Mazar of the Treasury

A Pilgrimage in the Taklamakan Desert, of Data Centers and Destroyed Heritage Sites

Master thesis (2021)

Authors

M.P.A. Touzet Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

F. Geerts Theory, Territories & Transitions - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
G. Koskamp Design of Constrution - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
N. Sanaan Bensi Teachers of Practice / A - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
N.N. Awan Theory, Territories & Transitions - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment, Architecture and the Built Environment
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Published Date

08-07-2021

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

This project embraces the latent tensions and conflicts within the mysterious Taklamakan Desert, where cultural history is being rewritten within the contemporary paradigm of surveillance capitalism. By binding the national demand for data centers with the archaeological excavation of destroyed heritage sites, the material and cultural memory of the people remains with a translation to the digital realm, and the forbidden rituals facilitated in a subdued manner to avoid conflict with the larger national agenda.