Andrew Oh

The Statue of Liberty was transported from France to the United States in 1885. The sheer size and weight of the statue posed a significant challenge for its transportation across the Atlantic Ocean. The statue was carefully dismantled into 350 pieces to facilitate the journey and packed into over 200 wooden crates. Each component was meticulously cataloged and labeled to ensure proper reassembly upon arrival in the United States. In May 1885, the crates containing the disassembled Statue of Liberty were loaded onto the French steamer SS Isère for their transatlantic voyage. The Isère arrived in New York Harbor on June 17, 1885, where the crates were unloaded onto a smaller vessel to be taken to Liberty Island. The statue’s iron framework was first erected on the newly completed pedestal made of concrete and granite. Once the framework was in place, the copper sheets that formed the statue were attached. Each piece was carefully hoisted into place with the assistance of a custom-built scaffold system, and the statue was reassembled using the same rivets that held it together in France.

The O2 ABC 1 in Glasgow, Scotland, suffered extensive damage by a fire on the late evening of 15th June 2018. The roof of the theater collapsed due to water being projected onto the fire. The group ‘Foo Fighters GB’ was due to give a concert on 16th June 2018. The 922-seat ABC 2 built in 1967, in use as a Jumpin' Jaks nightclub, survived the blaze.

"(Adjective) adoptive: as a result of the adoption of another's child. Denoting a country or city to which a person has moved and in which they have chosen to make their permanent place of residence."

My thesis advocates for the adoption of ABC 2 and its program, a nightclub, through disassembling, cataloging, and labeling its façade, interior structure, and site, relocating the nightclub to the rural lands of Scotland. The process of disassembling and ensuing independent structures necessitates support and safeguarding in their old and new surroundings. The structures and objects used to support and safeguard in the disassembly and transportation process are reused in the new context as part of the building's architecture.

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