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Thesis Abstract Figure 1 - Collage of the political, social, and environmental ecologies illustrates their interdependent relationship and influence on climate change and social inequity. Inspired from "The Three Ecologies" by Felix Guattari. Done by Oliver Hadi.             What happens when you take modernistic and utopian architecture, mix it with segregationist politics, and build communities from scratch without the smallest understanding of how society works? You give birth to the “Towers in the Park”. In New York City, this past initiative led to the establishment of the biggest public housing project in whole North America, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). Many decades later, we can see that the NYCHA projects have led to the isolation and segregation of the poorest residents of the city, increasing poverty and criminal activity. It is obvious now, that artificial communities such as NYCHA does not work for either the people who live in them, or to the lar
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Thesis Self Questionnaire    Getting on the path for a successful thesis year ahead. This questionnaire below helps me to focus my attention and clear my thoughts about my intention for the journey ah         Figure 1 - Photo of a waterfall at the Buttermilk Falls State Park, Ithica, New York. By Oliver Hadi. What is my question?  Is it possible to address social and environmental problems with the same architectural solution? What do I want to research? I want to investigate the problems of public housing in New York City and address them while designing for climate change mitigation and resiliency. Why? I truly believe that our society, the ecology, and politics coexist in an intertwined and interdependent way, therefore, it is best to investigate all to find the right solutions. As far as politics, there is very little an architect can do, but architecture has the potential to influence the social and ecological enviro
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