Portland is one of America's best examples of new urbanism. We have a climate that gives us plenty of options for urban plantlife. Those plants are breathing in carbon dioxide and breathing out oxygen too. Can we go further with plantlife in our cities? Timothy Beatley believes so. Biophilic Cities: Integrating Nature into Urban Design and Planning is his book detailing those thoughts. He believes plantlife can cover roofs, the walls of buildings, the medians between sidewalks and the streets, everywhere. Why? The biophilia hypothesis, coined by the great Edward O Wilson, proposes humans have an innate drive to experience other living things. Beatley gives a talk this evening about his work. At PNCA www.pnca.edu 1241 NW Johnson Map 6:30PM Free
PNCA hosts a master papermaker talk this evening too. Paul Wong visits from New York's
Dieu Donné where he makes paper by hand in support of artist projects. At the PNCA www.pnca.edu The Bison Building, the MFA in Applied Craft and Design Studios 421 NE 10th 6:30PM Free
The Economics of Happiness is a new film by Helena Norberg-Hodge and coworkers at the International Society for Ecology and Culture. That group has worked extensively in Ladakh, in Northern India. The film is a call for local economics from worldwide leaders in sustainability. At adxportland.com 417 SE 11th x Stark Map 5:30PM Free
