You have a friend with a garage, a background in Industrial Design and a heartbreaking global plastic waste problem visible from your doorstep. This is what Sneyder Neira, Robert Vivas and Ivan Felipe Correa did along with a team of collaborators and dedicated volunteers… In 2017 the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) stated that as much as 51 trillion microplastic…
Inteligencias Colectivas is an online platform that shares a repertoire of construction techniques and local knowledge from around the world. Each design submission obtained by Inteligenias Colectivas is catalogued with details of the construction, location and methodologies used, and often accompanied by photographs, diagrams and informal Youtube interviews. Many of the techniques are only valid in informal environments and are…
Improving the air quality of cities by developing a natural green skin… According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), ambient air pollution – made of high concentrations of small and fine particulate matter – is the greatest environmental risk to health. The major components of Particulate Matter (PM) are sulfate, nitrates, ammonia, sodium chloride, black carbon, mineral dust and water….
In May 2018, engineering students from Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in the USA, travelled to the Colombian city of Cali, to showcase their bespoke solar powered 3D printing system they produced for a specialist makers space in the deprived district of Aguablanca. The team worked closely with partners from Universidad Autónoma de Occidente (UAO) and a foundation called Fundautonoma…
Tropical Commons showcases innovative projects across the tropical regions of Latin America. Areas of research are categorised into art, architecture, design, environment, society and technology. The aim is to expose projects that range from grass roots initiatives to working with institutions and the government, with a vision of collaborative solutions to problems that are present within the regions. For general…
