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SUTURING DECADENCE:UTURING DECADENCE:the suburb as alterityhe suburb as alterity

SUTURING DECADENCE:the suburb as alterity

The suburb was established as a dialectidentity could be created. The fundaminundation of space, this productive efficof the built environment, the model no lohyper-differentiation and sameness, furt

Phoenix Arizona is exemplary of the comi it is the least dense city in the worl

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The development of the design processbegins with an in depth analysis of theexisting conditions through a recursivemapping procedure. Vacant and abandonedlots are identified as potential locations thatthis new urban structure may occupy (1).This not only optimizes land usage in an areaof low density but facilitates a symbiotic,dialectical relationship.

In a gesture of abstraction, the selected sitesare isolated from the urban structure thatgave rise to them. By negating the existingconditions, alterity is achieved. Embeddingits relationship with the context as thepreliminary stage of the projects formaliza-tion liberated the axioms upon which itsarchitecture can unfold from the constraintsof the site. Once this conceptual alterity isachieved, an internal metric can bedetermined based on synergetic relation-ships (2). Projecting these results back ontothe site depicts a diagram of social andurban propensity (3).

Once these abstracted metrics are quanti-fied, strategies for how the formmaterializeswithin the site can be accomplished byincorporating relative criteria for perfor-mance (4). Their axioms are:

The larger the area of the site, the greater potential there is for a social community (agreat community needs space to flourish) The more potential connections one sitehas to any other makes it more valuable The shorter the distance there is betweensites the greater sense of community ispossible due to an increase in density (thisalso creates a structural optimization) Synthesis with the existing infrastructure isnot only essential for circulation, but can beharnessed in a productive manner to engen-der a unique and luxurious environment.

Based on these criteria, the method by whichthe project unfolds onto the site optimially isclear and simple: pick a starting point basedon existing infrastructure and site character-istics, and then, keep growing (5)(6).

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The formal gesture of elevating the structure overhead embeds a great deal of complexitythat must be negotiated to regulate the symbiotic relationship. The sun is the primary conse-quence. The environment of Phoenix one that is not adverse to a structure acting as amonumental shading device, but regardless this still violated the basic quality of daylight.The amount of shade cast is minimized by collapsing all opaque elements into a thin slab inthe lower section to house residences, while the the upper area remains transparent to lightwith a mesh membrane that capitalizes upon the hot arid climate by cutting heat.

From underneath the bar could feel oppressive, but by surfacing the bottom with a continu-ous mirror the individual is liberated from the outdated ideological boundary conditions of the suburb. Personal property, once standing as a constituent of freedom, is subverted byexpanding the limits of sight, awareness, and the potential for social relations.

These material strategies allow for the formation of a diagrammatic parti that phenomeno-logically resituates the individual. Locating the residences on the bottom directs the hometowards the ground plane, latently reconciling the innate human relation to the Earth.Positioning the speeds of circulation above and in a climatically permeable environmentemphasizes the sky and horizon, reconciling the transitory nature of movement itself.

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1. promenade in the sky

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CIRCADIAN ZOO:nature | man | city

1. site plan 2. biome concept: the whole is greater than thesumof the parts 3. north perspective

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CUT:design development

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news zone

learningzone

studiosteaching

lecture hall/auditorium

fiction

childrens fiction

foreignlanguages

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aesthetics

civicstudies

nature +technology

people + countries

youngpeople

restaurant

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visitoriented activities /offices

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sortingmachines

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logistics /loading platformproperty services /caretakers office

managementmarketing

virtualoutreachactivities

regionallibrary

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ARCHITECTURE AS INTERFACE:exploring the spatial consequences of infrastructure in situations of density

The extreme growth of urban populations and areas is constituted by a parallelexpansion and evolution of infrastructural systems. Infrastructure is largely a physi-cal connection between people and goods, and therefore must be articulated in thebuilt environment (if not constituting it). Its form is rarely the direct object of interac-tion or social engagement, as what is desired is not the infrastructure itself, but itsfunction. While infrastructure brings great benefits to those it services, it (literally)brings with it consequences to all of those that are in proximity to it as unpleasantsights, sounds, and smells. Responding to this seemingly inherent negative byprod-uct, it is usually located out of sight and out of reach so that minimally interferes withlocal inhabitants (and can be minimally interfered with).

As the density of our cities reaches new levels every day, infrastructure must alsoas well; the more people it services, the more of it there is; the more people itservices in a higher density, the more likely it is to have a formal presence in theeveryday life of the inhabitant. Due to its typically formal nature, informal growthpatterns further reveal the face and impact of infrastructure. While some have theluxury of living in more distant areas to these negative zones, it is increasinglybecoming an unavoidable fact that one must reconcile. If infrastructure has a f ormalpresence, it is often followed by some type of resistance. This proposal concernsitself with how architecture is used in this way, as the interface between infrastruc-ture and the people it effects. I f the relati onship between infrastructure and our dailylives is becoming more common, how can we make the form orm of infrastructure beperformative, as opposed to simply its function? Research will focus on three maintopic areas: transportation, energy, and waste.

