Breaking the Mold

Architecture | Urban Design

Columbia University Graduate Studio, 2023

Location: Atlanta, GA | Team: Qiuyuan, Hyungkung, Saakshi, Sahana Kumar


In Old Fourth Ward, infiltration is brought about by a number of factors including the government, tax breaks and private developments. This has resulted in an unjust and dominant economy and tax flow that primarily affects and excludes the marginalized communities in the neighborhood that once were their historical and cultural identity.

Through the design intervention, in a world after property, we are reprioritizing tax flow to create a counter model of the existing commercial private development such as Ponce. This in-turn creates small human scale revenue generating businesses where the marginalized communities come together to form resistance. This will create a flexible ecosystem where there is a new system of exchange and ownership of money for these communities to thrive.

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