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The Building You’re Sitting In Now Has Its Own Social Network, Too
Check out this blog post from the Atlantic Cities, even buildings are being connected to social media and not just through social media check-ins. According to Joshua Boltuch and his colleagues, “the built environment is in need of a social network of its own.”
Read MoreWhy Don’t We Read About Architecture?
Check out this blog post from The New York Times Opinionator on why we don’t read about architecture. According to Alexandra Lange “we need to engage our citizenry in architecture in ways that move from passivity or accusation and to do so we need more … architecture critics.”
Read MoreIn New York, a 50-Foot-Tall Sign Made From Other, Salvaged Signs
Check out this blog post from the Atlantic Cities. Salvaged signs are receiving a breath of new life as part of a 50-foot-tall sign made in New York. According to Tom Fruin regarding his artwork, “it’s like sleeping in the middle of Times Square, but without the rat bites.”
Read MoreUnbelievably Awesome Animated Banksy Artworks
We’ve featured examples of street art previously, but digital artist ABVH has gone one better by adapting the artform entirely. He’s turned some of the most celebrated artworks from cult icon Banksy and breathed life into them, taking a static series of street art stencils and giving them added depth by animating them. The results are simply…
Read MoreThe Evolution of the Bike Lane
Check out this blog post from the Atlantic Cities about the evolution of the bike lane. According to blogger Kaid Benfield, “Cities in the U.S., including Washington, D.C. are making significant investments in bicycling infrastructure.
Read MoreTransparency in the Building Industry – Nutrition Labels for Building Materials
In material safety article for the New York Times, Fred A. Bernstein conducts an interview with architect Peter Syrett and interior designer Chris Youseff of Perkins + Will that highlights their endeavor to create a database of common building materials and the potential dangers associated with their composition. The database, simply and appropriately referred to…
Read MoreThe 10 Fastest-Growing (and Fastest-Declining) Cities in the World
A new survey from the Brookings Institution ranks the world’s 200 largest metropolitan economies — which account for half of global GDP — from 1-200. And the winners are … Jordi AC/Flickr Shanghai is the fastest-growing city in the world, according to MetroMonitor, a quarterly analysis from the Brookings Institution that compares the 200 most…
Read MoreDemolishing Freeways and Reviving American Cities
San Francisco Embarcadero © Russell Mondy As cities grapple with budget cuts and rising infrastructure costs, the value of removing costly freeways has been gaining more attention. Boulevard conversions are now being considered as a cost-effective, practical alternative to rebuilding expensive expressways. At first, most residents gasp at the thought of removing their local freeway…
Read MoreVIDEO: Inhabitat Interviews the Designers of the Low Line Underground Park | Inhabitat New York City
When we first heard about the underground New York City park called the Low Line last year, it was not much more than a brilliant idea and some provocative CAD renderings. Now fast-forward eight months and this ambitious project has really gathered steam, and is well on its way to becoming more than a pipe…
Read MoreThe Death and Life of Downtown Shopping Districts
Check out this blog post from the Atlantic Cities, even buildings are being connected to social media and not just through social media check-ins. According to Joshua Boltuch and his colleagues, “the built environment is in need of a social network of its own.”
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