http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/17/sports/golf/17vineyard.html?pagewanted=1&ref=earth
Through the eco-minded residents on Martha's Vineyard and a brave team that lead the design of the golf course, The Vineyard Golf Club on Martha's Vineyard has open for a ninth season. The lot, once sited for a 148- unit development got the approval for a golf course under the restriction of not being able to use any synthetic active ingredients in maintenance. Jeff Carlson and his team took the design one step further and pushed the site to a completely organic golf course.
The site is now the leader is eco-designed golf clubs. While Carlson realizes this idea will not be plausible on a wide scale, certain concepts can be adopted and applied everywhere. Half of the battle is discovering or re-inventing techniques to deal with natural problems such as grub worms and fungal diseases. The other half of the battle is public perception of the new type of green. Demonstrating how the game can be played just as successfully when other plant species are present on the fairways and greens is the major hurdle the organization had to overcome once the site was completed.
Whether major golf enthusiasts thought the course was successful or not, President Obama is returning for his third round of golf later this year. The stiff membership and renewal fees are a testament to the dedication and popularity of the natural approach to the elite sport.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Low Impact Street Art
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH6xCT2aTSo
There can only be so many Marilyn Monroe moments over city subway grates. There is a large population that will even refuse to walk over the grates. I know I think twice before walking across the large expanses of grates from time to time. Joshua Allen Harris found a way to bring these grates to life. Utilzing the air rushing up out of the subway system from passing trains, his sculptures come to life and animate otherwise ordinary city streets. What started out as something cool to do in his free time, has become more popular and has developed a following. This type of street art utilizing resources already present on the city street, calling upon the subway system to animate the sculptures. The materials, trash and grocery bags are used to mimic the neighboring garbage and blend into the streetscape. The art then comes to life for a few short seconds as the underground city rushes past below ground.
Retrofiting these temporary displays is cheap as much of the materials can be picked up off of the street if the artist so chooses. Installation is completely versatile, all that is needed is a source of air to inflate the pieces.
There can only be so many Marilyn Monroe moments over city subway grates. There is a large population that will even refuse to walk over the grates. I know I think twice before walking across the large expanses of grates from time to time. Joshua Allen Harris found a way to bring these grates to life. Utilzing the air rushing up out of the subway system from passing trains, his sculptures come to life and animate otherwise ordinary city streets. What started out as something cool to do in his free time, has become more popular and has developed a following. This type of street art utilizing resources already present on the city street, calling upon the subway system to animate the sculptures. The materials, trash and grocery bags are used to mimic the neighboring garbage and blend into the streetscape. The art then comes to life for a few short seconds as the underground city rushes past below ground.
Retrofiting these temporary displays is cheap as much of the materials can be picked up off of the street if the artist so chooses. Installation is completely versatile, all that is needed is a source of air to inflate the pieces.
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