1) POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SHAPES

Description: A study of urban forms

Question:  Study the CATI website on this topic, showing how the notions discussed can apply to the perception of cityscape.

Expected format: A word-proccessed document with web references, and screenshots.

If you need to learn how to make screenshots, consult e-cursus (http://www.e-cursus.paris4.sorbonne.fr), course 'Documentation et technologies de l'information - master 1', section 'Traitement d'image'

References:

http://www.cati.paris4.sorbonne.fr; more particulalry, in the section on research projects, study the pages on the CD-ROM Georgian Cities, then use the CD-ROM itself.

2) GROUND AND FIGURE

Description: Search for definitions of concepts

Question: Search for definitions of the 'ground/figure' relations; justify your choice of sources

Expected format : Summary of definitions including quotations and references

3) THINKERS ON CITYSCAPE

Description : Summary of encyclopaedia articles on the topic of architectural history.

Question : Search for accounts of the thought of Walter Benjamin and of Gordon Cullen on cityscape, emphasising the dynamic quality of the experience of the city expounded in their work.

Expected format: Quotations and comments.

References :

For Gordon Cullen search the Grove Dictionary of Art : http://www.groveart.com (accessible through the University subscription, obtain a password as explained in http://bibliotheque.paris4.sorbonne.fr , 'Bibliothèque électronique / Accès à distance') - main entry and related articles.

II A STUDY OF THE MAPS

1) MAPS OF GEORGIAN CITIES

Description: A comparison between cartographic interpretations of 18th century cities.

Question: Compare the various maps mentioned in the course for the three major cities. What views of urban space do they give?

Expected format: Web-processed text; you may include screenshots (if you need help to make these, refer to http://www.e-cursus.paris4.sorbonne.fr , chapter mentioned in question I.1)

References :

see web references.

2) MOTIFS ON THE MAPS

Description: Relating places and spaces.

Question: Find the places mentioned in the course on the maps of the three cities.

Expected format: Word-processsed text, with screenshots.

References: Web references given in the course.

III WEB IMAGES

1) SEARCH FOR IMAGES OF ARCHITECTURAL PIECES

Description: Practice of Internet search strategies.

Question: Find pictures of the architectural set-pieces mentioned in the course, explaning your search strategies. Comment on the websites you have found.

Expected format: Word-processed text, with web references.

References: On search strategies for images, see http://www.e-cursus.paris4.sorbonne.fr, 'Anglais', 'Humanities computing' (pages on images)

2) QUESTION ON MULTIMEDIA SOFTWARE

Description: Analysis of websites.

Question: Study the interactive effects in these multimedia products, showing what aspects of city life they evoke, and how the mediate the sense of motion through the city spaces.

Expected format: text with screenshots

References: pages on images in the 'Humanities computing' course mentioned above.