Living with Nature
RE-IMAGINING COEXISTENCE BETWEEN MAN AND NATUREThird Year F17 | Prof. Dana Cupkova, Prof. Matthew Hubert, Prof. Nina Chase. Collaboration with Christina Brown
Analysis on and integration of natural systems to establish a symbiotic relationship between human and nature. The project explore methodologies that takes into account changes over time. Emphasis is placed on how Eco-Machines would create a symboitic relationship between human and nature by leveraging each other’s needs.
Location: Strip District, Pittsburgh PA, USA
![The site is located within the 100 and 500 year flood plain, with issues of sewage run-overs](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7cf221304cccd97440b35ed21543d52a6f3faf0eb60be299991cc2f516945f99/site-analysis-1.jpg)
![Analytical drawing of all ecological forces within the site](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5ff1c970a21a78a83181d60b24dc6b44483164e7c81622d8a081201177cd7ede/abstract.jpg)
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Series of eco-machine systems
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9e948172886bf843b336f98663ee757d10a5519c8fae3639713f4c8522546006/eco-machine-3.jpg)
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![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cf717653ecce1113031422bc2cbcd757cf49f3d0658f31d5aab5c104e20393f2/eco-machine-1.jpg)
Process
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