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Tag Archives: Temporary
Spiral Wetland by Stacy Levy
“Meshing the clarity of maps and diagrams, and the accessibility of science with the visceral sense of the site, I try to create an instant of wonder and understanding for the viewer.” – Stacy Levy Spiral Wetland is an outdoor … Continue reading
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Tagged Arkansas, Artists, eco-art, Ecology, Materials, plants, Public Art, sustainability, Temporary, wildlife
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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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Tagged Austin, eco-art, energy, Events, glass, Graffiti, heatisland, Interactive, international, LED, LEED, LosAngeles, Materials, New York, plants, Public Art, PublicSpace, rainwater, Recycled, Solar, stormwater, sustainability, Temporary, UK, wildlife
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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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Tagged Architecture, Artists, Denmark, energy, Interactive, international, Materials, Public Art, sustainability, Temporary
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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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Wind Knitting Factory
Knit bombs or Yarn Bombing seems to be catching a lot of traction in the street art scene – but this project takes knitting to the next level! The Wind Knitting Factory designed by artist Merel Karhof has tapped into … Continue reading
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OR2 Demonstrates an Elegant Use of Photovoltaics in Public Art
OR2 is a combination shading device and solar-powered chandelier designed by London-based Orproject. The structure’s purpose is twofold: it acts as a source of shade during the day, and it turns into a dazzling chandelier at night, dispersing light collected … Continue reading
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Six-Fourty by Four-Eighty: LED light and touch screen
Six-Forty by Four-Eighty from Zigelbaum + Coelho on Vimeo. The result of ‘Six-Forty by Four-Eighty’ is not 30.72, it is a mesmerizing combination of computation and design. For the last edition of Design Miami/Basel, American Jamie Zigelbaum and Brazilian Marcelo … Continue reading
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Tagged Interactive, LED, LosAngeles, Materials, sustainability, Temporary
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Materials: Temporary, Eco-Friendly and Rain-Powered
The RainCampaign uses an environmentally-friendly method to print a message (or image) onto the pavement. When rain falls on the concrete the message is revealed for passers-by to see. But when the sun comes out and the rain dries up, … Continue reading
“Cool” green public art for New York Times Square
In February 2010 the Bloomberg administration announced it will make the closure of Broadway in Times Square permanent with renovations scheduled to begin in 2012. During the transition period of the next 18 months the Department of Transportation has selected … Continue reading
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