Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Making Waves : the past futures of Azerbaijan's islands ; Past futures of Azerbaijan's islands
Thesis: S.M. in Architecture Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture, 2017. ; Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. "June 2017." ; Includes bibliographical references (page [4]). ; This thesis is a collection of design speculations meant to question the frenzy around capitalist urban development in emerging 'world-class" cities. It particularly studies how post-extraction economies are restructuring the industrial city to promote it as a site of leisure, tourism and real-estate. This transition often uses architecture and urban design that relies on a jargon of superlatives, the signature of starchitects, and the power of mass media image circulation to project a utopic vision. The thesis uses the island as a site for investigation and experimentation. Both a geographical entity and a widely-used metaphor, the island is often defined through dualisms: utopic and dystopic; insular and yet connected. The notion of territoriality is crucial here, where the island with its seemingly defined geographical boundaries is in fact part of a larger geological, socio-economic and political territory. Thus, it often becomes a physical testing ground to realize different social and spatial propositions, such as urban segregation, the development of elite enclaves, exotic tourist attractions, and heightened securitization. Focusing on Azerbaijan's Caspian Seawaters, this thesis studies Baku's offshore urbanization on its natural and artificial islands. Initially significant for their strategic role in protecting the mainland, Azerbaijan's islands have been heavily involved in natural resource extraction and energy production for the past half century. As oil and gas resources deplete and revenues fall, the state is considering alternative ways to diversify its economy. Hence, various post-extraction futures are currently being projected onto these sites: the islands of the Baku archipelago, Pirallahi island as well as Neft Dashlari, the first off-shore drilling facility in the world. The ...
Making Waves : the past futures of Azerbaijan's islands ; Past futures of Azerbaijan's islands
Thesis: S.M. in Architecture Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture, 2017. ; Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. "June 2017." ; Includes bibliographical references (page [4]). ; This thesis is a collection of design speculations meant to question the frenzy around capitalist urban development in emerging 'world-class" cities. It particularly studies how post-extraction economies are restructuring the industrial city to promote it as a site of leisure, tourism and real-estate. This transition often uses architecture and urban design that relies on a jargon of superlatives, the signature of starchitects, and the power of mass media image circulation to project a utopic vision. The thesis uses the island as a site for investigation and experimentation. Both a geographical entity and a widely-used metaphor, the island is often defined through dualisms: utopic and dystopic; insular and yet connected. The notion of territoriality is crucial here, where the island with its seemingly defined geographical boundaries is in fact part of a larger geological, socio-economic and political territory. Thus, it often becomes a physical testing ground to realize different social and spatial propositions, such as urban segregation, the development of elite enclaves, exotic tourist attractions, and heightened securitization. Focusing on Azerbaijan's Caspian Seawaters, this thesis studies Baku's offshore urbanization on its natural and artificial islands. Initially significant for their strategic role in protecting the mainland, Azerbaijan's islands have been heavily involved in natural resource extraction and energy production for the past half century. As oil and gas resources deplete and revenues fall, the state is considering alternative ways to diversify its economy. Hence, various post-extraction futures are currently being projected onto these sites: the islands of the Baku archipelago, Pirallahi island as well as Neft Dashlari, the first off-shore drilling facility in the world. The ...
Making Waves : the past futures of Azerbaijan's islands ; Past futures of Azerbaijan's islands
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Making Waves : the past futures of Azerbaijan's islands.
Past futures of Azerbaijan's islands
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