What if the fragments of the past could shape the public spaces of the future? Spolia, as a contemporary architectural strategy, leverages digital technology to reimagine fragments of existing structures, creating spaces that foster human encounters within the public realm. Through a process of extracting, transforming, and grafting these fragments, a new language is developed—one that is deeply rooted in and reminiscent of the surrounding context. As a project, spolia becomes a tool to reimagine USC’s Wall of Troy as a case study by dissolving this divisive edge and transforming traditional boundaries into zones of public exchange.
Grafted Encounters: Exchanges at the Wall
