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Infratecture: Infrastructure As Architecture, David Aaron Wright
Infratecture: Infrastructure As Architecture, David Aaron Wright
EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement
In today’s society, we are given a systematic way to understand, think, and ultimately, exist in the world. These systems can be seen in christianity, eighteen- wheeler trucks, veganism, or plane travel. All distinctively different, yet similar in that each one defines the way you project yourself. In the layered nature of infrastructure, there are two stages where this primarily plays out: 1 Logistics - Whats it takes to get the latest, greatest iPhone to the market/the money it will take, the labor, the energy. 2 Culture - The reverberation of getting the latest, greatest iPhone to market. How it …
Futurefictions, Mara Caoile
Futurefictions, Mara Caoile
EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement
futurefictions is the title of my self-directed project which contemplates about the speed in which a city changes over time in order to compose new and dynamic architecture that encourage the preservation of history and cultural resilience through the lens of contemporary urban narratives. The subject of study is Manila, the capital city of the Philippines, and a city that is close to my existence. Manila as a post-colonial society embodies the impact of how the sense of time affects the sense of place: from the remnants of past foreign occupations, to the rapid influence of modern globalization. Manila poses …
In Shadow Of Disaster, Meredith Rene Graves
In Shadow Of Disaster, Meredith Rene Graves
EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement
People are drawn to places of safety, familiarity and stability – places they call home. The built environment then becomes a visible measurement of the security of a community: if structures are intact, so are the people housed within them. Yet each year with increasing intensity and frequency, natural disasters are wrecking buildings and communities all over the globe. The unstoppable force of a natural disaster remains undetectable and unpredictable, even with scientific experts employing the most technologically—advanced monitoring systems.
Due to its diverse landscapes and amount of coastal territory, the United States consistently suffers from natural disasters. According to …