Projects tagged
Cities
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Run #4AllCauses
Read more: Run #4AllCauses“Lincoln Square — The runners tossed blankets, gloves, jackets and other gear onto the pile, each leaving a piece of where they came from. A French man donated his running shirt and pants, and noted that they were designer wear.…
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Garrido Boxing Academy
Read more: Garrido Boxing AcademyThe odd spaces exiting under bridges and viaducts around the world are often left aside, urban spatial residues mostly abandoned or occupied informally by homeless people drug users etc. The former pro boxer Nilson Garrido saw the space under the…
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Double Happiness
Read more: Double HappinessArchitect Didier Faustino strips a billboard down to its skeleton, repurposes it as a swing set, and names it Double Happiness. This “urban reactivation device” needs to become a world wide phenomenon. Imagine billboard swing sets waiting at every destination.…
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MADE HERE Project: Documentary Series
Read more: MADE HERE Project: Documentary SeriesMADE HERE is a documentary series and website focusing on performing artists based in New York City. A collage of intimate interviews, performances and behind-the-scenes footage, MADE HERE mirrors the rich diversity of the artists and communities they serve. It…
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The City: Pedestrian and Cyclist Cemetery
Read more: The City: Pedestrian and Cyclist CemeteryThe City: Pedestrian and Cyclist Cemetery (Ciudad cementerio de peatones y ciclistas) A project by Bicicleta Blanca Guadalajara Since we perceive the world at the size of a human being and not a car, this is an inherently more comfortable…
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Inside the house that Theaster built
Read more: Inside the house that Theaster builtInside the house that Theaster built Rising art star and activist Theaster Gates is transforming his neighbourhood, one building at a time By Helen Stoilas. Features, Issue 238, September 2012Published online: 06 September 2012 When I arrive at 6901 Dorchester…
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JEREMIAH’S VANISHING NEW YORK
Read more: JEREMIAH’S VANISHING NEW YORKThis blogger documents all the cool things that are on their way to extinction in New York. A mix of preserving history and nostalgia through old school photography and new media. This website creates a nostalgic internet record of pre-internet New…
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The Uni Project
Read more: The Uni Project“The Uni Project aims to do one thing and do it well: temporarily transform almost any available urban space into a public reading room and venue for learning. We start with the conviction that books and learning should be prominent,…
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Tactical Urbanism
Read more: Tactical Urbanism“Improving the livability of our towns and cities commonly starts at the street, block, or building scale. While larger scale efforts do have their place, incremental, smallscale improvement efforts are increasingly seen as a way to stage more substantial investments.…
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Participatory Chinatown: Promoting Civic Engagement
Read more: Participatory Chinatown: Promoting Civic EngagementTaken from Boston Globe Article: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2010/05/06/chinatown_the_video_game/ WHILE PUBLIC participation is a hallmark of urban planning in Boston, it normally takes the form of long, often windy meetings. In the era of augmented-reality apps and Google Earth, planners need more creative…