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AIR INJECTION
PrizeHonorable Mention in Architectural Design / Conceptual Architecture
Firm LocationEmeryville, United States
CompanyCED Studio
Lead ArchitectHaoyu Gu, Hanqin Tang
Design TeamYifan LI
In 2014, Manhattan’s land value reached $1.74 trillion, rivaling Canada’s economy, yet development is often stalled by “holdout” buildings that refuse to sell, symbolizing an imbalance in air rights. As values soar, residents face shrinking access to green space and fresh food. My site lies in a food desert with high diabetes rates, and a “green desert” exists east of Central Park. This thesis proposes a Community Air Trust (CAT)—a reinterpretation of CLT—where communities lease air rights to create urban farms, generating fresh produce and sustaining themselves through sales.