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# Project Description

SHIFTING MONUMENT

DONGCHEN LI

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I am a designer driven by a passion for exploring the future .

My work focuses on interior spaces, exhibitions, and innovative architectural projects , always seeking new ways to create spaces that adapt to changing environments. Over the years, I have been involved in projects such as the NICE2035 Street Renovation, ASTON  MARTIN x Tongji Lab,collaborations with ALDO CIBIC, and multiple design conferences in Shanghai.

I am a designer driven by a passion for exploring the future .

My work foc...

College Camberwell College of Arts

Course MA Interior And Spatial Design

Graduation year 2024

My project explores an evolving urban installation set within a dystopian framework , spanning three phases.

Phase 1 (2024-2099) introduces the Social Fabric Module , inspired by bamboo fungus, providing adaptive community spaces. It challenges static aesthetics, embracing speculative design to expand beyond a singular form.

In Phase 2 (2099-2199) , as Earth becomes increasingly uninhabitable, the installation grows organically, inspired by mycelium networks , breaking free to expand vertically and horizontally. This phase connects installations into a speculative urban network that adapts to harsh conditions.

Finally, Phase 3 (2200 onwards) envisions a new urban framework where humans return to a regenerated Earth. The installation evolves into a self-sustaining city platform that merges architecture with natural growth, pushing beyond traditional aesthetics to create a collaborative, adaptive urban ecosystem for a dystopian future.

Final work

THESEUS,AND I

My MA project explores an evolving urban installation set within a dystopian framework, spanning three phases.

Phase 1 (2024-2099) introduces the Social Fabric Module, inspired by bamboo fungus, providing adaptive community spaces. It challenges static aesthetics, embracing speculative design to expand beyond a singular form.

In Phase 2 (2099-2199), as Earth becomes increasingly uninhabitable, the installation grows organically, inspired by mycelium networks, breaking free to expand vertically and horizontally. This phase connects installations into a speculative urban network that adapts to harsh conditions.

Finally, Phase 3 (2200 onwards) envisions a new urban framework where humans return to a regenerated Earth. The installation evolves into a self-sustaining city platform that merges architecture with natural growth, pushing beyond traditional aesthetics to create a collaborative, adaptive urban ecosystem for a dystopian future.

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## Official page
- https://ualshowcase.arts.ac.uk/project/600238/cover

## External
- https://www.instagram.com/dongchenl1
- mailto:kaniao@163.com
- https://portfolio-tools.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/21190351/23013792_DONGCHEN-LI_PORTFOLIO.pdf
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