LAGI 2020
Fly Ranch

 

The LAGI 2020 Fly Ranch Design Brief invited designs in one or more of the following systems as works of functional and regenerative art:

POWER

Solar, Wind, Bio, Geothermal, Storage

With 250+ sunny days a year, regular winds that can exceed 40mph and dozens of hot springs, Fly Ranch has vast potential for developing creative solutions for renewable power from solar, geothermal, wind, and more.

 

WATER

Hot Springs, Filtration, Evaporation, Ice

With dozens of hot and cold springs, hundreds of pools, and half a dozen artesian wells, water is the lifeblood of Fly Ranch. We invite creative solutions for spring water filtration, sustainably generated ice and the purification and reuse of greywater. To prevent erosion, scalable designs for use of the hot springs are needed.

 

SHELTER

Housing, Event Spaces, Sustainable Architecture

This expansive and harsh desert climate provides opportunities to combine modern architectural and technological innovation with traditional off-grid building techniques like natural materials and passive heating/cooling for housing, camping, and gathering spaces to fit a wide range of needs from small overnight shelters to large-scale next generation fabrication centers for artists and makers.

 

FOOD

Permaculture, Aquaponics, Gardens, Grazing

Fly Ranch has several hundred acres of previous ranch land that can be reinvigorated to create sustainable agriculture systems for on-site events, local communities, and beyond. The site can become a laboratory for pioneering methods of desert permaculture systems and large-scale indoor desert hydroponics and aquaponics.

 

REGENERATION

Composting, Recycling, Waste Biogas, Incineration

As part of the transition from temporary events to a year-round site, we have new opportunities to explore sustainable methods for composting and recycling. We can also explore new methods for rewilding pastureland, restoring landfills, and generating energy through safe incineration.

 

LAGI 2020
site typology: desert systems

 

 

LAGI 2020 Partner
Burning Man Project
Each August, the annual Burning Man event transforms a desolate corner of northern Nevada into a thriving temporary metropolis fueled by creativity, experimentation and awe. In 2016, the organization behind this city acquired Fly Ranch, a 3,800 acre property just north of the event site. This property is home to dozens of hot and cold springs, three geysers, acres of wetlands, dozens of animal species, and more than 100 identified types of plants. The Fly Ranch project is an opportunity to create a year-round rural incubator for Burning Man culture and a catalyst for creative culture in the world.

 

Please visit the project website:
lagi2020flyranch.org