From Shady Heritage towards an Architecture of Frictional Empathy

From Shady Heritage towards an Architecture of Frictional Empathy

Tideman, Saskia (TU Delft Architecture and the Built Environment)

Milani, S. (mentor)
Hein, C.M. (mentor)
van de Voort, J.A. (mentor)

Delft University of Technology

Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences | Explorelab

2021-07

Following an in-depth investigation into contemporary heritage practice, the project intervenes on the Parc Chanot which hosted Marseille’s two colonial exhibitions. The design seeks to resurface taboo histories to enable history to be learned from. Through this project, I have queried the role of architects as curators of history and sought to provoke a reflection on the hierarchies made between hegemonic and shady histories. The written research is provided in Act I- Investigation. In Act II- Translation, the research is made specific and tested in Marseille. In Act II- Generation, I make the research productive by proposing an alternative architecture to a site that has enforced forgetfulness until present.

Marseille
France
Chanot
Memory
History
Colonial Exhibition
Lieu de Mémoire
Shady Heritage
Friction
Empathy
Détournement
Uchronia
Taboo
Memorial

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Saskia Tideman obtained a Cum Laude MSc. with Honours in Architecture at the TU Delft in the Netherlands (2019-21). She obtained a First-Class Bachelor’s in Art from Manchester School of Architecture (2015-18) and gained practical experience as an architectural assistant in London, UK. Her interest in informing architectural practice with research has led her to investigate heritage’s role in facilitating and challenging social resilience.

Student theses

master thesis

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