A Pop-Up Forest At Times Square
Urban ecologist Marielle Anzelone is running a Kickstarter campaign to greenify New York City's Times Square with a three-week pop-up forest.
Cairo Is The World’s Largest Open Air Chair Museum
Guerrilla chairs are a widespread phenomenon in Cairo's public spaces. Shortly ahead of the launch of the book Sidewalk Salon: 1001 Street Chairs of Cairo this May, we got the chance to talk to authors David Puig and Manar Moursi about the Egyptian capital and its status as the world's largest open air chair museum.
A Tea For One Or Two
Artist Shani Ha came up with a very special Table for Two at a restaurant located on 7th Avenue in New York. The table, that's split between the inside and the outside and has a glass panel in the middle, aims to play with the boundaries of public and private spaces.
It’s Peeback Time In St. Pauli
In an attempt to deter people from urinating on buildings, Hamburg’s St. Pauli district uses wall paint that "pees back".
Theater, Google Street View-Style
In Mons, Belgium, theater group Xtnt created a Google Street View-style performance featuring 900 people, 42 streets, 10 kilometers of photography, plus one and a half years of spontaneous street theatrics.
Huellas Artes: Funking Up One Santiago Plaza
100architects have transformed the very grey, very dull plaza above Bellas Artes metro station in downtown Santiago, Chile into an exuberant eruption of colourful forms.
A DIY Snow Bar In Boston
Boston has officially had its snowiest winter on record. Reason for architect Chris Haynes and his wife Kristy Nardone to carve a streetside bar out of the snow piles in front of their house.
Pop-Up City Live #3 — 26 March At Ruimtekoers Festival Arnhem
After successful editions in Amsterdam (2013) and Brussels (2014), we are delighted to announce that on Thursday 26 March, Pop-Up City will be hosting its third live event! Come and join us on the 6th floor of Rozet Centre in Arnhem, where you can expect an evening of innovative, creative and diverse ideas about urban life and city-making.
Making The Most Out Of A Parking Lot
NYC-based architecture office PARA shows how to make the most of an ordinary suburban parking lot with their Haffenden House.
Urban Regeneration, One Dance Floor At A Time
After an earthquake ruined Christchurch in 2011, the city became a laboratory for creative urban regeneration. One of its most successful projects to date is the Dance-o-Mat, a coin-operated public dance floor.
Honey, I Shrunk The Apartment!
Due to changing ways of life, cities have to reconsider their housing policies. During the family-driven 1950s, a high demand for two-to-four-bedroom units existed, but today about half of the New Yorkers are single and therefore differing housing needs have to be met. Micro-apartments could be a solution.
Local Breweries Help Treat Wastewater
Small breweries are popping up in cities all around the world. Many of them become stakeholders in the water treatment cycle by rethinking their water consumption and finding creative solutions for wastewater treatment and sustainable water (re-)use.
Hammocks To The People!
In the Brazilian state Rio Grande do Sul, there was a project launched only last month that tries to point out that there are more relaxing options for spending free time other than surfing the Web.
All Aboard Chicago’s Party Train!
Forget the party bus, or even the disco taxi. Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) now offers their L Trains for parties outside rush hours.
