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ENERGY DRINK
‘Organic architecture’
highlighted at HOPES
The weekend conference explores
environmental sustainability
By Lindsay Burt
Freelance Reporter
"The future isn't what it used to be" was the
theme for the 10th annual Holistic Options for
Planet Earth Sustainability conference, hosted
last weekend by the Ecological Design Center
at the School of Architecture and Allied Arts.
The on-campus conference included work
shops, panels and lectures offering alternative
methods for the integration of environmental
sustainability in architectural design.
Students and community members kicked
off the event with a 24-hour design session fo
cused on planning and design ideas for a Cen
ter for Applied Sustainable Living. Conference
volunteer Maren Zieba described the challenge
as a way for students to design unconventional
buildings.
"People are frequently using standard prac
tices," she said. "This challenge allows for the
exploration of alternative methods and mate
rials. ... A university setting provides a place
for the openness to ideas."
Keynote speaker Eric Lloyd Wright lectured
to a full house Friday evening, reinforcing the
philosophy of "organic architecture" through
a slide presentation. Ihe slides showed how ar
chitectural design often imitates fundamental
forms of nature such as the hexagon or spiral.
Wright, an architect and founder of Wright
Way Organic Resource Center in Malibu,
Calif., focused on the integration of beauty
and sustainability within design.
"We can have the technologies, but we must
make it beautiful, just like nature makes it
beautiful," Wright said. "And we can do that."
Other keynote speakers included Edward
Blake Jr., landscape architect and educator;
Ananya Roy, author and professor of urban
studies and planning; and Brock Dolman,
ecologist, activist and educator.
Workshop leaders focused on local con
cerns, taking participants to places such as
Skinner Butte and Delta Ponds to identify the
ecological needs present in the context of plan
ning and design.
Students also hosted a "Trashy Fashion"
show with a variety of outfits made from trash
and other recyclable materials. Outfits incor
porated recycled tire chains and bicycle tires,
foil and stuffed animals as a projection of the
future human state if current resources were to
be depleted.
The HOPES Conference was created in
1994 by students at the School of Architec
ture and Allied Arts. The conference is the
only student-created and organized event on
the West Coast focusing on environmental
sustainability in architectural design. ASUO
and EWEB sponsored the event, allowing
professionals, students and community
members to network and participate in the
activities for free.
One of the main ideas of the conference was
to highlight the importance of efforts within
the community to accomplish ecological de
sign goals. Speakers and volunteers continual
ly reminded participants that there is not only
an interrelationship between ecology and de
sign, but that there is also a relationship be
tween community and sustainability.
Speakers Director Jonathan Cook discussed
the universality of the conference.
"It's something that's broad enough and
grand enough to engage students in a variety
of disciplines," he said.
Cook also emphasized the importance of
continuing the conference in light of increas
ing environmental concerns.
"We hope to create a strong core group now
so that next year's crew can take off," he said.
"Our social and environmental responsibili
ties are an ongoing process."
Lindsay Burt is a freelance reporter for the
Emerald.
LU'AU
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other visitors. The store sold everything from chocolate
covered macadamia nuts to guava jelly to beautiful orchids.
After the intermission, the dancers took the stage for part
of the evening's entertainment. Freshman Therese Long
said she attended the Lu'au to support her roommate who
was dancing in the show. Long said she has never been to
Hawaii but felt the Lu'au did a good job of showing main
landers what it is like.
"This is pretty much like I'd imagine it," she said. Long
said the dances, costumes and decorations helped create a
Hawaiian atmosphere.
The dancers have been practicing since January for the
event, which was filled with hip shaking, grass skirts and
drumming. Between acts, a video about the different areas
of Hawaii and backgrounds of the dances played.
"It takes a lot of organisation from over 100 student
members," Cummings said. "A lot of our parents are also a
part of it. The foods that are indigenous to Hawaii have to
be shipped over."
Lu'au attendees swayed back and forth to the laid-back
beats of reggae band Most High.
Sophomore Kelsie Graboyes said watching people inter
act during the concert helped her gain a deeper under
standing of the culture.
"Seeing not only the productions, but the families here
supporting their kids helped me understand the culture
without them telling me," Graboyes said.
Anyone is welcome to join the Hawaii Club, which is a
group for people of all different cultures to leam about a
life different from their own.
"The Lu'au can open up people's minds to leam about
the culture," Cummings said. "In Hawaii it is a gathering
for family and friends. Everyone should feel welcome, and
the most important tiling is remembering to enjoy life."
Ashley Griffin is a freelance reporter for the Emerald.
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