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The 360° | 365 Harvester is an integrated system that transforms the conventional understanding of surface from that of a static, single-purpose element to one of production and multiuse. It is a dynamic and adaptive system that is productive three hundred and sixty-five days of the year, be it employed vertically, horizontally or somewhere in between. The structure act both as a passive garden, designed to harvest wind, solar energy and rainwater, and as an active garden, in which flowers, vegetables and herbs can be grown. The 360° | 365 Harvester bridges all scale boundaries, ranging from tall buildings without lawns, where the exterior cladding is turned into a productive skin, to suburban houses with large lawns, as well as open spaces or parks.

360° | 365 Harvester was chosen as a SEMIFINALIST from over 200 projects in the annual ONE Prize Competition, 2010. The competition, Mowing to Growing: Reinventing the American Lawn, was an open call for both professionals and students to submit proposals for "technical, urbanistic, and architectural strategies not simply for the food production required to feed the cities and suburbs, but the possibilities of diet, agriculture, and retrofitted facilities that could achieve that level within the constraints of the local climate and conditions".   

For more information see:
http://www.oneprize.org/semifinalists.html

Designed in collaboration with Theresa Mader. 2010