Cicada Code Receives Honorable Mention

The Hinterlands entry to the LA+ CREATURE design competition has received an honorable mention.

“LA+ CREATURE—the third in the LA+ international design ideas competition series—asked how we can use design to open our cities, our landscapes, and our minds to a more symbiotic existence with other creatures. From a total of 258 designs, LA+ CREATURE’s eminent interdisciplinary jury—comprising Timothy Morton, Farre Nixon, Chris Reed, Jennifer Wolch, Kate Orff, and Andrew Grant—awarded 5 winners and 10 honorable mentions.” -LA+ Journal

According to the organizers, “[b]roods of cicadas emerge every 17 years – assuming, of course, that the land hasn’t been paved over during their cycle. This proposal rewrites the municipal code of Chicago to ensure surfaces remain porous so that broods are able to emerge and make their symphony. This in turn becomes a cultural event into which the city of Chicago is tuned and a deeper understanding of and sensitivity to urban ecology engendered.”

Competition Winners: https://laplusjournal.com/LA-CREATURE_WINNING-ENTRIES

Competition Honorable Mentions: https://laplusjournal.com/LA-CREATURE_HONORABLE-MENTIONS

Editors Choice: https://laplusjournal.com/LA-CREATURE_EDITOR-S-CHOICE

Project Page: http://www.hinterlands-ul.net/cicada-code