Starting off with this project Kevin, Maxim, and I knew that we wanted to make something meaningful and not just longlisting. That is when we started thinking about what we wanted to pass on to our grandkids. Growth and life were the first few words I wrote down on my notepad. How do we connect…
Lab 2: Ari, Maxim, and Kevin
In the lab on Thursday our group made a coin purse each. The handles of the bags were cut as well as the bottom to create uniform layers. Maxim used the press and faced some issues with it, so he decided to keep the paper to avoid destroying the plastic. At the beginning we assumed…
A little too late
A little too late by Ari Almansoori & Kevin Canales This piece is called a little too late. It is a depiction of what might happen in the near future if the plastic waste was not reduced on campus and in Abu Dhabi. This piece symbolizes how the school as well as Abu Dhabi as…
Life in plastic.. it’s “fantastic” !
The talk by Heather Kaye was a very honest and informative overview on the fast fashion industry and how unsustainable it is. Prior to her presentation and my research I was aware that we had plastic in our clothes but I did not think it was this extreme. I would assume a garment was made…
Fast Fashion Case study presentation
Fast fashion brands_Ari_Almansoori presentation
Plastic on campus
I chose to collect plastic around campus in order to determine which form of plastic is more commonly consumed and what we can do to prevent it. After speaking with a few friends and collecting plastic items, I discovered that the majority of our plastic consumption on campus is in the form of packaging, from…
Lab by Ari, Kevin, and Hannah
Lab report – bio-materials name: Ari Almansoori, Kevin Fernando Quiros Canales, Hannah Camille Greene e-mail: aa7400@nyu.edu,kqc206@nyu.edu, hcg256@nyu.edu Material : The material made in the lab was bioplastic. Bioplastics are materials made of renewable biomass, such as vegetable fats and oils, corn starch, straw, woodchips, sawdust, and recovered food waste. Bioplastic can be produced using…
No Escape
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical that is found in a number of hard, transparent plastics, including water bottles and baby bottles, as well as the lining of food cans. Phthalates are utilized in the manufacturing of soft, flexible plastics such as PVC (“vinyl”) products and food packaging. Additionally, they are utilized to create scents…
Ari Almansoori- Guest Speaker: Adele Foucart
Adele Foucart, co-founder of Precious Plastic Shanghai, was the guest speaker today. She gave an interesting talk about her experience with Precious Plastic Shanghai, from its beginnings as a side event to its current status as a full-fledged corporation. This reminds me of the Margaret Mead quote that was introduced to us earlier in the…
Ari Almansoori – Guest Speaker Antonios Vouloudis
It was very informative to learn about Antonios’s talk in the context of sustainability and how the UAE has sought a more prosperous future for the world to look to as a guiding principle. An excellent example is the Ghadan 21 grant, which works to deal with issues with the city’s infrastructure. I was surprised…