Originaly built by Umayyad Abd-ur-Rahman in 756 AD as part of the adjacent mosque, the Patio de los Naranjos in Córdoba, Spain, is composed of a fountain and a grid of orange trees. Rainwater from the roof drains into at the cistern below the plaza, supplying water to the fountain in the patio and then irrigating the orange trees through 14 long distribution chains. A wooden block is used to control the flow of water into each channel until the sufficient amount of water needed to irrigate each tree has been delivered. Excess water then returns to the cistern.
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This visual blog presents images and projects related to the WATERSHED+ art program.
WATERSHED+ is a public art program hosted by City of Calgary's department of Utilities and Environment Protection.
WATERSHED+ aims to develop awareness and pleasure in the environment, not by changing water management practice, nor developing a uniform visual language, but rather by creating a climate of opportunity for water initiatives to build an emotional connection between people and the watershed.
WATERSHED+ presents a unique approach to public art by embedding artists and artistic practices within UEP core activities, participating as members on infrastructure design teams, contributing to project design, development of events, community education, etc.
You can visit us at:
watershedplus.ca
This program was devised by Sans façon (Charles Blanc & Tristan Surtees) with a team composed of Matt Baker, Emlyn Firth, Yan Olivares of Yes Architectes, Eric Laurier and Bert van Duin.
