Final Parti Diagram and Supporting Information

SUPPORTING INFORMATION — MAPS As our project focuses on transportation, we collected a fair amount of statistical and observational data from GIS and first-person sources. Transportation indeed contains many elements and spreads over a vast area across the city. Through both brainstorming and datastorming sessions, our team narrowed our focus to three neighborhoods in Querétaro. … Continue reading Final Parti Diagram and Supporting Information

Resource: Growing Up Boulder

Growing Up Boulder’s impact statement: Boulder’s children, youth, parents, community members, educators, university design students, university design faculty, and city officials will value and seek out young people’s opinions on local decisions which affect their lives, on an ongoing basis.  Growing Up Boulder’s model will also inspire other communities around the world to value and seek out young people’s … Continue reading Resource: Growing Up Boulder

Housing Policy

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Mexico urbanized more rapidly than most OECD countries over the second half of the twentieth century and by 2010 roughly 78% of the population lived in cities (United Nations,2014 based on INEGI,2010) Housing quality, based on indicators relating to the durability of construction materials, access to basic services and overcrowding, has improved dramatically. Housing funding: … Continue reading Housing Policy

Constellation Exercise

Collaboration and conceptions of community Teams rely on relationship-building opportunities in order to coalesce and thrive. Team work means working in efficient cooperation with other people. Reducing uncertainty (Berger and Calabrese 1975) and promoting social exchange (Homans 1958) are crucial interpersonal skills for remote teams as they work together to achieve a collective goal. In … Continue reading Constellation Exercise