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Urban Media Archaeology 2011

This is the website for the Fall 2011 "Urban Media Archaeology" graduate seminar-studio, taught by Shannon Mattern and Rory Solomon at The New School.

  • Course Information
  • Schedule and Readings
  • Assignments
  • Maps

Author: fishmatt33

15 weeks later the assessment kicks in

December 19, 2011 fishmatt33 Process Blog

I remember my first thought was to document every movie theater that existed in Manhattan prior to discussing this topic with Shannon.  But one quick

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Traveling the city

December 11, 2011 fishmatt33 Process Blog

So I had a plan yesterday; go to the gym, stop by the AMC kips bay theater for some photos and see “The Desendants”, meet

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To plot or not to plot

December 6, 2011 fishmatt33 Process Blog

It was another rough week for maintaining goals, just not enough time in the day to get everything done at this point while working.  No

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Cinema Treasures

November 30, 2011 fishmatt33 Map Critique

Cinematreasures.org is an internet database of movie theaters throughout the world that got started in 2000 to unite movie theaters with patrons by creating an

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“Tour Guides Nobody Tips”

November 28, 2011 fishmatt33 Class Announcement, In the News

Just read this in the Sunday New York Times Metropolitan section, thought these may be relevant for a few projects.  The last time I tried

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Another week, another excuse

November 27, 2011 fishmatt33 Process Blog

Image: Bain News Service, Union Square from a skyscraper, New York, 1908, via Library of Congress, public domain It was a very filling Thanksgiving weekend

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Movie Theaters of Union Square Development

November 9, 2011 fishmatt33 Class Announcement, Process Blog

It is funny how much of a 180 this project has taken since my first visit to the library. Upon this project’s inception I was

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Historic Movie Theater Letdown

October 26, 2011 fishmatt33 Class Announcement, Process Blog

I have always loved watching movies, but there is something about going to a movie theater that completely overtakes me.  Have I been there before,

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Movie Theaters of the City

October 14, 2011 fishmatt33 Project Proposal

There once was time when movie theaters ruled the entertainment business.  Lines formed around street corners for a chance to be inside these palaces with

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“If You Were to Make a City…”

September 21, 2011 fishmatt33 In the News

This was in the Metropolitan section of the New York Times on Sunday September 11, 2011.  Not the best maps/diagrams I have seen them produce

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