{"id":5734,"date":"2018-03-29T15:38:44","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T19:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/landartgenerator.org\/blagi\/?p=5734"},"modified":"2018-06-27T16:14:41","modified_gmt":"2018-06-27T20:14:41","slug":"turning-renewable-energy-infrastructure-into-lasting-artful-monuments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landartgenerator.org\/blagi\/archives\/5734","title":{"rendered":"Turning Renewable Energy Infrastructure into Lasting Artful Monuments"},"content":{"rendered":"

Special editorial by LAGI co-founders\u00a0<\/em>Elizabeth Monoian and Robert Ferry<\/em><\/p>\n

The importance of design in our global response to climate change<\/a> cannot be overstated.<\/h2>\n

Our collective carbon footprint is a reflection of the\u00a0design\u00a0of our building systems and envelopes, our landscapes, our city plans, our transportation infrastructure, our food systems, our supply chains, our public policy, and our economic systems. At the heart it is all about design, and design is a reflection of culture.<\/p>\n

\"LAGI,<\/p>\n

As we prepare for the emergence of the\u00a0truly\u00a0post-carbon city,\u00a0renewable energy technology is having\u00a0(or should be having)\u00a0a profound influence on the way that\u00a0developers,\u00a0architects, landscape architects, engineers, planners, designers, and artists are approaching every new project opportunity. The city of the very near future will be defined by the ever-present\u00a0energy harvesting\u00a0and generation infrastructures of a decentralized and resilient grid, changing the visual landscape\u00a0in ways not seen since the advent of the automobile.<\/p>\n

In his 1986 film,\u00a0True Stories<\/i>, David Byrne remarks that major highway interchanges are the cathedrals of the 20th<\/span>\u00a0century.\u00a0The reference is meant to be interpreted as an ironic reflection on their brutal ugliness and disregard for human scale.\u00a0Will renewable energy infrastructures\u00a0be the cathedrals of the\u00a021st<\/span>\u00a0century? And if so, will they be\u00a0an\u00a0inspiring reflection of the highest aspirations of human culture, or\u00a0will they be\u00a0the butt of jokes in future films that lament their contribution to\u00a0aesthetic and\u00a0cultural discord?<\/p>\n

\"LAGI,<\/p>\n

As our buildings and cities\u00a0adapt\u00a0to reflect the new energy landscape\u00a0we feel\u00a0it is\u00a0important that there be a\u00a0dedicated\u00a0professional forum in which the exchange of innovative ideas can help to inspire the\u00a0design\u00a0direction our sustainable and resilient cities will take.<\/p>\n

Designing\u00a0every\u00a0new public space\u00a0as culturally relevant and net-energy positive is a way to bring about a post-carbon future that is both equitable and thriving.\u00a0Successful public spaces deserve beautiful places for people, places for nature, and places for art and culture. The Land Art Generator Initiative is challenging creative minds around the world to think about how renewable energy fits into each of these aspects of public space, so that our energy infrastructures<\/a> can be a beautiful reflection of our humanity and lasting artful monuments to this important time in history.<\/p>\n

When we founded LAGI in the fall of 2008 we wanted to present new ways of thinking about the design of renewable energy infrastructure, partially as a response to the not-in-my-backyard public reaction to some proposed installations, and partially as a way to instill a sense of excitement and inspiration in the public imagination about how beautiful our post-carbon cities can be. To bring forward the greatest innovations, we decided to invite the entire world to participate in the conversation through an open call design competition.<\/p>\n

Since that time we\u2019ve been holding international design competitions in a different city every two years for renewable energy power plants conceived of as public art. Bringing LAGI to Melbourne<\/a>\u2014a city that sets a high bar for both art and sustainability\u2014was the perfect conceptual fit. Through the leadership of the Department of Environment, Land, Water, and Planning (DELWP)<\/a>, Victoria is setting an example for the world with a goal of zero carbon emissions by 2050. Melbourne, already one of the most sustainable cities in the world, is targeting net-zero by 2020.<\/p>\n

Featured project:<\/strong>
\nCetacea<\/a>, a\u00a0submission to the Land Art Generator Initiative 2016 competition for Santa Monica
\nTeam: Keegan Oneal, Sean Link, Caitlin Vanhauer, Colin Poranski (University of Oregon)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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