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THE LAST OASIS
Biological Archiving Space
Site: The estuary of Panama City, Panama, Central and South America ARC208 Landscape Studio: Spring2020_Syracuse University
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Instructor: Julie Larsen
Partner: Yian Liu
Contribution: Research, Conceptual Exploration, Design, All Drawings
Because of the various wide ranges of threats – civil strife, war, natural catastrophes, poor management, lack of adequate funding, shifting local weather patterns, equipment failures, and disuse by farmers…., the species and seeds collections becomes necessary as an insurance policy for world supply under such vulnerable conditions.
The Vessels from different continents and has docked in Panama City, the central location worldwide, becoming the Oasis that preserving seeds and animals, and dropping off tourists, scientists and farmers.
They have landed at the ‘Doomsday Living Archive’, facing the earthquake occasion. This project protect humans, animals, and environments, increasing the world’s safety net as insurance for the world’s resources.
The goal is to provide a safe and secure environment for the storing of precious natural resources, seeds, local species, or cultural artifacts in a particular region and to allow some, in limited quantity, to be on display for tourists to peruse the showcased storage facility. The size of the archive is equivalent to the original vessel volume
Disaster Happened_100 Years
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Mangrove - the Protector of the City
Due to the roots of Mangroves, these plants sequester carbon, stabilize shorelines with trapped sediment, and buffer coasts against erosion from storm waves, tides, and sea-level rise. Mangroves protects the coast line, breeding and nurseries the land and species of fish, birds, and etc.
The
After 50 years Long Section of the Oasis
The Merging “Vessels” Becomes the Oasis
After 100 years
