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Hedonistic Sustainability

alioop2000 — Thu, 12 May 2011 20:54:04 +0000

Design by the architecture firm BIG

Design by architecture firm BIG

Was at TEDxEast in NYC on Monday. Favorite talk? Bjarke Ingels from the Danish architecture firm BIG speaking on “Hedonistic Sustainability.” Anyone who can turn a waste treatment plant into a ski slope that puffs smoke rings to display consumption impact is doing some BIG time creative think’n!
More on the project…

MIT’s Fast Light Fest

alioop2000 — Wed, 11 May 2011 18:54:54 +0000

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I snapped a few shots at MIT’s Fast Light Festival last weekend (May 7 + 8, 2011). Light Drift was an interactive lighting installation that brightened up the Memorial Drive side of the Charles River in Cambridge. Of course, you couldn’t miss Liquid Archive, an interactive artwork floating on a barge in the Charles River in front of MIT’s Killian Court. The Fast Light Festival, celebrating MIT’s 150th anniversary, certainly added some color and personality to the Cambridge landscape. There will be more to come in the realm of public art for the Kendall Square area in the future!

Where Good Ideas Come From

alioop2000 — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:24:42 +0000

Hey, if you’re going to promote a book, you may as well entertain and educate people in the process. This is a fun little promotional video for the book, “Where Good Ideas Come From” by Steven Johnson.

Absolut Quartet

alioop2000 — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:37:28 +0000

This instrument is too cool for words. Absolut sponsored Jeff and Dan to create and build it. Loved it! I met Jeff at an MIT Media Lab conference over the weekend and they’re seeking a more permanent home for the Absolut Quartet. Contact me if you have ideas.

Green Woods Charter School

alioop2000 — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:48:11 +0000

If we’re to equip the next generation with the skills they need to make better choices for the future, we gotta get ‘em while they’re young.
I am really digging this school’s mission. It’s “to provide children in grades K through 8 with the opportunity to be active, knowledgeable and conscientious young investigators by fostering a keen understanding of the interrelatedness and interdependence of our local and global existence.” Nicely put!

NYC’s First Net-Zero Energy Building

alioop2000 — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:20:14 +0000

A building that generates more energy than it consumes? Now, that’s what I like to hear! Designed by Kiss + Cathcart Architects, Arup Engineers and Wallace Robertson Todd Landscape Architects, the Solar 2 – Green Energy, Arts and Education Center is New York City’s first carbon-neutral, net-zero energy building.

New MIT Media Lab Logo

alioop2000 — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:56:22 +0000

MIT Media Lab Identity, 2011 from readyletsgo on Vimeo.

This new logo is quite fun and the style is pure MIT Media Lab.

Plant Your Shoes

alioop2000 — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 20:03:59 +0000

Dutch shoe designer OAT Shoes created biodegradable footwear that can be worn and later buried in any soil. They debuted the eco friendly sneakers at the Amsterdam International Fashion Week (January 2011) and won second place in the Green Fashion Awards. The Green Fashion Competition challenges entrepreneurs to find a balance between people, planet and profit. The sneakers aren’t commercially available yet, but they have plans to create a web shop this year. Cool. I would seriously bet that they’ll be fielding a few questions along the lines of, “Hey, does the hot man come with the sneaks?”

Herbs in a Lamp

alioop2000 — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 18:39:57 +0000

I saw these Lightpots recently on Planetgreen.com and loved them! They’re small sleek pots for growing plants and herbs indoors and they work with the use of LED lighting. They’re designed by Israeli designers at Shulab and I’m not sure if they’re commercially available (I just shot them an email to find out). I want to test one out! Me likie.

White House Garden

alioop2000 — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 19:21:17 +0000

The Story of the White House Garden
I love that Michelle has taken on the challenge of solving the problem of obesity within a generation. Let’s help her ensure that children born today will grow up healthier and more able to pursue their dreams.