Terreform ONE is a

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non-profit architecture and urban

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that advances

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in derelict municipal areas. By formulating unsolicited feasibility studies and egalitarian designs, their mission is to illustrate speculative environmental plans for New York City and other cities worldwide. Their intention is to support community outreach and master plan solutions in underprivileged areas that do not have direct access to qualified architects and urban designers. Terreform one project blimp bus

They are a pro bono studio and lab for adept architects, planners, scientists, and

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specialists to investigate and refine the broader framework of ecological city design. The organization strives to inspire unique solutions for global sustainability in the following categories; air quality, smart mobility, renewable power, infrastructure, food access, recycling waste processes, clean water, and equitable economies. The group seeks to encourage public appreciation for the numerous methods in which architecture and urban design improves human life.

History

The organization was co-founded in May 2006 by Mitchell Joachim, Maria Aiolova and others in response to the need for urgent long-standing research on sustainable cities. After entering a series of

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competitions the organization then began taking on a number of urban projects, engaging local neighborhoods with members of the design community to broaden a ground up alternative to

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Activity

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To further the humanitarian aim of Terrform ONE's directives, the group began offering the ONE Prize, a public design and science award focused on

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. Over the years the jury has included some of the most notable figures in urban pedagogy and practice: NYC Planning Commissioner

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, Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe, Michael Colgrove, Helena Durst, Bjarke Ingels, Kate Ascher,

James Corner James Corner (born 1961) is a landscape architect and theorist whose works exhibit a focus on "developing innovative approaches toward landscape architectural design and urbanism." His designs of note include Fresh Kills Park on Staten Island and th ...

, Carol Coletta,

William J. Mitchell William John Mitchell (15 December 1944 – 11 June 2010) was an Australian-born author, educator, architect and urban designer, best known for leading the integration of architectural and related design arts practice with computing and other t ...

, Margaret Crawford,

Cameron Sinclair Cameron Sinclair (born 16 November 1973) is a designer, writer and one of the pioneers in socially responsive architecture. He currently serves as pro bono executive director of Armory of Harmony, a US-based organization focused on smelting dow ...

, among others. ONE Lab and TerreFarm are two educational components of Terreform ONE. These collaborative schools receive forty students each year from around the world to learn about topics including

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, parametric computation, ecological landscapes, rapid prototyping, and

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. A public lecture series occurs during the seminars, with notable designers

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Natalie Jeremijenko Natalie Jeremijenko (born 1966) is an artist and engineer whose background includes studies in biochemistry, physics, neuroscience and precision engineering. She is an active member of the net.art movement, and her work primarily explores t ...

, and Christian Hubert. Terreform ONE has been officially selected to participate in the

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Structure

With multiple chapters and constituents in various countries around the globe, they are structured into five divisions under the parent organization Terre ONE (Open Network Ecology) as follows; Terreform ONE – Architectural and Urban Research Hub, Terreform ONE Lab - School for Design and Science, Terreform ONE Prize – Annual Juried Competition, Terreform ONE Global – International Fellowship Program, Terreform ONE Event - Host for City Experience Venues.

Recognition

They are the winners of ARCHITECT R+D Awards, and the

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Social Design Award sponsored by the

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, the

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New York, and the

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. Terreform ONE is equally honored with the Zumtobel Group Award for Sustainability and Humanity for the project, New York City Resource & Mobility. Terreform was also a recipient of the Infiniti Design Excellence Award for the History Channel City of the Future competition. They have earned a Bronze Medal from iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) for the Gen2Seat fully organic chair product. In 2013, Terreform ONE were winners of the AIA New York Urban Design Merit Award for their Urbaneer: Resilient Waterfront Infrastructure work. The group also received an Architizer A+ Award for the Bio City World Map of 11 Billion.

Urban projects

* Urbaneering Brooklyn * Homeway: The Great Suburban Exodus * Fab Tree Hab * Rapid Re(f)use * SOFT Lamb Car * Green Brain: Smart Park for a New City * New York 2106: Self-Sufficient City * Jetpack Packing and Blimp Bumper Bus * In Vitro Meat Habitat.

Comparable organizations

Similar groups include; The Forum for Urban Design, Architecture for Humanity,

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, The Center for Urban Pedagogy, Storefront for Art and Architecture,

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, and

Rocky Mountain Institute RMI (Rocky Mountain Institute) is an organization in the United States co-founded by Amory Lovins dedicated to research, publication, consulting, and lecturing in the field of sustainability, with a focus on profitable innovations for energy an ...

References

External links

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Terreform.com

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