Social Commentary Through Photography

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/10/graffiti-artist-wins-ted-prize.php
Incredible photographs placed within stunning settings.

Chicken Coop Design Competition

http://www.poultryproject.com
The Poultry Project is launching Chicken Coop Design Competition to challenge creative thinkers & makers to design a chicken coop for backyard use in urban/suburban America. Their US-based nonprofit organization, works with an indigenous Ugandan org, TASO, to help AIDS orphans start small poultry businesses so they can earn extra $ selling eggs and supplement their diets with eggs.

Their goal with the competition is to raise awareness about their work with AIDS orphans in Uganda while promoting the local food/urban chicken keeping movements in the US. Winning designs will be awarded cash prizes ($500, $250) and will be modified for use in Uganda.

We could do this as a replacement for the garden shed portion of the design project or give added time on the project to include this. What do you all think? I'll let you know my decision.

Cities like animals and fruits

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11019550

At least the sewage treatment plant is under the tail. Right where
its suppose to be. What do you think of this as future landscape
architects? What would you tell the government and people?

Ellen Dunham-Jones: Retrofitting suburbia | Video on TED.com

Ellen Dunham-Jones: Retrofitting suburbia Video on TED.com

Take a look at this video from TED. com concerning infill development of the future with
cases studies. The issues we cover in class are directly related to Dunham-Jones lecture. There
are some nice figure-ground drawings and images of communities included.

Welcome to LA 8731 Fall 2010

Welcome to the class. Have fun putting together your blog and make sure that you find out your classmates blogs so that you can link to them.