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A Start For Small Trees
No full text‘Inverting the Unwanted’ explores design and fabrication methods to standardize underutilized, small-diameter trees as building components. By providing a use for what is currently a waste material stream, this project has the potential to sequester the carbon that is typically released back into the atmosphere through decomposition. These building components function by cutting small-diameter trees into quarters, and rearranging them to produce square, dimensionally consistent columns
Material Cultures for Post-Wild Landscapes
No full textCan viewing ecological disturbance through a lens of materiality create future narratives for post-wild landscapes? My earlier research centred on the material practices and species movements of these complex, formerly industrial, urban sites that we often dismiss as ‘wastelands’. Accordingly, my thesis was guided by fieldwork (walking tours and community weed pulls) and botanical crafting (plaster casting, brick rubbings, paper-making) that enabled a tactile engagement with the land. My research led me to reframe non-native species as diasporic communities. These migrant species can be leveraged as active participants in an ecosystem that contribute to urban biodiversity. Making use of their abundance and ability to adapt to anthropogenic disturbances, ‘weeds’ or spontaneous vegetation can be upcycled into tools, artifacts, and handicrafts. Similarly, construction rubble can be reused as building materials to create infrastructure for ecological restoration. Moreover, the transformation of these postindustrial landscapes—from quarries to landfills—requires an approach that combines human intervention, of both the designer and the public, with more-than-human collaboration
Colonial Urban Planning and the Aestheticization of Morocco Under the French Protectorate
No full textLouis Hubert Lyautey was appointed as the first Resident General of Morocco in 1912, marking the start of the French protectorate. France had long treated the colonies as testing grounds for urban experiments, where architects and urban planners could explore new theories that would have been politically and spatially unfeasible in France. As architectural historian Gwendolyn Wright writes, “for many fin-de-siècle Frenchmen, experimentation in the colonies seemed a way of inducing new spirit and vigor for all aspects of their national life.” Frustrated with their stagnant urban life, French urban planners and administrators sought creative freedom and expression in the French colonies, where they could experiment with uncontested control and minimal repercussions.
Drawing became an instrument of colonial governance, used not just to delineate space but to construct meaning and justify French imperialism. Plans, maps, pattern books, and exhibitions were all part of a visual regime designed to control through pacification and aestheticization. Two primary discussions illustrate this. First, the colonial urban planning of the French protectorate, as spearheaded by Henri Prost, which segregated Moroccans and Europeans. Secondly, the invention and commodification of Moroccan heritage primarily through the appropriation of Moroccan craft traditions. Both rely on drawing as a mechanism of colonial control and domination designed to pacify Moroccan identity and space
An Email Chain with Lev Bratishenko
No full textLev Bratishenko is a curator and writer producing research in public, and Twister of Meaning at The Cosmic House in London. His projects include 21 Games You Can Play With A Cosmic House (2023), How to: mind the moon (2023), For those who will come (2023), How to: do no harm (2022), How to: reward and punish (2021), Docu-dramas (2020), How to: disturb the public (2019), My Invisible Friend (2019), Should we worry? (2019), How to: not make an architecture magazine (2018), No parks? (2017), Come and Forget (2017). As inaugural Curator Public at the Canadian Centre for Architecture from 2016-2023, he introduced new formats like the “counter-tour” and the “institutional performance festival.” He was editor of It’s All Happening So Fast: A Counter-History of the Canadian Environment (CCA / JAPSAM, 2016) and curator of The object is not online (2010). His writing on architecture, music, and technology has appeared in publications including Abitare Apollo, The Architectural Review, Arkitektur, Architect’s Newspaper, Canadian Architect, Cabinet, Disegno, Fazer, Gizmodo, The Globe and Mail, The Guardian, Icon, Literary Review of Canada, Maclean’s, Manifest, Mark, The Montreal Gazette, Tribune, Triple Canopy, Opera Canada, Opera News, and Uncube
A Conversation with Valerie Marshall
No full textValerie Marshall is a Helsinki-based artist and architect. Her practice uses architectural drafting techniques to explore contemporary issues related to the built environment. Her recent work focuses on the sites and structures contemporary societies rely on but often overlook, such as industrial, agricultural, and extractive infrastructure. Valerie has exhibited and published her work internationally and has received funding from the Toronto Arts Council. She currently works at NIKJOO on projects in the UK, has worked independently on residential projects globally, and has previously worked at award-winning firms in North America and Europe.
