The following 10 entries from France, USA, Scotland, England, Denmark, and Canada were awarded honorable mentions by the LA+ IMAGINATION jury. These entries will be published in full in the Spring 2018 issue of LA+ Journal, along with interviews with each of the jury members and a selection of notable entries making up a compelling and diverse Salon des Refusés.
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"A Fraudulent Atoll" by Justin Parscher + Jake Boswell (Ohio State University)
A fictitious island with fictitious characters exposing layers of exploitation.
"SOLARberg" by Alexandra Zahn
A modular desalination system to create freshwater for arid landscapes and reduce sea level rise.
"Stheno Island" by Nadège Lachassagne + Iwan Burgaud (D-503)
A chilling intergalactic future where artificial intelligence creates its own landscape.
"Ø Copenhagen" by Marshall Blecher (MAST Studio) + Magnus Maarbjerg (Fokstrot)
A small island made of recycled material for temporary inhabitation, sited in Copenhagen Harbour.
"The Black Swamp Armada" by Jake Boswell + Marty Koelsch (Ohio State University)
An ingenious prototype system to float a forest of trees in Lake Erie, Toledo, to reduce algal blooms.
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"Cohesion" by Eric Wong
A spectacular proposal to relocate the capital of the United Kingdom to the Isle of Man.
"Niebla Tepui" by Thomas Yuan
A poetic proposal for a botanical research center in the Amazons of Venezuela.
"Alderney North East" by James Trevers
The curation of movement and experience through a series of WWII bunkers on the British Channel island of Alderney.
"Islands in the Park" by Ting Liang + Elizabeth Savrann (Harvard Graduate School of Design)
An image of synthesis between urbanization, water, and land use.
"Puerto Nuevo" by Joseph Henry Kennedy Jr.
A proposal to geo-engineer new islands in the Galapagos archipelago to provide more-productive land.
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