DESIGN STORY

Expansion and urbanization are causing a decline in green space. The issue affects all of us, and everyone is responsible. While knowing this is harmful, we are not changing our actions. Lack of greenery leads to higher air temperatures and more ground-level ozone, with fewer trees and plants to clean the air and provide oxygen. Also, without soil to receive the rain and filter water, sewers become overloaded, causing neighborhood flooding as well as polluted water. This, in turn, is harmful to aquatic ecosystems.  

We know the solutions to these issues that would result in harmony with nature and a better world. De_evolution reminds us of the negative outcome of doing nothing, what the future holds if we don’t do act today. The ruin is the inspiration leading to this design. Due to urbanization and city expansion, we are keeping nature far away from where we live, so we have lost the sense of nature's important role. We depend on nature, and we are not separate from its effects.

The goal of De_evolution is to excavate abandoned areas and bring greenery back into the cities. This will call awareness to the relationship between humans and nature. It works as a portal to illustrate the negative future - which is ruins - as a visual warning to people in the park about the current situation.