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 16
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Mind-Blowing Stairs Mix Digital Fabrication with Artisanal Approach
Flowing with organic curves, this gorgeous set of stairs combines digital tools with a handcrafted aesthetic.
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Sense-Tickling Desk Integrates Work With Garden
Practical and pleasing to all the senses, this neat wooden desk combines a low-maintenance garden with work surface and storage.
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Condemned Urban Trees Transformed into Incredible Custom Wooden Bikes (Video)
Fondly-remembered trees from your parents' yard are turned into customized art bikes by a team of San Francisco woodworkers.
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Artist's Luminous Botanical Diagrams Reveal Nature's Inner Intelligence (Video)
Think botanical drawings are boring? Combining science, art and technology, artist Macoto Murayama rethinks how floral forms are documented with his stunning artworks.
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Hand-Sculpted 'Trunk House' Uses Salvaged Tree Forks To Stand Strong
This beautiful house in the Australian bush prominently uses wood that loggers would usually discard as part of its hand-sculpted structural framework.
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Cube-Shaped Kite Uses 3D-Printed Tech To Sail the Skies (Video)
Using 3D-printed joints, sail material and feather-light carbon rods, this seemingly heavy cube is actually a kite that can fly.
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Artist Covers 10-Storey Building With 1,000 Recycled Doors
One salvaged door wasn't enough for this installation artist, who transformed this multi-storey structure into an eccentric landmark with 1,000 doors.
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Surveillance Drone for The 99%: Occupy Wall Street Protesters To Monitor Police
Handheld technology and live-streaming has allowed the public to witness the growth of the movement. Next up: a surveillance drone -- for the "99 percent"?
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Sunny & Biodegradable: Kitchenware Made From Orange Peels
Intriguing biodegradable eating utensils, all made of orange peels that are dried and molded by hand.
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Culinary Curio: Clever Jam Jar Shelf De-Clutters & Doubles Storage Space
This shelf of inverted glass jars solves the problem of visual clutter while maximizing space.
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Repair It Yourself Shoes: Simplified & Reversible Design Makes It Easy to Fix
Doing away with stitches, glue and conspicuous consumption, these shoes are simple to repair, rather than replace.
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Train-loving German Couple Convert Vintage Railway Cars Into House
After meeting on a train, two Germans decided to take on an "idiosyncratic" project: transforming two old railway cars into a dream house. Here's how they did it.
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Water-Shooting Bike Hack Sprays Calligraphic Graffiti (Video)
Taking his cue from a respected tradition, Beijing-based Canadian media artist modifies a cargo tricycle to shoot out Chinese calligraphy in the city's streets -- using water.
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Designer's "Roadkill Couture" Is All About Zero-Waste, Sustainable Fur (Photos)
One British designer's fashionable collection of hats, coats and jewelry is made using all parts of animals that have died naturally or accidentally on the road.
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"Field Of Light" Installation Uses Fiber Optic Lighting To Create Visual Wonder
Inspired by nature, British artist Bruce Munro's newest installation looks like a glowing mycelial mat or a field of dormant seeds, bursting into illumination.
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Passive Solar Museum In Ordos, China Sits Empty: Will China's Real Estate Bubble Burst Soon?
A recently completed passive solar museum in Ordos, China stands in a billion-dollar "ghost town," one of many built on a wave of real estate speculation that some economists say may crash soon.
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Detailed Illustrations of Mutated Insects Challenge the Science Of Nuclear Power
A Swiss science artist's beautiful but disturbing paintings of mutated insects reveal a different side to the 'official' story about nuclear power.
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Incredible 3D Sculptures Made of Recycled Skateboard Decks (Photos)
Armed with an "almost crazy knowledge of skateboards," Japanese artist Haroshi transforms discarded skateboard decks into striped sculptural delights.
