USC Architecture XpoInstructor: Lisa Little
As the world shifts toward a more technologically advanced future in which systems can sense, see, learn, and move in ways unlike ever before, a new design agenda emerges. One that asks architects to uncover the possibilities of fully embedding machine learning, sensing, and vision technologies into architectural systems. This thesis argues that the facade […]
In this era known as the “sixth extinction,” architecture must reject the ideal of permanence and start acting as an evolving participant in ecological cycles. Our current architecture and education systems are static, ignoring our biological mortality and the weight of technology on younger generations. I propose that both systems transform into adaptive participants following […]
The lack of connection between humanity and natural ecology contributes to architecture's failure to address climate adaptation. Urban growth has opted to overlook lived experiences to optimize efficacy, which leaves nature as an afterthought in design. With South LA being an example of this dilemma, the thesis proposes that environmental phenomena such as sun, plant […]
This thesis argues that architecture becomes spaces of coexistence for humans and the keystone species essential to our survival. As humans and technology grow and thrive inside architecture space, outside organisms suffer, including keystone species, such as hummingbirds. The thesis project selects the keystone species, Anna's hummingbird (a non-migratory species popular in SoCal) and develops […]