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Woodbury University Study Abroad '06 / Collaborator: Jorge Mata / Advisor: Catherine Herbst, Norman Millar
South East University
Nanjing / China
In the Woodbury University Study Abroad Program of 2006, three weeks were spent at South East University in Nanjing, China. Architectural interventions were proposed to respond to the conditions, missed opportunities and unmet needs of the site. The most notable aspect of the city was the idea of ‘Lick and Stick Architecture;’ where people tended to glue program and systems onto the existing buildings, accommodating their needs and changing the use of their homes.
An active facade was created to respond to these needs. An infrastructural framework that would allow systems to be plugged into the city. This scaffolding would act as a second skin, accommodating: signage, louvers for shade and ventilation, vegetation, plumbing, air conditioners, stoves and propane tanks.
Abroad_China
Woodbury University Study Abroad '06 / Collaborator: Jorge Mata / Advisor: Catherine Herbst, Norman Millar
