Newark Pivot: Praxis Studio #nwkpvt

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     After the first month of collecting and filtering data from the site visit, the studio is moving forward to focus on analyzing maps, historical timelines, and existing information. This will help us get a better understanding of the origins of what makes the city of Newark as we see it present-day.  The studio produced a quick time lapse of the site visit that will further be developed into categories that consist of materials, pedestrian activity, cultural factors, etc...       The studio is researching the history of Newark and pin-pointing historical movements that will give a better understanding of how Newark came to be. To further filter the amount of information, a group of students will be categorizing the historic events into education, demographics, innovation and infrastructure, and determine any other categories they think fits best.  Holding History in our Hands Students developing maps into different categories of development, income areas, ma

First impressions! New experiences! and a whole lot of walking!      "Prior to our site visit, I had a distinct view of Newark being one of New Jersey’s major cities that I pass on the way to New York City. It never had any special meaning to me because I never thought about it. I had no business there, no reason to go and hangout. I’ve been warned throughout my life to take precautions when visiting places such as Newark. As a landscape architect, I feel like it our duty to help those less fortunate. I believe everybody deserves a clean and safe space within their surroundings. This belief of mine pushes me to get out of my comfort zone in order to experience to the best of my ability how to help improve open space in urban cities." - Alex Ciorlian          Rather than using traditional forms of data collection, the studio explored Newark from a psycho-geographical perspective to invent personal perceptions of the city.  A brief orientation was held where me