This KickStarter Project was Funded that pledged of $25,000 goal. Plant-in City is an art installation that takes terrariums to the 21st Century.
The Vision
We are creating a large-scale interactive art installation, a “Green City,” where plants populate stackable structures inside a gallery space in Manhattan. Our goal is to raise funds to buy materials and develop technology needed to complete this project.
In our installation we envision a dense, lush skyline, where water flows from one terrarium to another. Visitors to the space enter an immersive environment. Sounds of plants echo in their ears. Vibrant rays of light articulate every nuance of beauty that the eye can see.
We’re creating a space where a community who loves architecture, technology and plants can meet. Our mission is to integrate these disciplines into a new paradigm that changes the way we live and interact with nature. We believe that interacting with plants will improve our lives.
How it Works
Plant-in City taps into the natural systems that foster plant life to give the plants themselves a voice. This revolutionary planter system contains built-in sensors that are activated by sun exposure, changes in soil moisture, humidity, temperature, and other natural cycles. Once activated, these sensors translate the environmental data into sounds or visuals, creating an imaginary vibrant wilderness.
The Technology
Our innovative design utilizes hardware and software solutions to provide plants with most of the care they need to thrive.
The Software: The Arduino connects the frames to the web linking the sensors and control systems for water and light. These enable you to remotely connect to the Plant-in City using a mobile web app to check the plants’ vital signs and control lights or other systems and even water them.
Open Source
We plan to release our source code to the public as we develop our hardware and software designs. We are also looking into the release of hardware design blueprints so that we can invite third parties to develop their own hardware add-ons for the Plant-in City system.
Source : https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/plantincity/plant-in-city-architecture-and-technology-for-plan/
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