Terraforming Acupunctures Part 2 Project 2025 Ajay SunilSalma Ali American University of Sharjah | UAE Terraforming Acupunctures emerged from exploring abandoned sites across Abu Dhabi and Dubai, where we encountered ruins and leftover materials that reveal urgent environmental challenges caused by rapid urban growth. Our project reimagines these degraded landscapes as opportunities for sustainable regeneration adapted to the Gulf’s climate.Inspired by Dubai’s large-scale land transformations, we propose autonomous “terraformers”—robotic machines functioning like giant 3D printers. These machines scan sites, collect materials, and produce architecture directly from what they gather. At their core, an industrial plant processes debris into filament for construction, merging advanced AI with ecological care.Our speculative design unfolds over decades: machines are deployed, prepare the terrain, build structures, then integrate into the completed habitats. The project speaks to architects, planners, researchers, and communities interested in innovative, adaptive urban solutions—proposing a way to redesign the landscape through the use of an automated object.Guided by John Dryzek’s Promethean ethos and Gilles Clément’s “third landscape,” we see neglected spaces as vital for biodiversity and renewal. Terraforming Acupunctures demonstrates that technological innovation and sustainability can coexist, offering fresh strategies to address climate change and urban decline. It envisions a future where cities regenerate themselves, balancing human ingenuity with environmental responsibility. Tutor(s) George Katodrytis