Erica Merkley

Slow Growth

A seed is planted, the story begins.

Due to the collective human behaviour of modern societies, we find ourselves at a moment where we must ask: How can design adapt to rapid environmental and ecological change? This project explores how the logic of nature can be used as a basis for evolutionary design. Can urban brownfield sites play host to a new form of growth that encourages reciprocity between nature and humans?

Advisors: Christian Joakim, Gregory Neudorf, and Gilles Saucier 48 Daniels Faculty Thesis Review