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Site Attributes and Speculations 45 On the Surface There is “nothing”. The desert is barren, harsh and at times uninhabitable... a wasteland.
How we view this landscape... wasteland...
vast.,..
empty...
desolate... barren...
What “waste” can be... REused, REcycled
Beneath the Surface There are memories of our past that tie directly into the future of how we view our landscape and how we deal with “wasted” land.
Natural Pattern
efficient and innovative building materials
Human Pattern
of deposition
of extraction
What is left behind... How can you put a price on specific attributes that relate to the unique characteristics of a site? A price on ecology?
Miners’ Caves
A price on phenomena?
Calcium Carbonate
A price on history?
Hot Springs
Human Pattern
A price on human residue?
of extraction
Miners’ Waste
Mine Tailings
A price on memories?
Ghost Towns
Midden
Wasted Land
Wild Burros
Boron
Shoshone, CA Stats:
Population: 52, in 2000 County: Inyo Area: 28.7 sq. mi. Elevation: 1,585 ft 90 miles W of Las Vegas
Human Pattern
Points of Interest:
of extraction
Shoshone Museum Crowbar Cafe & Bar Adobe Building The Flower Building Old T&T Railroad Building Shoshone Post Office General Store Brown Residence Dublin Gulch
could contribute to or influenced future designs. People “escape” to the desert to be exposed to out of the ordinary experiences, EXTRAordinary experiences. An extraordinary experience (whether good or bad) is marked by a memory. Emphasis is now placed on night and day recreational activities, which create unique experiences that will trigger new memories of what a vacation could really be like.
Night swims with wild burros and camping beneath the open sky, constellations and art installations are all part of this new experience. By day, peaceful burros gather around the local watering hole. By night they join visitors pool side for a night swim under a sky blanketed with stars. In an outdoor area adjacent to the revamped pools, visitors are able to camp out under art installations designed by local artists. - by Kimberly Kearney
SUBSURFACE 2008