Urban Tomography

City Sounds

Music: Merle Haggard

Assignment 4 – City in 30 Seconds (10 pts)
Assigned: January 31, 2012
Due: February 20, 2012 (by 5:00pm)

Create a 30 second long video that is your interpretation of “city” or “urban”.  You are encouraged to be (very) creative.   Post the file to: youtube.com with the file name as firstname+lastname.avi (or other video type). The account name is public.issues1024@gmail.com and the password is uap1024sp12.

City in Cinema

Music: Sonny Rollins

Assignment 3 – City Sounds (5 pts)
Assigned: January 26, 2012
Due: January 30, 2012 (by 5:00pm)

Find/record a 15 second sound that represents "city" or "urban" to you.  Post the sound file to: soundcloud.com with the file name as your firstname+lastname.mp3 (or wav). The account name is public.issues@yahoo.com and the password is uap1024.

Reading the City

Mentioned in class: Koyaanisqatsi (click to watch movie on YouTube)


Music: Tom Waits

Ecological Urbanism for the 21st Century - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Brief History of Cities

City Words

Assignment 2 – City Images (5 pts)
Assigned: January 19, 2012
Due: January 24, 2012 (by 5:00pm)

Find one image that represents “city” or “urban” to you.  This can be from where you grew up, where you currently live, where you’d like to live, or another place that typifies “city” or “urban” to you.  Post the picture to: www.flickr.com with the file name as your firstname+lastname.jpg (or other image type). The image should be no larger than 4” x 4” at 150 dpi, color or black and white.  The account name is public.issues@yahoo.com and the password is uap1024.


Music: The Roots

Welcome to UAP 1024 - Spring 2012