Monthly Archives: June 2011

City Sampling by Richard The

The posters on Berlin walls are changing everyday, almost hourly. Additionally there’s a big and active graffiti- and street-art movement. “City Sampling” aims to reach all people who are part of this collective design process, may this happen legally or … Continue reading

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Hacking the City

M+M Hacking the City is an innovative project which reacts to changing structures of public space, mobility, and communication in the city. The project is mainly focussed on Essen, European Capital of Culture Ruhr.2010. Participants are artists, web designers, practitioners … Continue reading

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The Audi Urban Future Initiative

As part of the ongoing Audi Urban Future Initiative, five of New York City’s leading young architectural firms are taking part in the exhibition Project New York. Leong Leong, TheVeryMany, Matter Practice, Abruzzo Bodziak, and labDora have been asked to … Continue reading

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Thoughts on Liveable Cities vs Interesting Cities

A thought I find very interesting is that lists of “most liveable cities” are arguably lists of “boring cities”. Munich Copenhagen Zurich Tokyo Helsinki Stockholm Paris Vienna Melbourne Madrid Source: Monocle http://www.monocle.com/specials/35_cities/ Places like Munich, Copenhagen or Zurich are considered … Continue reading

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URBAN OUTPOSTS – SYDNEY

Urban Outposts is a project in progress which portraits terminal stations of subway systems in global cities. There is a certain estranged aesthetic about terminal subway stations, they are part of the city but the majority of people never see … Continue reading

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On Living. Photographs by Thomas Hoepker and Daniel Biskup

Thomas Hoepker was the first West German photographer to receive an official authorization to live and report from East Berlin when the city was still divided by a wall. He was followed by the constant gaze of East Germany’s secret … Continue reading

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URBAN SPECULATION IN LOS ANGELES AND BEYOND

Enjoy a review of the new book No More Play: Conversations on Urban Speculation in Los Angeles and Beyond by BLDGBLOG Photos by Iwan Baan, from No More Play / Text from BLDGBLOG “ Overall, the book represents a series … Continue reading

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