Misi-Ziibi Aberations

Semester: Fourth semester studio project
Critic: Derek Hoeferlin

Brief: Address a contemporary issue of industry surrounding the Mississippi River at St. Louis

Project: A semi-permanent sediment collection system with a deployable pod for the distribution of the collected sediment.

The semi-permanent unit occupies space within a zone currently under the control of a single, private industry, the barge industry. By asserting a presence within the rivers, the new system draws attention to the imbalance of the regulatory system and challenges the existing monopoly. 

This was designed using Grasshopper for Rhinoceros. 

Participant in the Misi-Ziibi: Living with the Great Rivers Workshop, Sponsored by the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Washington, d.c. and Washington University in St. Louis

Worked with a Dutch and American team to begin a dialogue that investigates possible scenarios to mitigate flood risk around the St. Louis region.

Included in the student work book: Approach