“We would like you to carry out a precise and finite piece of active research relating to your project and to present this.”
We were encouraged to use this research task to explore a weakness in our projects. I used this opportunity to identify a testing ground for my thesis.
In line with the government policies of localism I have decided to work in my local ward of Caledonian, in the London Borough of Islington. This also enables me to have a constant and iterative relationship with the site, so I will built up a more thorough understanding of the area and be in a better position to make sensitive and appropriate interventions.
To beginning thinking about the value I conducted a brief mapping of Caledonian, recording my initial, personal interpretation of the value of the built environment, on a scale from 'adding value' (green) to 'devaluing' (red).
The resultant mapping image presents my first impression of Caledonian, and was a useful exercise to begin thinking about the many meanings and understandings of value. This exercise provides a platform from which to develop more rigorous and diverse mapping investigations in to value.
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