Dive into the archives.
- After Zero
NEW GEOGRAPHIES #1 to launch March 31
Edited by doctoral candidates at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD), the second volume of the New Geographies journal is entitled “Volume One, After Zero.” Contributors to New Geographies #1: AFTER ZERO include: Albert Pope, Ulrich Beck, Pier Vittorio Aureli, Martino Tattara, Erik Swyngedouw, Keller Easterling, Thomas [...]
- Sea Dust, pt 2
[Guérande salt pans. via flickr/francoiseroche]
It was fascinating to follow João Navalho’s transformation of a microalgae field to traditional salt harvesting ponds in Portugal. What was originally a salt pond was converted to microalgae in anticipation of supplying natural orange dye for the organic food market. Later, as the market’s interest dwindled, the site became a [...]
- Breathing Earth
[Breathing Earth Interface via www.breathingearth.net]
Multimedia artist David Bleja has created an interesting simulation entitled “Breathing Earth“. Breathing Earth catalogues and projects birth and death rates for the globe as well as the amount of CO2 emitted into the atmosphere… all in real time. As such, it is a simulation, but based on pretty realistic sources [...]
- Resource Hogs: Greening Prison Infrastructure
[Wasco State Prison, California via California Department of Corrections:www.cdcr.ca.gov]
Prisons are perhaps the most resource-intensive institutional infrastructures. This is largely a function of the unique nature of the building typology, which requires continuous operation, high levels of lighting (for security) and water consumption (for the inmates). Moreover, prison cells that contain toilet fixtures are [...]
