December 2011
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The city multiplies man’s power to think, to remember, to educate, to...
– Lewis Mumford
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jessemclean:
Landscape architecture never interested me as much as regular architecture did, but this is a game changer. Now to figure out which I’d rather dive into.
Wow, such a lovely definition of public space in urban areas: “Intimate immensity is what it’s like to be in a forest—where things are immediate and tactile and intimate—but at the same time you’re...
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When you clean up a city, you destroy it.
– Charles Bukowski
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Imaginative interventions aren’t always technological or expert. They can be...
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A new exhibit at the Noguchi Museum called Civic Action: A Vision for Long Island City is highlighting how works of art can be transformative. The installments in this exhibit offer suggestions for Long Island City, an area in Queens, New York City, undergoing haphazard and rapid development (and...
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“You never need to look for subject matter.” →
taylordavidson:
The subject matter for ideas, explorations, and adventures exists everywhere. It’s up for us to enjoy it.
Quote from “Signs of Life”, by Peter Sekaer
From Signs of Life, discovered…
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devenustate:
Surprise Opera in Ljubljana =]
Exuberance and other startled expressions and reactions in the crowd; especially fun that one never knew who in the crowd would be next to burst into song.
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courtesyofalhk:
urbanbricolage:
Can simple red swings have real impact on under-utilized public spaces around the world?
Red Swing Project
Kinda awesome :)
This is awesome. Like the lady in India says, “It focuses on play and space.” (Check out the L.A. Swings project too.)
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