Date of Submission
Spring 5-4-2018
Degree Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Architecture
Department
Architecture
Committee Chair/First Advisor
Pegah Zamani, Ph.D.
Secondary Advisor
Ermal Shpuza, Ph.D.
Abstract
Today the question of coastal erosion and the devastation that it brings is no longer a matter of if, but when.
This project aims at developing an adaptive approach towards design in attempt to develop a new coastal typology that adapts to the dynamic condition of coastal erosion, and addresses future projections of sea level rise. The proposal will be applied in Fuveme in the Volta Region of Ghana, West Africa, which is presently on the verge of being wiped out entirely due to a vastly reseeding shoreline. The thesis will center on elements such as the environment, ecology, society, and economy as the fundamental criteria of an adaptive design, and further look at the natural structure of the mangrove tree and develop a bio-mimicry approach towards design. This proposed typology not only adapts to the conditions of the changing climate, but allows for a new way of envisioning our coast lines in developing countries.