A Space for Critical
Design Thinking
Scales of Extraction
Charlotte Malterre-Barthes
Scales of Extraction
Charlotte Malterre-Barthes

The ongoing research "Architecture of Extraction" investigates both the global actors engaged in contemporary forms of resource extraction and appropriation—specifically mineral wealth, and their physical effects on territories. The underlying goal is to uncover and explicate the relationship between extraction capitalism, the built environment and knowledge systems via spatial outcomes, from architectural outputs to logistical networks.