United States, Jersey City
FC-01x Future Cities (Self-Paced) - Exercise 1 : "Making the Invisible - Visible"
Uploaded on 2017-03-05 by Riddhima Khedkar
Visible Information: The New York City skyline is clearly visible from beyond the Hudson River. Buildings beyond the waterfront can be clearly recognized. Heavy construction with supporting members lined at the river bank. The state of members shows it has been in the place for a long time. These members have been numbered. Supporting ropes have been attached to orange and yellow pipe like structures. Retractable crane shows signs of a high rise building. Floating members show a danger sign along with a pile field sign. Very few shrubs are seen on the construction site along with rubble here and there. Invisible Information: With respect to the visible information from the image, a few things that are invisible can be in conjecture. The supporting members show that the high rise building has a very high chance of being extended as a pier into the Hudson River. Pier foundation has been used for the construction based on the site location and the floating signage. The presence of the crane and rubble shows that the building is ready for post foundation construction. Based on the site location the building is either a high rise residential or a high rise commercial or a high rise mixed use building. The visible and the invisible information together tells one that the area in which this site is located is in a very upcoming urban area on the banks of the Hudson River across Manhattan. It also shows signs of development on the edge of the Hudson which would make this area a prime property. Moreover, commuting to Manhattan would be easier and less time consuming as the water system will be efficiently developed due to the urban changes.