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Memory Gate, An Exploration of Architectural Fragility Sriya Thotakura 1. Concept & Outcome Memory Slice is an interactive exploration of climatic and structural fragility. It serves as a playable archive of past and present calamities. The core design draws inspiration from three sources. It is influenced by Lebbeus Woods’ architecture for seismic shifts. Rachel Sussman’s…

The Memory Gate treats architecture as a dynamic puzzle to explore environmental fragility across two distinct arenas. 1. The Core Mechanic: Structuring the “4D Shift” The player acts as a third-person catalyst. They use the Z/X keys to intersect two overlapping realities. These realities are a ruined present and a pristine past. Testing spatial flow…

Sriya Thotakura Temporal Architecture and Interaction Design 1. Concept & Interaction Design: My project begins with an exploration of abstract urban-scapes. Specifically, I am investigating the Conceptual Feel of Volume. I am indenting to create a visual abstraction. This explores past architectural states. The transition between realities is not an instantaneous flash, but a deliberate,…

Cartographies of Control examines cultural erasure under algorithmic governance in East Turkistan by foregrounding Uyghur culture, memory, and history. Originally conceived as an ephemeral, immersive pavilion at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn, the project unfolds as a participatory, game-based dinner where visitors gradually encounter how algorithmic systems map, classify, and control bodies, territory, and identity.…

Would the world feel different if you were changed in scale? Tiny Wonders explores spatial perception through transformation. Inspired by games and films that play with scale and embodiment, we asked: what happens to architecture when the body changes? Instead of designing one static environment, we designed multiple spatial experiences that unfold through shapeshifting. The…