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ARCH 502: Natural Intelligence 2026

Instructor: Evelyn Tickle

Metabolic Architecture for Contaminated Habitats

The Salton Sea is a case study where architectural strategies for housing in contaminated landscapes are developed for global application. A new housing typology embodies technologies and systems that create sustainable micro-habitats. Through processes of submersion and electrolysis, steel structures metabolise the toxic deposits that permeate the air and water, transforming industrial pollution into habitable structure.

Metabolic Architecture for Contaminated Habitats