



PATAGONIA CROSSING
Aysen Region, Chile
CLIENT | HydroAysen (Academic proposal)
DATE | 2012-2013
MARKET | Landscape Infrastructure, Wildlife Crossing, Academic Research
*work completed at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Emily conducted this design research as part of a year long studio & seminar.
PROJECT SUMMARY
The scope of the hydroaysen project is expanded and reconsidered in terms of its potential as a catalyst for enhanced wildlife connectivity and monitoring efforts in Aysen. With the addition of new infrastructure-including the dams and transmission lines, connectivity and circulation will be dramatically altered and habitats significantly impacted. The landscape in the Aysen Region has witnessed high levels of deforestation, road construction, and urbanization, resulting in fragmented habitats and diminishing populations of several species that play significant roles in the local ecosystems.
The project looks at a series of existing networks as well as the new infrastructure that has been proposed as part of the HydroAysen project - including dam walls and transmission corridors - in terms of new opportunities to stimulate wildlife connectivity and management and provide new platforms for monitoring species of the region. The project aims to improve the interface between energy infrastructure and habitat connectivity through a series of strategies ranging from the regional scale down to the scale of the deer.