Emoji Evolution
One of the interesting things someone observed about Elon Musk’s re-naming of Twitter to X was that he essentially gave up of a treasure trove…
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Race, Ecology, and Design: Our 2021 Seminar Series
The Ecological Design Collective revisits a series of conversations with artists, architects, and designers on the confronting the relationship between vernacular knowledges and ecological restoration,…
A Conversation with Soledad Salamé
On February 9th, the EDC’s ECO-ARTs group held a conversation with Baltimore-based visual artist Soledad Salamé, exploring the connections between ecologies and technologies in her…
Ecological Thresholds: Growth and Change in 2023
The Ecological Design Collective strives to create a community for radical ecological imagination and collaborative practice. This year at the Ecological Design Collective has been…
The Making of a Passive House in Italy
Once upon a time in Northern Italy… June 8, 2023 The charm of this place, Patone-Isera, is the view: the site is only 600 meters…
On the Term “Degrowth”
The first time I heard the term “degrowth,” I felt unsettled and confused. I agree with Mike Degani’s assessment of the term in his recent…
Degrowth is a Planned Reduction of Useless Stuff
Degrowth is a weird and unsettling word. It sounds more intuitive in the original French— la décroissance. For some that’s the appeal, and for others that’s the problem.…
An Earth Day Eve of Solidarity
In recognition of Earth Day, a coalition of local environmental and community organizations hosted Looking Back & Building Forward: An Environmental J…
Watch “Painting with Plastics: A Conversation with Artist Mbongeni Buthelezi”
As this year’s featured artist at COP27, the UN Conference on Climate Change, and other international environmental conferences worldwide – South African artist Mbongeni Buthelezi…
Getting Beyond Zero Through Green Building
Getting Beyond Zero: A Conversation with Bruce King on Embodied Carbon, Natural Building, and Ecological Design EDC curator Mike Degani sat down with green builder…