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The Salton Sea: Shore Line Conditions
The Salton Sea: Shore Line Conditions
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Whitewater River
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Occupying Landscapes of Change:
Irrigation Runoff
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e Salton Sea is changing at a rapid pace. Historically, the region has experienced periods of extreme dryness followed by severe ooding. Evolution is felt most by the infrastructure at the shoreline, a ecting development of the cultural character of the area. It is only a matter of time before the sea dries up completely, leaving behind a ring of shoreline vulnerable to development by local agencies. Such a move could be disastrous to the unique cultural condition that has emerged from the seas existence. is projected proposes the installation of an arti cial shoreline along this ring for a new Long Term Visitors Campsite, allowing for inhabitation and recreation as the Salton Sea continue to recede. Taking into account the uctuation in population as a result of migrating snowbird populations, an adaptable framework allows for inhabitation that embraces change in its formal con guration as a way of developing unique personal and communal relationships within the community that comes to reside there. e result is an organically grown social culture that is in constant dialogue with the physical environment.
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-Surface Agricultural Drainage Imperial County
Alamo River
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Sub-Surface Agricultural Drainage Surface Agricultural Drainage
Stages of Development
System is activated by occupation and responds to conditions of interaction between occupants.
Phase 1: Isolation
CurrentShoreline
Projected Shoreline
Motions
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