The central goal of this project is to explore the consequences of human activities during the Anthropocene around and within the city of Seattle and the negative effects it brought to the land. How should architects search for a potential architectural method to acknowledge the trauma and generate a solution that heals past socio-ecological extractions while preparing for future displacements. Throughout the Anthropocene, extraction and displacement have been a huge factor in the development of the Seattle bay area. In the 1860s, native tribes were forced out of their home throughout this area due to America’s expansion to the West and the need for natural mineral resources such as gold and coal. Seattle went through deforestation to provide space for growth, railroads, new development, and the start of the lumber industry. By the time of the mid-20th century, most of the natural-indigenous inhabitants and culture were all wiped out from the city of Seattle. During the 1960s, the construction of a trans-continental highway system also forced some of the city’s residents to resettle to a new location because of the mega-structure bisecting the city. It isn’t difficult to see that the foundation of what created modern Seattle today is based on extraction and displacement. To acknowledge the past whilst planning for future change, a connective tissue must be set in place to begin the process of healing by creating an infusion of community, natural resources, housing, and localized public transportation within the urban environment of Seattle.

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     As architects, what we are trying to tackle is not simply the design of a  building, or creating a new form of structure. Our goals should be to conclude the crisis that the city faces, bring them together, and find a possible solution to heal them and prepare the community for future extractions in order to prevent displacement. Thus the architectural design which we are establishing here is a combination of commute, museum, monument, parkway, and urban design. Therefore the proposal of the design is focused on allowing a typology of consideration to be developed which plans of accommodating ecological restoration, community, walkability, and a connective mixed urban natural scape to emerge which does not simply sit upon the site but is fully integrated within it. The main issues to be addressed within this project are integral to the site it sits upon and thus are to be specifically designed for the site to accomplish this sense of full integration into and around it. It shall provide a means for social gathering, engagement with Seattle’s original natural landscape, as well as establishing a responsive connection with history.