Category Archives: Press and Articles 2021

SHOUTOUT LA

SHOUTOUT LA Meet Elizabeth Monoian & Robert Ferry August 19, 2021 Question What should our readers know about your business?? Answer Like most businesses, we saw a challenge that could be reframed as an opportunity. In 2008, we were witnessing … Continue reading

Renewable energy can be so beautiful: US artists initiate ideas competition

Die Rheinpfalz (Mannheim, Germany) Renewable energy can be so beautiful: US artists initiate ideas competition By Marco Partner July 8, 2021 Huge bird nests or pink ribbons that seem to float through the air: And yet they are not art … Continue reading

Art of Dynamic Competence Podcast: Co-creating a New Future

Art of Dynamic Competence Podcast July 14, 2021 Season 2 Episode 19 Land Art Generator Initiative. Co-creating a New Future. Tune in to our chat with Susan Clark where we talk about the origins of LAGI, and the reasons why … Continue reading

Conde Nast Traveller

Conde Nast Traveller THE BURNING MAN PROJECT: SUSTAINABLE DESIGN IN NEVADA’S BLACK ROCK DESERT by TOBY SKINNER 23 June 2021 Last year the Burning Man Project, which has stewardship of the ranch, ran a competition with the Land Art Generator … Continue reading

Ness Magazine: Brave New World—LAGI 2020 Fly Ranch Design Challenge for a sustainable future.

Ness Magazine Brave New World: LAGI 2020 Fly Ranch Design Challenge for a sustainable future. April 1, 2021 As the world contends with the climate emergency, a beacon of hope emerges from the Black Rock Desert of Northern Nevada. Burning … Continue reading

Cities of Light: A Collection of Solar Futures

March 23, 2021 Cities of Light: A Collection of Solar Futures Remarks by the President on Opening Day of Expo 2043, the Chicago World’s Fair LAGI Directors Elizabeth Monoian and Robert Ferry are delighted to have their essay Remarks by … Continue reading

Inhabitat: Burning Man and LAGI unveil best eco-friendly proposals for Fly Ranch

Inhabitat Burning Man and LAGI unveil best eco-friendly proposals for Fly Ranch March 19, 2021 by Lucy Wang The Burning Man Project and the Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) have announced the top 10 proposals in the LAGI 2020 Fly … Continue reading

SolveCast: Sustainable Design + Implementation with The Land Art Generator

SolveCast Sustainable Design + Implementation with The Land Art Generator Interview with Karrah Krakovyak Sustainability Innovator We were thrilled to chat with Karrah Krakovyak for this issue of SolveCast! Watch here > SolveCast is news that solves. We are reimagining … Continue reading

Archinect: Burning Man plans a permanent, sustainable location, with a design team from MIT leading the vision

Archinect Burning Man plans a permanent, sustainable location, with a design team from MIT leading the vision By Katherine Guimapang March 9, 2021 The Land Art Generator Initiative collaborated with the Burning Man project to develop a design challenge that … Continue reading

Bustler: LAGI 2020 Fly Ranch Global Regenerative Design Challenge Announces Top Proposals

Bustler LAGI 2020 Fly Ranch Global Regenerative Design Challenge Announces Top Proposals By Katherine Guimapang March 9, 2021 Burning Man Project and the Land Art Generator Initiative collaborated to create the LAGI 2020 Fly Ranch design challenge, inviting innovators and … Continue reading

The Architect’s Newspaper: Check out these ten wild proposals for a permanent Burning Man in the Nevada desert

The Architect’s Newspaper Check out these ten wild proposals for a permanent Burning Man in the Nevada desert By Audrey Wachs March 8, 2021 Every summer, photos of otherworldly pavilions, tricked-out steampunk cars, and dusty hula-hoopers ingesting empathogens slide onto … Continue reading

Surface: At Long Last, Burning Man Is Building a Permanent City

Surface At Long Last, Burning Man Is Building a Permanent City By Ryan Waddoups March 08, 2021 Last year, the coronavirus pandemic forced Burning Man to cancel its highly anticipated annual event near Black Rock City, Nevada. The festival, which … Continue reading

dezeen: Top ten designs for Burning Man’s off-grid desert outpost Fly Ranch revealed

dezeen Top ten designs for Burning Man’s off-grid desert outpost Fly Ranch revealed By India Block March 17, 2021 The top 10 designs for Fly Ranch, a permanent outpost of the Burning Man festival, include an orchard planted in a … Continue reading

STIRworld: LAGI 2020 Fly Ranch unveils top 10 proposals for the design competition

STIRworld LAGI 2020 Fly Ranch unveils top 10 proposals for the design competition March 6, 2021 By Devanshi Shah Meticulously planned, the overall layout is set up as a sundial, with the effigy as the gnomon. The radial streets indicate … Continue reading

Hypebeast: Futuristic Designs for Burning Man’s Permanent Event Space Released

Hypebeast Futuristic Designs for Burning Man’s Permanent Event Space Released March 5, 2021 By Rosie Perper The top design proposals for Burning Man‘s permanent art and event space were released on Wednesday. Multidisciplinary creatives from around the world were invited … Continue reading

designboom: burning man is planning a sustainable, permanent space called fly ranch

designboom burning man is planning a sustainable, permanent space called fly ranch March 5, 2021 By Juliana Heira Last year, the COVID-19 pandemic required burning man to cancel their annual event in black rock city nevada. the gathering, which sees … Continue reading

Reno Gazette Journal: Future of Fly Ranch: Burning Man releases top development proposals for wetland property

Reno Gazette Journal Future of Fly Ranch: Burning Man releases top development proposals for wetland property By Jenny Kane March 4, 2021 The mystery surrounding the future of Fly Ranch is starting to peel away after Burning Man Project released … Continue reading

Forbes: The Future Of Burning Man Emerges At Fly Ranch, An Outrageous New World In The Black Rock Desert

Forbes The Future Of Burning Man Emerges At Fly Ranch, An Outrageous New World In The Black Rock Desert March 3, 2021 By Jim Dobson Deep in the dry, windy desert of Northern Nevada is a great basin filled with … Continue reading

Centerpoint Now, “Are we there yet?”

The Land Art Generator is thrilled to be included in Centerpoint Now publication. CENTERPOINT NOW, “Are we there yet?” publication presents an unexpected take on the United Nations’ 75th anniversary, reflecting on the immense scope of the UN’s mandate through … Continue reading

5 Questions for Elizabeth Monoian MFA ’00

Carnegie Mellon University School of Art Friday, February 5, 2021 Interview between Andy Ptaschinski and LAGI Co-Director Elizabeth Monoian “5 Questions” is an ongoing series by the School of Art that asks alumni who are transforming art, culture, and technology … Continue reading

Creative Disturbance: MAP Radio Hour

MAP Radio Hour Art and Renewable Energy: A Conversation with Land Art Generator January 2021 Janeil Engelstad talks with Elizabeth Monoian and Robert Ferry, founders of Land Art Generator about the social impact, politics and aesthetics of renewable energy, and … Continue reading