Maxime Downe Masters Thesis Project
Second Semester Portfolio
Summary:
This project is set between 2024 and 2045. It is an investigation into Man’s impact on the environment and the drastic actions that need to be put in place in order to survive. Climate change being a reality and the use of greenhouse gases are increasing every year, causing irreversible damage to our environment. Changing our behaviour in order to minimise the effects of climate change is something that the global population does not seem to want to do and so drastic actions must be taken in order to ensure our survival.
The proposal is to build a factory that will excavate underground in order to build an underground city where geothermal temperatures are stable. The factory will manufacture building materials from the excavation also. When the initial excavation is complete, the buildings will store food, monitor the environment and provide a gateway into the subterranean city.
