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Brie Jones

Brie Jones

Seattle, WA, US

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Prescriptive Hydrologies, Graduate Thesis

By proposing an architectural solution for the hydrological issues that confront revitalization of the Los Angeles River, we begin to activate the river’s critical adjacencies. Currently, the River suffers from severe contamination inflicted by runoff from industrial sites; containing pollutants such as heavy metals, nitrates, oil, and trash. If we envision our buildings as prosthetic extensions of a much larger system, we can begin to solve insurmountable issues at a smaller scale. This thesis translates the act of water reclamation into a series of architectural prescriptions.

 
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Status: School Project
Location: Los Angeles River

 
Flow
Flow
Cycle
Cycle
Energy
Energy
Volume
Volume
Filtration System Exploded Axon
Filtration System Exploded Axon
Systems Perspective
Systems Perspective
Site Strategies
Site Strategies
Site Render
Site Render
Lateral Section - Unit Stack
Lateral Section - Unit Stack
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Site Render
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