In the original version of the Lorax, while describing the plight of fish escaping the awful conditions of polluted waters Dr. Seuss continues the lines,
Ionizing radiation is a “showstopper” for long-term crewed space missions because it can lead to disease and damage of electronic equipment. [1] Heavy materials like lead (Pb) and polyethene are effective but costly to transport.
Many manufacturing and agricultural processes produce waste but if the processes are significantly organic this need not be. Nature does not produce waste. Or better stated nature is expert in circulating wastes
Buildings are responsible for 40% of the world’s carbon emissions, Over 500 million tons of construction and demolition waste enter landfills each year in this country, and our aging homes are poisoning our children with chemicals and heavy metals put there by the building industry.
2018 The Plain Dealer – Article on CPL MLK Branch Design Competition, May 14
2018 NPR – Science Friday, Podcast on Mars research, Mar 16
2018 Recycling Today – Article on Biocycler, Mar 1
2018 Ideastream – Video on Biocycler, Mar 1
2018 Fresh Water – Article on Biocycler, Feb 27
2018 Progrss – Article on Bioterials, Biocycler and Ohio City Farm, Feb 25
2018 The Plain Dealer – Article on Cleveland Public Library MLK Branch Competition, Feb 16
2018 Smart Cities Connect – Article on Biocycler, Feb 13
2018 Fast Company – Article on Biocycler, Feb 5
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2018 Cleveland Public Library, MLK Branch Design Competition - Finalist
2017 Shaker Design Competition - Third Prize Winner
2015 Activism Award - AIA Cleveland
2014 Arnold W. Brunner Grant – Center for Architecture AIANY
2014 Architizer A+ Award Finalist Butaro Doctors Housing (MASS)
2013 Curry Stone Award (MASS)
2012 SEED Award, Nyanza Maternity Center (MASS)
2007 NYNH Legacy Project – Honorable Mention, (MDA and Behnisch Architekten)
2007 City of New York – First Prize for the BAM Arts Tower, (MDA and Behnisch Architekten)
2004 MOCA Cleveland Design Competition Winner: Master’s Thesis Project
2018 August / Cleveland, Ohio / NASA BIOCENE, Nature-Inspired Exploration for Aerospace (NIEA) Summit
2018 June / Cleveland, Ohio / AIA Cleveland, Summer Lecture Series - "
2018 May / Lisbon, Portugal / APDR Congress - “Tectonica, Architecture in the Circular Economy”
2018 May / Cambridge, Massachusetts / MIT Media Lab, Beyond the Cradle: Envisioning a New Space Age - Future of Space Architecture
2017 November / Chagrin Falls, OH / Kelly's Working Well Farm, “Architecture in the Circular Economy”
2017 November / Cambridge, Massachusetts / MIT Media Lab, Guest Lecture + Workshop - “Biomaterials for Extreme Environments”
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