2024-11-05T05:52:58-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150183514/thesis-review-beatriz-santos-challenges-the-built-environment-to-redefine-urban-identity-through-nature Katherine Guimapang 2020-02-12T09:00:00-05:00 >2020-02-11T20:33:32-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/59/59e290d75186d53dd60cd1ca7195a357.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/features/tag/1223266/thesis-review" target="_blank">Thesis Review</a>&nbsp;is a collection of conversations, statements, and inquiries into the current state of thesis in academia. Thesis projects provide a better understanding of the academic arena while painting a picture for the future of practice. Each feature will present a contemporary thesis project through the voice of those who constructed it.&nbsp;<br></p> <p>This week, we chat with Beatriz Santos from the&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/5208403/university-of-miami" target="_blank">University of Miami</a>&nbsp;and her thesis titled, "<em>Garden Cosmologies: Curated Nature in the Contemporary City.</em>" Santos shares the challenges of thesis and the stressors one faces when finding ways to develop, and ultimately defend, one's project. For Santos, the intention to focus on garden typologies stemmed from a curiosity about the relationship between architecture and human interaction with the built environment.&nbsp;</p> <p>Thesis is a moment that not only challenges but also reinforces one's architectural perspective. Santos explains that "as the urban fabric continues to change in order to accommodate the...</p>