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Whimsical Balloon Sculptures of Jason Hackenwerth
Web Urbanist | October 5th 2008 by Web Urbanist
(Part Two in an Eight-Part Series on Brilliant and Unusual Artists of the World) Being an artist, of course, necessitates a certain amount of creativity. There are some artists who are able to constantly surprise with their level of creativity, turn read more
Curbed Chicago
Where | September 26th 2008 by Brendan
So the news about Curbed and Eater launching in Chicago has officially been spilled by the local media, which I guess means I can confirm here that I'll be helming the architecture and real estate überblog's new Windy City outlet. We're planning on read more
First German Transition Town Initiative in Berlin
Grass Routes - green lifestyle blog | September 22nd 2008 by Frans
Stefa and Lars from Art-Ecology-Education just tipped me about the first German Transition Town initiative, that has started in Berlin Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg. Transition Towns are a practical, bottom up answer to the question: how can our community read more
Another On “Conservatives” and Urbanism
Market Urbanism | September 12th 2008 by APH
While I sympathize with the theme and agree with regards to roadway spending and “conservative” hypocrisy, a recent article in the progressive The American Prospect takes a narrow-minded view of politics and urbanism, while throwing read more
Se vede clar in Giurgiu....!?
Giurgiu vazut prin ochiul care vrea sa vada | September 9th 2008 by alexandru gheorghe
Se intampla in Giurgiu! se aude in mass media? Voua va pasa? Aud tot felul de noutati aproape incredibile, unele bune, majoritatea rele, dar totusi se intampla.Parca din ce in ce mai multe evenimente, parca din ce in ce mai mari !Sigur, vina o poart read more
Architecture and Lighting Combination
Architecture World | August 30th 2008 by Payam Bahrami
Architecture is creation of couple elements,this creation could be happening in the environment,so Technology comes to help us an important element in this creation,Lighting and how we can work with this can help us to make a beautiful scene in Urba read more
Weekend Reading: Jane Jacobs, Agglomeration, Farms, NIMBY Songs
Market Urbanism | August 29th 2008 by APH
During my early college studies in Architecture and Urban Design, I became loosely familiar with the ideas of Jane Jacobs, one of the most celebrated urbanist intellectuals. Sanford Ikeda’s FEE lectures have inspired me to learn more abou read more
How to Subvert Your House: Buying, Designing and Building Cargo C…
Web Urbanist | August 25th 2008 by Web Urbanist
What’s involved in buying, designing and building cargo container homes that are more than just art projects? Cargo container homes are a perfect example of thinking outside the box while living inside one, but thinking is one thing and doing i read more
Hickenlooper on Biden
Where | August 24th 2008 by Brendan
I've got my doubts about Barack's veep choice, but this quote from Denver mayor John Hickenlooper gives me hope. Perhaps, as is very, very possible with the contemporary media, Biden's big mouth has overshadowed wise policy. Let's hope that's the c read more
8 Supposedly Scary Haunted Houses and Hotels: Part Six in an Eigh…
Web Urbanist | August 22nd 2008 by Web Urbanist
Not all well-known houses are famous because of their stunning architecture. Some houses receive attention because of the alleged paranormal activity that goes on there. From sites of suicides to the eventual sets of ghost-hunting television shows, read more
15 Astonishing Real-Life Applications of Nanotechnology: Artifici…
Web Urbanist | August 17th 2008 by Web Urbanist
Let’s get small! Rapid advances in the exciting field of nanotechnology are allowing us to shrink everyday objects to previously-unimaginably small dimensions. When objects and distances fall in the range of 1 to 100 nanometers (a nanometer is read more
5 Unusually Inventive Kitchen Furniture Concepts: Part Five in an…
Web Urbanist | August 16th 2008 by Web Urbanist
unusual kitchen furniture design concepts When you think of interesting design in the home, the kitchen typically isn’t the first room that springs to mind. It may be the heart of the home, but it’s also one of the most utilitarian place read more
7 Glittering Greenhouses and Glass Houses: Part Five in an Eight-…
Web Urbanist | August 14th 2008 by Web Urbanist
amazing glass houses and greenhouses Most of us see our homes as our own personal sanctuaries. Home is a place where you can let loose, be yourself, and walk around in your underwear whenever you please. But for people who live in glass houses, hom read more
15 (More) Extreme Houseboats and Houseboat Designs: From Speedboa…
Web Urbanist | August 11th 2008 by Web Urbanist
Houseboats are all about freedom; casting away the ties to landlocked living and casting off to new adventures on the wine-dark sea! Yet life afloat often demands more lavish lodgings than a waterborne Winnebago can provide. When it comes to extreme read more
15 of the Strangest Themed Restaurants: From Buns and Guns to Can…
Web Urbanist | August 10th 2008 by Web Urbanist
If there’s one thing that all of these restaurants have in common, it’s the belief that dining doesn’t have to be mundane. From the comical to the sincerely disturbing, strangely themed restaurants have popped up all over the globe read more
Dear India: You do not need your own Dubai.
