Elk-itecture: Centering Non-Humans in a Disrupted Landscape

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Elk-itecture: Centering Non-Humans in a Disrupted Landscape

Submitted to the Department of Architecture in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Architecture at the Wentworth Institute of Technology, April 2021

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title: Elk-itecture: Centering Non-Humans in a Disrupted Landscape

creator: Leah Rogoz

subject: Yellowstone National Park, Buildings, Structures, etc.; Corridors (Ecology); Elk, Behavior; Underground construction; Nature Centers, Yellowstone National Park, Designs and plans

description: Yellowstone, has faced massive disruption within its ecosystems from direct and indirect human forces. Elk are a keystone species in Yellowstone, but populations in specific herds have started to waiveras a result of those human forces. While roadway infrastructure connects humans together, it serves as a huge interruption to migratory corridors in the park. Site influences such as river levels, light reflectance, vehicular noise, topography, and seasonal patterns play an important role in camouflaging a built form that canreconnect habitats to a certain degree. Through careful consideration of the different site influences, an embedded visitor’s center is located within the site that serves several purposes. While the building’s interior performs as a place of exploration and understanding for humans, its main purpose is to restore the natural atmosphere elk once had in this area in hopes to relink herds together. The architecture of the blind is created by positioning design program around the needs of elk. This exhibitedcentering of non-humans allows for a space that can serve more than one.

publisher: The Douglas D. Schumann Library and Learning Commons, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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date: 2021

type: Thesis

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language: eng

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