Arusha Canyon Botanic Garden

Botanical gardens are a unique type of cultivated landscape, characterized by their delicate reliance on water and sunlight and the need for space to thrive, grow, and adapt. These gardens house familiar and exotic plants, offering a distinct window into our world. The infrastructure supporting botanical gardens encompasses various elements, including structures that facilitate vertical and lateral growth, greenhouses that create artificial climates, and irrigation systems that nourish plant life. These infrastructures sustain the hybrid institution that blends culture and cultivation, operating within a web of systemic conditions.

Mentors: Marion Weiss & Michael Manfredi

Transformations for NYC MoMA Expansion

The building's design encourages new social interactions, bridging daytime galleries and nighttime theatrical events. The addition to MoMA aims to transform it into a 24-hour operating institution, serving as an economic catalyst by boosting public activity and population density within the building, compared to its previous 12-hour operating schedule.

(1) Spatial Qualities and Features: Elongate - Transitional space and horizontal circulation. Bifurcation - vertical circulation. Angularity - Spatial typologies. Fold/Crease - Spatial features and qualities. Porosity - Spatial Atmosphere and Effects. (2) Programmatic Transformation: Economic Catalyst - 24 hour operating building vs. the regular operating hour. Day/Night activities integration and transformation. (3) Private Economic Drivers: Artist Studio workshops and classrooms. Temporary Art Installation Galleries. Office/Business Center. Retail/Restaurant. Music lounge/club. Auditorium/Performing Theater. Galleries/Roof Playground

Mentors: Hina Jamelle / Ali Rahim. Structure Consultant: David Scott