One small voice.
Back in mid-March, I wrote on a post centred on Mehaffy & Salingaros and Peter Buchanan in their description of the end of Modernism and the need to move toward a radical rethink of Green architecture. While that analysis centred on the ‘façade’ of green architecture, this post hopes to present an alternative investigation, understanding that under current circumstances, Modernism is not the solution to sustainability.
Read MoreWhile 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).
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