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Pocket Park

By d_d | L Pocket Park Design | 2015 National High School Architecture Competition
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Summary

The things i thought about while collecting information is who lives in the area, what type of people are there and what the surrounding are to that area. I searched on a bunch of different websites looking at the demographics and looked on google earth to see the view of the neighborhood and it's surroundings. I went on these websites to find out the income of the neighborhood and the ethnicity. It wasn't very hard collecting information about the neighborhood and the demographics for that the websites explained everything I needed.

This Step

Summary

What should I upload in this Collect Info step?

Help us understand the existing conditions and the location of this park. The following types of work should be uploaded:

  • photos
  • a short video
  • site plan drawing of your existing parks or lot.

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