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a new friendship bridge

The current situation in the site on the Thai-Burmese border is a great mixture of the formal and informal cross boundary processes. Goods and persons are brought legally across the first Thai-Burmese friendship bridge; the rest is smuggled across the river on boats. Recently the government of Thailand has approved the building of a second bridge across the Moei River to cater to the increasing need for transportation of goods through the border, as well as to serve the economic border development plan which includes building Special Economic Zones (free trade zones) and warehouses near the border. Authorities are looking for a suitable site. (Mizzima News)

intervention : the actors

The growth of the extraterritorial settlement has attracted the attention of several actors. The way in which the mystery of the spatial form can be unraveled is through some digging by our spatial detective. Let's get acquainted with the seductive capitalist, the overeager humanitarian, the corrupt government agents and of course the frustrated designer faced with complex spatial problems that he hopes to solve!

development : the family

The development of the village, then town, then city that develops around the factory, then factories, can be predicted by looking at the behavior of a single family that may be characteristic for the population.

trendential : the factory

The research until now has highlighted the trend towards temporary informal migration and the potential of extraterritorial spaces. When we combine characteristics of these trends and potentials, several trendentials arise that may present a possible future for the refugees living between the Thai and Burmese border.

analysis camp urbanism

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analysis camp architecture

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analysis vernacular architecture

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