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CHALLENGE: Improve the air quality in the borough

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CHALLENGE: Improve the air quality in the borough

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A sculpture/mural on the E&C roundabout that absorbs the pollution from the air + is at the same time a campaign that communicates the problem

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analyse what contributes to it, factories? cars? and call for policy restrictions for large pollutors

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basic but the first thing that comes to my mind - Actively work with the council / gov (policy approach or co design) design laws & policies and work with public on how to implement it 

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basic but the first thing that comes to my mind - Actively work with the council / gov (policy approach or co design) design laws & policies and work with public on how to implement it 

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https://www.isupportstreetart.com/nerone-carbon-absorbing-mural-appears-in-london/

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Lindeman's Wine enlists street artist Nerone to create environmentally friendly street art to celebrate the brand's carbon neutral certification.

A carbon absorbing mural has popped-up overnight in London today, commissioned by Lindeman's Wine. The stunning artwork was produced to celebrate the brand's certified carbon neutral status and was produced by renowned street artist Nerone.

Not just beautiful art piece to admire, the mural has been specifically designed using carbon absorbing paint from industry leader, Graphenstone, and will absorb an incredible 1.3kg of CO2.

The creation of the mural comes as part of Lindeman's ongoing commitment to address environmental issues. The brand's partnership with the Carbon Trust over the past year has seen it measure and offset the carbon footprint of its entire Europe product portfolio, while putting in place carbon reducing measures including lightweight bottles and making its packaging more recyclable.

Lindeman's has also invested in a range of carbon positive projects to help offset CO2 emissions, including solar and wind baser power and reforestation projects. These have resulted in carbon savings of 45,394 tonnes, which is the equivalent of taking approx. 32,000 cars off the road for a year or the equivalent carbon absorption of over 2m trees annually.

The Australian wine brand has also launched its Buy One, Plant One Tree initiative which will enable customers to virtually plant a tree with every bottle of Lindeman's purchased. The initiative aims to plant 317k extra trees over a period of 3 months.

Camilla Pendleton, Senior Brand Manager for Lindeman's said "It has been our goal for some time that Lindeman's became carbon neutral and we've been pushing forward new measures and initiatives such as Buy One, Plant a Tree to help reduce our impact on the environment even further. We wanted to work with local, talented artists and with Jody Thomas and Nerone onboard to mark the milestone with these murals that not only look great but do great for air pollution in both London and Bristol. We all have a responsibility to look after our planet and we hope our campaign will inspire others to do the same."

And French artist, Nerone, said "It has been a great opportunity to work with Lindeman's on this mural, supporting a carbon neutral brand and actively offsetting CO2 emissions through art. It is important to me to spread messages of positivity through my work, and I feel this project embodies that".

Graphenstone paint, the secret ingredient behind these murals, is a lime-based product with graphene technology. These paints are free from VOC'S, carcinogens or toxic substances and reduce CO2. Due to a natural process, when the lime is carbonating, it absorbs CO2 from the ambient air and cleans the air that we breathe.

Following installation, the mural will be gifted to projects that will use them as part of their wider community sustainability initiatives. Sydenham Arts Council will be receiving Nerone's London mural following its completion, where the piece will be on display at their Sydenham Centre HQ. The display of this carbon-absorbing piece is a statement of intent as SAC looks to promote climate activism through the arts in the coming years.

Lindeman's Wine European product range is now certified carbon neutral by The Carbon Trust, and has pledged to plant more than 317k new trees as part of its new Buy One, Plant One Tree initiative

In a celebration of this certification, painted murals have been created in London & Bristol later this week, using Graphenstone carbon offsetting paint

The murals will absorb an incredible 1.3kg of CO₂ from the atmosphere

Nerone artist link.

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Nerone Carbon absorbing mural appears in London - I Support Street Art

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Lindeman's Wine enlists street artist Nerone to create environmentally friendly street art to celebrate the brand's carbon neutral certification. A carbon absorbing mural has popped-up overnight in London today, commissioned by Lindeman's Wine. The stunning artwork was produced to celebrate the brand's certified carbon neutral status and was produced by renowned street artist Nerone.

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Pollution poses a serious threat to the world. Cities are complicated ecosystems with specific development directly seen in our health, resources, economic, social and aesthetic fields. Today, buildings already built or proposed can change the way the environment and architecture interaction takes place, which can help breathe much cleaner air in the future.

Urban planning, sustainability and implementation of multi-level law reinforcement can improve quality of life in relation to air. Use of plants, right material for the floors, using paint and sealants that have next to zero VOC content and many more precautionary measure will help us in reducing pollution to a certain percentage in next 10 years butt only if we as architects and designers take these steps seriously.

