Congratulations
to
Cian
Hrabi,
who
received
an
award
for Outstanding
Design
Work
in
2B (Arch
293)for
the
2B term
in
Spring
2019.
Cian
is
also
the
recipient
of
the
1A-2B
Technology
Prize,
which
celebrates
Highest
Standing
in
Technology
Courses
(Arch
172,
173,
260,
276).
ARCH
293
Think
Like
a
River:
Designing
from
the
Riparian
Zone
Coordinated
by
Jane
Hutton
This
studio
focuses
on
design
strategies
for
working
with
the
dynamic
forces
of
three
charged
sites
along
the
Grand
River
–
urbanism
and
energy
generation
in
Galt,
a
former
aggregate
site
in
Brantford,
and
Chiefswood
Park
in
Ohsweken.
Sedimentary is a natural public pool and path network designed to reinvigorate the Grand River at Parkhill Dam, an underused but beautiful part of Cambridge. The pool is nestled into the river above the dam, bordered by a decommissioned flood gate, a flood wall, and a bedrock island. Wetlands purify the water upstream while maintaining constant flow.
Each path on site varies based on surrounding features and vegetation, changing condition as one moves through the landscape. Gabion walls are used for the structures to mitigate the intervention they have on the flow of the river. Few east/west walls are used, and they are rotated 45 degrees to limit the debris caught in the seams. Designed around hydrological, ecological, botanical, and public processes, Sedimentary reconnects the people of Cambridge with the river that defines their community.
