-L to R: Image by Mary Mattingly, "Green Brain" by Mitchell Joachim, photograph of Waterpod™ by Eve K. Tremblay.
Mary Mattingly, the founding artist of Waterpod™ Project, was invited to give a lecture on Thursday, August 6th at 2PM as part of Terreform ONE's TerreFarm Summer Lab for students, architects, scientists, artists, and individuals of all backgrounds to explore the larger framework of urban agriculture and its effects on the architecture and urban design of NYC. Terreform 1, 33 Flatbush Avenue, 6th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11217(at the Nevins St. station for the 2, 3, 4 and 5 subway lines. All lectures will take place in the ground floor gallery).
Terreform ONE [Open Network Ecology] is a non-profit philanthropic design collaborative that integrates ecological principles in the urban realm. The group was formed for the advancement of socio-ecological science and the dissemination of this knowledge through diverse projects. In furtherance of these sustainable intentions, the group has created a unique laboratory for scientists, artists, architects, students, and individuals of all backgrounds to explore the larger framework of green design. They are currently working on innovative processes and appropriate technologies for local sustainability in such matters as energy, transportation, infrastructure, buildings, waste treatment, food, water, and media culture. Their goal is to illuminate the environmental future of New York City and inspire solutions in areas like it around the world.
Program Details > http://www.terreform.org/contact.html
Week 1. Seminar Week: August 3 to 7, 2009. The first week consists of daily lectures given by the TerreFarm team members.
August 3
Noon Orientation and Lunch
2PM Terreform ONE http://terreform.org/
4PM Dickson D. Despommier, PhD http://www.verticalfarm.com/
August 4
11AM Christian Hubert http://christianhubert.com/
2PM Clare Miflin, Kiss + Cathcart Architects http://www.kisscathcart.com
4PM Amale Andraos and Dan Wood, Work AC http://www.work.ac/
August 5
11AM Marni Horwitz, Alive Structures http://www.alivestructures.com/
2PM Zak Adams , New York Sun Works http://nysunworks.org/
August 6
2PM Mary Mattingly http://thewaterpod.org/
4PM Britta Riley and Rebecca Bray http://windowfarms.org/
August 7
2PM Viraj Puri, Gotham Greens http://gothamgreens.com/
4PM Vito Acconnci http://www.acconci.com/
5:30PM Reception
Week 2. Field Trip Week: August 10 to 14, 2009. During the second week of the Four-Week Lab, participants have the opportunity to take a guided architectural and exploratory tour of urban agriculture projects in New York City .
August 10
12PM The Science Barge http://nysunworks.org/?page_id=9
August 11
4PM Rooftop Farms http://rooftopfarms.org/
August 12
2PM Red Hook Community Farm http://www.added-value.org/
August 13
2PM The Highline http://www.thehighline.org/
August 14
10AM Wild Project Theater http://alivestructures.com/
4PM The Waterpod http://thewaterpod.org/
Weeks 3 and 4. Intensive Charrettes: August 17 to 21 and August 24 to 28, 2009. During the last two weeks of the TerreFarm Lab, participants work on a week long charrettes examining specific technical, urbanistic, and architectural strategies for food production and urban agriculture.
