Kimberley Mok
Kimberley covers green architecture, design, arts and culture for TreeHugger. Her work has also appeared on The Huffington Post, AlterNet, Planet Green, Parentables and Yahoo! Green.
Kimberley has a Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University and is also a certified permaculture designer. Her big "a-ha" sustainability moment came some years ago when she lived and worked as an architect in Auroville, a South Indian intentional community striving for environmental, social and economic sustainability. It was an eye-opening experience into how a diverse, "human-scaled" experimental town could be conceived, executed and engaged with differently.
Kimberley has also worked in conventional and sustainable design firms in New York City, Toronto and India, on projects ranging from residential high-rises, storm-resistant homes to compressed earth block structures.
Originally from Toronto, Canada, Kimberley now resides in Montreal, Quebec. Check out Kimberley's website.
Latest Stories from Kimberley Mok - Page 13
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Neglected New York City Phone Booths Converted into Communal Libraries
In this interesting urban renewal micro-project, an architect transforms New York City's phone booths into neighborhood libraries.
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Shape Field Bike: A Classy, Retro & Lightweight Porteur-Style Ride
Based on old-school lines and outfitted with thoughtful details of wood, cork and coins, this bike is a destined to become a classic.
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Salvaged & Refined: Modern Warehouse Furniture By Fin Art Co.
Rescuing materials from warehouses, factories and mines, this design duo is crafting gorgeous, heirloom pieces with a solid history already behind them.
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Manhattan Architect Lives & Works in 78 Sq. Ft Apartment (Video)
In this surprisingly small space, one young architect adapts by designing and building his own custom transformer furniture.
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Montreal Man Seen Living on Bicycle -- For 382 Days (Video)
A funny portrait of a man who films himself eating, sleeping, working and flirting on his bike, for over a year.
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Recycled Washing Machine Lamps Combine Bold, Unexpected Materials
Made from recycled washing machine drums and combined with surprising materials like tweed, cork and orange netting, these lamps stand out from the rest.
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Spiraling Bamboo Science Tower To Observe Amazon Rainforest
A British charity and conservation group hopes to build a science center and tower out of locally-grown bamboo in the remote Amazon jungle.
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Study: Humpback Whales Living in Same Ocean Basin Singing Different Tunes
Contrary to previously held notions of how whale songs are shared between neighboring populations, a surprising study finds that whales living the same ocean basin are singing different songs.
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Neat! Natural LEGO Blocks, Made From Cedar Sawdust, Coffee Beans & Tea Leaves
Japanese designers re-visit the time-honored LEGO block with natural materials, instead of plastic.
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Modular "Classroom of the Future" Is Mobile, Prefab and Passively Heated & Cooled
This futuristic proposal for a new kind of classroom envisions mobile, site-specific learning, in climatically-adapted units that consume as little energy as possible.
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Kaleidoscope Trashcan Creates Colorful Visuals From Trash
A prototype for a bin that would reward users with various visual patterns.
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Art Installation Uses 55,000 LEDs To Create Psychedelic Cathedral of Light (Video)
One city's annual festival of lights turns to energy-efficient LEDs to create this breathtaking structure.
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"Bird City" Habitat Hangs In Unused City Spaces -- Boosting Urban Biodiversity
Designed to hang on unused walls on city buildings, this prototype could provide much-needed habitats for crucial species of birds.
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"Luminous Ceilings" of Lighting, Made From Recycled Airplane Panels
These lighting panels, made from recycled airplane parts, are an homage to the efficiency, ergonomics and glamour of aviation design.
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Carnivorous Plant's Subterranean Leaves Found To Eat Worms
How researchers determined the sticky leaves of this plant were actually eating worms, out of sight and below ground.
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Tweetable, Interactive Algae Farm is Energy-Generating "Cyber-Garden" (Photos)
This fascinating installation where algae, bioluminescent bacteria, humans and smartphones interact may chart where a new generation of urban "cyber-gardeners" may go.
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Modular, Off-Grid 'House Arc' Comes As Flat Pack -- It's Also Disaster-Resistant (Video)
Compact but strong, this little trailer can be assembled easily on-site as an off-the-grid housing module in disaster-affected areas or in your backyard.
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Sit, Shelf & Sleep: 8 Low-Tech, Multi-purpose Chairs Transform Into Bed
These elegantly designed chairs morph into a bed -- the simple man's version of the transformer apartment.
