Munich's iPhone Ambulance
One of the most serious crisis situations that might happen to a modern urbanite would perhaps be an iPhone accident. Suddenly you’re out of reach, you can’t receive email, you’re not available on Facebook or you’re unable to check in on Foursquare any more. Yeah, serious adversity. You might need urgent help. In Munich I […]
Urban Agriculture, Part 2: Vertical Farms
According to the UN, the world’s population is expected to exceed 9 billion by 2050, and around 70% of us will be living in dense urban areas. With more mouths to feed and high demand for land, vertical farming is presented as a legitimate solution to maximise food production with minimum urban space. Reknown vertical […]
Street Tag: Graffiti In Augmented Reality
Street Tag is a free app that turns your iPhone into a can of spray paint. Recently launched by Channel 4, this neat application makes use of the phone’s camera mode to enable users to virtually graffiti the street in real time without fear of being arrested. Street Tag’s coolest feature is its Augmented Reality […]
Blogger Interview 10: Maria Popova (Brain Pickings)
This Summer we present a series of short interviews here on Pop-Up City. We invited a number of our favorite bloggers to answer six questions not only about their passion for blogging, but also their city, work experience and inspiration. The result is a collection of stories on blogs and the people behind them. Number 10 […]
Artistic Portraits Of Turbulence
We are used to popular media portraying society and occurring events. Sometimes, however, pieces of art are produced before a specific event has happened and under some newly occurring conditions regain its significance. During the last days of turbulence in London I came across the poetic apocalyptical world of London based FACTORY FIFTEEN, a studio […]
Memories Left On The Asphalt
Candy Chang doesn’t miss a hit. Once again she created a great public project for the community, this time in Turku, Finland, European Capital of Culture 2011, as part of the programs Flux Aura and Artist as Neighbor.
Spinnin’ Yarns In Amsterdam
If you happen to be in Amsterdam in the coming weeks, be sure to check out the Spinnin’ Yarns exhibition on the 11th floor of the newly built Mint Hotel. Initiated by creative agency Dolly Rogers, Spinnin’ Yarns provides some unique and refreshing perspectives on Amsterdam. Through interviews, photographs and illustrations, the project reveals the heart […]
Blogger Interview 9: Yen Ha (Lunch Studio)
This Summer we present a series of short interviews here on Pop-Up City. We invited a number of our favorite bloggers to answer six questions not only about their passion for blogging, but also their city, work experience and inspiration. The result is a collection of stories on blogs and the people behind them. Number 9 in […]
Urbanism Is Plenty, Thanks (And YES WE CAMP)
The fantastic Kevin Slavin has recently spoken at MOMO in Amsterdam and at TED Global in Edinburgh. While the latter talk was provocative, the former was simply prophetic (in a brilliant way). At the TED Global event, Slavin talked about the algorithms that inform and direct movement of international financial flows. He spoke about the […]
Smart’s Miniature Billboards
The Toronto office of advertising agency BBDO came up with this rather brilliant and funny intervention on behalf of Smart. The ad men strategically placed numerous tiny billboards along sidewalks, on walls and public objects in Toronto.
Blogger Interview 8: Greg J. Smith (Serial Consign)
This Summer we present a series of short interviews here on Pop-Up City. We invited a number of our favorite bloggers to answer six questions not only about their passion for blogging, but also their city, work experience and inspiration. The result is a collection of stories on blogs and the people behind them. Number 8 in […]
Mapping New York City's Runnability
“What does it look like when an entire city goes running? And how can we use that data to improve the experience of runners in different cities?” Brooklyn-based interaction designer Cooper Smith created a stunning series of interactive maps that visualizes New York City on Nike Plus. Interested the quality of location, Smith used data […]
Interior Living Unit
The Interior Living Unit is a composition of nine pieces, all designed to fit through a standard doorway and combined within the room. Long gone are the stresses of moving day, this unit enables you to move the entire apartment’s contents with you. Designed by Andrew Kline, the unit folds and unfolds when needed, providing […]
Blogger Interview 7: Rudolf Klöckner (Urban Shit)
This Summer we present a series of short interviews here on Pop-Up City. We invited a number of our favorite bloggers to answer six questions not only about their passion for blogging, but also their city, work experience and inspiration. The result is a collection of stories on blogs and the people behind them. Number 7 […]
Blogger Interview 6: Wouter Boon (AmsterdamAdBlog)
This Summer we present a series of short interviews here on Pop-Up City. We invited a number of our favorite bloggers to answer six questions not only about their passion for blogging, but also their city, work experience and inspiration. The result is a collection of stories on blogs and the people behind them. Number 6 […]
