Unplugged: off-the-grid experiments in architecture

UNPLUGGED: Ecoshack's design lab will feature experimental work from the SCI-Arc design studio “Unplugged: Off-the-Grid Experiments in Architecture” during HDTS/CA Biennial in Joshua Tree, CA on Saturday Nov 8, 10am to 5pm. Maps to the site will be available at HDTS headquarters. The design experiments explore the possibilities of low impact design, nomadic technologies, off the grid systems, digital fabrication, and alternative dwelling and lifestyle patterns; as we attempt to unplug from unsustainable patterns of living and plug back in to our planet’s processes and potentialities. See ‘systems sculptures’ that integrate (or react to) sun, wind, water or soil, and small structures designed to support off-the-grid living. Ecoshack founder Stephanie Smith is teaching the studio as part of her ongoing investigations into alternative green lifestyles. Ecoshack (http://ecoshack.com/) began in 2003 as an experimental design lab in Joshua Tree, CA. Today it's also an LA-based design studio inspired by the ad hoc, indigenous and archetypal typologies typically found at the fringes of society. http://architectureunplugged.blogspot.com/ http://www.highdeserttestsites.com/ http://www.sciarc.edu