What’s the Future of Heritage?

In the Absence of Things: Re-Imagining the Lost Palmyra Arch explores the use of digital imagery and photogrammetry software to recreate the destroyed Palmyra Arch. This project challenges and redefines traditional architectural preservation by designing unique reproductions based on digital images available on the Internet.

How can the human body be used as a bio-monitor for peace-building efforts?

Seeds of Coexistence explores ways to foster unity and empathy through the biochemical connections in the botanical and dietary traditions shared between Palestinians and Israelis.

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Iseali and Palestine Families Jointly Cultivate Olive Trees through Telepresence During Familial Meal Interactions

What is it like shopping in a physical bodega as an Amazon Internet Cookie?

“In Shopping en la Bodega, the viewers are displaced into an immersive digital shopping environment in which the agency of the cookie, collecting traces from our everyday digital life, our geo-tagged Google searches, and our double-taps upon preferred content, takes over our engagement with the products displayed.” - Daniele Profeta – Drawing a Panoramic Imaginary

How can networked performance and AI create a collective narrative?
We are asking people to write a poem together, using a simple website as a digital basket and AI as collective interpreter.

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How can we play with the traditional function of an architectural stair, wall, or door?

Wall Living Village keeps the existing power plant wall and transforms its turbine hall into a space for makers to work. The hall is surrounded by living units built on the outer wall. This design also showcases London Victorian doors on the wall to celebrate its architectural identity. As a result, the living spaces are situated on the exterior, creating a unique layout with the most private areas on the outside.

“How to draw from history using cultural symbols to evoke specific associations and feelings of a place?” - Nicole McIntosh

Codes and Continuities starts with a catalog of England’s popular images followed by a reference to design an ensemble through a Photomontage continuity. Focusing on the London Phone Booth as a cultural symbol that evokes certain associations and feelings about England and its culture, this project analyzes the telephone booth’s characteristics, typical elements, and significance to design a new building that embodies its cultural references.

How can we promote interactive collective cycling experiences?

Plastic Pulse invites Wonderers to engage in collective recycling experiences, pausing and reflecting on their carbon footprints as they watch their discarded cans float and migle with contributions from others.

How can we use design and technology to promote information accessibility and free expression?

Taboo Monument is a campaign that fosters awareness and dialogue about King Bhumibol Adulyadej Square and Monument in Cambridge, MA, focusing on the former Thai King’s influence on the oppression of free speech, a taboo and illegal subject to discuss in Thailand.

"How to expose the real as the beta-real; fixed memory, identity, and history as nothing more than traces of memories, each stable only for a fleeting moment?" - Linda Zhang

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How can we create an indirect representation of "stress" and "relaxation" in the slip-casting process?

Cooking Rice: Daily Ritual of Relaxation uses the slip-casting process to symbolize "stress" and "relaxation." By compressing and reducing the materials, we created forms that visually represent these states. During the process, the feeling of "relaxation" emerged as the molds collapsed and the tension of "stress" disappeared.

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How can an architectural wall effectively integrate existing site conditions while serving multiple functions simultaneously?

The Walled-Up Boat House features an architectural wall that not only continues the existing site conditions at the foothill along the Cayuga shore but also serves multiple functions. It acts as the primary structure, houses the mechanical systems, provides furniture, and serves as an architectural threshold that connects and separates the boathouse from private programs.

How have I been using drawing in my creative practice?

In my creative journey, I've come to see drawing as more than just a way to represent things. It has the power to tell stories, provide clarity, give instructions, encourage exploration, and help solve problems. Because of its versatile nature, drawing has become an incredibly valuable tool in my creative thinking process.

How can we create a comprehensive, modular physical model for easy assembly and reassembly, covering interior, exterior, and site aspects?