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Ba se b a l l F i e l d s
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The Sk y
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Spoo n s
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Lense s
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Break fa s t
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Ba c k Ya r d s
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La und r o m a ts
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Open Sp a c e
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Sidew a l k C o r n e r s
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Ba nk s
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Ga s Sta ti o n s
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Libra r i e s
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Cons tr u c ti o n Si te s
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Cond i m e n ts
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Birth d a y Pa r ti e s
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USING T HE F IE L D GUIDE E v er y d ay w e p as s b y co mmo n p lace s t h at w e s e e s o f r e q u en t l y t h e y a l m ost di sa ppe a r i n t o t he land s cap e. U s e t his g u id e as a t o o l t o in cr eas e y o ur aw are n e ss of t ypi c a l si t u a t i on s. You w ill f ind it mo s t us e f ul in t h e h o r izo nt al cit y – t h e s e mi- u r b an m i l i e u be t we e n t h e m e t ropol i t an cen t er an d t h e o ut e r s ub ur b s – b ut als o u s ef u l f o r q u o t id i a n e xpe ri e n c e s a n d c om m on o b ject s. W it h p r act ice, aw ar e ne s s can g iv e w ay t o cr e at iv e p rodu c t i on of n e w worl ds. On c e y o u ar e co mf o r t ab le and f amiliar w it h t h e g uid e, y o ur ev e r y d ay e xpe ri e n c e s m a y t ra n sc e n d s it uat io n t y p ical.
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function.intimacy.accumulation.deterioration.multiplicity.appropriation | SCISSORS
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function.extreme.control.focus | VACANT LOT
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SEE WHAT IS THERE
BY BLOCKING OUT WHAT ISN’T THERE
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“ T he s p a ti a l i ty o f the b o d y i s not a n a ss em b l a g e o f p o i nts o f s ti m u l i , l oc a ted i n rel a ti o n to o ther o b j ec ts, a spa ti a l i ty o f p o s i ti o n, b ut i s p res ente d to the sel f a s a n a tti tud e d i rec ted to w ar ds a c er ta i n ta s k , a s p a ti a l i ty o f s i tua ti o n.�
I ain B o r d e n r e f er en cing Mau r ice Mer le au - Po nt y, S p a c e, S k a t e boa rdi n g, a n d t h e Ci t y
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control.interface.domesticity.oversight.explicit.intimate | LAUNDROMAT
WASHER INTERFACE, YOUR PERSONAL CONTROL PANEL
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INDICATOR LIGHT, ILLUMINATES AT CONCLUSION OF EACH CYCLE
LIGHT SWITCH TO ALLOW FOR NAPS BETWEEN CYCLES
EASY BUTTONS FOR PERFECT OPERATION
(WARNING SIGN TO REMAIN)
PERSONAL COAT HOOK, OR FOR THE TOWEL THAT FAILED TO DRY
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THERMOSTAT TO MAINTAIN COMFORT
EASY BUTTONS CLEAN DRY STOP For The Perfect Wash
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multiplicity.residual.discontinuity.perception.cognition.whelm | VACANT LOT
S LOPED F RON T LAWNS, NAR R OW S PA CING [ S K Y S L IV E R ]
FLAT FR O N T LAW N S , M O D ER ATE S PA C I N G [ FR A M ED VI EW ]
NON-ORTH OG ON AL LO T
FU LL R ES I D EN TI A L LO T, O RTH O G O N A L S H A P E
F U LL BLOCK
PAV ED LO T
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O P EN S PA C E W O R K S A S A S Y S TEM , A LWAY S C O N N EC TI N G TO O TH ER O PEN SPAC ES
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INVERTED HOUSE: OPEN SPACE PUSHES THOUGH TO CONNECT TO THE ADJACENT LOT. THE HOUSE BECOMES INVERTED - A SEMI-ENCLOSED SPACE. OPEN LOT HOUSE FOLDED HOUSE: RE-SHAPED BY THE OPEN SPACE
LIMIT OF SPATIAL PERCEPTION BASED ON HOUSES
P E R CE P T ION OF OPEN S PA C E R E S IDE NT IAL S TR EET [ P LA N ]
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O P EN S PA C E RE- C O N N EC TS W / I TSELF RESI D EN TI AL STREET [ PLAN ]
FOLD
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individuality.discreetness.commercialized.sanitary.infrastructure | GAS STATION
THE NO. 12 ROLLER CARRIER IS MADE OF A NYLON AXLE, TWO NYLON WHEELS, A TANGLEFREE NYLON SWIVEL STERN AND A CHROMEPLATED STEEL HOOK. THE NYLON PARTS ARE EXTREMELY DURABLE AND WILL NOT RUST OR BREAK.
CURTAIN, 85% OPACITYWITH MESH BANNER TO ALLOW FOR LIGHT AND AIR WHILE PROVIDING A PRIVATE SETTING FOR PERSONAL BUSINESS.
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“Did you hear Dave still uses gasoline?!”
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accumulation.infrastructure.perception.temporal.agitation | VACANT LOT
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TIME 6.6: RAIN ERODES HOLE EDGE
ON-SITE EXCAVATION & RELOCATION SUBTLY CHANGES THE UNEVEN, NEGLECTED LANDSCAPE WHILE MAINTAINING ITS VACANT STATE. THE [NOT] TRESPASSERS ADJUST THEIR ROUTE AND REFORM THE LANDSCAPE IN THE PROCESS.
TIME 7: ATTRACTION TO PILES
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TIME 0: MAIN PATH
WILL THESE COMPLICATIONS REDUCE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE LOT ENOUGH FOR THE [NOT] TRESPASSERS TO RETURN TO THE SIDEWALK, FINALLY RENDERING THE LOT TRULY VACANT?
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“ T he i nter na l fro nti er em erges fr om the c o m p o s i te o f m a ny l a nd s c ape fr a gm ents w i thi n the l o c a l urb a ni z ed ar ea : str i ps, l o ts, a nd unb ui l t o r unb ui l d a bl e pr operti es.”
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WEAV IN G T H E U R B A N FABRI C
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residual.scalar.flow.amalgam.layer.perception.deflation | VACANT LOT
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TH E M O U L D E D C H A I R SET
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domesticity.intimate.comfortable.multiplicity.artifact.function.ornament | LAUNDROMAT
EAMES MOULDED ROCKER: COMFORTABLE DOMESTIC & STERILE MASS-PRODUCED PRODUCT
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UPHOLSTERED AESTHETIC
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UPHOLSTERY CUSHION TEXTURE ADDED TO FIBERGLASS MOLD
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