Rachel Doo

Marker of Environmental Change

Set against the backdrop of the Anthropocene, an object is introduced as a marker of environmental change. In an initial research phase, the object is inserted in the natural environment, and its transformations as a result of raw forces are documented.

Running parallel to this is an architectural implementation, where the object — as a building — becomes the documentation of change. In the object, stratified layers are created by its occupants: artists and geochronologists, who create permanent changes by leaving behind artifacts that both impact the structure and document their presence. This project explores the competing forces of permanence and change through the impact of a building’s occupants on its architecture.

Advisors: Christian Joakim, Gregory Neudorf, and Gilles Saucier Winter 2021