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Eroding Landscapes: Erosion as a Mechanism for Preservation

Part 1 Project 2021
Cecelia Huang
Cardiff University | UK
Erosion, derived from the Latin word “Erosionem” which can be defined as a gnawing away of.

Often seen with a negative connotation, the project explores its benefits. The erosion of the riverbed becomes a tool to spread land in turn making it more fertile.

"Eroding Landscapes" investigates the notion of preservation in the floodplain of Llandeilo in a pre and post Brexit context.

The project capitalises on a loophole, to multiply the growth of Broadleaved Plants protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act of 1981 to increase the area of protected land.

Erosion will be used as a tool and mechanism to orchestrate the deposition of the protected plant’s seed. The river will carry seeds onto the other side of the floodplain where a more permanent culture of this plants can settle and “save” a land that is currently uncared for. In terms the projects look into different ways to re-engage the neighbouring people with the floodplain.

"Eroding Landscapes" challenges the idea of using architecture to change the landscape and nurture the land.

Cecelia Huang

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