ÒWe are all familiar with how a ship is born, introduced to the world as majestic vessels by a bottle of champagne. However, after their lifetime of service, few know how they ÔdieÕ, dumped on the beaches of some of the poorest countries in the world.Ó (Sarraf, M. et al., 2010)
My thesis towards my Master of Architecture degree at Leeds Beckett University, works towards creating a Òpolyvalent landscape reflecting the epic scale of capitalism and the ambiguous meanings of the wastescapes in the ship breaking beachesÓ. (Crang, M., 2010)
A new urban paradigm for the urbanisation of Darukhana, Mumbai, through reuse and adaptation of vessels. Forming a precedent and potentially a new vernacular form of architecture.