Faculty of Design
Environmental Design
Joel Bott
Regenerate - The Wellington Destructor
Environmental Design
2021
The linear nature of modern consumer culture has resulted in a ‘take, make, dispose’ mentality towards manufactured goods and their embodied resources. Materials are typically exploited and then discarded, historically ending up in places like the Wellington Destructor — a now-abandoned garbage incinerator in Toronto — to be destroyed. This waste, along with the anthropogenic emissions caused by excessive disposal and manufacturing processes, proves that our current system is flawed and a paradigm shift is required to create a more reparative and sustainable culture. This thesis aims to redefine society’s traditionally wasteful approach towards resource utilization and provide people with the means to collectively move towards closing material loops through regenerative design, programming, and education. By transforming existing infrastructure, originally servicing a linear economy, into spaces centred around reparative culture, this can foster positive and sustainable changes within the local community. Not only does this provide resource conservation opportunities and meaningful places to congregate, but also celebrates and pays homage to the historical significance of the site.See Full Booklet in Link Below:
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Joel Bott
Architectural Design
“At my core, I believe structures should be designed to help foster change within their surroundings and positively affect the people that engage with them. These spaces should contribute to our...” [More]