Graduate shows 2016: architecture student Evan Wakelin has produced drawings that juxtapose the old and new homes of migrants in Toronto, to convey the emotional and physical upheaval these people experience (+ slideshow).

Wakelin's thesis research project is part of his ongoing studies at the Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, where he is enrolled on the Master of Architecture course.

He chose to focus on the issue of immigration and internal migration because of its significance to contemporary life in Toronto and many other global cities.

"The drawings illustrate hypothetical migrations to the city, whereby the original home of the migrant is layered with their current home within the city of Toronto," explained Wakelin in his thesis research paper.
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"This intersection of past and present, over different geographical locations, describes a divided identity where the sense of belonging and sentiment exist somewhere in between."

Each drawing combines an image of a standard Toronto housing typology with that of another city. Examples include a detached Vancouver house, a Mumbai apartment, a flat in Damascus and a terraced house in Birmingham.

"The drawings suggest not only an intersection of architecture, but one of climate, sound, smell, and taction," Wakelin added.
"The end result is a structur...