Using City Water Supply to Generate Power
“A Portland water pipeline is now producing enough electricity to power more than a hundred homes.” With that opening line of a recent news story, residents of Portland, Oregon realized … Read more
Grain Silo Repurposed as Student Housing
Grünerløkka Studenthus, a repurposed grain silo that became a 226-unit student housing complex in Oslo, Norway, was converted by adding circular floor units inside the silos and cutting windows into … Read more
Reprogramming the City Book Now Available
The culmination of eight years of research, thousands of air miles, and numerous exhibitions and workshops, the Reprogramming the City book is now available. From billboards in Lima, Peru, repurposed to … Read more
Reprogramming Bus Stops to Improve Mental Health
Umeå Energi improved the mental health of the city by installing light therapy bulbs in 30 of the city’s bus stops. With the new lights in place, the bus stops … Read more
Adding a Mini Urban Park to a Stairway
The Cascade layers new functionality on top of one of the city’s countless stairways. Located next to The Centrium complex in the central business district, The Cascade is a mini … Read more
Transforming a Billboard to Provide Clean Drinking Water
The Water Billboard harvests water from the humid air, filters it, and stores it in the base of the billboard. Local residents need to simply turn on a tap at … Read more
Repurposing Bridges For Food and Energy
The design group Cloud Collective installed an algae growing system on an ordinary Geneva highway bridge, turning an uncelebrated part of the city’s grey infrastructure into a platform for future … Read more
City Busses Repurposed as Mobile Hygiene Stations
By converting city public transportation buses into mobile shower units with toilets, Lava Mae has provided over 4,000 individuals with showers and sanitation services. The repurposed buses allow the organization … Read more
Converting Phone Booths into EV Charging Stations
As part of the “Green Innovation in Austria” initiative, Telekom Austria’s A1 division has been steadily replacing their phone booths with EV Charging Stations for almost a decade. Project: A1 … Read more
Sidewalk Tiles Reimagined to Mitigate Climate Change
Third Nature’s Climate Tile system makes sidewalks an active participant in mitigating climate change by harnessing and handling rainwater more efficiently, easing problems with urban flooding during severe weather, and … Read more