ABSTRACT

The displacement of communities from their homeland is a phenomenon that has constantly impacted the entire globe. This reality has demanded us to seek valuable solutions that address the realities faced by these moving individuals that travel with the sole purpose of pursuing an opportunity to strive and get a chance at living in a safe and inclusive environment. The states of uncertainty and distress these refugees experience throughout their voyage lack the moments of pause and reflection needed to thoughtfully resolve the best outcomes within their journey, leaving them with an absence of clarity as to what their future conceals.

The idea behind the Vestiges of Grief: An Impetus of Hope conceptualizes the act of walking as a medium of thought by exploring the development of spatial instances that work as a catalyst between the mental state of limbo and certitude. A bridge consisting of thought-inducing spaces that are deeply embedded within the lore of the region and deployed in strategic intervals that reminiscence the stages of grief throughout the course of seeking resolution. The vestiges of grief would allow the architecture to channel the engagement between the physical movement and thought process of each individual, guiding and revealing the outcome of their decisions.