The experiments, prototypes and discourse in this website propose that waste be understood as a point of departure for speculation about the future of cities and architecture. Rather than look for public life in established spaces of discourse and gathering (think of public spaces in cities, or sanctioned spaces of public discourse), this research examines how notions of the public and private are defined in relation to contested environmental problems such as waste. Because waste is largely invisible to society, this research explores the spatial and social politics of making waste visible to cities and society.

Many of the design and research projects included in the website draw from research conducted by Curt Gambetta in close collaboration with students at the Buffalo School of Architecture in New York and the Woodbury University School of Architecture in Los Angeles. Curt is an architectural designer and historian currently based in Bangalore, India. He is a PhD candidate in the School of Architecture at Princeton University.

Contact: Curt Gambetta

contact: cugambetta [at] yahoo.com