Decomposing the grid
Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2007.
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| author | Wilkins, Ophelia (Ophelia Jane) |
| author2 | Arindam Dutta and Paul Schlapobersky. |
| author_facet | Arindam Dutta and Paul Schlapobersky. Wilkins, Ophelia (Ophelia Jane) |
| author_sort | Wilkins, Ophelia (Ophelia Jane) |
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| description | Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2007. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/386022019-04-10T07:33:38Z Decomposing the grid Wilkins, Ophelia (Ophelia Jane) Arindam Dutta and Paul Schlapobersky. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Architecture. Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-90). The American landscape chronicles the dreams of an agricultural nation through a series of regular lines en-scribed on a flat plane. Each 6 mile x 6 mile square frames a lose-lose situation in which government subsidies encourage intensive monocultural production resulting in loss of topsoil, biodiversity and population while contaminating the ground with chemicals and glutting global commodity markets. Current "advances" in agricultural research demonstrate that age-old technologies - small scale rotational systems - properly managed, can multiply productivity while rehabilitating soils, retaining moisture and reducing or eliminating chemical applications. At a fragile moment in history when only 2% of the population produces the agriculture which supports the other 98%, this thesis proposes an alternative to the current agro-political landscape in which rational lines no longer suffice to measure a rotational landscape. Ophelia Wilkins. M.Arch. 2007-08-29T20:33:25Z 2007-08-29T20:33:25Z 2007 2007 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/38602 156940159 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 90 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Architecture. Wilkins, Ophelia (Ophelia Jane) Decomposing the grid |
| title | Decomposing the grid |
| title_full | Decomposing the grid |
| title_fullStr | Decomposing the grid |
| title_full_unstemmed | Decomposing the grid |
| title_short | Decomposing the grid |
| title_sort | decomposing the grid |
| topic | Architecture. |
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