Powering Places

by | Jan 12, 2017 | 2016, Publications

Powering Places Land Art Generator Initiative Santa Monica Editors: Elizabeth Monoian and Robert Ferry Designer: Paul Schifino, Schifino Design Hardcover: 240 pages Publisher: Prestel 2016 Language: English ISBN-10: 3791355503 ISBN-13: 978-3791355504 Purchase > Visit...

World Landscape Architect

by | Oct 21, 2016 | 2016, Press and Articles 2016

World Landscape Architect LAGI 2016 design ideas competition announces winning teams October 2016 “Every two years, the Land Art Generator Initiative international design competition provides an opportunity for creative minds around the world to reflect on the...

Anthropocene

by | Oct 21, 2016 | 2016, Press and Articles 2016

Anthropocene Art That Delivers Clean Water & Power An international competition challenges designers to show that clean energy production and dazzling public art can be one and the same Photo Essay October 2016 “Since 2010, the Land Art Generator Initiative...

GOOD.IS

by | Oct 7, 2016 | 2016, Press and Articles 2016

GOOD These Stunning Designs Have An Earth-Friendly Secret October 6, 2016 by Yumi Abe “California has a serious water problem. In 2016, the state marked the fifth consecutive year of severe drought. Though the headlines have faded, the issue has not, and one...

Yale Environment 360

by | Oct 5, 2016 | 2016, Press and Articles 2016

Yale Environment 360 Public Art or Renewable Energy? New Designs Aim to Produce Both By Diane Toomey October 5, 2016 As cities look to incorporate sustainable technologies into their infrastructure, a design competition is challenging artists and architects to create...

Inhabitat

by | Oct 5, 2016 | 2016, Inhabitat, Press and Articles 2016

Land Art Generator Initiative Santa Monica winners address California’s energy needs and drought by Lacy Cooke October 5, 2016 The Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) has announced the winners for the 2016 Santa Monica competition. Drawing on technologies from fog...

KPCC Public Radio

by | Oct 5, 2016 | 2016, Radio

If you’re in Southern California, tune in to 89.3 FM at 10 a.m. on October 6 to hear LAGI Directors, Elizabeth Monoian and Robert Ferry, talk about the LAGI 2016 winners on Take Two with co-host Alex Cohen.

Smithsonian

by | Oct 5, 2016 | 2016, Press and Articles 2016, Smithsonian

Smithsonian These Wild Sculptures Actually Generate Green Energy By Emily Matchar October 5, 2016 Regatta H2O, as the sculpture is called, is the winner of a contest sponsored by The Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI), an organization whose goal is to “accelerate...

Garden Culture Magazine

by | Sep 25, 2016 | 2016, Press and Articles 2016

Garden Culture Aeroponic Farm & Desalination Plant Combo By Amber September 10, 2016 “Romanian architect Alexandru Predenu aims to supply fresh water and locally grown food to Santa Monica with an exciting new aeroponic farm and seawater desalination plant...

Curbed Los Angeles

by | Sep 25, 2016 | 2016, Press and Articles 2016

Curbed Los Angeles Fanciful power plants envisioned off the Santa Monica PierCompetition turns energy sources into public art By Jeff Wattenhofer Sept. 23, 2016 “If we told you a power plant was being built off the coast of Santa Monica, mere yards from the...

LAGI 2016 Award Ceremony!

by | Sep 13, 2016 | 2016, Events and Exhibits 2016

Please join us for the 2016 Land Art Generator Initiative Design Competition Award Ceremony! Awards Presented by Eric Corey Freed 10:30 a.m. October 6th Booth 2051 Los Angeles Convention Center At Greenbuild 2016 For the duration of the expo days, an exhibition of the...

SXSW Eco 2016

by | Sep 10, 2016 | 2016, Events and Exhibits 2016

SXSW Eco Land Art Generator Initiative 2016: Powering Places Exhibition Monday, October 10 – Wednesday, October 12 9:00AM – 6:00PM Austin Convention Center 531 E 4th St “Take a walk through the beautiful landscapes of our post-carbon future at the Powering...

Petrocultures

by | Sep 7, 2016 | 2016, Events and Exhibits 2016

September 2016 We were thrilled to have the opportunity to sit on a panel with Glen Lowry and Chris Fremantle at the Petrocultures conference in St. John’s Newfoundland. Learn more about the conference here. From the Petrocultures website: Approximately a third...

Fast Company

by | Sep 3, 2016 | 2016, Fast Company, Press and Articles 2016

Fast Company This Solar-Powered Pipe Desalinates The Water That Flows Through It By Adele Peters September 2, 2016 “In a design for the Land Art Generator Initiative, a competition that calls for new energy infrastructure that looks like art, the engineers...

The Inertia

by | Aug 30, 2016 | 2016, Press and Articles 2016

The Inertia Solar Powered Desalinization Plant Could Be The Answer to California’s Drought Disaster By Alexander Haro August 28, 2016 “It’s no secret that California is in the middle of a long, severe drought. It’s been five years now, and things aren’t looking...

designboom

by | Aug 30, 2016 | 2016, Press and Articles 2016

designboom clear orb sculpture provides energy and drinkable water for the city of santa monica August 29, 2016 By Nina Azzarello “For the 2016 land art generator initiative, a team of designers from south korea has conceived ‘clear orb’ as a proposal for...

Real Clear Life

by | Aug 30, 2016 | 2016, Press and Articles 2016

Real Clear Life Solar-Powered Ring Garden Concept Produces Drinking Water and Crops August 29, 2016 “California may have found an ally in its struggle to preserve its water supply: the Ring Garden. Designed by Alexandru Predonu, the Ring Garden is a rotating...

designboom

by | Aug 26, 2016 | 2016, designboom, Press and Articles 2016

designboom solar-powered ‘pipe’ sculpture generates 4.5 billion liters of drinkable water from the ocean August 25, 2016 By Nina Azzarello “this massive solar powered pipe proposed for the 2016 land art generator initiative by khalili engineers...