...on the tenth day we reached the land of the Lotus-eaters, who live on a food that comes from a kind of flower.
— Odysseus, The Odyssey (c.8th Century BCE)
I never seen a town with so many people that didn't own a watch
— Isabelle Steers, The Misfits (1961)
A dream? Where’s that little wheelbarrow? Where’s that little lucky leprechaun?
— anonymous drifter (2017)
Infamous as the capital of debauchery, Reno is a pleasant surprise to most wanderers. Scattered with monuments of its past, the city and its surrounding desert are stark, open, and free; a laboratory of perception, scale, and light.
Nestled between the hefty downtown buildings comes Dreaming Reno, an extension of the famed desert and casino design principles that define the city. In this new dreamscape, light now emanates, mirrors expand, and reflections compose. A curated experience in the city’s forgotten alleyways provokes Reno to dream again and exposes its subtle beauty to visitors.
Scope: Manifesto, Speculative Design, Design Research, Urbanism, Urban Design, Landscape Design, Art Direction, Cartography, Infographics, Illustration, Architectural Drawings, Film, Physical Models, Multimedia Collage
Collaborator:
Daniel Dominguez
