WHERE IS MY FRESH AIR?

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Inspiration

Although NYC air quality is improving, air pollution, such as fine particles (PM2.5), can cause health problems, particularly among the very young, serious and those with pre-existing health conditions.

In Midtown, level of PM2.5, the most harmful air pollutant, are 14.3 micrograms per cubic meter, the highest in the city.

As an individual, we cannot change the air outside easily, why not change the indoor environment by ourselves?

Concept

Through the research, in Manhattan Midtown, level of PM2.5, the most harmful air pollutant, are 14.3 micrograms per cubic meter, the highest in the city. From the map of greening area in New York City, it is clear that there are much less areas of greening in Manhattan Midtown than any other surrounding areas.

Design Question

I am trying to raise people’s awareness of the air quality in the Manhattan Midtown: what kinds of diseases are caused by air pollution, and how to improve the air quality by ourselves.