The Next Farm Is In Your Local Supermarket
German retailer METRO is opening hydroponic farms inside its supermarkets.
Buurtfeest Turns Courtyards and Balconies Into a Neighbourhood Festival
Amsterdam neighbors open up gardens and balconies of their apartment block to throw a big neighborhood party.
Ghettoblasters Replace Buskers In Utrecht
Songs for Thomas Piketty is an art project that uses boomboxes on the streets of Utrecht to stand in for expelled buskers and homeless in cities.
London Advertising Screen Doubles Up As Community Garden
Creative space makers Wildstone have designed a billboard promoting more than just consumerism. Located on Palace Road in Lambeth, the advertising structure has turned an unused plot of land into a mini vegetable patch for local residents and community groups.
Arts and the City — an Interview With Richard Sennett
We caught up with American sociologist Richard Sennett to discuss the Theatrum Mundi initiative and his views on the future of open source city-making.
McDonald’s Interior Embraces ‘Edgy’ Street Culture
Some find it brilliant, others think it marks the end of Brixton as a cool place. The graffiti-inspired new interior of a McDonald's restaurant in the South London neighborhood offers plenty of food for debate.
Powernap Shelters For Tired Drivers In Peru
Home improvement warehouse store chain Sodimac created a powernap shelter for tired car drivers right underneath one of its large billboards along the highway in Peru.
An Automated Supermarket With No Staff
Entrepreneur Robert Ilijason recently launched a smartphone-controlled supermarket in the Swedish town of Viken that doesn't have any employees.
Smartphone Game Turns The Streets Into A Laser-Tag Arena
Smartphone game Father.io hopes to turn global cities into giant laser-tag arenas.
Mobile Dikes Protect The Dutch Against Floods
The Dutch have been living below sea level for over 800 years, so it's safe to say that they are absolute experts when it comes to water defense. This doesn't stop them from experimenting with new flood protection solutions, however.
Unconventional Dinners In Theatrical Scenes
London-based initiative The Art of Dining serves pop-up dinners in unconventional locations, combining food with theater and art.
Dog Parking On The Streets Of New York
Dog Parker provides single-occupancy, short-stay dog kennels for New York's dogs while their owners are running errands.
Floating Food Forest Hits New York Waters
Created by artist Mary Mattingly, Swale is a free-floating food forest assembled out of repurposed shipping containers.
Turning Junk Furniture Into Sidewalk Living Rooms
Brooklyn-based photographer Justin Bettman and set designer Gözde Eker have been creating open-air living rooms on the streets of New York using only abandoned or donated furnishings.
Balcony Store Meets The Green Needs Of Urban Micro-Dwellers
Amsterdam's Balkonie store has all the items for urbanites who want to turn their balcony into a private micro-garden.
