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You should consult your studio instructor about the site that your group will be working on. 

Part One: Site Analysis Topics

1 Building Typologies

Site Items: Physical Characteristics, material, heights

Building Usage and Adjacencies

Site Items: non-residential vs. residential

2 Stat & Demographic Information

Site Items: Legal Information (zoning, setbacks),

Demographics: Population, Income, Gender ratio, Family units & households, Age

Site History and Culture

Site Items: Religion, Food & Entertainment, Festivals & Events, Political Regimes, local communities

3 Infrastructure

Site Items: transportation and communication systems, power plants, community resources, waste management and schools.

Environmental Factors

Site Items: Solar patterns, Climate: air quality, temperature, rain and wind direction

4 Vista

Site items: index of images, inside looking out versus outside looking in, position statement or conclusion regarding site relationships

Site Sections

Generating accurate series of site sections through site and surrounding area

5 Circulation and Transportation

Site Items: Waterways & piers, Sois, roads and highways, walkways and pedestrian, railroad and mass transit

Urban Flux and Flows

Site Items: congestion, pressures, time cycles: daily, weekly, annual,etc