Jiazhi Yin

Reimagining the Aquascape of the Wuchuan Littoral Zone

By analyzing a land reclamation plan in Wuchuan, a coastal city with a disaster-prone, economic-fringe, and aquaculture-focused identity, this thesis reimagines a response to the typical coastal land reclamation practiced in Chinese littoral cities, such as Shenzhen and Hong Kong. The design proposes integrating aquaculture and urban growth as resilient aquaculture armor. In so doing, the project aspires to support and expand the roles that aquacultures play in building resilient coastlines, urban ecologies, and a cohabited public realm.

Advisor: Fadi Masoud Winter 2021