EDEN: A SPECULATION

Eden: A Speculation

Beginning with the story of the Garden of Eden, this project imagines the building of a utopian community created by Adam and Eve. Presented in book form, the narrative unfolds over an 80-year time span and includes 9 constructions: a bedroom, lover’s lane, meditation space, an enclosure for the tree of knowledge, an eating area, an amphitheater, workshops, gallery, and archive. The constructions are designed to be built by hand using pre-industrial materials and technology. The book catalogs these constructions through a series of digital scans creating an ethereal quality, implying its non-existence. In the larger context, this project was an opportunity to think about how community forms and develops over time, and how the built environment can foster and sustain that community.

Related Projects: Utopian/Dystopian Theory, Landscape Drawings