2024-11-23T20:53:17-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150023912/a-smog-cleaning-bike-a-kite-charging-dike-studio-roosegaarde-s-creative-design-solutions-to-infrastructural-challenges Julia Ingalls 2017-08-22T15:03:00-04:00 >2017-08-24T13:59:41-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/10/1053dbvlmvipmqp7.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>In the unofficial category of "Creative Pollution Solutions,"&nbsp;the Dutch firm <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/5048574/studio-roosegaarde" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Studio Roosegaarde</a> is angling to be the winner: the firm has several projects that introduce innovative solutions to existing infrastructural challenges. First up, in partnership with bike-sharing firm OFO, the studio has announced to develop a bicycle that "inhales"&nbsp;smog and then releases purified air by virute of pedaling.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://d38w84nuu9j2kr.cloudfront.net/uploads/pz/pz2ekx41n5a6apks.jpeg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://d38w84nuu9j2kr.cloudfront.net/images/1028x/pz/pz2ekx41n5a6apks.jpg"></a></p></figure><p>The project, which was initially announced at a TED forum, has now advanced to the first stage of design. The bikes, which release clean air around each cyclist as they are pedaled, are not only environmentally friendly but culturally attuned:&nbsp;Daan Roosegaarde wanted to reference the iconicity of the bicycle in China while simultaneously improving air quality.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://d38w84nuu9j2kr.cloudfront.net/uploads/y9/y9wk82z0ld6waoqw.jpeg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://d38w84nuu9j2kr.cloudfront.net/images/1028x/y9/y9wk82z0ld6waoqw.jpg"></a></p></figure><p>In addition to the bicycles, Studio Roosegaarde has also undertaken the redevelopment of the Icoon Afsluitdijk. As the architects explain:&nbsp;"It is the government-scale landscape innovation project on the legendary Dutch dike, whic...</p>