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US / Mexico Border Solutions
Build A Wall" Contemporary Architectural Solutions for Southern Frontier of the United States of America
30 Nov 2016
USA / Mexico Border Solutions
Design: Twelve students at UT Austin in parallel with two classes at Universidad Autonoma Nuevo Leon in Monterrey, Mexico
US / Mexico Border Solutions
ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS PROPOSE NEW SOLUTIONS FOR U.S./MEXICO BORDER
AUSTIN, Texas?Since the start of the current presidential campaign, immigration has been a central issue. President-elect Donald Trump?s proposal of building a wall between Mexico and the United States, and his call to deport undocumented immigrants, has turned the country?s attention to the complex issues surrounding our southern border.
Borders can be thought of as geographic entities, political boundaries, or other spatial limits. The consequences of borders can be explored through many lenses. They not only define physical barriers, but also have psychological and environmental impacts.
An analysis of the current border system makes plain that there are three major industries that lead border discourses, and to a large extent, the entire border landscape.
First is the globalization industry, which moves $500 Billion in goods between US and Mexico every year, and whose goal is to have a border that facilitates this ongoing exchange.

The second is the labor industry, which employees millions of H...