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- Ecologies of Excess
[Ecologies of Excess - The Research/ Designers. Poster by: Eva Franch Gilabert]
Excess typically implies in addition to what is required, a by-product, or residue. The continual growth model of our economic system produces a vast amount of excess. Could excess become part of a larger productive system if it was put to work? This [...]
- On Ecology
[Theory Forum: Ecology Line-Up]
We are very excited to be taking part in the Theory Forum 09 at Sheffield University. This year's theme involves unpacking the term 'Ecology'. We will be running a 2 day workshop at the Theory Forum, examining Ecology in the Arctic.
The Theme of Forum is posited as the following by the organizers:
In [...]
- Student Works: Ecotone Hydro Park
[Hydro park adds a public park, animal habitats and water treatment to an existing dam ]
A recent thesis project at McGill University by Tania Delage takes Lebbeus Woods’ idea of the borderline and the ecological phenomena of the ecotone as an opportunity to cross-breed infrastructure, ecology and public amenities.
The borderline is the site where various [...]
- Dead Zones
[Over 400 dead zones dot the globe (see black dots above). There seems to be a bit of a graveyard forming in the Eastern US and Northern Europe...]
An interesting article in Science chronicles the ever rising numbers of dead zones. Dead zones are oxygenless waters as a result of activities such as riverine runoff of [...]
