Cummins Corporate Office Building, Columbus, Indiana
Historic Ceraline Mill Building
Butterflies, Colors, History
Historic Ceraline Mill Building
Butterflies, Colors, History
Human-Butterfly Commons
by Ayushi Vora
B.Arch ‘17 Shivaji University India, M.Arch ‘21 University at Buffalo
Being mindful of the historic identity of Columbus, the idea of my project is to design a space that activates the public realm through play, curiosity, appreciation, and engagement of pollinator species. I am interested in the interventions that provide active opportunities for the public to merge with the hope that individuals and communities can find themselves in a playful and interactive way.
The intent of my proposal is also to acknowledge and reflect the silent history hidden from this incredible architecture. In contrast to Cummins building and landscape which is white concrete and manicured lawn, the proposal is to introduce colors on the site so as to have butterflies attracted to this area and to increase their presence and visibility.
by Ayushi Vora
B.Arch ‘17 Shivaji University India, M.Arch ‘21 University at Buffalo
Being mindful of the historic identity of Columbus, the idea of my project is to design a space that activates the public realm through play, curiosity, appreciation, and engagement of pollinator species. I am interested in the interventions that provide active opportunities for the public to merge with the hope that individuals and communities can find themselves in a playful and interactive way.
The intent of my proposal is also to acknowledge and reflect the silent history hidden from this incredible architecture. In contrast to Cummins building and landscape which is white concrete and manicured lawn, the proposal is to introduce colors on the site so as to have butterflies attracted to this area and to increase their presence and visibility.
NEW NATURES: NEW MIDDLES
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING
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UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING
ECOLOGICAL PRACTICES RESEARCH GROUP GRADUATE STUDIO
In parallel with the 2020-21 Exhibit Columbus cycle, titled “New Middles: From Main Street to Megalopolis,” the Spring 2021 UB Ecological Practices studio explored the city of Columbus Indiana, its legacy of architecture and landscape design as civic projects, and developed speculative architectural interventions that reflect on Columbus’ design history while also responding to contemporary social and ecological conditions in the city and region. The sites for each proposal are centered in/around the city, but the aim is to speak more broadly to ways that design can impact the future of the American heartland and regions connected by the Mississippi Watershed. In the words of this year’s curators Mimi Zeiger and Iker Gil, “New Middles builds upon Columbus’ legacy as a laboratory for design as civic investment. In a moment when we most need reflection, creativity, and innovation to envision new ways of being, New Middles considers Columbus a place to destabilize assumptions, and imagine new architectures and landscapes as a way to positively move our cities forward.”
In parallel with the 2020-21 Exhibit Columbus cycle, titled “New Middles: From Main Street to Megalopolis,” the Spring 2021 UB Ecological Practices studio explored the city of Columbus Indiana, its legacy of architecture and landscape design as civic projects, and developed speculative architectural interventions that reflect on Columbus’ design history while also responding to contemporary social and ecological conditions in the city and region. The sites for each proposal are centered in/around the city, but the aim is to speak more broadly to ways that design can impact the future of the American heartland and regions connected by the Mississippi Watershed. In the words of this year’s curators Mimi Zeiger and Iker Gil, “New Middles builds upon Columbus’ legacy as a laboratory for design as civic investment. In a moment when we most need reflection, creativity, and innovation to envision new ways of being, New Middles considers Columbus a place to destabilize assumptions, and imagine new architectures and landscapes as a way to positively move our cities forward.”
UB ARCHITECTURE
FACULTY
Joyce Hwang, Associate Professor, Exhibit Columbus University Design Research Fellow 2021
STUDIO STUDENTS
Nicholas Blackwell
Cristian Copete
Bethany Greenaway
John Henning
Samanatha Kalinski
Marietta Koeberle
Mitchel Mesi
Gabrielle Morales
Madelaine Ong
Yogesh Ravichandar
Ayushi Vora
Ben Wemesfelder
FACULTY
Joyce Hwang, Associate Professor, Exhibit Columbus University Design Research Fellow 2021
STUDIO STUDENTS
Nicholas Blackwell
Cristian Copete
Bethany Greenaway
John Henning
Samanatha Kalinski
Marietta Koeberle
Mitchel Mesi
Gabrielle Morales
Madelaine Ong
Yogesh Ravichandar
Ayushi Vora
Ben Wemesfelder