ARCH 672 Propositions 34

Migra-Topia: Transient Urbanisms in a Time of Hyperconsumption

Ahmed Noeman
María Arquero de Alarcón
Set in 2050, this project aims to draw attention to the ever growing issue of hyperconsumption.The project taps into Nevada’s vast lithium reserves, seeking to create a self-sufficient mining operation rooted in transience, lavish wastefulness and an overall disregard for the environment. Migra-Topia is by no means a desirable outcome, but rather forces one to rethink habits of consumption. The embodiment of this is a future that runs unhinged characterised by excess.