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The Studio for Public Spaces utilizes our in-house visitor and research evaluation department whenever possible for site evaluation as well as front-end, formative, and summative evaluation. We also chronicle our ongoing works through in-house publications, blogs, and public presentations in the hope that we might inform cross-disciplinary fields working together to create more vibrant, participatory public spaces.

 

 

Project Publications


  • Outdoor Exploratorium pdf Outdoor Exploratorium, experiments in noticing and understanding (pdf)
    2010
  • The Anti-Aesthetic SCIENCE SHE LOVES ME: Chapter The Anti-Aesthetic
    Susan Schwartzenberg and Shawn Lani, 2009

 

 


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Research and Evaluation


Site Studies


  • Characterizing Audience and Traffic Flow at Pier 39 and the Ferry Building (pdf)
    Lisa Sindorf, Toni Dancu, 2011.
  • Characterizing Audience and Traffic Flow at Rincon Park and Brannan Street (pdf)
    Joyce Ma, 2005.
  • Evaluation at Rincon Park – Lessons Learned about Audience and the Evaluation Process (pdf)
    Joyce Ma, 2005.

 

Summative Evaluation


  • Outdoor Exploratorium Summative Evaluation (pdf)
    Wendy Meluch, 2009.

 

Formative Evaluation


  • Walk-along: What visitors notice on their way to the Exploratorium (pdf)
    Joyce Ma, 2004.
  • Experiments in Noticing Exhibit Prototypes (pdf)
    Joyce Ma, Annie Lien, 2004.
  • Visitors’ Outdoor Plans, Preconceptions, and Interests (pdf)
    Joyce Ma, Jackie Wong, Emily Hatch, 2004.
  • Noticing Tour: Kite Cam PDF (pdf)
    Joyce Ma, Jackie Wong, Jessica Ruskin, Veronica Garcia-Luis, 2005.
  • Experiments in Noticing the Noticing Tours (pdf)
    Joyce Ma, 2004.
  • Sky Mosaic – Building a Shared Mosaic (pdf)
    Joyce Ma, 2004.
  • Sky Mosaic – Matching Task (pdf)
    Joyce Ma, 2004.
  • Noticing Tour: Then and Now at the Palace of Fine Arts (pdf)
    Joyce Ma, Veronica Garcia-Luis, Jackie Wong, 2004.
  • Open-Ended Exploration with a Noticing Toolkit at the Palace of Fine Arts (pdf)
    Joyce Ma, 2002.
  • Lift II (pdf)
    Joyce Ma, 2005.
  • Viewports (Cargo Ships, Cargo Cranes, and Mt. Diablo) (pdf)
    Joyce Ma, 2005.
  • Currents (pdf)
    Joyce Ma, 2005.
  • Urban Sound Garden at Rincon Park (pdf)
    Joyce Ma, 2005.
  • Lift (pdf)
    Joyce Ma, 2005.
  • Listening Tube (pdf)
    Joyce Ma, 2005.
  • Raindrop Plotter (pdf)
    Joyce Ma, 2005.

 

 

Press


  • New York Times
  • Architect: The Architect’s Magazine
  • The Architect’s Newspaper
  • San Francisco Magazine
  • Via Magazine
  • Exploratorium/BGC Project
  • Exploratorium/Jamestown Project
  • Channel 7 coverage of Jamestown Project
About Us

Meet the team and learn more about the Studio for Public Spaces.

History

The Exploratorium was founded to give people direct and active ways to learn about the world—an effort never meant to be confined within walls.

Our Philosophy

At the Studio for Public Spaces, we believe that public spaces in our cities and elsewhere are a critical resource to be nurtured and utilized.

Who We Are

The Studio for Public Spaces is a cross-disciplinary team that applies a breadth of expertise to its creative projects.

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