Project by: Amalia Kamien, Tianyi Dai, Xinyue Wang, Yung-Hsiang Yang
How can you take the time period in someone’s life associated with so much uncertainty and struggle, and create an opportunity out of it? This is the central question our project aims to address. Our scale is human, and our project aims to make the statement that a network of people built by highlighting agency, stability, and dignity is stronger than any wall. By transforming the varying time periods of the unknown into an opportunity for building a network, there is a possibility of reigniting the rightful dignity of human beings and of the city of Tijuana. Who we design for are migrants in states of prolonged waiting, alongside local communities, NGOs, and cross-border actors whose decisions shape the conditions of migrants and the Tijuana community. What we propose is a network model that redefines waiting not as passive suspension, but as a condition that can spatially evolve to restore dignity, agency, and stability, and in turn produces a stronger city for all dwellers.
