RISIS on CRISIS

Dillion Marlow “Reclaim, Redress, Rewild”

The un-housed population of Seattle finds itself in the middle of converging crises. A history of transgressions and forced boundaries have displaced a staggering number of people, resulting in a generational yoke of homelessness, crime, mental health issues, and pollution.

Beginning with settler colonialism in the 1800s and evolving into the modern practices of gentrification, the vulnerable have long challenged the social and physical boundaries imposed by an inept government and the inevitability of climate change.

By reclaiming the lands of Duwamish Greenbelt, historically known as “The Jungle”, the project aims to give a claim back to these people, as well as the agency to create a sustainable future for themselves. Through a series of supportive services which weave through existing un-housed typologies and infrastructures, we can begin to redress the tumultuous history of Seattle’s enforced displacement.

In doing so we can rewild the land in concert, repairing pre-colonial ecological resilience in preparation of flooding in and around the Duwamish Valley. This proposal is one that takes a new stance on the homeless crisis, enforcing not one concrete solution, but rather providing the means necessary for the un-housed to find a solution themselves – one that allows them to take destiny into their own hands.

While navigating the sea of life she stumbles upon this island. Will she live forever on this dream island or take a decision to move and die trying to reach the shore?

The comfortable and lonely island seems like a Paradise but in fact, it is a trap made of fears.

Param Patel “Resilience ”

Does she have the resilience required to battle her mind, get out of the fear trap island, and try to reach the shore?