Digital Farm Collective

A few years ago artist and farmer Matthew Moore realized that he would likely be the last of several generations to work the land on the family farm outside Phoenix. As Moore puts it, "We had a new crop: suburban homes." In response Moore has created a multimedia art and education project, the Digital Farm Collective, with the goal of spurring dialogue about the future of agriculture as a community — something to contemplate, as America celebrates Thanksgiving.
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WEEKLY EMAIL: NOVEMBER 23, 2011
FEATURED THIS WEEK : MATTHEW MOORE Digital Farm Collective A few years ago artist and farmer Matthew Moore realized that he would likely be the last of several generations to work the land on the family farm outside Phoenix. As Moore puts it, "We had a new crop: suburban homes." In response Moore has created a multimedia art and education project, the Digital Farm Collective, with the goal of spurring dialogue about the future of agriculture as a community — something to contemplate, as America celebrates Thanksgiving. READ MORE
PLACES EDITORS Recent Books from Partner Schools A round-up of selected books on architecture, urban planning and design by faculty in our partner school network. Read more READ MORE LISA FINDLEY, LIZ OGBU South Africa: From Township to Town Since the end of apartheid in 1994, South Africa has labored to redress the legacy of racial segration — including the long history of physical separation exemplified by the black townships. Here Lisa Findley and Liz Ogbu describe diverse efforts to transform the marginalized townships into thriving towns — a struggle that remains ongoing. READ MORE FROM OUR SPONSORS Being sustainable has never been so profitable. See how the country's most innovative companies are improving their bottom line by staying the course on sustainability. Look into Sappi's paper mills that are setting a new standard for environmental responsibility. Find out more about Sappi here >> Order a copy of eQ003 >> Download a PDF copy >> Two great MFA programs: The Interaction Design program, which explores the role of design in shaping everyday life and the Graduate Program for the Designer as Entrepreneur. Visit MFA Interaction Design >> The Designer as Entrepreneur Podcast >> SVA Website >> ROBERT E. LANG, ARTHUR C. NELSON Megapolitan America Americans have long cherished the myth of the wild frontier; but the United States is a nation of cities, and these cities are growing larger. As planning scholars Robert Lang and Arthur Nelson argue, the country can now be understood in terms of a new geography of "megapolitans" — large and powerful regions consisting of multiple cities and even states that are economically, environmentally and culturally interconnected. READ MORE ANDREW ROSS Bird on Fire: Lessons from the World's Least Sustainable City For decades Phoenix was one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S., the Sunbelt apotheosis of the gospel of growth; today it's a prime casualty of the housing crash. Andrew Ross analyzes the contradictory political and economic forces, from free-wheeling libertarianism to steady dependence on federal largesse, that have shaped modern Arizona — and made it so emblematic of our thorny national politics. READ MORE		BECOME A FAN ON FACEBOOK \| FOLLOW US ON TWITTER It's never too late to start connecting. MFA Interaction Design at the School of Visual Arts >> Go on, tempt the fates. Enter the show celebrating the best design ever printed on Mohawk paper. Enter here >> The place to go for the latest an d most trusted information regarding sustainability in our industry. eQ from Sappi >> Learn About Degrees in Urban Design, Urban Policy, and Urban Studies in New York City. >> PLACES ARCHIVE: WINTER 2008 The New U.S. Embassy in Berlin In creating a new U.S. embassy in Berlin, architectural design is just one of the challenges. READ MORE PARTNER SCHOOL Arizona State University, The Design School We are engaged in a new paradigm for the teaching and research of design in the 21st century. Located within one of the nation’s largest and fastest growing universities and set in the context of one of the country’s most rapidly urbanizing metropolises, The Design School offers degrees in architecture, industrial design, interior design, landscape architecture, urban design, and visual communication (graphic) design. Our school brings together all of these design disciplines, with one unified faculty, working together to create a new vision of how we educate the next generation of designers. We are the most comprehensive and collaborative design school in the country. RECENT BOOKS RECEIVED American Glamour Alice T. Friedman Reading the American Landscape: An Index of Books and Images Lex ter Braak, David Hamers, Anne Hoogewoning, Erik de Jong, Frank van der Salm, Dirk Sijmons and Hanneke Schreiber Boomtown 2050: Scenarios for a Rapidly Growing City Richard Weller
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