http://blog.sfmoma.org/2009/08/this-land-wasnt-made-for-you-and-me/ Sat, 25 May 2013 00:34:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blog.sfmoma.org/2009/08/this-land-wasnt-made-for-you-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-17821 Judith Selby Lang Sat, 08 Aug 2009 22:17:48 +0000 http://blog.sfmoma.org/?p=4361#comment-17821 I often walk past the Federal Building on my way to work at Electric Works. Although I was initially excited about the green intentions of the building, I often found the plaza empty and bereft of any feeling of life. To animate the space, on Earth Day, 2008, I presented “The Last Dance.” The ecological footprints of 48 nations were arranged on the plaza. It was especially lively when the children from the local day care center came to dance.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7950911@N04/
Each footprint, cut from recycled carpet padding, represented the quantity of resources used by that country. Inspired by dance instruction charts, the footprints exemplified the disparity in a fun way; that we are all need to watch our steps and that we all are dancing together; that we are all partners on this planet but, some of us have way bigger feet.
To view the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNjYMWmkKIc&channel=judithselby

]]> http://blog.sfmoma.org/2009/08/this-land-wasnt-made-for-you-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-17803 Adrienne Skye Roberts Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:48:50 +0000 http://blog.sfmoma.org/?p=4361#comment-17803 Anu, This is an excellent question. While I’m not an expert in this area, I immediately thought of a project by Tulane City Center in New Orleans that I will share in another post so as to hopefully generate some conversation in response to your question – especially for the Bay Area.

]]> http://blog.sfmoma.org/2009/08/this-land-wasnt-made-for-you-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-17671 Wayne Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:38:52 +0000 http://blog.sfmoma.org/?p=4361#comment-17671 I’ve never been inside, but the street-level space during the day is a strange wasteland. It’s the kind of contemporary design that probably looked good in the renderings. The reality is not as nice, the only evidence that it’s being used is that grassy incline is perfectly designed to capture blowing newspapers and trash. After dark it should be avoided, as there are drug addicts hanging out, yelling threats at pedestrians.

]]> http://blog.sfmoma.org/2009/08/this-land-wasnt-made-for-you-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-17635 Anuradha Vikram Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:34:16 +0000 http://blog.sfmoma.org/?p=4361#comment-17635 I wonder what it is that breeds such a coldness in a lot of green architecture. Your point of view seems to resonate with the critique of New Orleans’ Make It Right houses in an earlier post – that design, however accomplished, cannot make up for a loss of human quality. Are there any good examples of humanizing green building that you can point to for comparison?

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