Monday, March 31, 2008
Sunday, March 30, 2008
March 26--San Francisco, California
Ecocity World Summit 2008
Lynn Rubenzer: Artist
Barbara Jane Reyes: poeta y diwata
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Sunday, March 23, 2008
March 17--Keszthely, Hungary
Abstrack: Music
Balaton Festival
Aerial Photography
Balkan Tango: recycled bicycle inner tubes
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Monday, March 10, 2008
Sunday, March 9, 2008
March 9--Taos, New Mexico, USA
The Phoenix EarthshipIn order to make a building sustainable it must use materials indigenous to the area and use techniques that are available to the average person. The amount of energy required to convert found objects into the living space determines the success of the project. This concept is called embodied energy.
The Dobson Bed and BreakfastJoan and John Dobson built their structure by hand over a three year period. The couple collected 20,000 aluminum cans; 2,000 discarded tires; 34 tons (31 metric tons) of Colorado red sandstone; and 28,000 pounds (12700 kg) of dry cement, much of which they hand mixed in a wheelbarrow. The building's energy is provided by 26 solar panels.
Unofficial Taos: Joel Gottlieb's Blog
Unofficial Taos: Joel Gottlieb's Blog
Saturday, March 8, 2008
March 8--Dalston, England
As part of a public art installation, artist Sumer Erek is building a house from recycled newspapers in Gillett Square. He has encouraged the public to collect over 60,000 discarded newspapers and even suggested that they write their own messages on the paper they bring to the site. This hand-rolled house will be as fleeting as the daily news; standing for just one day.
Newspaper House
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
March 3--Uganda
Monica Arac de Nyeko: Caine Prize Winner
Violet Barungi: writer
Jane Nteyafas: poet, artist, writer, playwright
Uganda Music
Never Man: stories of Kampala City
Monday, March 3, 2008
Sunday, March 2, 2008
February 28--Kent, England
Odyssey is group of larger-than-life wooden sculptures created by Robert Koenig as part of a traveling public art exhibition. Koeing carved the figures as a memorial to deceased ancestors that he never met.
The Hei People is a public art installation by Finnish artist Reijo Kela. Kela’s work deals with identity, cultural myths and images and the individual as part of a changing society.
The Pines Calyx building in Dover, designed by Helionix Designs, is the most sustainable conference and events venue in the UK. The building saves 66% in energy consumption and 67% in CO2 emissions. The building uses site excavated chalk for the walls and the dome top is made of local clay rings that are glued together with gypsum plaster. Solar panels provide the building with hot water and a biomass unit provides underfloor heat.
CyclePod
Rural Ways
Brenda Burgess Arts
Kent TV
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