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Encapsulated Fantasy:A Dystopian Future Of Segregation By Technology, Shihua Xuan
Encapsulated Fantasy:A Dystopian Future Of Segregation By Technology, Shihua Xuan
Architecture Senior Theses
Objects...previously only available through interpersonal relationships, such as daily food and sexual partners, can now be obtained extremely easily with the help of fast food and sex industries without any troublesome interpersonal relationships. At this point, it can be said that our society has been constantly moving towards animalization... - Azuma Hiroki, the post-modernization of animalization: Japanese society in the eyes of the otaku
In an era of losing the grand narrative and the development of technology in Japan, many people no longer search for life's meaning, easily amazed by superficial products created by the capital market. Desire describes a …
Blurring The Divide: Architecture That Encourages Socially Inclusive Urban Environments, Erin Benken
Blurring The Divide: Architecture That Encourages Socially Inclusive Urban Environments, Erin Benken
Architecture Senior Theses
Segregation in the United States has existed for many decades. As a result of social, economic, and political factors, community members of different races, ethnicities and social classes tend to congregate and live together in the segregated neighborhoods of America's cities. While social values now are more open to integration than they were a century ago, tradition, familiarity, and social ties keep this segregated distribution alive today. This thesis explores the topic of segregation in cities by asking, how do we create an architecture that breaks through social divides to create more socially inclusive urban environments?
Using Chicago as a …