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