Sample of Site Analysis

Below are examples of student work from previous years. These ought to give you some idea of what is expected of you. The first group are from Anne Riggs (class of 2009):

 

 

 

This last analysis is a series of sections cut through Anne's site (a long street in Doha):

  

Samples of Program Analysis

Below are some of the types of analyses that you can (and should) consider. From a conceptual constellation mapping to an adjacency diagram:

From a program schedule with associated surface areas, to a conceptual model with program articulated:

(By the way, all of the above is the work of Jeff Bourke, class of 2008)

1 + 3 + 9 = (Position Paper v.1.1)

The rules of the game are fairly straightforward:

   1 (one line that serves as your thesis statement)
+ 3 (three sentences that expand upon -- without repeating -- the original line)
+ 9 (sentences that flesh out the idea).

All three parts should build one argument, but should not repeat (or be merely restatements of the same thing). It may help to think of the first part as your title, the second as the subtitle, and the third as an executive summary, or brief description you might find on the back of a book.

This assignment (also "borrowed" from Luis Carranza) is intended to provide you with a clear structure that should encourage you to articulate clearly your thoughts on thesis thus far. It is merely the first pass through this exercise; we expect that you will get better at it each time you are asked to do it.