INsatiable Search

Made in collaboration with Sergio Sanabria, Jennifer Karbula (Student Leader), Tomas Castillo, Caitlyn Steele, Nathan West, Alexandra Kizer, Royce D. Gates III, Abbigail Dickerson, Addison Foran, Branden Piks, Ryan Halverson, Nickas Antoniou, Phil Willse + Jennifer Churchia.

“Insatiable Search for the soul by means of the delicate glimmerings or reflections the soul has left in others- at first the faint trace of a smile or a word; towards the last, the varied and glowing splendors of intelligence, imagination and goodness.” - Jorge Luis Borges “The Approach to Al-Mu’Taism”

Industry in the world has caused multiple problems in many different ways. One of those ways is the expanse of waste found in the Northern Pacific; the Pacific Gyre. This is an area in the center of the Pacific Ocean in which plastic waste is collected due to the water becoming static. Pelagic plastics, chemical sludge and other debris are trapped in a slowly turning cyclone thousands of miles wide. This plastic harms the plants and animals in this area, causing dire need for this ocean ecosystem. Our proposed sea community would be placed on top of this to remove plastic waste and recycle it into oil and other products. 

Another problem caused by industry is the rising sea levels around the world. Global warming is causing Polar icecaps to melt, causing vast amount of water to be dispersed throughout the oceans around Earth. These rising sea levels devestate small Islands and lands found below sea level. Islands such as Micronesi, the Marshall Islands, Palau and others are already seeing this devestation, losing landmass already due to these rising level. Sea communities could be a giant help for this issue, creating a place for refugees to live with the oppurtunity to expand due to the fractal nature of the design. This allows the community to grow and expand to infinity.