http://locative.myvelodrome.org/2008/03/11/residual-comment-on-our-scavenger-hunts/ class blog Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:59:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://locative.myvelodrome.org/2008/03/11/residual-comment-on-our-scavenger-hunts/#comment-59 ktucker Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:39:35 +0000 http://locative.myvelodrome.org/2008/03/11/residual-comment-on-our-scavenger-hunts/#comment-59 This is great. Accessibility is a big issue in making spaces democratic. You said, "surely this urban wilderness can coexist with established mobility concerns," and I agree entirely. A personal example I can offer is the junior college I attended before coming to SFSU, Columbia College. www.gocolumbia.org. The school is integrated in a forested system in the Sierra Nevada Foothills. Campus was situated in planning around the San Diego Reservoir, more or less a large pond, but an integral migratory landing zone for a variety of bird life, especially the Canadian geese (otherwise known by students there as "lunch snatchers"). Old pines, firs, oaks, manzanitas, and other trees were left around and in between buildings to protect the local ecosystem's balance. Very little of the campus grounds are maintained or manicured, so it is left to be whatever it will be. The new science building proposed for construction is even going to have a thermal heating and cooling system, to work in direct relationship with the earth, literally. It's a beautiful, natural place, and accessibility was maintained for the less mobile abled. A network of paved paths runs through the entirety of campus making every place accessible. While this place is not entirely wild, is is an example of a man-made architectural system integrated with the natural environment, that still remains accessible, democratic. This is great. Accessibility is a big issue in making spaces democratic. You said, “surely this urban wilderness can coexist with established mobility concerns,” and I agree entirely. A personal example I can offer is the junior college I attended before coming to SFSU, Columbia College. http://www.gocolumbia.org. The school is integrated in a forested system in the Sierra Nevada Foothills. Campus was situated in planning around the San Diego Reservoir, more or less a large pond, but an integral migratory landing zone for a variety of bird life, especially the Canadian geese (otherwise known by students there as “lunch snatchers”). Old pines, firs, oaks, manzanitas, and other trees were left around and in between buildings to protect the local ecosystem’s balance. Very little of the campus grounds are maintained or manicured, so it is left to be whatever it will be. The new science building proposed for construction is even going to have a thermal heating and cooling system, to work in direct relationship with the earth, literally. It’s a beautiful, natural place, and accessibility was maintained for the less mobile abled. A network of paved paths runs through the entirety of campus making every place accessible. While this place is not entirely wild, is is an example of a man-made architectural system integrated with the natural environment, that still remains accessible, democratic.

]]> http://locative.myvelodrome.org/2008/03/11/residual-comment-on-our-scavenger-hunts/#comment-58 s.alizaga Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:48:27 +0000 http://locative.myvelodrome.org/2008/03/11/residual-comment-on-our-scavenger-hunts/#comment-58 When David showed my group that place it was cool. When we were there we got to thinking why is this place like this....and why has this space not been remade or anything. On the other hand it was nice to see so much plant life around. We also were thinking what might the school end up building there. When David showed my group that place it was cool. When we were there we got to thinking why is this place like this….and why has this space not been remade or anything. On the other hand it was nice to see so much plant life around. We also were thinking what might the school end up building there.

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