{"id":378,"date":"2006-09-21T21:30:06","date_gmt":"2006-09-22T02:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/?page_id=378"},"modified":"2011-09-21T20:00:13","modified_gmt":"2011-09-22T01:00:13","slug":"uc-imc-parking-lot-2006","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/uc-imc-parking-lot-2006","title":{"rendered":"UC IMC Parking Lot 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><span style=\"font-size: 16pt\"><strong>Re-Designing the IMC South Parking Lot<\/strong><\/center><br \/>\n<center><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>October 2006<\/strong><\/center><br \/>\n This was a non-starter of a project during Fall 2006. At that time, the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center had just recently purchased the Urbana Post Office building, and there was some discussion of the Urbana Permaculture Project designing a plan for the landscape, starting with the parking lot.<\/span><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/west2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/west2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"entering Cherry Alley...\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/west2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/west2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/west2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Here&#8217;s the view of the parking lot, also known as &#8220;Cherry Alley&#8221; as you enter it from the west side.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/west.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/west-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"...inside Cherry Alley\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/west-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/west-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/west.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">It is: a pad of concrete.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/po.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/po-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"po | imc\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/po-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/po-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/po.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Up on this rooftop might be a good spot for a sunporch.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/entrance.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/entrance-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"basement entrance\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/entrance-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/entrance-1024x763.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/entrance.jpg 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The area around the entrance to the basement is a cluttered disorienting mess.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/east.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/east-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"view from the east\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/east-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/east-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/east.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Here is a view of this place from the east.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/blank.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/blank-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"blank map of the parking lot\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/blank-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/blank-1024x697.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/blank.jpg 1097w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">A blank map of the parking lot. Print it out and draw designs upon the drawing, then we&#8217;ll post the results.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/parkinglot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/parkinglot-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"parkinglot design 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/parkinglot-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/parkinglot-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/parkinglot.jpg 1084w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">In this parking lot cars are invited to park on top of icons of people, with signs saying:<br \/>&#8220;Please Park your Prejudice before Entering the Independent Media Center!&#8221; Credit for this idea is due to Kim, Seung Yong who was a visiting student from Korea at the School for Designing a Society during Fall 2006.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/greenlot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/greenlot-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"greenlot\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/greenlot-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/greenlot-1024x706.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/robscott.net\/upp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/greenlot.jpg 1087w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">In this version there are only two parking spots remaining. The main area of the parking lot has been turned into a collection of raised bed where plants are grown, crisscrossed by a few walkways that allow access to the building and utility meters.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Re-Designing the IMC South Parking Lot October 2006 This was a non-starter of a project during Fall 2006. 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