Breathing Life Back Into Toronto’s Laneways
Toronto's back alleys are some of the city's most underutilized spaces. The Laneway Project is trying to change this by working with citizens to transform these spaces into lively public spaces.
Toronto Tweets Its Way To Becoming The World’s Most Sittable City
The #sitTo hashtag has been gaining momentum on Twitter as Toronto citizens take pictures of public spaces that could benefit from a place to sit.
Africa Rising
Africa Rising provides an interesting insight in Africa's creative community, showcasing fresh work developed in this continent's vibrant urban centers.
Converting Sweden’s Power Towers: Picnic Platforms In The Sky
Anders Berensson Architects have been commissioned to investigate the potential of re-purposing twelve power towers in Sweden. Proposed plans suggest transforming one or two of the power towers into picnic towers, offering a 360 view over Stockholm.
MINI Installs An Urban Forest In London
MINI has partnered with designer Asif Khan to create an urban forest in the middle of London. The Forests installation uses plants to explore the relationship between public and private space within the city.
Rooftop Glamping In Downtown Melbourne
The concept of camping has become a whole lot more luxurious thanks to St Jerome’s Rooftop Tent Hotel in central Melbourne.
Co-Living For New York’s Creative Innovators
New York's newest co-living platform, Founder House, offers creative innovators a space to work and live with like minded people.
Leave It To Olli
Meet Olli, Local Motors' 3D-printed, autonomous, electric shuttle bus. Designed to streamline shared transportation systems around the world, this self-driving car could be the answer to public transportation issues.
Create Your Own TERRAin
Nucleo wants to change consumer society habits by allowing consumers to construct products themselves. TERRA! is a naturally growing armchair that is assembled, built, and cared for by the owner.
UK Phone Booths Re-Imagined As Mobile Repair Shops
For most, mobile phones have become an extension of oneself. LoveFone is taking on this contemporary telecommunications need by transforming the iconic UK red telephone boxes into mobile handset repair spots and charging stations.
A Kitchen, Bathroom And Laundry On Wheels
The concept of a mobile kitchen to provide food to the homeless has been a successful model replicated around the world for decades. If a truck can house a kitchen, it is only logical that other services a house typically provides can be delivered in a similarly mobile way.
Roam the World Through Co-Living
Roam is piloting subscription-based co-living spaces, providing a network of places to live and work. With locations in Bali, Miami and Madrid, the company intends to create a community by testing the boundaries of work and travel.
Help Us Map Gentrification In Toronto!
Torontonians, help us explore the gentrification battlefield in your city! Send us your personal maps of what gentrification in Toronto looks like to you.
B. Bylon: A Rooftop Oasis
Amsterdam's entrepreneurial hot spot, B Amsterdam, now has its own rooftop park. Recently we had the opportunity to visit this little paradise and speak with Philip Van Traa, founder of GrownDownTown.
Virtual Downtown Running, Sponsored By Nike
Nike has created an enormous sole-shaped running track in downtown Manila that lets you run against your virtual self.