Valerie acknowledges the Sámi as the Indigenous people of the Fennoscandian region. The Sámi have lived in Sápmi since time immemorial, maintaining a deep relationship with the land through fishing, farming, hunting, reindeer herding, and other traditional practices rooted in respect for nature
A Narrative of Inscrutable Paraphernalia
No full textThe Archive has no clear entrance or record of its founding. The state of completion is ambiguous—is it a work in progress or assuredly resolved? The structure is wrapped in an unrelenting diaphanous veil of swirling mist that disguises its silhouette. The façade denies any hint of its usage as it could as easily be a techno nightclub, a velodrome for training Olympians, a warehouse to secure document storage, all three, or none of the above. Along its perimeter is a verdant landscape that transitions synthetic trees into a fragrant grove. Despite the pre-eminent humanitarian purpose Sir Arthur George Doughty championed, it is shockingly unremarkable
Una lettura psicoanalitica di Giulietta degli spiriti
No full textThis essay explores the portrayal of gender archetypes in Federico Fellini’s Juliet of the Spirits (1965) through the lens of Jungian psychoanalysis, particularly the theories of Fellini’s therapist, Ernst Bernhard. While scholars have frequently applied psychoanalytic concepts to Fellini’s films, Bernhard’s influence remains largely overlooked. This paper examines how Juliet of the Spirits engages with Bernhard’s ideas, specifically the Great Mother archetypes and the Great Mother Complex, to analyze the film’s gender representation and psychological conflict. This essay argues that Juliet’s mother and Suzy embody two variations of the "Great Mother" archetype—the Holy Mother and the “prostitute.” Despite their contrasting roles, both figures exert a possessive influence over Juliet: the Holy Mother maintains control through strict authority and punishment, while Suzy’s influence is more indirect, relying on seduction and entrapment. This duality highlights the psychological dilemma Juliet faces, as both archetypes pose a risk of assimilation. Through this analysis, the essay situates Juliet of the Spirits within Fellini’s broader engagement with psychoanalytic theory. It demonstrates how the film serves as an artistic exploration of identity, autonomy, and the reconciliation of archetypal contradictions at both an individual and societal level.Questo saggio esplora la rappresentazione degli archetipi di genere nel film Giulietta degli spiriti (1965) di Federico Fellini attraverso la lente della psicoanalisi junghiana, particolarmente nelle teorie del psicologo di Fellini, Ernst Bernhard. Sebbene gli studiosi abbiano spesso applicato concetti psicoanalitici ai film di Fellini, l\u27influenza di Bernhard rimane in gran parte trascurata. Questo articolo esamina come Giulietta degli spiriti si rapporta alle idee di Bernhard, in particolare agli archetipi della Grande Madre e al Complesso della Grande Madre, per analizzare la rappresentazione di genere e il conflitto psicologico del film. Questo saggio sostiene che la madre di Giulietta e Suzy incarnano due varianti diversi dell\u27archetipo della Grande Madre: la "Santa Madre" e la “prostituta”. Nonostante i loro ruoli contrastanti, entrambe le figure esercitano un\u27influenza possessiva su Giulietta: la Santa Madre mantiene il controllo attraverso una rigida autorità e punizioni, mentre l\u27influenza di Suzy è più indiretta, basata sulla seduzione e l\u27intrappolamento. Questa dualità evidenzia il dilemma psicologico che Giulietta deve affrontare, poiché entrambi gli archetipi comportano un rischio di assimilazione. Attraverso questa analisi, il saggio colloca Giulietta degli spiriti nel più ampio contesto dell\u27impegno di Fellini con la teoria psicoanalitica, dimostrando come il film rappresenta un\u27esplorazione artistica dell\u27identità, dell\u27autonomia e della riconciliazione delle contraddizioni archetipiche sia a livello individuale che sociale
La produzione letteraria proletaria di Simona Baldanzi: Un\u27analisi femminista marxista della teoria unitaria e della riproduzione sociale
