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Sculptor Merges Art & Science via Bio-mimicry

World renowned sculptor Mara Haseltine engages bio-mimicry in her inspired, thought provoking pieces.  Mara has long been an environmental community activist and combines her knowledge of the planet with her beautiful interpretations  of the natural world.  She has most recently been working with those in the scientific community to create living sculptures based on bio-mimicry.  [...]

Bucky Retrospective

It is impossible for me to consider the state of design and discussions of sustainy-ability without thinking on some level about Buckminster Fuller. I saw a funky PBS documentary about him when I was a teenager. It has stayed with me ever since, and permanently effected my views of modernity and the possibility of design.
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“Not unless you think round’s funny…”

Three students from the Dalhousie School of Architecture in Halifax came up with this funky project which has become pretty viral on the green blogs, and for good reason. I’ve read some pretty intense analyses about it’s artistic purpose and critique of modern society, but in the end it’s just a striking visual, simple and [...]

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Guerrilla Garden

The time has come for all citizens to unite!
Grab your Succulents, compile your Lavender and Thyme, propagate your Juniper!!  Yeah, that’s right- now is the time to reface the planet one GARDEN at a time.  Welcome to the subversive world of Guerilla Gardening and Xeriscaping; where a little forethought and minimal labor goes a [...]

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