New York Times: School Colors: Green and Greener

“In an unusual project that renders technology as art, a new park for students living at the York Hill campus of Quinnipiac University features an array of wind turbines intended to project serenity while producing energy.

Perhaps the first significant wind installation on an American college campus, Quinnipiac’s “wind garden” is free of propellers and their objectionable whoosh. Each of its 25 upright cylindrical turbines is encircled by a vertically aligned apparatus that spins slowly and in virtual silence.

Called Windspires, the sleek turbines are clustered together on a mound, at heights of 35 to 45 feet, creating a kinetic sculpture garden that will eventually be planted with grass and filled with comfortable seating. The futuristic display is the most prominent feature on the partially completed campus, a symbol of the green ethic guiding the campus design, said John L. Lahey, Quinnipiac’s president.” – By Lisa Prevost for The New York Times

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