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SXSW Eco 2015 PLACE BY DESIGN FINALISTS: DATA + TECH
CIDADE AZUL (BLUE CITY)
Presenter: Carol Ferrés
São Paulo, Brazil
São Paulo has more than 300 rivers covered
by avenues and most people in São Paulo don't
know it. Cidade Azul is a platform that allows
anyone discover hidden rivers and help the
greatest possible number of people see that they
are everywhere.
CYARK 500
Presenter: Elizabeth Lee, VP of CyArk
The CyArk 500 is a free, 3D online library of the
world's cultural heritage sites at risk. Our platform
generates grand experiences like standing atop
a pyramid or flying through the buttresses of
a cathedral. We are the pioneers of the digital
preservation movement.
HELLO LAMP POST
Presenter: Carrie Brown, Art in
Public Places Coordinator | City of
Austin
Austin, TX + London, UK
Hello Lamp Post is a playful city-wide
SMS platform, inviting people to strike up
conversations with familiar street furniture using
the text message function of their mobile phones.
PURE TENSION PAVILION
Presenter: Alvin Huang | Principal,
Synthesis Design + Architecture
The PURE Tension Pavilion is a lightweight,
rapidly deployable, solar-powered, free-standing
tensioned membrane structure and portable
charging station. The pavilion charges a fully
depleted V60 in 12 hours, flat-packs to fit in the
trunk of the car and assembles in less than 1
hour.
