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Packable Architecture : investigating and prototyping a deployable nature experience within the (sub)urban context Allida, Joanna

Abstract

This project examines issues regarding hypertechnicality, standardization and opacity of modern tent design through a construction and material lens. By prototyping, mainly sewing and model-making, the project aims to address how the tent can be a device to mindfully reconnect humans to all degrees of nature whether that is in urban, suburban or remote conditions. It investigates a niche typology of (sub)urban tents through a system titled the Skinwalker—a soft packable structure that is intended for people who may not have easy access to high levels of nature. By allowing the user to directly manipulate visual connections through framing and scaling, the goal of the system is to elicit similar connections to a remote nature experience within the (sub)urban context.

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Packable Architecture : investigating and prototyping a deployable nature experience within the (sub)urban context
Creator
Allida, Joanna
Date Issued
2023-05
Description
This project examines issues regarding hypertechnicality, standardization and opacity of modern tent design through a construction and material lens. By prototyping, mainly sewing and model-making, the project aims to address how the tent can be a device to mindfully reconnect humans to all degrees of nature whether that is in urban, suburban or remote conditions. It investigates a niche typology of (sub)urban tents through a system titled the Skinwalker—a soft packable structure that is intended for people who may not have easy access to high levels of nature. By allowing the user to directly manipulate visual connections through framing and scaling, the goal of the system is to elicit similar connections to a remote nature experience within the (sub)urban context.
Subject
Tents; Deployable Architecture; Portable Architecture; Camping; Nature
Geographic Location
Northwest, Pacific
Genre
Graduating Project
Type
Text
Language
eng
Series
University of British Columbia. ARCH 549
Date Available
2023-05-09
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0432063
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/84609
Affiliation
Applied Science, Faculty of; Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA), School of
Campus
UBCV
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Graduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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