Projects from Christopher Lauriat
name
Christopher Lauriat (chrislauriat)
location
http://christopherlauriat.wordpress.com/
country
united states
downloads
Christopher D. Lauriat Curriculum Vitae
university
Cornell University
department
Architecture
university address
139 E. Sibley Hall
14853 Ithaca, NY
university country
united states
url
Christopher Lauriat is an architect practicing in the Chicago area. Prior to forming his own firm, Mr. Lauriat worked as a Project Architect for Pappageorge Haymes Partners. He holds a Master of Architecture from Cornell University and a Bachelor of Architecture from Ball State University.
studies
Architecture, Business Management, Ball State University, 1998-2003
Contemporary Theory and Discourse, Cornell University, 2008-2009
degree(s)
Bachelor of Architecture, 2003
Master of Architecture, 2009
working experience
Pappageorge Haymes Partners, 2003-2008
interest
Installations
Multimedia
Film
Music
Architecture
software
SketchUp
Rhinoceros
Adobe Design Suite
ArchiCad
spoken languages
Spanish, good
English, fluent
id
0001180
title
On Edge in Jersey City
professor(s)
John Zissovici, Yanni Loukissas
rank
-
tags
urbanism film architecture animation
year of making
2008
uploaded
2009-02-12 14:02:36
This film contrasts concepts of urban legibility found in Kevin Lynch’s Image of the City with animations taken from Google Earth’s version of Jersey City. The juxtaposition attempts to reveal the effects of simulation on our understanding of cities and their navigation. Google Earth, GPS, and other interactive simulations are changing the way we view the world. While these technologies can transmit an abundance of information, one must think critically about the source and presentation of that information. Lynch proposed that, in terms of urban navigation, legibility reduces anxiety. A digitally mediated landscape offers new ways to read the physical environment, but what are we really seeing?
