extinction rebellion / kashef chowdhury in global climate change contexts
Bengali architect Kashef Chowdhury and his firm URBANA have an impressive portfolio of site-responsive works that support cyclone-, poverty-, and flood-ravaged areas of Bangladesh. On the other side of the world, UK protest movement Extinction Rebellion responds to climate change in dramatic political protests. The diagrams above are part of a greater project examining the congruencies and frictions between the two practices.
Similarities in ethos between the two practices. Chowdhury's "Friendship Centre" is shown in the forefront, a flood-responsive community centre. Trafalgar Square XR protesters dominate the horizon.
An experiential look at Chowdhury's "Red Mosque" from an aerial and close-up view.
Livelihood vulnerability factors, graphed, as they pertain to cyclone devastation in unions of the Kuakata upazila. Latachapli, the union containing Chowdhury's "Cyclone Shelter", is one of the most vulnerable.
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A stuffed shoebox in the attic, if you will.
Biophysical forces in Hyde Park, London, with the Princess Diana Memorial Fountain in situ.
A prior iteration of "Agora" looked at accessibility.