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Between sea and land
Carahatas, Cuba
Éric Leblanc
Katerine Lessard
Anne-Julie Nolet
University of Montreal, School of Architecture, Montreal, Canada
Gonzalo Lizzaralde
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Abstract
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The rising waters due to climate changes in Carahatas, Cuba forces the government to establish laws that give no other choices to seashore communities than to relocate in remote territories which are not adapted to their needs. The phenomena is occurring in multiple countries around the world. Our project focuses on the ethical way of practicing architecture throughout a complex environmental problem while innovating. In our opinion the phenomena of rising waters should be the opportunity to take advantage of the constant progression and maintain a close proximity to the water for the people while ensuring a protected and safe constructed environment near agricultural lands. The primary idea is to respect and recreate an habitat that is deferential of the community’s lifestyles and traditions, where the man follows the sea and the sea follows the man.
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image of the settlement (architectural scale or example of unit)
image of the settlement (urban scale or group of housing units)
diagram of the actors involved and the relationships between them
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