Windstalk, 2nd Place Winner LAGI 2010 Dubai/Abu Dhabi
Darío Núñez Ameni and Thomas Siegl, with Atelier dna
Energy Technologies: piezoelectric discs, linear alternator
Annual Capacity: 20,000 MWh
Solaris, Third Place Winner LAGI 2010 Dubai/Abu Dhabi
Hadrian Predock, John Frane, Chis Schoeneck, Johanna Beuscher, Heinrich Huber
Artist Location: Santa Monica, USA
Energy Technologies: Cool EarthTM Solar Balloon
Annual Capacity: 70,000 MWh
Tetras, a submission to LAGI 2010 Dubai/Abu Dhabi
Ann Preston, Roger White, and Noah Golden
Artist Location: Los Angeles, USA
Energy Technologies: thin film photovoltaics
Annual Capacity: 20,000 MWh
Solar Eco System, a submission to LAGI 2010 Dubai/Abu Dhabi
Antonio Maccà, Flavio Masi
Energy Technologies: photovoltaic panels
Annual Capacity: 1,000 MWh
Light Sanctuary, a submission to LAGI 2010 Dubai/Abu Dhabi
Martina Decker and Peter Yeadon
Energy Technologies: organic thin film
Annual Capacity: 4,500 MWh
Ode to the Sun, a submission to LAGI 2010 Dubai/Abu Dhabi
Boulos Douaihy
Artist Location: Beirut, Lebanon
Energy Technologies: heliostatic photovoltaic
Annual Capacity: 2,000 MWh
Solar Sound Field, a submission to LAGI 2010 Dubai/Abu Dhabi
John Reed, T. Kelly Wilson, Timothy Dunne, Richard Kress
Artist Location: New York City, USA
Energy Technologies: solar updraft and photovoltaics
Annual Capacity: 10,000 MWh
DEWelectric, a submission to LAGI 2010 Dubai/Abu Dhabi
Joshua Brevoort, Lisa Chun, Ian Campbell, and Jennifer Dixon
Artist Location: Seattle, Washington
Energy Technologies: pneumatic condenser, wind turbine
Annual Capacity: 11,875 MWh (475 water stalks at 25 MWh each) and 84 million litres of potable water
Windnest, a submission to LAGI 2010 Dubai/Abu Dhabi
Trevor Lee, Clare Olsen
Artist Location: Syracuse, USA
Energy Technologies: PowermodTM solar fabric by FTL Solar, FloDesignTM Wind Turbines
Annual Capacity: 500 MWh
Lunar Cubit, 1st Place Winner LAGI 2010 Dubai/Abu Dhabi
Robert Flottemesch, Jen DeNike, Johanna Ballhaus, and Adrian P. De Luca
Artist Location: Kingston (NY), USA
Energy Technologies: amorphous silicon
Annual Capacity: 3,500 MWh
Solaris, a submission to LAGI 2010 Dubai/Abu Dhabi
Oleg Lobykin
Artist Location: Palo Alto, USA
Energy Technologies: photovoltaic panels
Annual Capacity: 75,000 MWh
PV Dust, a submission to LAGI 2010 Dubai/Abu Dhabi
George L. Legendre, Emanuele Mattutini, Jean-Aime Shu, Alfonso Senatore
Artist Location: London, United Kingdom
Energy Technologies: SphelarTM photovoltaics
Annual Capacity: 50,000 MWh
Transpire, a submission to LAGI 2010 Dubai/Abu Dhabi
Christopher Choa, Rachael Pengilley, Shaffee Jones-Wilson, Maged Hanna, Daniel Elsea, Hardik Pandit, Margot Orr,
Michael Bonnington, Jules Cocke, Nick Taylor, and Amelia Roberts
Energy Technologies: concentrated solar power (parabolic trough)
Annual Capacity: 30,000 MWh
LAGI 2010 exhibition at the 2011 World Future Energy Summit
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon visits the first exhibition of designs submitted to the biennial LAGI design competition.
His guide was overheard explaining to him that "renewable energy can be beautiful." Photo by Roger White.
Thank you to Masdar for supporting LAGI 2010.
