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ARCH 502: Control Points 2026

Instructor: Eric Haas

Civic Infrastructure Through Branded Sanitation

Access to dignified public restrooms is a fundamental civic right, yet Los Angeles fails to provide this basic infrastructure equitably. This project proposes a networked system of branded, movable restroom units as a new model of civic provision. Replacing fixed, scarce facilities, a distributed framework of adaptable nodes actively adjusts to pedestrian density, temporal demand, and underserved communities. By coupling public necessity with private sponsorship, the system creates a scalable, maintainable network that elevates sanitation as a visible, essential civic infrastructure embedded in the everyday life of the city.

Civic Infrastructure Through Branded Sanitation