Publication: Mediated Departure, 22 January 2029
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2024-05-21
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Fan, Siyue. 2024. Mediated Departure, 22 January 2029. Master's thesis, Harvard Graduate School of Design.
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Since 9/11, Guantanamo Bay has provided the US with a legal loophole where detainees were captured without the same legal rights as if they were on the American land. Today 30 detainees still remain on site. This thesis proposes a temporary offshore airfield as a conclusion to this notorious past. On Jan 22nd, 2029, press around the world gather at the new airport to witness and document all 30 detainees leaving Guantanamo Bay permanently.
The airfield is an architectural space that accommodates this mediated event. The sequence of actions and the spectating relationship together choreograph an event that would occur only once in history for the specific day of Jan 22nd, 2029.
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Guantanamo, Architecture, Landscape architecture
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