Choosing a site

The Dowel symbolizes development on a plot of land. As more buildings are constructed on said block, the quality of the soil decreases until it can no longer support new architecture. This is a commentary on the importance of re-using existing buildings wherever possible rather than constantly oversaturate the land with more infrastructure as the construction process and materials have an impact on gas emissions and by consequence the climate.

Black blocks (city space) is more adapted to sustaining large amounts of infrastructure, therefore in the game can be claimed a maximum of 3 times. The forth times results in an ecological consequence which seeks the removal of the block from the game

On the other hand, white blocks (green space) can only be claimed twice before their removal since not only is the soil degrading with construction, but there is also the ecological impact cause by deforestation