How does “productive” architecture go beyond sustainability?
The Artdog Image of Interest A TEDx speaker, architect Dong-Ping Wong, lays out a case for moving past “sustainable” and transitioning into “productive” architecture. Specifically, he describes architecture that produces three kinds of benefits: Solar and wind energy (see below). Solar and wind energy (see below). Clean water filtration in a river, via his +POOL project. Agricultural crop yields in the middle of a city (strong echoes of my Rana Station, here! Who knew?). He calls it an “urban quilt of productivity.” I’ll warn you: this is longer than…