‘Aerial Production’, by DeOld Andersen Architecture, a partnership between Nebraska natives Emily Andersen and Geoff DeOld, depicts the transformation of the Midwest landscape at the city edge from farmstead to suburban and exurban development. Focusing on a swath of land at the edge of Omaha two miles long by a half mile wide, three different stages of land use are captured simultaneously; productive farmland, former farmland in the process of being re-formed into suburban tract development, and a completed and occupied residential development. This abstracted representation of a literal condition unifies the fits and starts by which land development occurs through a lens of production – land that once produced agricultural crops now produces homes and the infrastructures that support them.
The graphic will be viewed against the backdrop of the grain elevator, an infrastructural armature that once supported agricultural land-use, and the neighboring interstate infrastructure that facilitates the ongoing development and access to the newer forms of settlement and everything in between. Viewers of the abstracted graphic have the opportunity to compare the relationship between these different and continually changing land types predominant in the Midwest landscape.
DeOld Andersen, an architecture and design practice based in Brooklyn, NY, grew out of ongoing interest and exploration of topics related to urban and suburban development, such as the impact of big-box architecture on contemporary public space, and the programmatic possibilities of the suburban retail strip. The firm is currently engaged in a range of projects including programming and site selection for a notable international company in New York, interiors and graphic work, a sustainable residence in Nebraska, and continued research projects focused on topics of suburban development and urban infrastructure. Prior to locating to New York in 2001, where Emily was an Associate at Slade Architecture, and Geoff was an Associate Principal with STUDIOS architecture, they both received their Master of Architecture degrees at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
More work from DeOld Andersen can be seen here: www.d-aarch.com
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