:: Keynote 3:
City, Ecology, Mobility
:: Keynote 3:
City, Ecology, Mobility
Maria Aiolova
Terreform ONE + Terrefuge, USA
Fri, Oct 8 16:30-17:30
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Maria Aiolova – City, Ecology, Mobility
We foresee strategies for people to fit symbiotically into their natural surrounds. To achieve this, all things possible are considered. We design the scooters, cars, trains, blimps, as well as the streets, parks, open spaces, cultural districts, civic centers, business hubs that comprise the future metropolis. For centuries cities have been designed to accommodate the drama of our human will. We have joined the ranks of delivering a new sense of the city, one that privileges the drama of nature over anthropocentric whims. We are constantly vying for a
profound clairvoyant perspective. We desire to preview a likeness of our collective future yet untold.
Our foresight views ecological design not only as a philosophy that inspires visions of sustainability but also a focused scientific endeavor. The mission is to ascertain the consequences of fitting a project within our natural environment. Solutions are derived from numerous examples; living material habitats, climatic tall building clusters, and mobility technologies. These design iterations succeed as having activated ecology both as a productive symbol and an evolved artifact. Current research attempts to establish new forms of design knowledge and new processes of practice at the interface of design, computer science, structural engineering, and biology.
Maria Aiolova – Biography
Maria Aiolova (M.Arch, Harvard U, B.Arch, TU Sofia&Vienna) is a Co-Founder of Terreform ONE and Terrefuge. She directs TerreFarm, a summer school for urban agriculture and the One Prize Award. Maria is currently on the faculty of Parsons the New School for Design and Pratt Institute. She won the Zumtobel Group Award for Sustainability and Humanity, the Build Boston Award and the AIA Scholarship Award. She has a number of winning competitions including first place in the CHARLES/MGH Station, Boston and the Izmir Post District International Competition, Turkey.