Where | August 9th 2008 by Brendan
I can't be the only person who's bored to death with videos like the one here, screenshot'd above, for the Nanocity deveopment north of New Delhi, can I? Obviously, the presentation, with its sweeping aerials and zooming close-ups of crystalized pla read more
Niagara Falls Friday: Own An Armory!
Fuzziebutter We Put the Fun in Dysfunction! | August 8th 2008 by iris
An opportunity for urban pioneers, new urbanists, and creative visionaries presents itself this October 2, 2008- when the New York State Armory goes on the auction block. This amazing building is being sold by the state for a minimum bid of $60,000 read more
5 Absurdly Cramped Houses and Cramped Homes: Part Four in an Eigh…
Web Urbanist | August 7th 2008 by Web Urbanist
(images via: Wikimedia and Wickedblog and House Alive! and Freshome) As the world’s population density climbs and cities become more crowded, it’s becoming necessary to fit even more housing into existing urban areas. Even in places wher read more
Links and Weekend Listening
Market Urbanism | August 1st 2008 by APH
I’ve been swamped in my day job, but want to share the following: The blog, Agents of Urbanism recently gave praise to Market Urbanism. Thanks Matthew! Please check out Agents of Urbanism and Life Without Buildings, which followed up on read more
Conservatives and Urbanism
Market Urbanism | July 23rd 2008 by APH
Matthew Yglesias - Straight Talk on Gasoline on drilling and how conservative deviation from free-market principles has hurt the environment: Meanwhile, take something like the accessory dwellings issue. Here you have a bunch of regulations that make read more
The Outquisition and Urbanism Camp
Where | July 21st 2008 by Brendan
Prolific greenblogger Alex Steffan wrote a post last weekend about an idea spawned during a late-night coffeetalk with the equally prolific and fantastic Cory Doctorow (which sounds like maybe the most thoroughly awesome way to spend a weeknight, eve read more
12 Unbelievable Examples of Buildings in Motion: From Floating Ch…
Web Urbanist | July 21st 2008 by Web Urbanist
You may have heard about the impressive and flashy new moving skyscraper set to be erected in Dubai. However, did you know that one man is single-handedly rebuilding his own stone henge (without modern machinery) or that entire Egyptian temples (orig read more
Urban Sandboxes
Where | July 21st 2008 by Brendan
CEOs for Cities recently relayed an interesting story from USA Today that has some interesting implications for older, depressed urban centers as Gen Y and the Millennials gear up to make their mark on history:Tulane's applications almost doubled fro read more
Urbanism Legend: Density is Bad for the Environment
Market Urbanism | July 20th 2008 by APH
This is a topic I want to cover more thoroughly, but for now I present a one hour documentary video on green buildings for you leisurely viewing. I came across the snagfilms website from a recent Wall Street Journal article. Most of the documentar read more
Kotkin Kabob'd
Where | July 8th 2008 by Brendan
On principle, Where does not link to any article containing Joel Kotkin's canned, willfully ignorant whinnying about how cities suck and suburbs are, like, totally awesome, bro. But Where does link to Bill Fulton's skillful and thorough skewerings o read more
15 (More) Future Wonders of Green Technology: From Spinning Tower…
Web Urbanist | July 8th 2008 by Web Urbanist
As the world increasingly focuses on sustainable initiatives, green architecture is a booming industry. Everything from single-family residences to giant 1.2-million-square-foot complexes complete with giant skyscrapers is getting the green treatmen read more
Parks, Public Space, Political Theater, and a Picnic
Where | July 3rd 2008 by Brendan
The Village Voice reports today about a recent event led by one of Where's favorite American provocateurs, Reverend Billy. The Rev led a lively picnic-cum-protest in New York's Union Square, one of my all-time favorite urban public spaces, which is read more
ochiul gri se inchide ca sa poata dormi
Giurgiu vazut prin ochiul care vrea sa vada | July 1st 2008 by alexandru gheorghe
vedere de pe Casa de Cultura Ion Vinea - fostul Ateneuastept propuneri pentru urmatoarele postari, pana atunci... ochiul gri se inchide ca sa poata dormi ! read more
How to Obscure Reality to Make Planners Seem Important
Market Urbanism | June 30th 2008 by APH
Regular reader, Bill forwarded this article from the New York Daily News calling it an “outstanding collection of anti-density and anti-market propaganda presented (as always) as objective journalism.” The article is riddled with misconc read more
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