Data Collection and REcording Methods

  • Field and Lab research

  • Ethnographic inquiry

  • Systemic observation and documentation

  • Quantitative and Qualitative data collection

  • Sketching

  • Audio, Video, Time-lapse and Hyper-lapse

AREA Of Exploration

Area of investigation Acton’s Lock, (upper left) to Limehouse Ship Lock, (lower right). Map from Canal and River Trust UK, click for website.

Area of investigation Acton’s Lock, (upper left) to Limehouse Ship Lock, (lower right). Map from Canal and River Trust UK, click for website.

5069 Steps Limehouse to Actons

My steps along London's Canals

Early Findings

  1. The London live aboard community occurred over-asked and over-studied.

  2. We found water quality testing offered no insight to quality of place.

  3. We attempted to spark deeper investigation of water samples with:

    • Microscope observation of droplets and dried sediment

    • Sound pressure levels and Audio frequency

    • Light refraction

    • Freezing the samples

L to R, Josh, Spencer and Kevin sketching at River Lee.

Spencer preparing samples for microscope slides.

Josh looking for something interesting.

The sample bottle glass turned out to be more interesting than the water.

Nothing to see here. Water test strips revealed little variation between samples.

Project Pivot

We chose to pivot away from quantifiable data leading the investigation of the quality of place making, and moved into qualitative research to let our experiences guide how to proceed.

Research question

How might we prototype an experience of London’s Canals?

How might inspirations from guest speakers and museum art installations inform our prototype?

How might we iterate our prototypes through experimentation and critique?

Prompts

Research