Professor John Stoughton | Studio Overview - Aging Infrastructures

↑ Map depicting the current status of the abandoned lock and dam sites. Only two sites habe since been repurposed. One as a biological center (35) and another as a museum (34). The keynote bubbles features each group members design prototype for their choosen site.

STEVEN ALMOND, SARAH AUGER, NATHAN BLEI, ANN KARASKIEWICZ

YOU ARE HERE: FORECASTS FOR THE OHIO RIVER

HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY LOCK AND DAM SITES Under the topic of Aging Infastructures, group 1 explored the opportunies of the numerous abandoned lock and dam sites along the Ohio river from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh. After the Ohio Modernization Act of 1954, a more advanced steel and concrete contruction reduced the number of locks and dams needed along the river from 53 to 21. This left a number of sites vacant or demolished with no formal use.

↑ The Ohio River Navigation System showing the current vs. abandoned locks & Dams ↓The various conditions of the abandoned lock and dam sites along the Ohio River.

ARCH4002 BUILDING DESIGN STUDIO

After research and mapping each group member individually chose a lock and dam site to explore design potential. This analysis will hopefully set precedent for future growth among the aging infastructure along the Ohio River.

TOPIC: AGING INFRASTRUCTURE