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Inspired Garden Created by Students
This week I was invited to speak about my work to an Environmental Studies class at Carson High School. As one might expect, I think they taught me more then I them. Over the past 6 years the students at … Continue reading
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Tagged Events, LandscapeArchitecture, LosAngeles, plants, Solar, sustainability, wind
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Field Guide to Renewable Energy Technologies
This month the Land Art Generator Initiative released a free Field Guide to Renewable Energy Technologies. The first edition handbook will likely serve as a useful resource for artists and anyone else interested in a clean energy future. LAGI makes … 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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Tagged Architecture, Artists, Austin, eco-art, energy, EnvironmentalDesign, Events, heatisland, LandscapeArchitecture, LED, LEED, Materials, Public Art, PublicSpace, Recycled, Solar, stormwater, sustainability
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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
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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Tagged Artists, eco-art, Ecology, energy, glass, H20, Interactive, Land-art, LED, Materials, plants, Public Art, PublicSpace, rainwater, SanDiego, Solar, stormwater, sustainability, wind
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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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Tagged Artists, energy, Interactive, Materials, Nebraska, Public Art, rainwater, Recycled, Solar, stormwater, sustainability, Temporary
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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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Tagged Architecture, China, eco-art, energy, international, Materials, plants, Solar, Temporary
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CINCO: Sustainable Urban Furniture, Perfect for the Urbanite On-the-go
CINCO was designed with the urban pedestrian in mind. This concept, a Special Award winner at the Seoul Design Olympiad in 2009, operates completely independent from the grid and functions as a comfortable, transitional meeting point for pedestrians (perfect for … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, energy, Interactive, international, Korea, LED, Materials, PublicSpace, Solar, video, wind
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Solar Trees in Cambodia light Public Spaces
Angkor Wat, Cambodia recently received new solar powered street lights in their public spaces. The “solar trees” are a low-energy design that will increase night-time safety while also encouraging businesses to stay open later. Nothing Design Group conceived of the … Continue reading
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