1. Cross Disciplinary Studio | Project III Ideation
Brooklyn Heights
Concept Proposal I
Team 3
Jianan Gu
Soham Khadatare
Brian L. Krohnengold
2. Pre Black Swan
Study of Flora, Fauna, Wealth, Crime
Phase 1 & 2 inform this aspect. We combine our research to define the new
“normal” in this scenario.
6. During Black Swan
Crime Rate and deaths soar
Marks and symbols are used to mark the corpse since there are more and more people
died; people see more and more dead bodies on the street; use unique icons with words
to remember the dead people; gradually accept the fact
Natural decay as a result of collapsing environment reduces access to plant based
scenery. Increase in crime rate results in excessive increase in dead bodies.
Neighborhoods become unsanitary and dismal as a result.
7. Post Black Swan
A monument of Solidarity
Honour the dead and move on with life
Drawings are everywhere on the street; people think it is common to see corpse on the
street; use simple numbers and marks to represent dead people; get used to this
situation
Human remains replace typical urban flora. Bones and other human remains are
repurposed to create “Corpse Trees” replications of trees and other flora (bushes,
flowering plants etc.) These Corpse Trees are a sculptural replica of former existing flora.
8. The Installation
Combines the idea of Wealth Inequality, Crime and Deaths to create a
monument that resembles that phase in the history of Brooklyn Heights.
Elements:
● Central Monument inspired by the wealth inequality
● Graffiti that emerged from the chalk drawings of dead bodies
● Flora and Fauna that repurposes the dead
15. Graffiti on the street(real)
+
Death Map(real)
+
Personal stories(fiction)
16.
17. Corpse Trees: The
New Flora
Reutilizing the numerous dead to
replace dilapidated and decaying
natural scenes.
The natural decadence of the park is
re-envisioned for a future which lacks
biodiversity.
Crime and death leads to new visual
scenery.
