| The water's edge in Halifax's South End is a layered one, comprised of the natural shifts and an accumulation of the built environment. When these layers are uncovered, the traces of geological and historical imprints are discovered, revealing the essence of a place and our existence within it.;Through a process of re-constructive analysis and excavation, various times and their enmeshed materialities are revealed. The essence of the place - its waters, landforms and people -- unfolds, revealing the site's connections and its material memory.;In reconnecting the city to its water edges, this urban architectural intervention produces yet another element of grafting, embedding a stamp of our presence in an attempt to create new public space.;A brook, an esplanade, and inhabitable water's edge tells of the city's past, while a creek piped into the sewer system, and a large industrial area of infill, tell the story of this place today. |
