The reach of SolarPunk is impressive: even DownUnder they’ve heard of it. They are showing interest in it and are doing something about it too:
zero-waste urban living – Sidmouth Solarpunk
Today the ABC network takes a look at SolarPunk – bringing it very much into the mainstream:
Solarpunk started out as a speculative fiction genre. Now it informs sustainable architecture and design
ABC RN / By Nicola Heath for Blueprint for Living Posted 23h ago
Solarpunk is a futurist movement that began in speculative fiction and sci-fi films and has since spread to architecture and design. Practitioners envision a clean and green future built on principles of sustainability, social justice, and collective action...
Solarpunk is all about using existing technology to create a brighter future, says Matthew Wizinksy, associate professor of Practice in Urban Technology at the University of Michigan, who taught a course in solarpunk design for architecture students in 2023. “Solarpunk] is viewing design not so much as being responsible for novel or innovative techniques or forms, but really about taking existing knowledge, distributing that knowledge and encouraging broader participation in how we live our everyday lives,” he tells ABC RN’s Blueprint for Living...
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