Reconstructing property, borders, and sites: nestling the built

Author

Christina Truwit, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow

Date of Award

Spring 6-1-2021

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Architecture (MArch)

Department

Architecture

First Advisor

Jess Myers

Second Advisor

Ijlal Muzaffar

Abstract

The built environment is built for resilience. It is curated to have prominence over natural systems, formulated to withstand, and rebuilt to withstand, once ruined. The power of the biosphere is subverted, however, building to protect against nature undermines opportunities within natural systems to protect us.

My thesis is focusing on the problems at play with property and our pressing climate issues. I will be looking at what opportunities exist to deprioritize owned property, to allow for a dispersal of stewardship, and acknowledgment of natural systems.

Comments

View exhibition online: Christina Truwit, Removing Property: Nestling the Built

Recommended Citation

Truwit, Christina, "Reconstructing property, borders, and sites: nestling the built" (2021). Masters Theses. 660.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/660

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