For the first time ever, the TED Prize has been awarded to a collective idea rather than an individual.
For the first time, the 2012 TED Prize has been awarded to an idea. The City 2.0 is the desire to create a more sustainable future for the ten billion people that will soon inhabit the planet. This year's award pushes individuals in the TED global community to conceive of a city that "reduces the carbon footprint of its occupants, facilitates smaller families, and eases the environmental pressure on the world's rural areas."
The prize money will be put towards a collective wish created by innovative and inspirational individuals who submit ideas to TED. The final wish will be unveiled on February 29, 2012 at the main TED event in Long Beach, California.
Source: TED Prize
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Karen MacKay is an industrial designer and glass artist currently focusing her work on urban agriculture solutions and habits for urban wildlife. Karen’s interest in art began as early as her first memories. Throughout high school and college she explored various mediums, including painting, drawing, sculpture and glass blowing. In 2002 Karen graduated from the University of North Carolina Asheville with a BA in Philosophy and recently graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Master of Industrial Design. Since an early age, Karen has maintained a passionate relationship with both art and nature. She loves to spend time in the outdoors, usually with her dog Abbey. As a designer, her expertise in sustainable design integrates her passion for all things natural and her insatiable desire to create. Karen has worked as a sustainability consultant to various design and architecture firms and is currently continuing to develop a vertical farming device for in-home use.
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