“Natural Capital”
Roundtable discussion with Peter Alagona (History and Environmental Studies, UCSB), Sarah Anderson (Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, UCSB), Ken Hiltner (English and Environmental Studies, UCSB; UCSB Sustainability Champion), Sharyn Main (Santa Barbara Foundation), Richard Widick (Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, UCSB), and facilitated by Elizabeth Heckendorn Cook (English and Comparative Literature, UCSB) . Thursday, January 22, 2015/ 4:00 PM, McCune Conference Room, 6020 HSSB.
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“Drawing the End of our World: Comics, Climate Change, and Pizzly Bears”
Andy Warner (Comics journalist) to give IHC lecture. Thursday, February 5, 2015 / 4:00 PM, McCune Conference Room, 6020 HSSB.
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Welcome to the Anthropocene, has been released on the eve of the major international science conference Planet Under Pressure. “The Anthropocene changes our relationship with the planet. We have a new responsibility and we need to determine how to meet that responsibility,” says Conference Chief Scientific Advisor, Elinor Ostrom Welcome to the Anthropocene, commissioned by the London Planet Under Pressure conference*, provides a data visualization of the state of the planet. It opens at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. As the camera swoops over Earth, viewers watch the planetary impact of humanity: cities, roads, railways, pipelines, cables and shipping lanes until finally the world’s planes spin a fine web around the planet. (source).
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UK architecture firm Chetwoods’ latest design juts from the ground like two giant stalagmites. Standing a full kilometer (3,281 ft) tall, the structure might be the key to solving China’s catastrophic pollution problem on every level. By using a complex mechanical system to simultaneously filter Wuhan’s air and water, collect solar, wind, and hydrogen power, provide produce from a massive vertical garden, harvest rainwater, house restaurants and businesses, boil biomass, and generally aim to solve every major ecological crisis faced by central China’s “Fourth Pole,” the Phoenix Towers just might live up to their name. The Phoenix Towers are designed to resonate with local religion and philosophy. The towers link Western technology and architecture to the Chinese myths of the phoenix; two towers represent the dual gender the legendary bird has in Chinese iconography, and the spirit of rebirth is spread throughout all eight hectares of the the half-mile high towers. (source).
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World-renowned architect Zaha Hadid has unveiled designs for the new Sleuk Rith Institute, a leading center for genocide studies in Asia to be located in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Hadid, typically known for her flowing concrete buildings, envisions a unique aesthetic for the institute in the form of five wooden structures that interweave and link together as they rise upwards. The five buildings will house spaces for different functions, which will be connected at various levels throughout the structure, allowing for interaction and collaboration underneath a complex, interlocked structure inspired by the architecture of Angkor Wat and other ancient sites. (source).
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John Edmark’s rely on excruciatingly precise laser-cut wood and internal mechanisms to create optical illusions and other unexpected behaviors. Edmark describes these as “instruments that amplify our awareness of the sometimes tenuous relationship between facts and perception.” Edmark’s kinetic sculptures bring the intricacies of material and space to life. (source).
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In the wettest place on Earth, the village of Mawsynram in Meghalaya, India are some of the most fascinating bridges you’ll ever see. These “living bridges” are formed by locals who have trained the roots of rubber trees to grow into natural bridges. These root bridges are self-strengthening, becoming more sturdy over time as the root systems grow. Photographer Amos Chapple captured these shots of people crossing these bridges that have developed over the years. As Chapple explains about the process, “The skeleton of the bridge is bamboo, with tendrils from the surrounding rubber trees are being fixed onto the structure strand by strand. By the time the bamboo has rotted away, within 6-8 years, locals say the roots of the tree will be able to bear a person’s weight.” (source).
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60,000 CDs form a vast, shimmering landscape in this thought-provoking installation by Paris-based artist Élise Morin. Waste Landscape was created by hand-sewing the CDs together and laying them over inflatable mounds. Viewed under different lighting schemes, the space is transformed into everything from a rippling sea to a desert of plastic. Walking amongst the artificial dunes, viewers are immersed in a gleaming, metallic world. (source).
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“Dialogue With Water”
Wang Shu (China Academy of Art, Winner of the Prizker Prize) to give IHC lecture. Tuesday, February 3, 2015/ 4:00 PM, MultiCultural Center Theater
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“On Streaming”
Allison Adelle Hedge Coke (Poet, Winner of the American Book Award) to read from her new book of poetry. Thursday, January 29, 2015 / 4:00 PM, McCune Conference Room, 6020 HSSB.
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“Natural Capital”
Roundtable discussion with Peter Alagona (History and Environmental Studies, UCSB), Sarah Anderson (Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, UCSB), Ken Hiltner (English and Environmental Studies, UCSB; UCSB Sustainability Champion), Sharyn Main (Santa Barbara Foundation), Richard Widick (Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, UCSB), and facilitated by Elizabeth Heckendorn Cook (English and Comparative Literature, UCSB) . Thursday, January 22, 2015/ 4:00 PM, McCune Conference Room, 6020 HSSB.
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