BUILD/DESTROY

An Investigation Into the Metabolism Movement

Bolade Richardson
MArch II 2025
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1 Chicago under firebomb

I intent to build an immersive environment meant to highlight stages of growth and development; birth, life, and death within the field of architecture and computational design. This immersive environment takes both a theorical and technical investigation into the 1960s Japanese Metabolism Movement, its impact toward modular construction, and the role that the architect plays in building and destroying cities.

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2 Chicago prior to destruction
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3 Aftermath of destruction