Adhoc Shelter

ADHOC SHELTER [ June 2016 ]

GREEN GATE FARMS 8310 Canoga Ave Austin, TX, 78724 henry Wen

ADHOC SHELTER [ June 2016 ]

stepping back from preconceptions and shedding acquired literate knowledge, adhoc shelter aims to build in an intuitive manner to understand the ontology of the built environment. Personally harvested, treated and built using bamboo sources from georgia and texas to create a shelter against the hot texas summer.

The investigation aims to answer the question: What effects do architect’s decisions have on the people, and what should we do?

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to all those who have supported me both physically volunteering at the site, spiritually through friendship, and intellectually through engaging discourse. a huge thankyou to jonathan martinez for his time and efforts.

jonathan martinez

ariel padilla

fiona wong

piper cain

also a big thank you to the donors, especially david cater at utility research garden

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ADHOC SHELTER [ June 2016 ]

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GREEN GATE FARMS 8310 Canoga Ave Austin, TX, 78724 henry Wen