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Modern urban life produces continuous flows of discarded materials that are collected, sorted, incinerated or buried out of public view. Waste therefore disappears socially before it disappears materially. This research examines how waste-derived landscapes, particularly bottom ash mounds produced by waste-to-energy plants, can be reconsidered as constructed grounds rather than closed technical infrastructures. In the Netherlands, landfills and bottom ash mounds form artificial elevations within a flat landscape, yet they remain largely absent from spatial and architectural imagination. Focusing on Het Groene Schip in Amsterdam Westpoort, the research addresses a hidden bottom ash stock shaped by incineration, regulation, containment and possible reuse. While bottom ash contains mineral fractions that can enter construction chains, its application depends on processing, quality requirements and public trust. The project asks how architecture and landscape can make this hidden material condition visible, accessible and productive without ignoring its environmental and operational constraints.
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Modern urban life produces continuous flows of discarded materials that are collected, sorted, incinerated or buried out of public view. Waste therefore disappears socially before it disappears materially. This research examines how waste-derived landscapes, particularly bottom ash mounds produced by waste-to-energy plants, can be reconsidered as constructed grounds rather than closed technical infrastructures. In the Netherlands, landfills and bottom ash mounds form artificial elevations within a flat landscape, yet they remain largely absent from spatial and architectural imagination. Focusing on Het Groene Schip in Amsterdam Westpoort, the research addresses a hidden bottom ash stock shaped by incineration, regulation, containment and possible reuse. While bottom ash contains mineral fractions that can enter construction chains, its application depends on processing, quality requirements and public trust. The project asks how architecture and landscape can make this hidden material condition visible, accessible and productive without ignoring its environmental and operational constraints.
Flood myths shape cultural memory, resilience strategies and spatial practices, reflecting how societies understand and respond to environmental disasters. These narratives do more than record past catastrophes; they convey lessons on survival, transformation and renewal. This study examines flood myths from various traditions, including Noah’s Ark, Atrahasis, Deucalion and Pyrrha, Matsya Purana, the Drowned Land of Saeftinghe, and the Namazu myth. Through spatial analysis, the research explores how these stories construct meaning through landscapes and disaster narratives.
The study identifies five spatial themes. Firstly, elevation as a refuge, highlights how mountains serve as sanctuaries and sites of renewal. Secondly, floating vessels as salvation examines arks and boats as protective spaces that preserve life and knowledge. Then, the vessel as a self-contained world considers how these spaces function as ordered microcosms during chaos. Fourthly, submerged landscapes as memory explore lost cities, and drowned lands as symbols of catastrophe, and cultural continuity. Finally, markers of disaster memory such as Japan’s tsunami stones show how communities embed disaster lessons into landscapes to guide future generations.
By combining perspectives from archaeology, mythology, and urban studies, this thesis reveals how flood myths continue to shape perceptions of risk, adaptation, and resilience. These narratives do more than preserve cultural memory; they offer lasting frameworks for understanding human responses to disasters, and the relationship between storytelling, space, and survival.
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The study identifies five spatial themes. Firstly, elevation as a refuge, highlights how mountains serve as sanctuaries and sites of renewal. Secondly, floating vessels as salvation examines arks and boats as protective spaces that preserve life and knowledge. Then, the vessel as a self-contained world considers how these spaces function as ordered microcosms during chaos. Fourthly, submerged landscapes as memory explore lost cities, and drowned lands as symbols of catastrophe, and cultural continuity. Finally, markers of disaster memory such as Japan’s tsunami stones show how communities embed disaster lessons into landscapes to guide future generations.
By combining perspectives from archaeology, mythology, and urban studies, this thesis reveals how flood myths continue to shape perceptions of risk, adaptation, and resilience. These narratives do more than preserve cultural memory; they offer lasting frameworks for understanding human responses to disasters, and the relationship between storytelling, space, and survival.
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Flood myths shape cultural memory, resilience strategies and spatial practices, reflecting how societies understand and respond to environmental disasters. These narratives do more than record past catastrophes; they convey lessons on survival, transformation and renewal. This study examines flood myths from various traditions, including Noah’s Ark, Atrahasis, Deucalion and Pyrrha, Matsya Purana, the Drowned Land of Saeftinghe, and the Namazu myth. Through spatial analysis, the research explores how these stories construct meaning through landscapes and disaster narratives.
The study identifies five spatial themes. Firstly, elevation as a refuge, highlights how mountains serve as sanctuaries and sites of renewal. Secondly, floating vessels as salvation examines arks and boats as protective spaces that preserve life and knowledge. Then, the vessel as a self-contained world considers how these spaces function as ordered microcosms during chaos. Fourthly, submerged landscapes as memory explore lost cities, and drowned lands as symbols of catastrophe, and cultural continuity. Finally, markers of disaster memory such as Japan’s tsunami stones show how communities embed disaster lessons into landscapes to guide future generations.
By combining perspectives from archaeology, mythology, and urban studies, this thesis reveals how flood myths continue to shape perceptions of risk, adaptation, and resilience. These narratives do more than preserve cultural memory; they offer lasting frameworks for understanding human responses to disasters, and the relationship between storytelling, space, and survival.
The study identifies five spatial themes. Firstly, elevation as a refuge, highlights how mountains serve as sanctuaries and sites of renewal. Secondly, floating vessels as salvation examines arks and boats as protective spaces that preserve life and knowledge. Then, the vessel as a self-contained world considers how these spaces function as ordered microcosms during chaos. Fourthly, submerged landscapes as memory explore lost cities, and drowned lands as symbols of catastrophe, and cultural continuity. Finally, markers of disaster memory such as Japan’s tsunami stones show how communities embed disaster lessons into landscapes to guide future generations.
By combining perspectives from archaeology, mythology, and urban studies, this thesis reveals how flood myths continue to shape perceptions of risk, adaptation, and resilience. These narratives do more than preserve cultural memory; they offer lasting frameworks for understanding human responses to disasters, and the relationship between storytelling, space, and survival.