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LAGI announces it’s 2012 competition

In partnership with New York City’s Department of Parks & Recreation, the 2012 Land Art Generator Initiative design competition is being held for a site within Freshkills Park (the former Fresh Kills Landfill) in New York City. The competition is … Continue reading

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Public Art – Green, Functional and Beautiful

On October 8th Rebecca Ansert, Founder of Green Public Art Consultancy, was invited to speak at the City of Austin’s Art in Public Places (AIPP) Symposium , OFF THE GRID: Recharging Public Art + Design. AIPP staff, Carrie Brown and … Continue reading

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OFF THE GRID: Recharging Public Art + Design

OFF THE GRID: Recharging Public Art + Design, a full-day symposium hosted by the City of Austin’s Art in Public Places Program, will feature an intimate look at existing and future public art and design in the Seaholm District, a … Continue reading

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Public Art + Green Technology: Perspective from an Urban Sustainability Graduate Student

Green Public Art’s Intern, Jessica Kimmel is our guest blogger for this post. Below are her thoughts on art and green technology. As an intern for Green Public Art, I have been in the process of researching new materials for … Continue reading

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Flashback to 1957

In 1957 the Eames Office was commissioned by the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa) to design a product to “show off the potential of its lightweight materials.” The team designed a playful solar energy toy which they called the Do-Nothing … Continue reading

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Public Art Team realities:united Sends Smoke Rings as a Reminder of CO2 Emission

BIG architects, developed in collaboration with art studio realities:united, AKT, Topotek 1 and Man Made Land, has won an international competition to design a new Waste-to-Energy Plant for Copenhagen that doubles as a ski slope for Copenhagen’s citizens and a … Continue reading

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H20: The Art of Conservation

H20: The Art of Conservation May 6 – November 12, 2011 at The Water Conservation Garden 12122 Cuyamaca College Drive West, El Cajon, CA 92019 OPENING RECEPTION: May 7, 2011 – 10:00AM – 12:00PM – Free and open to the … Continue reading

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Public Art Rainbows Have Nothing to Hide

Rainbows are natural phenomenon that causes a spectrum of light to appear in the sky when the Sun shines on droplets of moisture in the atmosphere. Michael Jones McKean, a former artist-in-residence at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts and … Continue reading

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“A Breath of Life”: Artificial Study of Plant Life

The idea is simple…plants require carbon dioxide to grow. Scotland-based artist and designer Fraser Ross has designed A Breath of Life to engage viewers by asking them to activate his artwork by breathing on it. This is, as Fraser notes, … Continue reading

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Mobile Egg-Shaped Shelter Offers a Rent-free, Off-the-grid Lifestyle

Seeking a rent-free, off-the-grid lifestyle? Like many, 24-year-old architect Dai Haifei was struggling to pay his rent in one of the most densely populated and expensive cities in the world, Beijing, China. His new innovative home comes in the form … Continue reading

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