Identity Postmortem: Reforming an Identity for Chuquicamata Through Architecture

We examine the altered landscape of the Atacama Desert in Chile, specifically the crater left by the copper mining operations in Chuquicamata. The open-pit as they call it ﹣ is a permanent scar, an artifact of the anthropocene that cannot be reverted or normalized. In celebration rather than despondence, this project seeks to alter presuppositions and establish a new typology of memorial.