Mapping map·ping : [map-ing] noun:
1. a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation. 2. a maplike delineation, representation, or reflection of anything. 3. Mathematics , function. Verb:
4. to represent or delineate on or as if on a map. 5. to sketch or plan (often followed by out ) Origin
1350–1400; Middle English mappe- ( mounde ) < Medieval Latin mappa mundī map of the world; special use of Latin mappa napkin, said to be < Punic
The Experience Mapping with the use of the architectural stencil allowed for the study of fringe conditions within the landscape to begin. I began by layering stencils on top of each other to depict each place while continuing to evolve experience and memory of place (fig. 12.1-12.3). The diagrams build upon the foundation of experience, while the mapping focuses on traces of memory left behind. Conditions that shape the region, space, materiality, and the fringe itself, are mapped in relation to memory and experience. This relation begins to pose the question of what happens in the in-between zone, where memories and experiences overlap. Each mapping focuses on a particular scale that looks into the memory and experience of each location. Figure 12.1 looks at the intimate scale of a family home in Jacksonville, IL, Figure 12.2 looks at the region that defines Titusville, FL and Figure 12.3 studies the city scale in Vancouver, BC. “The roots of architectural understanding lie in our architectural experience: our room, our house, our street, our village, our town, our landscape – we experience them all early on, unconsciously, and we subsequently compare them with the countryside, towns, and houses that we experience later on. The roots of our understanding of architecture lie in our childhood, in our youth; they lie in our biography” (Zumthor).
The progression of time becomes an important factor in the mappings. In each city the progression of time differs in relation to the background and history of each location. Interpreting its meaning in time allows for a clearer understanding of the experience and deeper understanding of the memory. The mapping extends itself beyond the present, into the past, looking at what shapes the place and landscape into its present day form (fig. 12.2). Understanding past conditions and circumstances allows for clarity when looking into the depth of the overlap. In figure 12.1, the overlap contains a fringe condition of its own that affects individuals simultaneously by past and present. This circumstance is found in all three locations where past experiences influence the present. “The intensity of a brief experience, the feeling of being utterly suspended in time, beyond past and future – this belongs to many, perhaps even to all sensations of beauty” (Zumthor)
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