Overall: At the same site as in the first project, I need to explore the initial site that is full of changes, materiality and cultures, all occurring at multiple temporal, perceptual, and physical scales. Landscape is a changeable phenomenon. I explored the Marigny-Bywater neighborhood through the lens of temporal or dynamic systems that occur on micro and macro scales. Site situation: The site is the Marigny-Bywater neighborhood. I explored the portion of the site which closes to the French market. The relationships between the levee and neighborhood are my focus of study. There are very good views to watch the Mississippi river and the Downtown of New Orleans. The N. Peter St, Pauline St and Chartres St. locate outside of the levee.

My design strategies and works: The first focus was on observable phenomena. I went to the site several times. First time I took many pictures and observed the site environment. I had a basic understanding of the site. The components of the site environmental include the people, the traffic situation, the sound, the wind, and the events of site. There could be on multiple time scales. Some specific components made the changes possible. In order to understand the site better, I went to the site again and took the video to record the changes of the site. During the second time, I got some very important information. There were some specific signals occurring. I recorded different events including all details every five minutes. The information was the temporal quality of the site. Multiple functions exist at the site. Levees play the role of protection as well as the function of recreation. The outside and inside of the site are totally different. The same site has dissimilar phenomena related to different events. The inside of the levee is like the abandoned areas of little recreation functions. Levee breaks the tie of water and neighborhood residents. Based on my observation and records about the site, I explored the dynamic systems that make the site changes possible. The historical maps are very important information to understand the physical change of the levees system. I also draw some diagrams that illustrate the change of the site. Combining analytical and experiential data together developed the narrative of my site phenomena. Using the records of changeable phenomena, I created the physical diagram which is a three dimensional representation of the site in flux. I used softwares such as Photoshop and Illustrator to build the changes in process. System Model represents the phenomena.

Illumination: The site analysis should be the process. There are many element analyses. The under layer of phenomena contains some hidden essence.

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