Dream a Sound Future: Living Architecture in Portland, Oregon

Monday, January 18, 2010

Living Architecture in Portland, Oregon

Giving a face lift to drab concrete architecture, the Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building in Portland will have a new look as part of a $135 million stimulus package. A fantastic idea but not without challenges for rain fed irrigation in the Mediterranean climate! Read more here.

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A note from Bruce Swee, Inventor and Creator

As a fine arts major at the Minnesota State University Moorhead, I often envisioned resourceful ways to reuse a variety of discarded, surplus or redundant materials at hand, and combined with my artistic abilities, created unique graphic and sculptural solutions. This set me on a path while working for large corporations like General Electric and AM International in marketing and sales, mid-size companies like Houston Public Television and Computerland , or my independent business BJS Northwest as a Graphic Designer and Product Developer, to always use the resources at hand to recycle materials for new purposes.

In my spare time as a volunteer member of Seattle’s community garden at Interbay, I often found solutions for the garden’s needs readily at hand by simply looking at the world around me and freely allowing my imagination to look outside the box. A prime example: As I wandered the grounds of the old Naval Air Station at Magnuson Park in Seattle, I noticed a long, covered walkway in an area destined to be demolished. I envisioned that a section of that cover would make an excellent roof for a storage space at the garden. By taking ownership and following through with the idea, the garden now has a substantial protected structure, saving the garden major financial expenses for securing important garden equipment and recycled materials, giving storage space for items used during social events, and enhancing the overall functionality of the garden and its food bank program.

The solution for the covered walkway is a perfect example of how recycling one item can have a positive environmental, social and economic impact. This, of course, is just one small action in the ever expanding world of sustainability.

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Monday, January 18, 2010

Living Architecture in Portland, Oregon

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