Down to Earth Remedies: Heal the Soil, Heal the City

Alex Mike Collet

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Auriane Farine

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Alexandre Vong Srivastava

Shockingly, 85% of Lausanne’s soil is polluted with dioxins, with 16% exceeding acceptable thresholds requiring remediation. This situation, dating back to the 1960s, was ignored until 2021. The first victims are locals whose playgrounds remain toxic and gardens unusable. Our aim is restoring what is rightfully theirs, healed soil. La Rasude becomes a nexus, integrating soil remediation logistics, research, analysis. The purified soil generates non- toxic building materials, creating a regenerative cycle. Through healing soil, we heal the city.

Files
Révision Normes SIA 1800 (PDF), Heal the Soil - Booklet (PDF)
Team
Unit:
RIOT
Teachers:
Charlotte Malterre-Barthes
Assistants:
Elif Erez Henderson, Antoine Iweins D'Eeckhoutte, Kathlyn R Kao
Infos
Year:
2025
Period:
Y3 (BA), Y1 (MA), Y2 (MA), Spring
Category:
Semester Project
Topic:  
Architecture, Construction, Environment, Experimentation, Housing, Landscape, Society, Sustainability, Technology, Territory, Urban study
Copyright:
CC BY Licence
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