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Ana Miljački. Liu, Tengjia Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture 2016-07-01T18:43:48Z 2016-07-01T18:43:48Z 2016 2016 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/103477 952343507 Thesis: M. Arch., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture, 2016. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-127). The essence of trauma is precisely that it is too horrible to be remembered, to be integrated into our symbolic universe. All we have to do is to mark repeatedly the trauma as such. - Slavoj Žižek This thesis re-examines the role of ruins preservation by speculating on the inherent tension between disaster ruins, psychological interventions and collective memorialization. It challenges the misconception of architectural preservation which is against human interaction as well as possibilities for future change. In other words, the historicization of past events should not only be manifested as the physical integrity of artifacts, but rather shape and be shaped by the present and future of a place. The thesis seeks to rethink the act of preservation as a means of integrating memorialization into the everyday experience of the inhabitants. Sited in the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake in China, the thesis proposes an alternative way to restore and memorialize the aftermath of the Beichuan town. By establishing a live memorial versus a frozen ghost town, the thesis positions the quake aftermath in a direct relationship with the contemporary citizens and thus projects the site towards its future. The thesis traces the frozen ruins in both geographical and ideological terms. It explores preservation through memorialization by embracing future collapse, growth or transformation. After analyzing the existing urban context, the thesis welcomes change as a positive element in the preservation process. The project adapts and recycles building waste; transforms physical memories into resilient infrastructure; utilize the secondary disaster to reshape the landscape: and celebrates the tectonic rubbles together with natural or sub-natural elements, such as debris, dust, mud, as well as annual flooding. by Tengjia Liu. M.Arch. 127 pages eng Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 Architecture. Preserving bad architecture : radicaL preservation in the post-disaster era RadicaL preservation in the post-disaster era Thesis application/pdf false Publication unknown unknown <Publication xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/1.1/" id="2a2bd889-c410-44f2-b6bc-03899262fac8"> <Type xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/vocab/COAR_Publication_Types">http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_1843</Type> <Language>eng</Language> <Title>Preserving bad architecture : radicaL preservation in the post-disaster era</Title> <Subtitle>RadicaL preservation in the post-disaster era</Subtitle> <PublishedIn> <Publication> </Publication> </PublishedIn> <PublicationDate>2016</PublicationDate> <Authors> <Author> <DisplayName>Liu, Tengjia</DisplayName> <Affiliation> <OrgUnit> </OrgUnit> </Affiliation> </Author> </Authors> <Editors> </Editors> <Publishers> <Publisher> <DisplayName>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</DisplayName> <OrgUnit /> </Publisher> </Publishers> <License>http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582</License> <Keyword>Architecture.</Keyword> <Abstract>The essence of trauma is precisely that it is too horrible to be remembered, to be integrated into our symbolic universe. 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