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Marsh, Christopher, and Angela McShane, project dirs. 100 Ballads
No full textThis is a review of 100 Ballads
Une femme à la fenêtre de Bianca Zagolin : un exemple d’émancipation féminine et migrante entre Italie et Québec
No full textDans son roman Une femme à la fenêtre (1988), l’écrivaine italo-québécoise Bianca Zagolin explore les thématiques de la migration et de la condition féminine. Elle y raconte l’histoire d’Aurore, veuve et mère de trois filles, qui quitte l’Italie conservatrice de ses origines pour s’installer au Québec dans l’espoir de reconstruire sa vie. L’œuvre, imprégnée d’échos autobiographiques, reflète les préoccupations de son auteure en fusionnant quête d’identité féminine et expérience migratoire. Dans notre analyse, nous mettrons en lumière la double subalternité de la protagoniste – à la fois femme et immigrée –, dont la trajectoire identitaire complexe est marquée par le choix d’un nouveau départ, la progressive redécouverte de sa féminité et la rupture avec les normes oppressives de sa culture d’origine. En effet, malgré son destin tragique, Aurore demeure une figure exemplaire pour réfléchir aux enjeux migratoires et de genre propres à la communauté italo-canadienne au xxe siècle
Banal Architecture and Tactile Narratives: Designing Spatial Storyscapes
No full textBanal Architecture and Tactile Narratives is my M.Arch thesis project at the University of Toronto under the tutelage of Professor Lukas Pauer. It connects the disciplines of architecture, geopolitics, and game design through the investigation of the ongoing political situation between the Yemeni Socotra Archipelago and the United Arab Emirates. Socotra is not only a designated UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site known for its endemic flora and fauna, but is also situated at a critical choke point for global trade and submarine cables in its connection to the Suez Waterway. Over the past decade, the UAE has taken advantage of civil war on the Yemeni mainland and consecutive cyclones, which have left Socotra in moments of devastation, to incrementally gain control of the archipelago. The insidious method and techniques utilized in UAE’s colonial-imperial playbook includes the construction of seemingly innocuous hospitals, schools, base transceiver stations, and other built projects under the guise of ‘humanitarian aid and disaster relief’. Reports leaked by both local and international outlets have shown evidence that the most recent of UAE’s projects and activity on Socotra delve into a realm beyond aid: building hotels, stadiums, supporting unauthorized tourism and unsustainably plundering natural Socotran resources. The future of Socotra’s indigenous way of life and biodiversity is dangerously at stake
Iterative Modelling + Material Exploration
No full textModel-making is a foundational mode of discovery and development in many design projects. Whether physical, digital, or a mix of both, models not only provide a starting point for spatial exploration, but may also draw on the inherent properties of materials both found and acquired. In this section, contributors reflect on the iterative processes of working with models and materials, from challenging conventional knowledge about building standards (p. 86) to exploring the role of junk in reactivating suburban space, as in the work of Jana Rumjanceva (p. 126). Working with wood, Zachary Mollica (p. 86) and Josh Helm (p. 106) reflect on their respective positions on physical processes, while Zhen X. Yang offers further considerations on model-making, detailing the importance of developing an arsenal of reliable tools (p. 96). Some models are crafted as scaled objects, while others—sections of building elements, furniture, or even whole structures—are constructed at full scale. The abundant materiality of these contributions also prompt contemplations about ecology, circularity, and broader considerations of the environment, as seen in the work of Michelle Li (p. 116)
Archival Research + Historical Readings
No full textThis section examines the process and act of archiving and preserving architectural knowledge and artifacts, and draws upon these repositories to write histories of the built environment. In engaging with multiple archives and producing archival collections themselves, the authors participate in close readings of various artifacts and documents, ranging from texts and photographs to physical objects and manuscripts. Central to this form of knowledge production is the perspective and position of the archivist or historian themselves. As Yeo-Jin Katerina Bong (p. 138) and Jasmine Sykes (p. 154) acknowledge, much of architectural history has been written from a privileged point-of-view, platforming the voices of those in power. By de-centering these narratives, the authors aim to present alternate or marginalized perspectives, both enriching and challenging existing knowledge. In addition to strictly archival research and content analysis, the authors also utilize a range of visual and observational methods. Bong speaks to the value of utilizing their own senses to read key sites, while Sykes and Ashley Mowry (p. 146) employ various visual methods to collage, connect, and catalog different aspects of their subjects
Anatomy of a Fluid Landscape: A Speculative Drafting of Land-based Practices in the Kashmir Valley’s Dal Lake
No full textFrom the 19th century onwards, the region of Kashmir has been extensively rendered. Early visual representations of Kashmir’s valley landscape propelled new collective imaginings of the region. Appropriated by the nation-state to uphold visual ideologies,1 the constructed image frames the region’s landscape as paradisiacal; it prefers to omit local inhabitants, practices, and in-use settlements. Central to this early drafting of the region is Samuel Bourne’s 1864 photographic compendium of the Kashmir Valley and the western Himalayas. Following the typical Victorian fondness for the sublime, adventure photographer Bourne entered the valley landscape to capture the region’s passes, lakes, and mountains. Composed without input from indigenous residents, Bourne’s photographic representations measured and framed the Vale of Kashmir for the imperial archive