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Asylum In America: Designing A Relief Center For Social Integration, Edgar Plascencia
Asylum In America: Designing A Relief Center For Social Integration, Edgar Plascencia
Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year
On the east side of Atlanta, near Krog Street Tunnel, a Vacant Freight Container parking consisting of 70 acres divides local communities from one another. Also contributing to this divide in this part of the city is a major artery Dekalb Avenue as well as the major rail infrastructure that travels through Atlanta. Due to the Sites Elevated from the ground Concrete pad, this accentuates even more how this site is interrupting the local society in the area.
Since the area of this part of town is lively and flourishing thanks to markets, business, residency and the beltline activating the …