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Hello, World!

By Jeroen Beekmans | Published: Friday July 30, 2010

‘Hello, world!’ is a real installation for the virtual globe of Google Earth, made by German media designer Bernd Hopfengärtner. In May 2006 he created…

Posted in Technology | Also tagged aereal, google earth, ilmenau, landscape, qr, semacode | 3 Comments

Lunch On The Highway!

By David van Moppes | Published: Tuesday July 20, 2010

Did you ever have the chance to have lunch right on a heavily used highway? Two days ago, the inhabitants of the complete Ruhr Metropolis was given this…

Posted in Headline | Also tagged a40, culture, eu, europe, european union, highway, identity, infrastructure, metropolis, ruhr area, ruhr2010, ruhrgebiet | 1 Comment

Book Review: Urban Interventions

By Joop de Boer | Published: Tuesday June 8, 2010

Reading ‘Urban Interventions’, a recently published book by the ever inspiring German publisher Gestalten is like re-experiencing last two years of The Pop-Up City. The book…

Posted in Book, Headline | Also tagged action, art, book review, city, critic, hidden, installation, interventions, plug-in, pop-up, public space, unsolicited | 1 Comment

The Tragedy Of Megalomanic Holiday Dreams

By Joop de Boer | Published: Monday November 16, 2009

In 2008 Klaus Stern launched the docu-film Henners Traum, about the making of the biggest tourism project in Europe. The movie tells the story of mayor…

Posted in Headline, Theory | Also tagged holiday culture, mega project, megalomania, ruin | Leave a comment

Concrete Rooflessness

By Jeroen Beekmans | Published: Saturday September 19, 2009

This concrete floor installation in Halle, Germany, is one of the most interesting pieces of public art I’ve seen. Created by Dagmar Schmidt, the ‘Grabungsstaedte’ represents…

Posted in Headline, International Practices | Also tagged Architecture, art, conceptual, concrete, halle, interior, living room, plattenbau, public space, recycling, sculpture | 1 Comment

Modern Living Without a Car

By Joop de Boer | Published: Saturday July 25, 2009

Could you live without a car? In the neighbourhood of Vauban, near the German city Freiburg, they can. This innovative neighbourhood is almost car-free, except for…

Posted in International Practices | Also tagged car, ecological, freiburg, greenhouse gasses, housing, modern | 2 Comments

Walking Recycling Containers

By Jeroen Beekmans | Published: Monday May 11, 2009

As you might know, Germans are the recycling tigers of the world. For the special occasion of the Subversiv Messe festival in Linz, Stuttgart-based artists

Posted in International Practices | Also tagged container, linz, mobile, portable, recycling, walking | Leave a comment

Reclaimed Landscape Ruhr

By Joop de Boer | Published: Friday April 3, 2009

The Ruhr Area, Germany’s largest industrial area, provides one of world’s best examples of a profound strategy in flexible landscaping and urbanism. ‘Emscher Landschaftspark’ is a region-wide revitalising…

Posted in International Practices | Also tagged Architecture, experience, heritage, industry, landscaping, park, ruhr area, urbanism | 1 Comment

A Great Tool for Boring Cities: Dial4Light

By Joop de Boer | Published: Thursday February 26, 2009

If you’re the cashier of a city where no-one ever walks on street by night (a so-called boring city), you can easily save money. Just turn off the street lights…

Posted in International Practices | Also tagged city, cool, flexible, innovation, light, mobile phone, public space, space, Technology, town, village | 3 Comments

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