b-activists: Students make a FEMA trailer fun (and green) in CA
photo courtesy of MIT
MIT students and faculty have created an “armadillo,” out of an old FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) trailer. These boxes once served as temporary housing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, into a “green” mobile composting center as a part of a year long art/eco project.
The armadillo mimics natural relationships found in organic ecologies with vertical gardens, rainwater catching systems, permaculture libraries, and indoor multipurpose space. Side Street Projects, a completely mobile, artist-run nonprofit organization based in Pasadena, CA, will embark on June 12th on a 6,500-mile journey across the U.S. to retrieve the Armadillo in Boston.
Check out more on the “Armadillo” HERE!
June 10, 2009 by rachel
Tags: Armadillo, b-activists, ecology, FEMA, Hurricane Katrina, MIT, Side Street Projects
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