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Cultural Resin: NYC 2050 Development

CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES REQUIRE THAT WE REEVALUATE THE WAY WE EDUCATE, AT LEAST IN TERMS OF CULTURAL RECOGNITION, AND THAT WE USE LANGUAGE AS A LEVERAGE POINT. MIGRATION CAN BE TREATED AS ITS OWN ARCHITECTURAL PREMISE. AN ARCHITECTURE FOR IMMIGRANTS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGING AND INFLUENCE ACCEPTANCE. DESPITE CULTURAL DIFFERENCES THIS POPULATION SHARES VERY SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. A PLACE FOR THIS GROUP SHOULD ACT AS A RESIN, SOMETHING THAT FILLS IN THE UNBUILT. IT GLUES PROGRAM TOGETHER, IT IS THE INVERSE, AND EMPHASIZES WHAT IS ALREADY THERE.
Exterior Rendering at Base of Complex, Looking East
Section Through Podium
Cultural Characteristics and Exterior Rendering Looking North
Typical Floor Plan
Typical Structural Plan
Space Planning Strategies in Residences
Physical Model
Cultural Resin: NYC 2050 Development
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Cultural Resin: NYC 2050 Development

After studies into how future technologies can affect architecture at multiple scales, a design for a new community typology was developed. With Read More

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