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Competition Board
Bridge to Dome
Transitory Space
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The nature of the New American City has become that of constant change and rebirth. Buildings and spaces are created/demolished/ recreated within the frame of a few years. This impermanence is the foundation for SITE D. The wall is a trace of what was before. The design utilizes this literal foundation to create a public space that materializes the metaphorical foundation of impermanence. The parking wall is made an inhabitable space of varying configurations: it reflects the constant rebirth of the city. Planned and spontaneous events spawn a transition cycle through which the site is constantly being rebuilt, reusing the old pieces to allow for any activity. These activities create a constantly changing space while maintaining a relationship with the original discarded condition. Each iteration of the cycle is used and enjoyed until another event inspires change. The relationship between the wall and the parking lot is one of actor and spectator, in which the roles are not fixed. The heightened wall creates a vertical plane of activity that mirrors the horizontal plane of the lot. The lowered lot enhances the stage atmosphere in support of the figures crane and wall. The crane is fully operational. In addition to its functional use in rebuilding the wall, it serves as a spectacle viewed from the wall, neighborhood and city. The viewers in the crane observation deck in return may view both the city and dome at the scale of the larger urban fabric.
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