Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Ecological Opportunism 2: Third Coast Reclamation Project

We see, within blighted coastal forms, an opportunity for the development of temporary vivaria for migrating species, while simultaneously accelerating the natural reclamation of structures by nature. This program selects abandoned, disused forms associated with the Great Lakes coast (grain silos, factories, coal plants, etc) and systemically unfolds the structures, injects decomposing- accelerating flora and fauna, and deposits soil/ water remediating microbes, all while providing a habitat for- as well as a forum for the observation of- specific migratory avians.

It is an exaggerated exploitation of slow demolition- the form’s life is extended through opportunistic adaptation, while the structure’s death is framed in a meaningful context.




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