Architectural Gastronomy: Connecting the Art of Architecture and Food
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Abstract
Food and shelter are two constants that have been vital to survival
throughout human history. These two facets of life must co emerge
to enhance the world for future prosperity of resources and human
connections. Architecture and the Food Industry need to work
hand-in-hand to show and create a maximized effort to optimize
impacts on climate change. To utilize correlations between
food, culture, and human relationships found between the two
fields by creating and defining a clear and distinct relationship
between architecture and food. The design and project typology
demonstrates an interactive location where collaboration can be
facilitated to help counter-act climate change, food waste, and
over-production of resources while emphasizing the importance
of cultural community expression. Through correlative research,
case studies, and combined strategies, architecture and food will
work cohesively to promote cultural integration, sustainability,
community connections, and personal growth through the many
different collaborative programs and spaces. As the fourth
Campus of the Culinary Institute of America, the Charleston
Campus addresses sustainability through the built environment
and food practices taught, while inviting discussion on how
food, architecture, and culture must work together to convey the
importance of human relationships.