Explore The Neon City
Architect Kirsten Hively is heavily fascinated by New York City’s numerous neon signs. Two weeks into a new job on the Upper East Side, she started to document the “excellent” neon signs she came across on the streets around the office. Project Neon became the go-to source for interesting neon signs, styles and the stories behind […]
Turning Plastic Bottles Into Light Bulbs
In the suburbs of the Philippines the houses are built very close to each other. Even during daytime it is very dark inside the homes. In some areas just outside Manila, the capital of the Philippines, people cannot even access electricity. Students of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology came up with something very simple but yet very effective.
8 October: Pop-Up City Movie Night At Cavia Amsterdam
Join us for a special and very intimate Pop-Up City screening in Amsterdam at movie theater Cavia on Saturday 8 October! We’ll show Tino Buchholz’s Creativity and the Capitalist City, William de Bruijn’s Amsterdam Make-Over 2040 and we’ll host a post-film discussion. Come along. Program Creativity and The Capitalist City by Tino Buchholz. This two-year film […]
New York City's Underground Park
After the popularity of New York’s High Line park, which is located on an abandoned elevated railway, there is a new plan for a Low Line park. Yes, an underground park nearly the size of Gramercy Park. This time, the green transformation takes place in a dark trolley terminal below the streets of the Lower […]
Hypercrafting And The Future Of Printing Buildings
Last week designers and construction workers joined forces to build a hypercrafted pavilion of mud at the Waag Society Construction Site during Amsterdam’s PICNIC Festival 2011. The co-created pavilion of clay and wood is an experiment in combining new 3D printing techniques with traditional craftsmanship. The term ‘hypercrafting’ refers to both the new techniques and the old building […]
A Foldable Boat
Arno Mathies and Max Frommeld, two recent graduates from London’s Royal College of Art, take flexibility to the max. The product designers created the so-called Foldboat, a seamless, hard shell folding boat made of one single sheet of plastic. Able to carry two people, the neatly designed dark-gray rowing boat is especially designed for flat water […]
Peer-To-Peer Renting With RentWant
Using is the new owning, and the key to a more sustainable economy. Why would you buy yourself a chainsaw if you need it once a year? Borrow it, rent it. Live a light-weight life. Several recently launched online initiatives mark this focus shift, for instance Share Some Sugar and RentWant. Creating a peer-to-peer location-based marketplace, RentWant offers […]
The Future Of 3D Printing: An Interview With Joris Van Tubergen (ProtoSpace)
We’re very interested in the developments of 3D printing and the possible impact of this revolution on the city, urbanism and architecture. Joris van Tubergen is lab manager at ProtoSpace FabLab in Utrecht and founder of Euro Per Minute Design. We dropped him some questions about the future of 3D printing and architecture. What is ProtoSpace […]
Pay With Anything But Cash
Standing in long queues at the ATM for some cash or searching your wallet for change on busy buses could be irritating. At some point we wouldn’t need cash any more. Just a swipe with your bank card, credit card or travel pass and the payment is done. In Hong Kong, the Octopus Card, initially just […]
360° Langstrasse Zürich: Strolling By Scrolling
Zürich's Langstrasse is the life line of Switzerland's most wicked urban neighborhood. The area accommodates the city's red light district and is known for its multi-cultural character. Under the name 360° Langstrasse Zürich, the documentary makers of SF DOK created a brilliant web documentary that provides a look into the life of entrepreneurs, families and other urbanites that inhabit this extraordinary district. Their creation allows people to digitally visit, walk and explore the Langstrasse in a way you haven't seen before. Strolling by scrolling!
Farm-On-Wheels On A Mission
Each time after discovering new ways of urban farming in different cities, it’s hard to imagine there could be better and more beautiful concepts of urban agriculture. But the development of this long-term trend goes on! Filmmaker Ian Cheney came to New York in 2009 realizing how difficult it was to have a place to […]
A Plastic Archipelago
To recycle is one of my daily rules. That is why this installation by the British artist Russel Thoburn caught my attention. Experienced in working with recycled materials, this time he created a floating island made from plastic tops, a sort of colorful carpet, placed on a canal of Hackney Wick Fish Island, in the […]
Candy Pavilions For A Better City (Life)
In Western cities, few people would wake up at 5 am to take a morning stroll in the neighborhood park. Usually they rather stay in their warm beds until the alarm rings after which they rush to work. But the Chinese would wake up that early for a walk or to do some Tai Chi […]
Turf: Where Foursquare Meets Monopoly In 8-Bit
With location-based services continuing to gain more and more popularity, wouldn’t it be nice to earn money every time you check in at a place? And use the money to buy property in the city, to use it to build additional floors and unique details to your building, earning more money when friends check in […]
