An open data portal for public art in Chicago
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ALL CONTENTS IN THIS REPO ARE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.
Public Art API is a planned data portal for comprehensive, fact-based information on public art in Chicago.
It will consist of a RESTful API with publicly exposed endpoints and a user-friendly web app powered by that API for the general public to interact with the data. The two will be developed separately. That is, the API will be developed using the FastAPI web framework, and the web app using the Flask (or Django) web framework.
The development is kickstarted by the database design document submitted as the final project for CS50SQL: CS50's Introduction to Databases with SQL (HarvardX, 2023). And much like during the analysis and design process, it will be guided by the following use cases:
- Facilitate on-site and off-site documentation of public art
- Support research, teaching and personal enrichment
- Assist preservation activities
Stay tuned!
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- Prerequisites
- Getting Started
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- License
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The initial realease of Public Art API was a database design document submitted as a final project for CS50SQL: CS50's Introduction to Databases with SQL (HarvardX, 2023). Read the project brief as of December 2023.
Improvements and new features development is ongoing.
- Finalize database design
- RESTFul API
- Web app powered by the API
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Highsmith, C. M. (n.d.). Alexander Calder's 'Flamingo' sculpture in Federal Plaza, Chicago, Illinois [Photograph]. Carol M. Highsmith Photography. https://art.gsa.gov/artworks/23671/flamingo