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PASTORAL FRAGMENTS
DYPTICH OF STATIC AND MOBILE

Yale School of Architecture
Instructor: Brennen Buck, Emily Abruzzo

Fall, 2024

"The situated object is not simply a thing in the world; it is a product of the relationships that define its position within a specific context. It emerges through its interaction with the environment, shaping and being shaped by it."

— Stan Allen

This thesis explores innovative ways to preserve traditional nomadic knowledge systems within self-managed settlements in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Each year, more than 30,000 herders migrate to Ulaanbaatar, contributing to the expansion of these settlements, which now house 800,000 of the city’s 1.713 million residents. This initiative documents and analyzes nomadic rural life while proposing architectural interventions that facilitate the resettlement of nomadic populations within the rapidly urbanizing, post-Soviet infrastructure of Ulaanbaatar.

The dynamic relationship between landscape and cultural identity, as well as the emergence of a hybrid community, was studied through surveys, paintings, and research. The architectural response to these challenges involves creating “cultural objects” on existing structures by reimagining past nomadic activities. Ultimately, this project seeks to reestablish landscape memories and spatial navigation.

Acrylic on Canvas, 36 inch x 24 inch

Contact

Bishrelt.solongo@yale.edu
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+1 203.676.8207

About

An architect and researcher based in New York and Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, currently pursuing a Post-Professional Degree at Yale School of Architecture. His research explores traditional building practices and lifestyles to support the long-term sustainability of nomadic heritage.

Drawings

“For me, drawing has always been the most fundamental way of engaging the world, I’m convinced that it is only through drawing that I actually look at things, carefully. The act of drawing makes me conscious of what I’m looking at. If I wasn’t drawing I sense that I would not be seeing.” -Milton Glaser