Anchor

As part of the Anchor workshop, second-year architecture students and sociology students studying the ethics of care were asked two critical questions: Who is empowered to make physical claims on public space, and who do these alterations serve? Over the course of three hours, using a variety of waste materials, ratchet straps, clamps, and rope, students created small-scale proposals around Building 71, imagining its future within the broader campus.

Anchor explores initial activation strategies to make spatial claims on the area surrounding Building 71. Through stacking, arranging, and positioning found materials, students made ephemeral interventions that encouraged a dialogue with the wider campus community. The workshop combined hands-on construction with a collaborative plotting exercise alongside sociology students, helping to clarify the intent behind each material gesture.