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Piezoelectric Energy-Generating “Scene Sensor” Wins the 2012 Land Art Generator Initiative Competition for Freshkills Park
Posted By Tafline Laylin On October 26, 2012 @ 9:10 am In Architecture,Art NYC,Staten Island | No Comments
With a proposed energy-generating capacity of 5,500 MWh, Scene Sensor is comprised of two planes that span the width between the site’s northern and eastern mounds, where a strong wind current exists. The screens are designed to map the wind currents, and the flexible panels are also free to shift with the wind. This means that instead of harnessing the wind’s energy like a turbine, the metallic mesh is fitted with piezoelectric wires that transform motion into electrical current .
Visitors to the site can also generate energy by walking on an intersecting platform that lies above the water line. “On a spring day”, according to the design brief, “the energy collected through these intersecting processes would be enough to power 1200 households.” At night, the screens are lit up so that visitors can see what the wind map looks like in living color. This is bound to create a sense of awe, and that is what LAGI is all about -inspiring people to see how awesome nature is and how exciting it is when we tap into that power.
Fresh Hills, the design that received second place in the 2012 LAGI Design Competition  is expected to have an energy-generating capacity of 238MW. A site-specific hilly concept that matches the capped landfill mounds, the design is elevated where there is more air flow, optimizing the wind turbines’ efficiency . Designed by Matthew Rosenberg with help from Matt Meinyk, Emmy Maruta and Robbie Eleazer, the undulating platforms also scrub greenhouse gas emissions from the air. “Fresh Hills is a beacon tuned to its specific frequency,” wrote the designers. “It illustrates to the world what the future of Freshkills stands for and delivers a promise for a healthier future. It is a symbol that people will recognize, learn from and interact with for many years to come.”
Hundreds of artists and designers from around the world submitted thoughtful, practical and above all aesthetically-pleasing designs for a superlative energy-generating land art installation at Freshkills Park . Located on the western shore of Staten Island, New York, the 2,200 acre site boasts one of the largest reclamation programs in the United States and is currently the largest park in New York. To the LAGI organizers, who teamed up with the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation  to stage the competition, this incredible acreage represented an excellent opportunity to develop a large scale project with potential to power thousands of homes.
The design brief called for constructible, practical, safe and well-informed energy-generating designs  that demonstrate prior knowledge of the site’s unique geography and history. These 3D sculptural forms were expected to inspire a reflective mood while doing no damage to either the natural environment or the existing infrastructure. The jury, which included such big names as Bjarke Ingels from BIG , Eric Shiner, who is the Director of the Andy Warhol Museum , and Eloise Hirsh, the Freshkills Park Administrator, found that Scene Sensor met all these requirements best.
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 Land Art Generator Initiative: http://landartgenerator.org/index.html
 create a new public art installation on the site of Freshkills Park: http://inhabitat.com/nyc/nycs-freshkills-park-chosen-as-site-of-2012-land-art-generator-initative/
 piezoelectric energy-generating: http://inhabitat.com/tag/piezoelectric-generator/
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 transform motion into electrical current: http://inhabitat.com/magnificent-vein-like-shower-harvests-piezoelectricity-to-heat-water/
 2012 LAGI Design Competition: http://freshkillspark.wordpress.com/2012/07/27/join-us-this-saturday-july-28-for-a-lagi-preview-event/
 wind turbines’ efficiency: http://inhabitat.com/kitegens-power-systems-are-the-next-stage-of-wind-energy-generation/
 Freshkills Park: http://inhabitat.com/nyc/bunch-of-goats-hired-to-clean-up-staten-islands-freshkills-park/
 NYC Department of Parks & Recreation: http://www.nycgovparks.org
 energy-generating designs: http://inhabitat.com/the-land-art-generator-initiative-combines-art-with-energy-creation/
 Bjarke Ingels from BIG: http://inhabitat.com/big-unveil-massive-mobius-strip-library-for-kazakhstan/
 Andy Warhol Museum: http://www.warhol.org
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