Activism
Measured Displacement, 2023
Measurement has served as a tool that enables extractive practices and the sustained imbalance between nations which have led to the contemporary archive museum. The Ethnological Museum of Berlin’s vast collection of artifacts (many of which were stolen, or acquired under dubious circumstances) are being moved to and displayed in a reconstruction of a 18th century Prussian palace known as the Humboldt Forum. Through engagement with the history of measurement and the act of assigning a number to experiential phenomena, this project plays out a scenario where artifacts carry with them the climate conditions of their respective regions. By altering the system of climate control into one of climate simulation, the displacement of the housed artifacts is felt, and its effects on the building can be observed.
This project was completed in collaboration with Jasper Lai for A4106-11 Architecture Studio VI, taught by Emanuel Admassu at Columbia University, GSAPP.
Activism, Art, Architecture
Measurement has served as a tool that enables extractive practices and the sustained imbalance between nations which have led to the contemporary archive museum. The Ethnological Museum of Berlin’s vast collection of artifacts (many of which were stolen, or acquired under dubious circumstances) are being moved to and displayed in a reconstruction of a 18th century Prussian palace known as the Humboldt Forum. Through engagement with the history of measurement and the act of assigning a number to experiential phenomena, this project plays out a scenario where artifacts carry with them the climate conditions of their respective regions. By altering the system of climate control into one of climate simulation, the displacement of the housed artifacts is felt, and its effects on the building can be observed.
This project was completed in collaboration with Jasper Lai for A4106-11 Architecture Studio VI, taught by Emanuel Admassu at Columbia University, GSAPP.
Activism, Art, Architecture
(Is)landscapes, 2022
This project proposes an alternative to dredging as a way of living with and within the Danube Watershed. Building off of a historical instance when sunken lumber from a ship caused the Danube river and its islands to shift dramatically over a relatively short amount of time, this project speculates about potential for discarded lumber to serve as the means for generating islands. These islands can act as sensors that detect greater imbalances in the ecosystem. Because the Danube river forms the border between many of the nations along it, the initial unpredictable outcomes resulting form engaging with the watershed in this way would require a method of readdressing the contemporary idea of the border. Instead of a fixed line, the border might be treated as a mutable zone.
This project was completed in collaboration with Kaixi Tu for A4105-3 Advanced Studio V, taught by Elise Hunchuck and Marco Ferrari at Columbia University, GSAPP.
Activism, Landscape Arch., Urban Planning
This project proposes an alternative to dredging as a way of living with and within the Danube Watershed. Building off of a historical instance when sunken lumber from a ship caused the Danube river and its islands to shift dramatically over a relatively short amount of time, this project speculates about potential for discarded lumber to serve as the means for generating islands. These islands can act as sensors that detect greater imbalances in the ecosystem. Because the Danube river forms the border between many of the nations along it, the initial unpredictable outcomes resulting form engaging with the watershed in this way would require a method of readdressing the contemporary idea of the border. Instead of a fixed line, the border might be treated as a mutable zone.
This project was completed in collaboration with Kaixi Tu for A4105-3 Advanced Studio V, taught by Elise Hunchuck and Marco Ferrari at Columbia University, GSAPP.
Activism, Landscape Arch., Urban Planning
Islamberg & Wayfaring, 2022
This pilgrimage through the mountains of upstate New York connects the rural community of Islamberg with the larger charity network in the region. Islamberg in coordination with FUDR, a local river protection organization, work to create a series of trails that enable both spiritual and environmental flourishing. One removes a rock from an abandoned quarry site that has been adapted into a shrine, and carries it with them along the trail to deposit into a gabion wall. The gabion wall is gradually filled to enable more direct engagement with environmental issues of the area such as the overpopulation of knotweed, or the blocked water transportation system along roads. This in turn fulfills the charitable obligation practiced by residents of Islamberg.
Unrolled Trailscape Video
This project was completed in collaboration with Ming Zhang and Yuli Wang for A4104-1 Architecture Studio IV, taught by Ziad Jamaleddine at Columbia University, GSAPP.
Activism, Architecture, Landscape Arch., Urban Planning
This pilgrimage through the mountains of upstate New York connects the rural community of Islamberg with the larger charity network in the region. Islamberg in coordination with FUDR, a local river protection organization, work to create a series of trails that enable both spiritual and environmental flourishing. One removes a rock from an abandoned quarry site that has been adapted into a shrine, and carries it with them along the trail to deposit into a gabion wall. The gabion wall is gradually filled to enable more direct engagement with environmental issues of the area such as the overpopulation of knotweed, or the blocked water transportation system along roads. This in turn fulfills the charitable obligation practiced by residents of Islamberg.
Unrolled Trailscape Video
This project was completed in collaboration with Ming Zhang and Yuli Wang for A4104-1 Architecture Studio IV, taught by Ziad Jamaleddine at Columbia University, GSAPP.
Activism, Architecture, Landscape Arch., Urban Planning
