Date of Award
Spring 5-31-2025
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Architecture (MArch)
Department
Architecture
First Advisor
Anne Tate
Second Advisor
Shou Ji Eng
Abstract
This thesis investigates the hydro-social entanglements between water, people, and architecture—reframing built form as an active participant in the negotiation of ecological flows and social life. Positioned within landscapes marked by the infrastructural neglect of water, the project explores how architecture can act as a hydro-social mediator—gathering, filtering, storing, and distributing not just water, but also cultural memory, communal rituals, and environmental knowledge. Through the symbolic and spatial construct of The Leaky Vessel, the thesis proposes a civic architecture rooted in indigenous water practices, seasonal rhythms, and collective care—where design becomes a vessel for both sustenance and transformation.
Recommended Citation
Upadhayay, Anand, "NEW WATER ORDER - THE LEAKY VESSEL" (2025). Masters Theses. 1489.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/1489
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