ARCH-4980.1 | Ted Ngai, Lecturer

PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY OF MARINE ECOSCAPES

CHRISTOPHER GREEN

Architecture must imbibe a sense of the imagination as well as be performative with respect to changing environmental conditions and user needs. In order to do this it must continually evolve and transform. The role of architecture has taken on new roles of ever-growing scope and scale; as such, we must endeavor to maintain a high level of craftsmanship while encouraging the growth that comes with new problems in order to develop unique solutions.

Reconstitution of plasticized particles in the northern pacific gyre will provide the structural material for the development of multiple research stations from which the constituent parts are made of recycled pacific plastics

The synergy of recycled plastics can be coupled with the program format of a united nations research vessel both places the world view of a systemic problem as a world issue as well as a worldwide effort to seek a solution.

By manipulating the landscape to accommodate both human researchers as well as supplying a refuge for the aerial and aquatic life, circulation programming will be developed into a vibrant island of life and the research necessary to perpetuate that life.

The adaptive reuse of existing particalized plastics into a floating, interactive research station providing all the amenities of home as well as professional laboratories to study the onsite conditions of the pacific gyre.

How has architecture affected the human sense of scale?
Why is it important to get out there and clean it up?
How do we recognize the connections of the past and the future and the effects of decisions on the world we live in?