Nashin Mahtani’s thesis entitled “Pulsing Territories, Perpetual Frontiers” proposes an alternate form of tourism development for Bali, Indonesia that works cyclically, leveraging seasonal activities over time, rather than one that sprawls outward consuming the islands finite resources. Everyone is welcome to attend her thesis defence on Thursday July 30, 2015 at 2:30 PM in ARC 2003.
Each year the American Society of Architectural Illustrators’ selects architectural representations for publication and exhibition as part of the “Architecture in Perspective” international competition. This year, five Waterloo Architecture students and alumni have been awarded within the student category for their evocative renderings. Congratulations to undergraduate students Ella den Elzen, Mina Vedut, and Ji Shi, graduate student Nashin Mahtani and alumnus Fraser Plaxton.
Nashin Mahtani’s ongoing thesis work challenges the current method of tourism development in Bali, Indonesia and proposes an alternate model that pulses rather than sprawls. Her design strategy enables the development of new frontiers, followed by periods of dormancy and finally, periods of regeneration.