A discussion with Natalie Jeremijenko, Terreform ONE and BLDGBLOG creator Geoff Manaugh.
Natalie Jeremijenko is an artist whose background includes studies in biochemistry, physics, neuroscience and precision engineering. Her projects—which explore socio-technical change—have been exhibited by several museums and galleries, including the MASSMoCA, the Whitney, the Smithsonian and Cooper-Hewitt. A 1999 Rockefeller Fellow, she was recently named one of the 40 most influential designers by I.D. Magazine. Jeremijenko is the director of the Environmental Health Clinic at New York University, Assistant Professor in that University’s Visual Art Department, and has affiliated faculty appointments in Computer Science and Environmental Studies.
Terreform ONE (Open Network Ecology) is a non-profit design group that promotes green design in cities. It is a unique laboratory for scientists, artists, architects, students, and individuals of all backgrounds to explore and advance the larger framework of green design. The group develops innovative solutions and technologies for local sustainability in energy, transportation, infrastructure, buildings, waste treatment, food, water, and media spaces.
Geoff Manaugh is the author of BLDGBLOG and The BLDGBLOG Book, as well as Contributing Editor at Wired UK. He has lectured on a variety of design topics at schools and museums around the world, from the Bartlett School of Architecture and SCI-Arc to the Australian National Architecture Conference, Storefront for Art and Architecture, and the Center for Land Use Interpretation. He has written for Volume, Domus, and Abitare, among others, and he has contributed essays to books by photographers David Maisel and Michael Wolf. The BLDGBLOG Book was chosen by Amazon as one of their 100 Best Books of 2009.
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