Uploaded on 2015-04-23 by jswee

[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14297566714044034.jpg This photo was taken in front of the Supreme Court of Canada, in the capital city of Ottawa, Canada. It is located near Parliament Hill and very close to the downtown core of Ottawa. 1)Visible Information: The building is older and built to compliment the older Parliament buildings while also using the copper roofing that is traditional for these historic buildings. It is very large and feels like a monument as you approach the front of the building. The Canadian Flag flies high in front and adds to the importance that the proceedings within this building are decisions affecting Canadians. The area itself is located on a fairly open space of land, with minimal visible parking for the public. There is an open lot across the walkway, with land that looks to be under construction. There are no benches, no parks, no areas to wait outside or nearby. 2)Two pieces of “invisible information” that can be extracted is that this is not the place to loiter, have lunch or be in a comfortable shaded spot outside. This is a place where serious decisions are being made. The lack of seating or a welcoming area outside leads to this conclusion. The lack of public parking in the vicinity makes the tourist or citizen walk long distances to be able to see this building. (Public parking is far away around the Parliament building only) This leads to the feeling of inaccessibility for the average person. Nearby there is only the Library Archives of Canada and the Parliament, all of which are not within the usual reach of tourists or locals. 3) In looking at the invisible information, and then researching in Google maps the location from a satellite view, it is noticeable that there is a great deal of parking around the Supreme Court that is dedicated only to the staff working in the area. Seeing that taxpayers pay for this whole complex, it should be also people friendly. There should be more pleasant arrangement of parking (it was not clear where to go) there should be benches, some more people friendly arrangements of the landscape outside the building to match its role in society – to serve the Canadians at large.