VOICE OF THE FOREST

Shifting the Center of West Campus

Scale: 9000 sqm Type: group / academic Date: winter 2021

The current design of the west campus is a reflection of our current paradigm: lack of gathering spaces, while paved surfaces dominate the land. With limited space for landscape, there are mainly manicured lawns and stand-alone trees.

This is not only a rigid and divisive idea but a statement of control over nature. To decolonize the site, and reconnect ourselves to the land we live in. We propose to reconfigure the space on the west campus by reconnecting, reclaiming, and reconciling under the perspective where the landscape is the ordering voice of the community.

By shifting the center of West Campus, the number of opportunities for engagement multiply, guided by the voice of the forest.