2005 | First Place | Georgia Tech
PORTMAN PRIZE COMPETITION
Mother Nature is an architectural proposition framed by the reading, “An Ecofeminist Perspective on the Urban Environment” by Catherine Villanueva Gardner.
Ecofeminists argue that the dualistic classifications of society result in a hierarchical up [male, human] / down [female, nature] spatial metaphor. Consequently, both women and nature are subordinate to man & his built environment. The project seeks to invert this relationship through a weaving of outdoor spaces [nature] and living units informed by women’s role as mothers, resulting in a community that prioritizes the female rather than the male.
Weaving is the primary formal strategy employed in the project. Several aspects of the project are “woven”. The unit types are arranged such that “in a field of flats, lofts and townhomes are woven.” The circulation is woven through the usage of shifting corridors which allows for a weaving of outdoor spaces with the units.
Ecofeminists argue that the dualistic classifications of society result in a hierarchical up [male, human] /down [female, nature] spatial metaphor. Consequently, both women and nature are subordinate to man & his built environment. The project seeks to invert this relationship through a weaving of outdoor spaces [nature] and living units informed by women’s role as mothers, resulting in a community that prioritizes the female rather than the male.
Weaving is the primary formal strategy employed in the project. Several aspects of the project are “woven”. The unit types are arranged such that “in a field of flats, lofts and townhomes are woven.” The circulation is woven through the usage of shifting corridors which allows for a weaving of outdoor spaces with the units.
