Guest Lectures

Thanks to Deborah Hosking (Chatham University) and Ann Rosenthal (The Art Institute of Pittsburgh) for inviting us into their classrooms this fall semester to guest lecture on the Land Art Generator Initiative and the conceptual framework behind the project. What a...

SocialStory

Land Art Generator Initiative: Aesthetic Design Solutions to Clean Energy by Team YS “We have all probably heard or maybe even been involved in the debate surrounding the aesthetics of clean energy. It holds particular relevance in the case of wind turbines, in...

Danish Architecture Centre

Danish Architecture Centre RENEWABLE PUBLIC ART: THE LAND ART GENERATOR INITIATIVE “The energy sector and art world could not be more different in design approaches, philosophies, and outcomes. However, today the opportunity exists to kindle a new relationship...

DOMUS

LAGI: i vincitori by Annacaterina Piras “Si è inaugurata lo scorso 25 ottobre l’esposizione dei progetti partecipanti alla seconda edizione del concorso internazionale su energie rinnovali e arte Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI), patrocinato dal...

Grist

Grist 99 red balloons can power 4,500 homes by Sarah Laskow “This wins for most charming solar concept based on a one-hit wonder from the ‘80s, and maybe most charming solar concept ever: a power generating system inspired by the song “99 Red Balloons.” (But not...

American Solar Energy Society

American Solar Energy Society “99 Red Balloons” all over Staten Island by Ariel Braude “Since 2008, Fresh Kills Park in Staten Island, New York has been declared an area for the production of clean-energy. Mayor Bloomberg said back in 2008 that this area would...

SmartPlanet

SmartPlanet After Sandy, rebuild Staten Island with art and power by Chris Sullivan “Here’s a post-election political litmus test: Do you think wind generators, those massive pinwheels set on hilltops, are pretty? Say yes, and likely you’re a left-leaner, Al...

CBC Radio

Click the link below to hear the October 26 morning broadcast interview on CBC Radio with Emeka Nnadi (Nadi-design.com), representing the 4th place mention team from the 2012 Land Art Generator Initiative design competition for Freshkills Park, NYC....

Inhabitat

Inhabitat Piezoelectric Energy-Generating “Scene Sensor” Wins the 2012 Land Art Generator Initiative Competition for Freshkills Park by Tafline Laylin “We’ve been closely following the 2012 Land Art Generator Initiative design competition to create a new...

Sustainia 100

The Land Art Generator Initiative is honoured as a top sustainable solution at Rio+20! See the complete press release here. Yesterday, sustainability legend Gro Harlem Brundtland, media guru and philanthropist Ted Turner, EU Commissioner for Climate Action Connie...

SIR.tv

We’re honored to be one of twenty-four selected social entrepreneurs who make up the inaugural group of Social Innovation Rockstars (SIR) feature at SIR.tv. Go to the SIR.tv site to discover all of the interesting work that is being driven by these creative...

Le Monde

We know that Le Monde has a nice spread out (including images of LAGI 2010 submissions) about the Land Art Generator Initiative because people have told us about it, but we haven’t seen it yet. We’ll post a link to it here once we find it.