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In our final video on complex urban systems, writer Elizabeth Royte offers a snapshot of the past, present and future of what happens to New Yorkers’ trash once it leaves the curb. |
FATBERGS
“A nice working environment” is not how most would describe a city sewer system, but to Rob Smith, “head flusher” at Thames Water, traversing the bowels of London has its upsides. Smith and his team of 39 flushers are responsible for unclogging sewer tunnels of “fatbergs”– congealed deposits of cooking oil and flushed waste that look as disgusting as they sound. Fatbergs are typically formed of… 
Last week, Studio-X hosted WASTE STREAMS: REFUSE REFUSE, the fifth event in a series of public dialogues on regional and global waste streams, held in conjunction with Columbia’s current Architecture and Urban Design (AUD) Studio. The event presented a dialogue between Manuel Mansylla and Dennis Maher, who promote the use of reclaimed, recycled…
PARK TOUR AND BIKE RIDE
This Saturday, Architectural League group Design in 5 is hosting a park tour and bike ride of Hudson River Park and the West Harlem Piers, two of…
Yesterday was a beautiful day for wandering along Roosevelt Island’s waterfront. The Omnibus team and fifty of our friends spent the afternoon learning about the history of the masterplan, seeing one of the infamous pneumatic trash chutes in action, and getting a guided tour of the Fast Trash! exhibition (open…
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Designers reflect on how their work explores implications of ubiquitous computing for architecture and urban space. |
