BRING A BUCKET AND A MOP

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BRING A BUCKET AND A MOP

THESIS PREPARATION SEMINAR (CED)

instructor: marcel sanchez-prieto

Berkeley / 2021

The first semester of a year-long thesis process provided time for defining, clarifying and researching a thesis topic to be further developed the following Spring semester. This project seeks to engage with practices of collective maintenance and repair in our built environments. How might the care of our shared spaces facilitate collaboration and sharing of different backgrounds and skillsets? How might these practices reconnect individuals to their existence in greater communities, particularly in times of resiliency. In thinking about maintenance and repair, architects are asked to think beyond opening day, to think about the lifespan of a building, the people involved in this lifespan, and the lifecycle of its materials. Embracing maintenance and repair embraces the natural phenomenon of cycles at all scales, from seasons to our bodies.

As a process, this project intends to engage in conversations with existing organizations, practices and projects that center these values, aknowledging that innovation is not critical when many of these practices already exist within an ecosystem of groups that can be supported and nurtured.

to view the full thesis Booklet, click here.