Musings

While lateral thinking and bold new directions are sometimes necessary in architecture, radicalism does need to be taken with a grain of salt. While perusing the usual flurry of internet articles on design, I came across the following proposal which on the surface, provides a utopic and radical rethink of waste management for New York City. The proposition was for massive new green islands to be built along the city’s harbour edge, providing necessary space for large organic composting facilities. It was argued that this project would tackle a multitude of existing problems, including “effectively alleviating congestion issues and dramatically lowers unnecessary energy waste while contributing 125 acres of public park land.” (Designboom, 2014).