{"id":1477,"date":"2005-07-23T15:48:00","date_gmt":"2005-07-23T15:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sustainablog.greenoptions.com\/2005\/07\/23\/designing-more-aesthetically-pleasing-wind-farms-a-competition\/"},"modified":"2005-07-23T15:48:00","modified_gmt":"2005-07-23T15:48:00","slug":"designing-more-aesthetically-pleasing-wind-farms-a-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/designing-more-aesthetically-pleasing-wind-farms-a-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Designing More Aesthetically-Pleasing Wind Farms: A Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"
Treehugger takes note<\/a> of a competition sponsored by the Boston Society of Architects<\/a> that challenges participants to consider aesthetics and utility in designing a wind farm. Noting what I said in my last post about the value of using competitions to spur innovation, I think this is a great idea. On the other hand, though, I do understand the concern about wind farms as the primary focus of wind energy development, and wish they’d included alternatives to the centrally-placed “farm” in their challenge. Regardless, it will be interesting to see what competitors come up with…<\/p>\n Technorati tags: wind power<\/a>, wind farm<\/a>, competition<\/a><\/p>\n