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Edible Schoolyard Coming To PS216 In New York
In a day and age when kids are already being bombarded at schools by unhealthy choices, it’s nice too see that at least one school is seeing the importance of exposing kids to the importance of healthy eating and environmental responsibility.
A Tropical Rainforest Grows…In Northern England?
A new rainforest is coming to Northern England…there’s an indoor mountain you can ski on in Dubai…what’s next? A domed desert at the bottom of the Pacific?
Cooper Union For The Advancement Of Science And Art: Stunningly Sustainable
Thom Mayne and Morphosis achieve beauty and function once again with the new Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art building in New York City.
Germans Defy Logic With Man-Made Mountain Proposal
In keeping with this week’s absurdity theme, Berlin, Germany is now seriously considering the construction of the largest man-made mountain (The Berg) in the world in order to attract ski enthusiasts and tourists.
Masdar City Continues To Make Progress On Sustainability Goals
The sustainable city of the future gets closer to becoming a reality every day. If you’re not already familiar with Masdar City and what it’s planned to be; you should be.
New Computer-Controlled NASA Building Reactive To Weather And Occupants
From the people who brought you everything from Tempur-Pedic mattresses to Tang, NASA is again applying their collective genius and scientific findings from space to projects right here on Earth. The agency is planning to build one of the most sustainable buildings in the world at its Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, CA; only this building is alive (sort of).
Chelsea’s Pier 57 Soon To Be Multi-Use Center Made Of Shipping Containers
Yet another great green redevelopment of otherwise unused dilapidated real estate in New York City as the Hudson River Park Trust announced last week that Pier 57, an old cargo dock located just outside Chelsea, will be getting a much needed makeover into a waterfront attraction and multi-use recreational center.
Omega Center For Sustainable Living May Be World’s First Living Building Certified Structure
A good example of what a truly sustainable, or green, structure can and should be (ideally speaking) is having its opening day tomorrow, July 16th, in Rhinebeck, New York. It’s called The Omega Center for Sustainable Living (OCSL) and it’s design and construction are about as close one can get to a zero-impact building without living in a shack in the woods.
PLATOON’s Shipping Container Subcultural Arts Center…Nice
Steel shipping (or cargo) containers are ideal for recycling into more steel products, but the amount of energy needed to melt them down is enormous. The growing trend of architects and builders using these containers as modular building elements is giving these strong steel boxes another, more functional, life. PLATOON KUNSTHALLE is one of the better examples of this practice in action.
New York City’s High Line Park; Opening Day
I’m a fan of almost any and every park, so long as its not used as a garbage dump/junkie rest stop. New York City’s High Line Park is one that I’ve been quite excited about for some time. Open to the public for the first time today, High Line Park is essentially a green roof running along what up until recently was abandoned elevated railroad lines.
