2024-12-23T01:51:47-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150209415/ccny-spitzer-school-of-architecture-graduate-martin-zanolli-channels-wind-as-a-medium-to-create-new-urban-park-typologies Katherine Guimapang 2020-07-31T10:49:00-04:00 >2020-08-05T13:16:04-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/43/4395044b938a19d4a903381df01a7d30.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Recent&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/ccny" target="_blank">CCNY Spitzer School of Architecture</a> graduate&nbsp;Martin Zanolli&nbsp;explores new ways of creating urban parks to respond to their environments through his thesis,&nbsp;<em>Re-conditioning the Urban.&nbsp;</em>According to Zanolli, "Urban environments often dissociate us from the pleasures of the elements [...]&nbsp;By momentarily defamiliarizing urban dwellers from their routines, my project produces a new kind of urban park &ndash; encouraging escape and a reconsideration of the human position within the urban ecosystem.</p> <p>Archinect connects with Zanolli as he shares his experience as an undergraduate student who has completed his final year during such a challenging time. He also shares his experiences during the transition to remote learning in addition to his thoughts on the industry and the value of thesis work.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://archinect.com/features/tag/1582910/2020-thesis" target="_blank">Archinect's Spotlight on 2020 Thesis Projects</a></strong>:&nbsp;<em>2020 has been an extraordinarily challenging year for architecture graduates. Students were displaced as schools shut down, academic communities had to ad...</em></p>