Elizabeth Monoian (co-founder, LAGI) will be speaking at the 2012 Women as Global Leaders Conference. She’ll be presenting the Land Art Generator Initiative there on Wednesday, March 14, at 3:45PM.

Powered By Art Renewable Energy Can Be Beautiful
by Lindsey Doermann


Featuring Windstalk by Darío Núñez-Ameni and Thomas Siegl (Atelier dna), Light Sanctuary by Martina Decker and Peter Yeadon (Decker Yeadon LLC), and FERN by Takuya Onishi (Launchpad05).

Energie beflügelt Designer-Phantasien
Publication by BS | Energy
by Romana Ringel

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See the project post about the Land Art Generator Initiative and TAKE ACTION!
Renewable Energy Can Be Beautiful—Expanding Public Awareness Through Art

Fresh Inspiration for Energy and Art
by Jordan Sayle

Art That Creates Renewable Energy – Q&A With LAGI
by Kiva Bottero

Video from our presentation at TEDx Pittsburgh. Thanks to Leadership Pittsburgh for organizing this wonderful event.

The latest publication by the International Energy Agency, Solar Energy Perspectives, is now available for purchase. We are very honored that in Chapter 11 (Testing the Limits; Footprint of Solar Electricity;pg 209) our graphic on the surface area required to fuel the world with solar was adapted as Figure 11.8.

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Powered by Public Art: 10 Stunning “Aesthetic Power Plants” for Abu Dhabi and Dubai
By Jennifer Hattam

A really nice overview of the 2010 competition as a teaser of what is to come from the ideas competition for Freshkills Park, NYC in 2012!

Who needs blades when you can have stalks
by Toby Price

Presenters at TEDx Pittsburgh, Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, November 19 and 20.
Organized by Leadership Pittsburgh

See the talk here >

Land Art: rinnovabile è bello
Al Freshkills Park di New York il concorso che premia l’energia green coniugata all’estetica
by Viviana Spinella

The Land Art Generator Initiative was presented at the 2011 International Symposium on Electronic Arts (ISEA) in Istanbul. Elizabeth Monoian and Robert Ferry (LAGI Co-founders) presented a paper, “New Aesthetic Energy Infrastructure and the Land Art Generator Initiative” in the Urban Ecologies session, and chaired a panel discussion: Public Art of the Sustainable City, which included presenters: Patricia Watts (ecoartspace), Nacho Zamora (solar artworks), and Glen Lowry (Emily Carr University).

Abstract of the Panel Discussion:

As we endeavor to extricate civilization from fossil fuel dependence, the existential debate over the purpose of art deserves renewed attention in the context of natural ecology and human consumption. Is it possible for works of public art to contribute actively to the solution to the problems that confront us? Can interdisciplinary art inspire, through example, the type of social change required to significantly reduce the negative impact of human consumption on the planet? Papers presented will present examples of projects at various scales that seek to address ecological issues, beyond didactic expression, through the incorporation of technology.

This panel discussion will address the continuum of public art, clean energy precedents, and contemporary technologies. Within this framework we will outline and illustrate the potential that interdisciplinary teams and communities around the world have to expand both the dialogue and actual change.

A Beautiful Renewable Energy Generator
by Marion Hart

We’ll be speaking at the last International Series Panel of the season:
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 6pm
130 Sutter Street, 6th Floor, San Francisco
Here is a link for more information.

Land Art Generator Initiative – SOLARIS / Predock_Frane Architects
by Christopher Henry

See page 10 for an article about LAGI in the Masdar Times Newsletter: Art Meets Science (PDF 4MB)

From Garbage Dump to Energy Source
by Vicky Plestis

The Power of Beauty
by Sarah Blackman

The Land Art Generator Initiative – June 2011
This is the video that is playing currently on Etihad Airlines in-flight entertainment.

Land Art Generator Initiative – June 2011 from John Sammon on Vimeo.

Clean Energy Via Landfill Art To Power NYC
by Susan DeFreitas

Fresh Kills Needs Fresh Ideas
By Fred A. Bernstein

Art Flicks the Switch (PDF)
By Lindsay McPhee

We will be presenting the Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI): Renewable Energy Infrastructure and Public Space. The presentation will take place at Al-Mamoura Auditorium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday 14 June 2011 at 19.00 sharp. A big thank you to the Middle East chapter of the American Institute of Architects for hosting this talk. For active AIA members, this presentation is worth 1.0 HSW/SD LU.

The presentation is open to everyone. We do kindly request that you RSVP to events@aiamiddleeast.org so that the organizers may get a sense of attendance numbers.

NYC’s Freshkills Park Chosen as Site of 2012 Land Art Generator Initiative
by Jessica Dailey

Clean Energy and Public Art Design Competition to be held for Freshkills Park, Staten Island

(New York City/May 24, 2011) The Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) announced today that, in partnership with New York City’s Department of Parks & Recreation, the 2012 LAGI design competition will be held for a site within Freshkills Park (the former Fresh Kills landfill) in Staten Island.

Read the rest of the press release HERE (PDF)

Video segment about the Land Art Generator Initiative showing during the month of June
In-flight entertainment on Etihad Airways

Solar-Powered Plastikoleum Tower Recycles Plastic Back into 900 Barrels of Oil a Day
by Tafline Laylin

We spoke at Interiors UAE on May 9 and presented LAGI, our positive impact design work at Studied Impact, and an overview of the International Living Building Institute’s Living Building Challenge.
A great article about the event appeared on Green Prophet.

We’ll be participating in the Masdar City Market Day on April 29th. The event is free and open to the public. Stop by between 10am and 5pm on the 29th of April and see the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology’s new campus, the first completed phase of the Masdar City development. You’ll be able to ride the new Personal Rapid Transit vehicle to the venue and there will be many eco-vendors there to showcase their environmentally conscious products.

Rinnovabili, ma anche belle
by Alessandra Viola

We are very pleased to announce that Zayed University has awarded Elizabeth Monoian (Principal and Co-founder of LAGI) the Provost’s Research Fellowship for her work on LAGI. Please see our post on the LAGI blog for more information.

Elizabeth and I will be running Lab #2 for the amazing MENAlab2011. Hope to see you there! Registration is open. Send an email to info@tasmena.net to sign up.

We’ll be exploring Art Outside the Gallery for Site Specific Interventions, very broadly defined and how this genre presents a great opportunity for Dubai.

Artsource April Newsletter (PDF – see pages 9-11 for article about LAGI)
Please see Artsource’s homepage for more information about this amazing institution representing and providing critical support for visual artists.

Shape of Things to Come
by Heba Hashem

US And UAE Collaborate On Solar Tech
by Caleb Denison
(we’re a side note in this article, but its great context regarding collaborative efforts between US and UAE)

The Lunar Cubit: A 1.74 KW generating art installation outside Masdar City, UAE
By Dennis Lynch

Global Competition Champions Green Energy
January Issue (Page 19)

Interview With Abu Dhabi’s Most Innovative Design Couple
by Tafline Laylin

Then a light bulb went off — solar-powered art!
By Amy Dusto
news.discovery.com link