1. A façade that acts as a vacuum to suck in pollutants.

The façade consisting of two layers is built using specialized concrete bricks which suck in air into the central cavity formed by the two layers. The central cavity contains various filters, which remove the heavy pollutants from the air sucked in. The clean air is then allowed into the building either through active or passive ventilation systems.

The Breathebrick, designed by Carmen Trudell can remove up to 30% of fine particles and 70% of coarse particles from the atmosphere. The façade mimics the skin of an animal, filtering the air entering the body; the façade acts as the breathing skin to the building. The Breathebrick façade is a double-layered façade consisting of a cyclone filtration that separates heavy particles and collects them at the base into a removable hopper. The inner layer of the façade is complimented with a layer of insulation. The Breathebrick consists of a modulated surface which directs the airflow along with a cavity for inserting the structural system.

2. Bio-Digital Curtain filters air while creating Bioplastic

The Biodigital curtain, 'Photo.Synth.Etica' is a Bioplastic membrane consisting of algal culture which converts the CO2 present in the air to Oxygen using Photosynthesis. The living micro-algal culture also releases luminescent light in the night which can be used for signage and façade treatment. The algal culture can capture up to 1kg of CO2 per day. The by-product, biomass produced by the algal culture can be harvested and used to create various bioplastics, including the membrane holding the algal culture. The Bio-Digital curtain is released by London-based architectural and urban design firm ecoLogicStudio to tackle the global problem of climate change. The urban air is provided at the base of the screen, which causes the air bubbles to rise through the algal culture. The captured CO2 is then converted into biomass while releasing oxygen. Each module is a photobioreactor, converting CO2 as well as releasing luminescent shades at night.

3. An Ornate Double Skin that Filters Air Pollution

A façade that filters both the air and light getting into the building. A Berlin-based architecture firm Elegant Embellishments have developed Pro solve tiles that can be assembled to create an entire façade. The Pro solve tiles convert the Mono-nitrogen oxides into Calcium nitrates, water, and Carbon dioxide. Coated with titanium oxide, the Pro solve tiles have converted the pollutants into the atmosphere in the presence of UV rays. The titanium dioxide acts as a catalyst and does not get used up in the process, meaning it can clean air infinitely. The façade cleans the air entering the building as well as the air in the urban scenario. The tiles can be assembled in various geometric patterns based on the façade design and are also used to block solar heat gain. It has been used in the Manuel Gea Gonzalez Hospital, Mexico, and Italian pavilion at Milan expo 2015.

4. The BIQ House: bioreactor façade

Smart material, one which is capable of doing multiple tasks, like filtering air, converting carbon dioxide into oxygen, and producing energy. The BIQ or Bio-intelligent quotient house, situated in Hamburg, Germany consists of a special façade built using a bioreactor consisting of algal culture. The algal culture converts Carbon dioxide into oxygen in the presence of light. The algal culture filters the light entering the building, reducing heat gain. The light falling on the bioreactor is used to heat the water required for the heating systems. The biomass produced by the culture is also used to produce energy, green energy without the dependence on the traditional carbon-emitting methods. The algal culture prevents direct entry of light during summers and allows the entry of light during winters as the temperature plays a crucial role in the sustenance of the algal culture. The building using its façade advocates green energy by using a crucial natural cycle of photosynthesis to reduce air pollution and convert one form of energy into another.

5. Carbon tiles

Taking the question of "What to do with the captured carbon?' forward, a Mumbai based design and material innovation company, Carbon Craft Design has created CarbonTile. An interior flooring that upcycles air pollution by using the PM particles present in the air, which is rich in Carbon. They created a building material made using pollution as a resource to tackle the current problem of disposing of the captured pollutants and the construction industry being the largest single source contributor (39%) of global carbon emissions.

The CarbonTile is made using marble chips, cement, and captured carbon. The captured carbon is the coloring agent with cement as its binder. The manufacture of 1 tile removes carbon emissions from 30,000 liters of air equivalent to how much a person breathes a day.

Anamika Mathew is a stubborn influencer. She's sort of like a Caesar salad - a little of this and a little of that. She is highly dramatic and loves putting the people around her in a pickle. Her passions include self-exploration and adrenaline activities. She requires to talk for at least 12 hours a day. Oh! And she is also a final year architecture student.

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5 Examples of Architecture eradicating pollution around the world (Anamika Mathew) - RTF | Rethinking The Future

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Pollution poses a serious threat to the world. Cities are complicated ecosystems with specific development directly seen in our health, resources, economic, social and aesthetic fields. Today, buildings already built or proposed can change the way the environment and architecture interaction takes place, which can help breathe much cleaner air in the future.

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Traffic control
Help the communities, especially the minority communities to bring awareness and especially elephant and castle has a history of displacement.
Better construction methods especially since there is development at the moment.