Michelle Duong
My time as an architecture student at HCAD has proven to myself that I am a capable person! Beginning my first year, I never thought I’d be able to get to where I am and who I am today. But I didn’t do it alone - my friends, family, and teachers have all been there to talk me through (many) mental breakdowns, help me with Structures homework, invite me out for food to destress when I was overthinking a studio project, and most importantly, believe in me when I didn’t. There are many things I’m still uncertain of moving forward, but I will forever be grateful for these past five years and the amazing people that have been there for me through it all :) LinkedIn, Portfolio, Instagram
Emerging Matters in Architecture
The project immerses visitors of Liberty State Park into a foreign environment as they traverse their way to their favorite spot in the park. External systems aggregated as a field condition work together to protect the freshwater wetlands while creating a heightened sensorial experience and visual reminder for visitors that should have never been necessary. It is a critique that questions if these new measures taken for climate change will become the ‘new normal’. For the betterment of climate change, the project should never fully proliferate in the future, as that means we as a society have not been doing enough about the ongoing issue.
