Housing Collective Thresholds

Abstract

Architecture is about relationships. The inception of this project began by questioning how the current attitude of architectural density and lack of architectural diversity in the East Austin neighborhoods creates a generic neighborhood model. This current approach, among many other issues, eliminates the diversity of people, architecture, biodiversity, activities, and neighborhood relationships. As a way to engage in an open dialogue about the urgent need to imagine new ways of embracing density and architectural diversity with a deep care for the natural environment and existing ecology, how can we learn new ways of living together?