ENRICO PESCIVOLO UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND ‘ Obsoles [ s ] ence : Recharting humanity ' s relationship with technology through the adaptive reuse of the Kelvin Power Station ’
The thesis is centred around how humanity has positioned itself with modern technology as manifested through the typology of the power station . From this , the issues become layered into the global climate crisis and the flawed attitude humanity possesses towards modern technology .
The thesis aims to transform the symbolism of the power station from that of environmental destruction and the flawed modern technological attitude towards a symbol of innovation and recharted technological attitudes for the future , building off of the errors of the past . This idea is then reinforced when dealing with decommissioned power stations when considering their adaptive reuse as the end of an era of obsolete technology and attitudes birthing a new .
“ As a millennial , we often hear about inheriting a world riddled with problems , one of which is the problem of global warming ,” says Enrico . Second to this , humanity is establishing a deep relationship with technology , as it always has , heading into a new
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