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Category Archives: Urbanism
October 16, 2009
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New Urbanism
I am a fan of the urban ideals pushed forward the New Urbanism movement. How could I not be? Any movement that encourages walkable, friendly, dense developments in our city centers is something I should appreciate if not support. But… however much I like the ideas, when they are implemented the resulting landscape is almost [...]
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How To Live In A City
For those of us who do not remember what it is like to live in a city… here is a brief how-to.
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Phantom Public(s)
(1) Lets face it, everyone becomes disillusioned with their life at some point. Disappointment with one’s situation and status is inevitable in the same way that costs will always rise and the last good day-old pastry will be sold by your barista before you can make it to the coffee shop. (I have nothing but [...]
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Project for Public Spaces
A great site that is holding my attention hostage this morning. Check it out for a variety of fresh perspectives on one of the most important issues in the contemporary city. Few sites I have come across investigate what makes public spaces successful, desirable, and heavily used in the same way that Project for Public [...]
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Saving Canvas + Making Empty Space Visible
Something shocking is happening in Minneapolis. A group of artists are undertaking a project to make art on the facades of unused buildings in the city. I was a bit skeptical when I saw the slickly printed, well designed signs for this type of work (I prefer guerilla style or ephemeral projects in public space). [...]
Also posted in Architecture, Art, Drawing Tagged Architecture, Design, Minneapolis, Montreal, Pedestrian Streets, Photography, Public Art, Urbanism Leave a comment
Minneapolis (Furniture Post #01)
Every city has its flavor. For some reason, the savory tastes of Minneapolis have been accentuated by extreme amounts of furniture strewn about. Not really abandoned. Not really for sale. Not free either… but… molested and abused. Please take these photos as an example… I found this much crap on the street while walking from [...]
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Montreal (Post 1)
I’ve recently returned from Montreal with a small mountain of new images and resources. Ah… inspiration is a refreshing change of pace. All people who travel devour their destinations by acquiring different material goods as evidence of the attempts to understand the place to which they have traveled. Some people acquire shotglasses. Others postcards. I [...]
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Term of the Day: Vancouverism
As defined by Wikipedia:
Vancouverism is an urban planning and architectural technique pioneered in Vancouver, Canada. It is characterized by mixed-use developments, typically with a medium-height, commercial base and narrow, high-rise residential towers to accommodate high populations and to preserve view corridors. With a large residential population living in the city centre, no expressways connecting the [...]
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Hibernaculum
Colleague and photographer Colleen Mullins has turned me on to the work of photographer Chris Smiar. His series Hibernaculum is particularly engaging to me (or anyone that has to live in the public/private nether region of downtown Minneapolis). Hibernaculum, meaning a place chosen by an animal for shelter during winter hibernation is a concept captured elegantly [...]
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