No full textThis essay focuses on New Working-Class Studies’ entanglement with discourses on gender through the analysis of two novels by the Italian author Simona Baldanzi (Florence, 1977), i.e. Figlia di una vestaglia blu (2006) and Se tornano le rane (2022). Scholars offering feminist perspectives on class and labour have all dealt with the gender-work nexus according to different theoretical and political affiliations. Among those different approaches, I will mainly employ Marxist Feminist Analysis and its contemporary studies on unitary theory and social reproduction provided by philosopher Cinzia Arruzza and historian Tithi Bhattacharya. These investigations will be fundamental to explore Baldanzi’s intergenerational portrayal of working-class women’s lives, following her semi-autobiographical characters across different stages of capitalism, from Fordist to Post-Fordist, neoliberal times. The reconfiguration provided by the analysis of women’s labour is a pivotal feature of contemporary Working-Class Studies, as it can be an efficient tool to rethink the boundaries of the working-class category – stereotypically associated with the white, male, blue-collar worker – to include other subjectivities, such as women.Questo saggio si concentra sull\u27intreccio tra i nuovi studi proletari e i discorsi sul genere per l\u27analisi di due romanzi dell\u27autrice italiana Simona Baldanzi (Firenze, 1977): Figlia di una vestaglia blu (2006) e Se tornano le rane (2022). Gli studiosi che offrono prospettive femministe sulla classe e sul lavoro hanno tutti affrontato il nesso tra genere e lavoro secondo diverse affiliazioni teoriche e politiche. Tra questi diversi approcci, utilizzerò principalmente l\u27analisi femminista marxista e i suoi studi contemporanei sulla teoria unitaria e la riproduzione sociale forniti dalla filosofa Cinzia Arruzza e dalla storica Tithi Bhattacharya. Queste ricerche saranno fondamentali nell\u27esplorazione della rappresentazione intergenerazionale della vita delle donne proletarie di Baldanzi, seguendo i suoi personaggi semi-autobiografici attraverso le diverse fasi del capitalismo, dal fordismo al post-fordismo, fino all\u27era neoliberista. La riconfigurazione fornita dall\u27analisi del lavoro femminile è una caratteristica fondamentale degli studi contemporanei sulla classe operaia, in quanto può essere uno strumento efficace per ripensare i confini della categoria della classe operaia – stereotipicamente associata al lavoratore bianco, maschio e manuale – per includere altre soggettività, includendone le donne
L\u27 omosessuale sulla croce
No full textThis submission was produced at the University of Toronto, St. George campus. The poem was written as part of an assignment for an Italian Studies course. It was used to examine the connection between code-switching and queer identity as expressed in Italian Canadian Poetry. The fields of study covered include Italian, English, and Sexual Diversity Studies. Questa poesia è stato realizzato presso l\u27Università di Toronto, campus St. George. La poesia è stata scritta nell\u27ambito di un compito di un corso di studi italiani. È stata utilizzata per esaminare il legame tra il code-switching e l\u27identità queer espresso nella poesia italo-canadese. Le aree di studio trattate includono italiano, inglese e studi sulla diversità sessuale
Health Without Borders: Addressing Healthcare Gaps for Undocumented Migrants Through AI, Policy, and Community
No full textObjective
Undocumented migrants in Ontario face significant barriers to healthcare access due to legal, financial, and institutional obstacles. This study aims to evaluate AI-driven strategies to foster a more inclusive and equitable healthcare system.
Methodology
We propose three actions to improve healthcare access for undocumented migrants in Ontario: leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) in pharmacies, introducing health card equivalents, and expanding housing support. An AI-driven multilingual app in pharmacies would collect anonymous demographic data, bridge pharmacist-patient communication and translation gaps, and address critical immigrant health data gaps1. A new health card would provide free basic care to residents excluded from the Ontario Health Insurance Plan, including temporary residents, international students, those without ID, and individuals between insurance plans. Expanding the House2Home program would incentivize homeowners to host undocumented families, promoting safer housing, reducing stigma, and easing infrastructure pressures2.
Findings
Ethically, we align with Ontario’s human rights obligations, including the right to health for all individuals regardless of status3. Supported by pandemic-era precedents, the multilingual AI health app is fiscally feasible, costing less than 0.006% of Ontario’s healthcare budget4. The proposed health card framework resembles IDNYC, a free government-issued ID for NYC residents5. Expanding the existing House2Home program offers refugees rooms across Ontario6.
Conclusions
The AI system is the most practical near-term solution due to its low cost, scalability, and technological readiness7. House2Home presents challenges due to the legislative requirements. By aligning ethical consideration with policy feasibility, healthcare can be more inclusive for undocumented migrants in Ontario