Light and Wings, Choreographies in the Sky, a submission to LAGI 2010 Dubai/Abu Dhabi
Carlos Daniel Campos, Yamila Zynda Aiub, Ignacio Savid, Rafael Lorenzo, and Martin Dellatorre
Artist Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Energy Technologies: organic photovoltaic integrated into paraglider fabric
Annual Capacity: 4,000 MWh (after losses from luminaires and paraglider control systems)
Beach Balls, a submission to LAGI 2010 Dubai/Abu Dhabi
Tony Leung
Artist Location: Hong Kong, China
Energy Technologies: photovoltaic panels
Annual Capacity: 250 MWh
FERN (Future / Energy / Renewable / Nature), a submission to LAGI 2010 Dubai/Abu Dhabi
Takuya Onishi
Artist Location: Osaka, Japan
Energy Technologies: flexible semitransparent photovoltaics (reference: John Rogers @ University of Illinois, or SolarionTM)
Annual Capacity: 2,400 MWh per each 1,000 FERN units (10,256 units would fit on site 1)
Sand Dune Clouds, a submission to LAGI 2010 Dubai/Abu Dhabi
Boguslaw Witkowski, Maciej Starewicz, Elmar Hess, Halcrow Yolles, Steven Chan, Halcrow Yolles
Artist Location: Braine l'Alleud, Belgium
Energy Technologies: photovoltaic optical fiber, micro wind turbines, and piezoelectrics
Annual Capacity: 500 MWh
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LAGI 2010
Dubai & Abu Dhabi
LAGI 2010
site typology: urban gateways
LAGI 2010 was the first LAGI biennial competition in which we asked interdisciplinary teams to consider large-scale works of art that have the added benefit of generating clean energy at a utility-scale. It was held for three sites in the UAE and the award ceremony and exhibition was sponsored by Masdar and held at the 2011 World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi.
Masdar is Abu Dhabi's multi-faceted initiative advancing the development, commercialisation and deployment of renewable and alternative energy technologies and solutions. The company serves as a link between today's fossil fuel economy and the energy economy of the future—developing the "greenprint" for how we will live and work tomorrow. Backed by the stability and reputation of the Mubadala Development Company, an investment vehicle of the government of Abu Dhabi, Masdar is dedicated to the emirate's long-term vision for the future of energy.
Design Sites
For the 2010 competition teams were able to choose from the following three sites in the United Arab Emirates.
SITE 1:
DUBAI, ADJACENT TO RAS AL KHOR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
Located at the end of Dubai Creek at the edge of the Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary, the existing site is a mixture of white sand and loose soil with a number of native desert plants. No part of the site boundary includes any of the wetlands area and the site is approximately the location of a future visitor center for the park.
To the east of the site is a large development, The Lagoons, which is under construction. The site runs parallel to the highly trafficked RT. 44 highway from which a row of trees forms a light buffer. The site offers beautiful views into the Wildlife Sanctuary and to the long skyline of Dubai’s financial district beyond.
SITE 2:
ABU DHABI, BETWEEN YAS AND SAADIYAT ISLANDS
Located on a stretch of waterfront off the road that connects Yas Island to Saadiyat Island, the site is mostly devoid of vegetation and consists of white sandy soil.
The area of water directly off the shore of the site has been included in the plot limits to allow the design teams an opportunity to interact with the water through the design although this is certainly not a requirement. If the design does extend into the water, care should be taken to respect the natural existing condition of the shoreline and aquatic ecosystems.
SITE 3:
ABU DHABI, AIRPORT ROAD NEAR MASDAR CITY
This site is directly across the street from the southeast border of the Masdar City site. While the site is defined on all sides by roads, there is a very effective landscaping buffer along the perimeter of the site. When standing on the site the surrounding roads, which are not highly trafficked, are not very noticeable. The vegetation on the site is native desert low-lying shrubs and a few crops of medium size trees the locations of which are visible in the satellite images.
Masdar City is an ambitious master plan project for Abu Dhabi which is in its very early stages of construction. Upon its completion, 40,000 people will live and work in the city that will run on 100% clean renewable energy and produce zero carbon emissions.
LAGI 2010 Jurors
Khalil Abdulwahid
Dubai, UAE
Omran Ali AlOwais
Architect, Musanada, Abu Dhabi
Reuben S. Andrews, M.A., M.Phil., PGDPR
Information & Media, Consumption Sustainability
Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA), Dubai
Jonah Brucker-Cohen
Researcher, artist and fellow in the Disruptive Design Team of the NTRG; Adjunct Assistant Professor of communications at NYU's ITP
Beth Carruthers
Independent Curator
Consultant, Arts and Sustainability, Vancouver
Jenna Didier & Oliver Hess
Directors, Materials & Applications (www.emanate.org), architecture and landscape research; principals, Didier Hess (www.didierhess.com), public art studio.
Karim Elgendy
Architect and Sustainable Design Researcher
Editor of Carboun.com
Jeanette Ingberman
Co-Founder/Director, Exit Art, NYC
Andrea Polli
Digital Media Artist
Director of the Interdisciplinary Film and Digital Media (IFDM) Program at the University of New Mexico
Christopher Prelitz
Net Zero and Off-Grid Development Consultants
Prelitz + Partners, New Mexico and Laguna Beach, USA
Lukáš Sokol
Architect and Urban Planner at the Urban Planning Council (UPC) of Abu Dhabi
Michiel van Raaij
Editor Eikongraphia, editor-in-chief of architectenweb.nl
and AWM
Georgeta Vidican, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi
Supporter
Masdar (Abu Dhabi)
Design Brief
Follow this link to find the LAGI 2010 Design Brief Document
Launch Brochure
Follow this link to find the LAGI 2010 Launch Brochure
Publication
The Time Is Now: Public Art of the Sustainable City
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Above is a small sampling of LAGI 2010 submissions including the shortlist as chosen by the selection committee.