The Center for Ecological Design

Announcements:

2026 Ecological Design and Living Internships

Are you interested in, as Ghandi best put it, "how to be the change you wish to see in the world"?" Are you curious not only about ecological building, but also what it means to engage in ecological living? Do you love the outdoors, getting your hands dirty, and learning new things while having fun? If you've answered yes to these questions, please consider an Ecological Design and Living Internship with us, from Spring-Fall 2026!

More info here.

Strawbale Barn "the Budio" Build!

This summer we will be building a state-of-the-art strawbale BUDIO (Barn+ stUDIO)! It will be our new hub for the Center for Ecological Design - allowing us to bring folks in for natural building and ecological design workshops!

More info here.

Upcoming Workshops:

Strawbale Building Intensive

Natural Plasters Intensive

Strawbale Framing Intensive

In the News:

Our Founder's new paper in Global Sustainability

Read Dr. Nicolosi's new paper on the remarkable shift in climate denial on social media, from denying climate change to condemining climate change solutions. The new denial: climate solution misinformation on social media

Our new artwork, Aquilegia lumina

Our new artwork Aquilegia lumina (latin for an illuminated columbine), highlights the beauty of this precious native flower.

Emily Nicolosi's feature in Canvas Rebel

Emily talks about art as a vehicle for social and environmental justice, and building with upcycled materials in a 100% solar powered studio.

LAGI Fly Ranch Design Competition

Our proposal, Rings of Regeneration: Opening Spaces for Sustainable Creative Practices at Fly Ranch, was shortlisted! You can comment on the proposal at this URL.

International Women's Day Spotlight in the Burning Man Journal

Our Executive Director, Emily Nicolosi, is a featured artist in this International Women's Day spotlight on female artists of Black Rock City.

koro loko on I Am Salt Lake Podcast

Salt Lake staple podcast "I Am Salt Lake" features our art installation koro loko. Tune in to hear about our build process.

Feature on ArtSpeaks!

Watch the Virtual Live Event with Burning Man's ArtSpeaks on Burning Man Project's YouTube channel here!

In The Daily Climate!

Check out our article on the Prism of Possibilities project in The Daily Climate!

In SF Gate!

We made polychroma to represent the beauty of diversity. See it's feature in The best photos from Burning Man 2024!

Who we are:

Mission, Vision, Values - Our Project

Make a tax-deductible donation.

Your donation to our 501(c)3 registered nonprofit helps support our efforts to build a thriving center for ecological design and living: a place where folks can come to learn, connect, and get their hands dirty in building a more just and sustainable world for us all.

Special thanks to our donors:

Special thanks to Charles Carroll and 3form for their special efforts in making sure no material is wasted! The Prism' of Possibilities' decor is supported by very generous donations of reclaimed material from 3form.

Special thanks to the PacifiCorp Foundation for a generous grant towards the Prism of Possibilities project.

Special thanks to the Salt Lake City Arts Council for a grant supporting the Prism of Possibilities!

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS The Next Earth Project admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It doesn't discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other school-administered programs.

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