flag again
This should be the final flag front design, to be rendered in fabric and fabric paint and this will be the rubber stamp design for the radio station
soft infrastructure ideas post Sandy
from Studio 360–listen here Architectural Research Office collaborated with landscape architect Susanna Drake to come up with a plan to protect lower Manhattan’s waterfront from flooding. The ecological infrastructure makes use of a slope surrounding the perimeter of the island to act as a natural buffer against storm surges.
Materials thoughts
Materials to buy/experiment with Coconut coir mat recycled/repurposed styrofoam (?) Consider: is poly-flo prone to UV ray disintegration?
Resources for wall mural
Background paper for set design: http://www.shindigz.com/Party-supplies/Party-Decorations/Background-Materials/Background-Paper/59549
Bedtime Stories for the marsh?
The Three Questions, Leo Tolstoy “The thought came to a certain king that he would never fail if he knew three things. These three things were What is the best time to do each thing? Who are the most important people to work with? What is the most important thing to do at all times? […]
More songs about flooding and water
Hip Hop artists respond to Hurricane Katrina Song list: Mos Def – “Dollar Day for New Orleans… Katrina Klap” Lil Wayne – “Georgia Bush” Lil Wayne (feat Robin Thicke) – “Tie My Hands” Jay Z (feat. Neyo) – “Minority Report” Papoose & Razah – “Mother Nature” B. Down & Big Rags – “Katrina” Jay Electronica […]
Centuries of Human-Driven Change in Salt Marsh Ecosystems
Perhaps something for the radio? Centuries of Human-Driven Change in Salt Marsh Ecosystems K. Bromberg Gedan,1 B.R. Silliman,2 and M.D. Bertness1 1Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912; email: Keryn Gedan@Brown.edu, Mark Bertness@Brown.edu 2Department of Zoology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611; email: brs@ufl.edu http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev.marine.010908.163930 Abstract Salt marshes are […]
a story for the marsh, sad
A Marshland Elegy Aldo Leopold from A Sand County Almanac, 1948 A dawn wind stirs on the great marsh. With almost imperceptible slowness it rolls a bank of fog across the wide morass like the white ghost of a glacier the mists advance, riding over phalanxes of tamarack, sliding across bog meadows heavy with dew. […]