Archive for May, 2008
Vacationing Architect’s Grab Bag
After a major deadline at work, I get the rare payoff of vacation. Before I take the week off, I wanted to leave you all with a few things to investigate while I am offline. Yes, I will be at sea, in the woods, at the peak of a mountain, and in a […]
Pattern Recognition 3
This week I was intrigued by several black and white images. So here is the latest batch themed in grayscale. Enjoy.
Instant City: Rethinking Democratic Space
Barack Obama recently held a rally in Waterfront Park in Portland, Oregon to garner support for the upcoming primary in Oregon. Crowd estimates by the fire department show 75,000 people in attendance. The Washington Post, in their coverage of this event, considers the record crowd to be the size of a city.
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Quantifying Walkable Urbanism
Walkable urbanism is the new buzzword in community planning and development. Websites are dedicated to neighborhood walks, the brookings institute has a collection of several articles by Chris Leinberger, and now you can even check the walkable score of your own neighborhood.
[Image: Walkable urbanism is a new trend in the popular perception of neighborhoods. […]
Creative Surveillance
In Manchester, a local band has utilized the Big Brother era to overcome the financial burden of music videos. As an unsigned band, The Get Out Clause, wanted to create an impressive video without having to pony up for the proper crew and equipment. In order to do this they thought of an […]
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