The Link is a sustainable development prototype that combines an urban design proposal with an architectural project. The urban design includes green corridors, together with a public transportation system that connects existing ecosystems, and at the same time, the high-income areas with the low-income ones. The architectural project includes a transportation hub, greenhouses, commercial areas including markets and restaurants that sell the products of the greenhouses, an urban agriculture education area, and residences for urban agriculture researchers, and additionally, a living machine system that aims to clean and reuse wastewater by utilizing the sloped landscape with terraces. Therefore, it aims to provide education and income sources for the surrounding low-income areas, while attracting interest in sustainable development by its striking architectural language.
Author: Bartu Lokumcu
Studio: Arch 301, Fall 2021
Instructor(s): Mark Frederickson
