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https://research.gsd.harvard.edu/mci/files/2018/06/dji_0004_d27.jpg54723078The Oasis and the Human: A Race for Environmental Preservation Oliver J. Curtis | Gabriel Muñoz Moreno An arid and rugged mountainous ridge, the Baja region is home to more than one hundred inland and coastal oases. This project followed the course of the Baja 1000 Race, which originates in Ensenada and ends in La Paz. As they traced this path, Curtis and Muñoz Moreno explored development patterns, construction methods, and resiliency strategies in the region. “Conceived as an ecological journey, the race is a figurative metaphor, an allusion to the speed of change and the necessity to document it quickly,” […]