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iLAB - A Collaborative Residency Program
 iLAB is a collaborative residency program between movement based artists and scientists, environmentalists, urban designers/landscape architects, architects and others that will integrate creative practice within the different fields/disciplines. The goals of iLAB are 1.) to invigorate and re-imagine relationships between the public and the urban environment through kinetic experience, 2.) to engage artists and practitioners across the disciplines of dance, art, and the ecology of physical interrelationships such that we create and investigate innovative approaches to science, infrastructure, urbanisms, and architecture within a performative context. 3.) to support the development of process in engagement over product such that process is itself a product for artistic and public action. For each residency iLAB will provide space in which to work, a $1,000 honorarium for each artist/collaborator, $300 towards materials, administrative support including publicity, public outreach, and consultation and facilitation with other artists, organizations, and contributors. Residency schedules can be flexible to accommodate the team's needs but must be two weeks minimum and one month maximum. More information and application guidelines. Link | 0 comments Tower of tomorrow by William McDonough   William McDonough illustrates a model for the sustainable building of the future in Fortune Magazine. "The building of the future will not just sit on a lot. It will be productive. From solar panels that produce power to tree-filled terraces that recycle water, the building will work, quite literally, from the inside out. How distant is this prospect? Hard to say. All the technologies mentioned are "state of the shelf": That is, they already exist, although not all are economically practical. But architecture and design are crafts for the long term. This tower shows the way urban centers can get closer to nature - and in the process keep neighborhoods and cities vibrant and healthy." Link to Story
Link | 0 comments Pratt Faculty Member Wins Global Green Competition in New Orleans Pratt Architecture faculty member, Matthew Berman, along with and Andrew Kotchen of New York based Workshop APD, recently won the Global Green Competition in New Orleans. The competition has as its goal the generation of ideas for sustainable redevelopment in New Orleans, redevelopment that will encourage livable cities everywhere and discourage the consumption of non-renewable resources; redevelopment that will help lower their dependence on fossil fuels and their byproducts; redevelopment that will lead New Orleans to a position of prominence in the area of sustainable development and thus help recapture its reputation as a place of innovation and leadership. See the winning project at Global Green and learn more about the competition here. 
Link | 0 comments GreenHome NYC - Green, Stylish Interior Design on Nov 15 Join GreenHomeNYC in another exciting forum on Wednesday, November 15th. CEO and founder of Vivavi, Josh Dorfman, will demonstrate that your home can be chic, hip, and environmentally friendly. Indeed, being green and being stylish are no longer mutually exclusive, and in November we'll prove it to you. Bring your ideas, your floorplans, your interior designer, and photos of that room you never figured out how to decorate... because in this forum you will learn how furniture, furnishings, and equipment can make your home aesthetically and environmentally sensible. Vivavi, Inc. creates and develops forward-thinking ventures designed to enable modern green living. Founded upon the firm belief that environmentally smart products and services can enhance our lifestyles, Vivavi's retail arm offers distinctive contemporary furniture and home decor created with today's most innovative sustainable materials. Speakers: Josh Dorfman, Vivavi Where: NYC Economic Development Corporation Offices 110 William Street (b/w Fulton and John, 3rd floor) When: Wednesday, November 15, 6:30 - 8:00 Link | 0 comments TRASHed:: The Art of Recycling  In a spin off of painted cows and elephants on city streets, artists in Los Angeles have taken to the streets, or more so, to recycling bins. The TRASHed campaign is a year long trash education program developed by Fashion Peace that redefines the way people and businesses view recycling and trash collection. TRASHed develops programs that fit seamlessly within the surrounding environment and provide creative options in the way people approach waste management. Part of a Global Inheritance, an organization working to reinvent activism for today's youthful generation. More at TRASHed Link | 0 comments Going green: NYU buys wind energy  NYU has made the largest purchase by a US university of wind energy, buying 118 million kilowatt hours, covering all of the university's energy needs. The new plan is expected to reduce 10 percent of the university's spending from its $50 million energy budget over the next two to three years. Link to Story Link | 0 comments Archives October 2006 | November 2006 | December 2006 | January 2007 | February 2007 |
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