The New Ordinary: Strip Mall +
BY HRISHI TAILOR
BY HRISHI TAILOR
The architectural manifestations of capitalism and consumerism can be found in all typologies. One of the most expressive one is the “strip mall”. These spaces tend to become the social centres of their neighborhood. They are often unloved objects of architecture — however, they often contain unique experiences and expressions.
This thesis explores new forms of architecture that can emerge within the typology of a strip mall when the pressures of circularity are added to it. The strip mall + retains the traditional retail model and generic characteristics of a regular strip mall, however, it also becomes a place of production and “disposal” in addition to consumption. It is imagined as a network of systems that create a self sustaining assemblage of buildings, where the in between spaces act as the communal social space.
This thesis explores new forms of architecture that can emerge within the typology of a strip mall when the pressures of circularity are added to it. The strip mall + retains the traditional retail model and generic characteristics of a regular strip mall, however, it also becomes a place of production and “disposal” in addition to consumption. It is imagined as a network of systems that create a self sustaining assemblage of buildings, where the in between spaces act as the communal social space.
2020 Thesis Projects w/ Adrian Phiffer
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO