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San Diego Visions on Track Competition
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San Diego Visions on Track Competition
AAA tied for first place with our entry for this ideas competition.California's
growth has led to a recent construction boom in rail infrastructure.
The engineer-driven design of the rail-landscape relies upon
standardization and expedience to create an aesthetic of economic
practicality. This is almost okay. Some of the best American design has
been the result of unashamed technological competence. However, in this
age of NIMBYs, infrastructure is seen as a threatening and invasive
"other" that homogenizes and irritates. In response, architects and
artists have been hired to provide token decoration to appease the
neighbors. As a result, many new public projects seem ashamed of their
relationship to the infrastructure they are a part of.Our
proposal seeks to bridge between the universal world of railroad
engineering, and the desire to express the unique identity of local
context and history. This design represents one possible application of
this system. We propose a "kit of parts" system of
pre-fabricated steel components that can be assembled in a variety of
configurations. These elements are proudly of the world of engineering
-direct, simple fabrications that are expressive of conventional steel
fabrication technology. Upon these structures, contextualizing skins
designed by artists and architects can draw upon the salient aspects of a
particular community.
growth has led to a recent construction boom in rail infrastructure.
The engineer-driven design of the rail-landscape relies upon
standardization and expedience to create an aesthetic of economic
practicality. This is almost okay. Some of the best American design has
been the result of unashamed technological competence. However, in this
age of NIMBYs, infrastructure is seen as a threatening and invasive
"other" that homogenizes and irritates. In response, architects and
artists have been hired to provide token decoration to appease the
neighbors. As a result, many new public projects seem ashamed of their
relationship to the infrastructure they are a part of.Our
proposal seeks to bridge between the universal world of railroad
engineering, and the desire to express the unique identity of local
context and history. This design represents one possible application of
this system. We propose a "kit of parts" system of
pre-fabricated steel components that can be assembled in a variety of
configurations. These elements are proudly of the world of engineering
-direct, simple fabrications that are expressive of conventional steel
fabrication technology. Upon these structures, contextualizing skins
designed by artists and architects can draw upon the salient aspects of a
particular community.
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