In (Solar) Situ
Sure, last weekend we got the overblown, over-hyped popfest for the environment, and yeah, [Live Earth] may have attracted 2 billion+ people (were still trying to figure out how that number was actually calculatedmommies and daddies in front of the TV) to pay attention for a day to a slew of bands in the name of climate change. But we all know that most folks in Jersey were at Giants Stadium to check out Bon Jovi (I mean, the crowed went WILD for the aging stud). And there was enough plastic yogurt drink containers and Pepsi cans to fill a suburban home for a year.
Most real change starts small. It starts at the grassroots level. And it starts with attention paid to all the details. [CitySol ]plays host to a slew of indie bands this weekend and will make for a fun time, but dont miss the pavilion by Brooklyn-based design firm [Situ Studio](http://www.situstudio.com/). Located in [Stuyvesant Cove Park](http://www.solar1.org/about/map/index.html), the pavilion uses properties of self-organization found in natural systems to create a light-weight structure that is easily constructed using local assembly rules and no general plan, allowing for multiple spatial configurations (remember that trick?). That means it can collapse and then be rebuilt in any shape or form. Sounds cool, but if thats not enough, it houses a barand seems trippy enough to blow your mind.