Wildlife Crossings

The ARC International Wildlife Crossing International Design Competition finalists demonstrate structures where roads are bridged to allow migratory and other crossing.  Where we might normally think about wildlife crossings being characteristically some warning signs, or a small tunnel under the road, these are major architectural/environmental structures.  Developed on the back of actual wildlife road crossing... Continue Reading →

“Mr President, this is the worst meeting to since the eight-grade student council.”

Thus Hilary Clinton welcomed Barack Obama to the Cop15 meeting.  A detailed reflection and assessment by Per Meilstrup on COP15 published by the Danish Institute for International Studies.  More important lessons on collaboration.

Lighthouse (Brighton) & The Arts Catalyst Call For Collaborators

Laboratory Life Workshop Lighthouse, Brighton, UK 20-28 February 2011 Lighthouse and The Arts Catalyst invite collaborators for the Laboratory Life Workshop, an interdisciplinary open collaborative art and science workshop, exploring intersections between art, biology, and new medical technologies. For nine days, Lighthouse will be turned into a temporary garage laboratory in which five new projects... Continue Reading →

Material Considerations

Material Considerations showcases the forest industries and in particular, the current and potential future use of Scottish timber - from tree to paper - specifically highlighting the use of timber as a building material. The exhibition comprises three sections: starting with the forest where trees grow and mature, following on to the production line where... Continue Reading →

CABE: Community-led spaces

CABE (the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment) have published a new guide for community groups taking on responsibility for greenspaces.

Visualising Blessed Unrest

Chris Jordan, known for his environmental photography (including the Midway series (2009) of dead Albatross chicks unwittingly fed plastic by their parents; and the series Intolerable Beauty: Portraits of American Mass Consumption, (2003 - 2005)) has created a work in response to Paul Hawken's book Blessed Unrest which drew attention to the growing number of... Continue Reading →

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