Schools to visit:
L. Quaker School
School of the Future
one of the public schools around TU
Need to contact:
Community activist with connection to the Front and Palmer site
Professor in School of Education at Temple for resources to community activists, schools, additional info. ect.
Check out Agoo Lovera schools
- make contact if questions arise
Additional site research
2 comments:
Sounds OK, Kristin.
Hope you are making progress this week. All of the points itemized are valid and important to pursue.
-Yes, we can trust you- with your background and interests, and working with the data gained from some well documented case studies on well designed schools- to cover that aspect well without a lot of advisor input. Don't need anyone else for that...and for sure, you will be finding other case studies well into the spring.
-Site, that is a clear fall semester goal for everyone to have a site that carries the full potential of maximizing your design intent, and I sense that you do- that you are very interested and comfortable with the Frankford Avenue and Norris St site, where the three ethnic communities somewhat warily face each other- is that right? A bit more interesting and a bit more challenging that a totally homogenous site that represents the value system and the cultural legacy of one particular group (much as the Agoos Lovera schools in Phila are so totally Latino). The important thing about the site you are probably selecting is that the flexible program spaces that can be utilized by the community have the greatest potential of pulling their diverse backgrounds together in shared usage. I think that is the most compelling aspect of your intention of "reaching out." But what happens next? You are being asked to "test out" an approximated program in that general setting, and convey a sense that it will make a good spring design project, no? It seems like its going to work fine- a well chosen setting that dovetails beautifully with a progressive program that can work to pull a needy community together to utilize its amenities. You might want to glance over last year's Stewartson Program to read thru its specifics (I assume Andrew H has a copy) to see how it could help define a detailed program.
-....and, for sure, if you can connect to some community activitists from the area (who ought to be very happy to encourage a Temple student project that could maybe gain them some publicity down the road), it would be a valuable complement to all the architects you presently have advising you. We did suggest Sally H might have some names, and for sure, the College of Education is so active in North Philadelphia. A good enthused, committed community person or two who could take an interest in your efforts, and who could be useful to bounce off ideas, organizational principles and even imagery would be a wonderful spring resource. JP
Sounds OK, Kristin.
Hope you are making progress this week. All of the points itemized are valid and important to pursue.
-Yes, we can trust you- with your background and interests, and working with the data gained from some well documented case studies on well designed schools- to cover that aspect well without a lot of advisor input. Don't need anyone else for that...and for sure, you will be finding other case studies well into the spring.
-Site, that is a clear fall semester goal for everyone to have a site that carries the full potential of maximizing your design intent, and I sense that you do- that you are very interested and comfortable with the Frankford Avenue and Norris St site, where the three ethnic communities somewhat warily face each other- is that right? A bit more interesting and a bit more challenging that a totally homogenous site that represents the value system and the cultural legacy of one particular group (much as the Agoos Lovera schools in Phila are so totally Latino). The important thing about the site you are probably selecting is that the flexible program spaces that can be utilized by the community have the greatest potential of pulling their diverse backgrounds together in shared usage. I think that is the most compelling aspect of your intention of "reaching out." But what happens next? You are being asked to "test out" an approximated program in that general setting, and convey a sense that it will make a good spring design project, no? It seems like its going to work fine- a well chosen setting that dovetails beautifully with a progressive program that can work to pull a needy community together to utilize its amenities. You might want to glance over last year's Stewartson Program to read thru its specifics (I assume Andrew H has a copy) to see how it could help define a detailed program.
-....and, for sure, if you can connect to some community activitists from the area (who ought to be very happy to encourage a Temple student project that could maybe gain them some publicity down the road), it would be a valuable complement to all the architects you presently have advising you. We did suggest Sally H might have some names, and for sure, the College of Education is so active in North Philadelphia. A good enthused, committed community person or two who could take an interest in your efforts, and who could be useful to bounce off ideas, organizational principles and even imagery would be a wonderful spring resource. JP
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