Ocean Energy Landscapes: Energy infrastructures towards greater local sovereignty in Patagonia, Argentina analyzes the intersection of renewable ocean energy infrastructures and landscape architecture in the unique Patagonian milieu through the lens of design. By incorporating both theoretical and pragmatic literature related to the topics of infrastructure, landscape architecture, ecology, and renewable energy, it proposes four case studies based on different energy technologies, scales of intervention and coast sites. Interestingly, even though energy generation serves as an important driver of the study, the opportunities that these infrastructures represent for the community foregrounds the question of design.

The multiscale approach of this research focuses on the question of Local Sovereignty, which requires an understanding of the historical, environmental, political, economic, and social context of each site selected, and how this problem can be addressed through design by the relationship between infrastructures and landscape architecture. At the same time, the study raises awareness about the importance of energy infrastructures in achieving the decarbonization goals of this era, and in the necessity to rethink their relationship with the environment.

Research Advisor: Pablo Pérez Ramos
Contributors: Seizen Uehara, Stefania Casarin, Candela Brizuela
Engineering Consulting: Gastón Segura, Lucas Bindelli, Fabrizio Abbondandolo
General Manager: Edward Schwarz
Academic Committee: Marilyne Andersen, Marc Angélil, Harry Gugger, Dirk Hebel, Guillaume Habert, Phillippe Block, Elli Mosayebi, Luisa Pastore
Thesis Advisors: Javier Giorgis, Alejandro Cohen, Cristian Nanzer
Chair & Editorial Director: Florencia Rodriguez
Chair & Chief Executive Officer: Pablo Gerson
Editor in Chief: Isabella Moretti
Managing Editor: Magdalena Tagliabue
Editor: Santiago Bogani
Art Director: Santiago Passero
Graphic Design: Ignacio Espert
Proofreader: Lisa Ubelaker Andrade