Gathering Centers:
Great Smoky Mountains
... a green new deal superstudio
Great Smoky Mountains
... a green new deal superstudio
Type: Architecture and Landscape Architecture Option Studio
Site: Great Smoky Mountains National Forest
Date: 2020
School: Harvard University, Graduate School of Design
Tutor: Jeanne Gang
... with Ada Thomas
Site: Great Smoky Mountains National Forest
Date: 2020
School: Harvard University, Graduate School of Design
Tutor: Jeanne Gang
- Nominated for the GSD Archive + Media Collection
- Selected for the Landscape Architecture Foundation Green New Deal Superstudio
- Featured on the GSD Website + Social Media
... with Ada Thomas
Sited in the most visited and the most biodiverse National Park in the country, this project proposes a new building typology and a new mode of experience for visitors in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Rather than a singular visitor center at the park’s entrance that acts as a transition point from civilization into nature, this project proposes a series of decentralized Gathering Centers distributed along Route 441, the main highway through the park. The Gathering Centers are integrated into the park, as their siting and material specification are in direct relation to the natural systems of the park—particularly the many different types of forests—rather than outside of them.
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