Transportation will focus largely on the infrastructure of the airplane, car, and trainin the way local communities architecturally interact with these non-places. Thesemethods of movement are, while we may have accustomed ourselves to them,foreign. They consequentially take up large amounts of land compared to other types of infrastructure, and as such physically interfere with their context more.Noise, gas, and a generally unsightly and unfriendly pedestrian area are all conse-quences that inhabitants near to this type of infrastructure must reconcile with invarious ways, ranging from fences and bridges to zoning strategies, art installationsand innovative architectural systems.

Energy is largely manufactured in places far away from dense areas, as cities usethe space which would be necessary for the production of energy. Coal mines, oilfields, and forests all require that the natural landscape stay intact, but yet theyprimarily service the cities due to a larger demand for resources. When it arrives, itis usually done in minimal or invisible ways such as power lines or delivery.Research here will be focused on the way density can afford opportunities for theproduction of energy through decentralized methods of solar and wind power or urban faming. Though not negatively consequential, these are methods of resistance to a displaced consequence.

Waste collection and treatment was one of the earliest forms of infrastructure to beintroduced to the city, dating back over 3,000 years, but yet approximately 40% of the world today lack modern sanitation. Research here will investigate the ways wedeal with waste as organic and inorganic matter, particularly in informal civil izations.While the conventions for dealing with waste in developed countries has becomerelatively standardized, this aspect of the underdeveloped world goes largelyunheard or unthought of, yet has a severe presence in our lives as it is the productof, sustains and regulates our well being.

The travel itinerary of this proposal focuses on colonial capital cities in Eastern Asia and South America that have over the past 100 yearsgrown to enormous scales of population, area, and density. Colonial cities are the subject as they contain a complex interrelationship betweenformal and informal settlement patterns; in each city there was a pre-existing culture upon which the colonists imposed their ( infra)structures.It will be of note the different manifestations of different time period of initial colonization, which civilization colonized it, the population size,and population density

CITY : Mumbai, IndiaYEAR OF COLONIZATION : 1534CIVILIZATION OF COLONIZATION : PortugeseCURRENT POPULATION : 21,900,967CURRENT POPULATION DENSITY : 22,922 / km

CITY : Kolkata (Calcutta), IndiaYEAR OF COLONIZATION : 1690CIVILIZATION OF COLONIZATION : BritishCURRENT POPULATION : 15,644,040CURRENT POPULATION DENSITY : 27,462 / km7,462 / km

CITY : Jakarta, IndonesiaYEAR OF COLONIZATION : 1619CIVILIZATION OF COLONIZATION : DutchCURRENT POPULATION : 24,094,0004,094,000

CURRENT POPULATION DENSITY : 12,957.31 / km

CITY : Manila, PhilippinesYEAR OF COLONIZATION : 1581CIVILIZATION OF COLONIZATION : SpanishCURRENT POPULATION : 11,553,427CURRENT POPULATION DENSITY : 18,093 / km

CITY : SingaporeYEAR OF COLONIZATION : 1819CIVILIZATION OF COLONIZATION : BritishCURRENT POPULATION : 4,987,600CURRENT POPULATION DENSITY : 7,022 / km

soundbarrier at Amsterdamairport (photoONL[Oosterhuis_Lnrd])

garbagedumpscavengersin Jakarta, Indonesia(photo LIFE)

TheDovletabat-Sarakhs-Khangirangaspipeline(photo TehranTimes)

gatos inthe rocinhafavela, Riode Janeiro, Brazil (photohttp://www.rocinha.org)

CITY : Bogot, ColumbiaYEAR OF COLONIZATION : 1538CIVILIZATION OF COLONIZATIONCURRENT POPULATION : 8,600,000CURRENT POPULATION DENSITY

CITY : Lima, PeruYEAR OF COLONIZATION : 1535CIVILIZATION OF COLONIZATIONCURRENT POPULATION : 8,472,935CURRENT POPULATION DENSITY

CITY : Rio de Janeiro, BrazilYEAR OF COLONIZATION : 1502CIVILIZATION OF COLONIZATIONCURRENT POPULATION : 11,513,000CURRENT POPULATION DENSITY

CITY : Mexico City, MexicoYEAR OF COLONIZATION : 1519CIVILIZATION OF COLONIZATIONCURRENT POPULATION : 21,163,2261,163,226

CURRENT POPULATION DENSITY

CITY : Buenos Aires, ArgentinaYEAR OF COLONIZATION : 1536CIVILIZATION OF COLONIZATIONCURRENT POPULATION : 3,050,728CURRENT POPULATION DENSITY