The City in a Garden

The American city means many different things in the eyes of our society. It is a place where opportunities lurk at around…

Behind the Sticker

An indispensable public facility

My map is mostly focus on the public restroom in the Chicago. Obviously, I just do some research on a…

Wilson vs. Grant: The City has Already Decided Who has Won

The map I have created is more a map of location, because this investigation goes much deeper than what I could describe on a 2-dimensional map. The investigation being the treatment of skateparks in correlation with their…

Colorblind-sided

Recently I felt the harsh reality of discrimination in our proud educational institution. I was tasked with an assignment in…

How to be Alone in Lincoln Park

I tried to catch some fog, but I mist.

Growing up in Chicago for 8 years then being told I was moving to Texas was one of the…

Finding love in Chicago

My walk had a purpose, my walk was fast and rushing. Walking used to be just to get from point A to B for me. I never realized how much I missed in every of those rushing steps I took, especially when I came to a new city, to such an exciting place like Chicago. Chicago is a big city so…

LAke Shore Drive

Having the ability to walk around is a luxury and a right in most cases. When you go outside to go on a walk you are usually doing so to get fresh air, go on an adventure, or to ponder an idea or thought. The luxurious side of walking comes from being able to have the freedom and right to go…