A Master of Landscape Architecture Thesis proposal by: Sonny Meng Qi Xu
MLA’ 17 & M.Arch II’ 18
Professor Sergio Lopez-Pineiro, Thesis Advisor
Professor Charles Waldheim, Thesis Preparation
Through the mapping of the flows (ecological, commercial, daily and migratory), anomalies and grey zones along the border, the thesis aims to understand the different types of conditions the longest “undefended” border crosses. With the advancement in technology and surveillance, how does the border, vista, checkpoints evolve (or become obsolete) to fit 21st century visions of a seamless transition between two neighbouring countries? Through the creation of six bio-political zones that serve ecologically, socially and culturally, Borderhood proposes cultural reimagination of the Canada | U.S. borderland privileging human subjectivity.
