rubber bowl aquaponic campus
How do we begin to utilize innovative technologies in the near future? While it may be ideal to cut and drop all inefficient practices in the agricultural market, there is a serious gap in knowledge between what information and resources are required in these fields. Though aquaponics are supremely effective once implemented, the main challenge is having them constructed correctly and then maintaining them which are skills that current traditional livestock and crop farmers may not have. So instead of going cold turkey, campuses should employ a blend of traditional agriculturalists, innovative researchers, and a student body to begin the transition from old to new while ensuring that information is not lost in the transfer period. Like livestock, when separate groups of people from varying backgrounds and educations are integrated into common spaces, the nested traits from each society blend together and benefit each group. Our site proposes integrating a traditional agricultural society (monks) with neo-farmers (aquaponic researchers) in order to instruct and educate students. By granting access to both types of groups, the students who become future researchers and agriculturalists will have a greater understanding of a wider range of complementary practices rather than simply becoming specialists within just one field.
All work shown was completed in conjunction with Andy Failor.
This project was nominated by UC DAAP faculty for the 2023 ASCA Top 10 Student Projects and placed third in the AIA Ohio Student competitions.
project data:
site area: 87,120sqft / 8,094sqm
gross floor area: ~20,000sqft / ~1,858sqm
number of levels: 1min. / 7 Max. 
use / function:
urban development / higher education
residential: ~10,000sqft / ~929sqm
academic: ~4,000sqft / ~372sqm
productive: ~6,000sqft / ~557sqm
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