According to Slow Food, Herzog & de Meuron offer an alternative to the “pompous and unsustainable structures that would only distract visitors from the real purpose of the event”. The designers’ Slow Food Pavilion comprises three simple wooden sheds, all of which offer shelter but due to their open sides are also exposed to the elements. These frame a triangular courtyard furnished with large planting boxes, each containing rows of vegetables and herbs.
The first contains an exhibition inviting visitors to learn about different foods, and the second contains tasting counters. The third is a space for talks and seminars. According to Herzog & de Meuron, the long and narrow structures were inspired by the traditional farmhouses of Italy’s historic Lombardy region. Once the Expo is over, they will be disassembled and transported to a selection of Italian schools, where they will be rebuilt and used as garden sheds. (source).
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Food Security and Climate Justice at the Paris Climate Change Conference
Hilal Elver, Global Distinguished Fellow at the Resnick Program for Food Law and Policy (UCLA Law). Monday, November 23 / 1 pm, McCune Conference Room, 6020 HSSB.
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Film Screening: This Changes Everything. Tuesday, November 17 / 7 PM, UCSB Pollock Theater.
Free Screening: Make Reservations Here
What if confronting the climate crisis is the best chance we’ll ever get to build a better world? Documentary inspired by Naomi Klein’s international non-fiction bestseller This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate.
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Anthropology Professor Jeffrey Hoelle’s new book, Rainforest Cowboys: The Rise of Ranching and Cattle Culture in Western Amazonia, was recently featured in the UCSB Current. Hoelle’s book “explores cattle raising, deforestation, and ongoing tensions between conservation and development in the Amazon.”
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What’s on Your Plate? Why Diet Change Is Key for Climate and Food Justice
David Cleveland, Professor of Environmental Studies (UCSB). Tuesday, November 10 / 1 pm, McCune Conference Room, 6020 HSSB.
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English Professor Tess Shewry’s new book, Hope at Sea: Possible Ecologies in Oceanic Literature, was recently featured in the UCSB Current. Shewry’s book “explores the meaning of hope amid environmental struggles in the Pacific Ocean.”
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The Paris COP 21 UN Climate Summit: Why We Are Going and What We Hope to Do There for Climate Justice
Roundtable on the Paris COP21 UN Climate Summit. The panel will feature several faculty and students from UCSB’s Climate Justice project who will be attending COP21. Tuesday, October 27 / 1 pm, McCune Conference Room, 6020 HSSB.
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Climate Futures: This Changes Everything
Join us for a kick-off reception for our 2015-2016 Climate Futures theme (part of the UCSB Critical Issues in American series). Tuesday, October 13 / 1:00 PM, McCune Conference Room 6020 HSSB.
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According to Slow Food, Herzog & de Meuron offer an alternative to the “pompous and unsustainable structures that would only distract visitors from the real purpose of the event”. The designers’ Slow Food Pavilion comprises three simple wooden sheds, all of which offer shelter but due to their open sides are also exposed to the elements. These frame a triangular courtyard furnished with large planting boxes, each containing rows of vegetables and herbs.
The first contains an exhibition inviting visitors to learn about different foods, and the second contains tasting counters. The third is a space for talks and seminars. According to Herzog & de Meuron, the long and narrow structures were inspired by the traditional farmhouses of Italy’s historic Lombardy region. Once the Expo is over, they will be disassembled and transported to a selection of Italian schools, where they will be rebuilt and used as garden sheds. (source).
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The Vlotwateringbrug by NEXT Architects spans the Vlotwatering river in Monster, a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. Three specific elements of the bridge were designed for the bats – on the north side, an abutment accommodates winter roosting, while the deck and the brick balustrade include openings to facilitate summer roosting. The architects hope that a large colony of various species will be encouraged to grow around the bridge.
The bridge forms part of a 21-hectare waterway project called the Poelzone that aims to turn the banks of the river between ‘s-Gravenzande, Naaldwijk and Monster into a public recreation zone as well as create new habitats for indigenous wildlife. (source).
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Climate Futures
/1 Comment/in Climate Futures /by Ken Hiltner (UC Santa Barbara)Have suggestions for films that we might screen as part of the Climate Futures series? Please list them here!