Smart[er] Nature

GSD 6371 – Smart[er] CitiesPecha Kucha Presentation

Ryn Burns MDesS, Critical Conservation

jburns@gsd.harvard.edu

Literally Green City| Synthetic Landscapes | Artificial Nature

Smart[er] Nature

Select Case Studies

[1] Citizen Scientist Apps

[2] Urban EcoActivist Interventions

[3] Synthetic Productive Landscapes

[1] Citizen Scientist

Wild Ediblesby WinterRoot LLC

NatureFindby Nature Valley

LeafSnapColumbia University University of Maryland Smithsonian Institution

Great Sunflower Projectby Gretchen LeBuhn

Wild Ediblesby WinterRoot LLC

Citizen Scientist + Smart Local Agriculture + Education

NatureFindby Nature Valley

Citizen Scientist + Smart Mobility + Education

LeafSnapColumbia University University of Maryland Smithsonian Institution

“Leafsnap turns users into citizen scientists, automatically sharing images, species

identifications, and geo-coded stamps of species locations with a community of

scientists who will use the stream of data to map and monitor the ebb and flow of flora

nationwide.”

Citizen Scientist + Smart Field Guide + Education + GeoTagging + Trending

The Great Sunflower ProjectGretchen LeBuhn

Citizen Scientist + Smart Mapping + Literally Green City + Realized Urban Potential

[2] Urban EcoActivist

Guerrilla Gardening &Seed BombingBy Liz Christy

Guerrilla GardeningLiz Christy

EcoActivist + Literally Green City + High Visibility Intervention + Realized Urban Potential

Seed BombingLiz Christy

EcoActivist + Literally Green City + Synthetic Landscape +

Inconspicuous + Remediation

[3] Synthetic Productive Landscapes

Eco-MachinesJohn Todd Ecological Design

FabTreeHabMIT - Mitchell Joachim

FarmadelphiaFront Studio Architecture

Synthesized Nature + Smart Components + Smart

Architecture + Literally Green City

FabTreeHabMIT - Mitchell Joachim

Living Machines& John Todd Ecological Design

Synthetic Landscape, Productive Nature, Smart Infrastructure

FarmadelphiaFront Studio Architects

Syntetic Landscape, Productive Nature, Smart Agriculture

Green Urbanism

Conclusions

[1] Citizen Scientist Applications smart tech

[2] Urban EcoActivist Interventions smart organization

[3] Synthetic Productive Landscapes smart assembly

Literally Green City| Synthetic Landscapes | Artificial Nature

Smart[er] Nature

GSD 6371 – Smart[er] CitiesPecha Kucha Presentation

Ryn Burns MDesS, Critical Conservation

jburns@gsd.harvard.edu