Project Global: Ground


This exploration of our current day metropolitan condition as a system of systems deals with the crust of the Earth as a primary carrying capacitor of human activities, from the extraction of resources deep within the ground, to agricultural operations that barely scratch the surface.

Part 1: Lexicon

Part 2: Atlas

Part 3: Architectural Projects


Part 3: Architectural Projects index

︎ By means of introduction...
    ︎ Parliament of Things
    ︎ Cemetery 36
    ︎ Institute of Mining Safety
    ︎ Post Thinkbelt   


︎ Extrapolated Realities     ︎ Co-Op Backyarding
    ︎ Informal Urban Farmers Market
    ︎ The Eviction Economy
    ︎ ASHES Base


︎ Symbiotic Infrastructure
    ︎ Stormwater Parks
    ︎ Agri-Course
    ︎ Dead & Alive

︎ Remediated Lands
    ︎ Anti-dust Landscape
    ︎ Soil & Green
    ︎ Rebound Landscape
    ︎ Nature’s Lung

︎ New Forms of Settlements
    ︎ Trickle-down Water Works
    ︎ Recycling Center    
    ︎ A.R.C.CA.DI.A
    ︎ Growing Roots

︎ Extraction Reaction

    ︎ Tailing Urbanism
    ︎ Lavoisier’s Law
    ︎ A New Energy Landscape
    ︎ Cake Town









Witbank Coalfield

Mpumalanga


East of Johannesburg, the Witbank Coalfield is historically one of the most important extraction zones for coal in South Africa as is demonstrated by the extensive land area already mined. To maximize transportation efficiency, this region also constitutes the densest conglomeration of ESKOM (coal) powerplants throught the country.
        Many applications to re-open/refurbish powerplants to meet the nation’s energy demands are for sites near the coalfield.
        The selected site for this project is the Anglo Kleinkopje mine located at the heart of the coalfield for its size, proximity to major infrastructural routes and Duvha power station, and diversity of adjacent site conditions.



Tutors 

Sanne van den Breemer
Filip Geerts
Ilmar Hurkxkens
Director of Studies

Salomon Frausto

Contributors

Nigel Alarcon(MX), Pooja Bhave(IN), Mariano Cuofano(IT), Fabiola Cruz(PE), Alonso Díaz(MX), Xiaoyu Ding(CN), Ines Garcia‑Lezana(ES), Sandra Garcia(ES), Martino Greco(IT), Sebastian Hitchcock(ZA), Alejandra Huesca(MX), Yesah Hwangbo(KR), Takuma Johnson(US), Yi-Ni Lin(TW), Paola Tovar(MX), Cristhy Mattos(BR), Preradon Pimpakan(TH), Adi Samet(IL), Raymond Tang(US), Kulaporn Temudom(TH), Danai Tsigkanou(GR), Jesse Verdoes(NL), Rongting Xiao(CN)