Flashmob Protests Against Gentrification
A collective of Hamburg-based activists comes up with a hilarious way of protesting by holding spontaneous ‘Fette Mieten Partys’ (‘Fat Rent Parties’) at the viewings of apartments they consider too expensive. According to Der Spiegel, these new flashmob-style protests are part of a wave of action against gentrification in Germany’s major cities. The activists aim […]
Levi's Suddenly Pops Up Again
Haven’t heard from Levi’s in a while. Therefore it’s nice to see them doing something that at least draws my attention. As a boy I didn’t have Levi’s 501, which made my youth terrible. I’m trying to get over it slowly, but I still remember the text on a poster saying “The more you wash […]
The New Style Mobile Office
We’re unlucky to have chosen a name for this blog that is mostly associated with the paper-sort of pop-up architecture. You’ll understand what I mean by this video which contains carefully cutted pieces of paperwork popping out of books when opening. That is great work in general, but not really interesting. This one, however, is […]
Free Classic: Domebook 2 By Lloyd Kahn
Some time ago I wrote about a free PDF version of the rarely available book How to Build Your Own Living Structures by Ken Isaacs. I have another great classic for you to download: the inspiring Domebook 2, written by Lloyd Kahn and published in 1971. The book deals with "how to construct cardboard geodesic play-domes". Just like 'bubbletecture', domes are great architectural phenomenons you can find everywhere in the world in all kinds of forms, from Rome's St. Peter's Basilica to La Geode in Paris.
How Humorous Architects Promote Their Buildings
Many, many architects take themselves too seriously and lack a good sense of humour. The guys of Fantastic Norway, who also created the fantastic cardboard clouds at the Norwegian Centre for Design and Architecture, are quite different. To gain more attention for their creations, they organised the project Walking Berlin, in which they dressed up […]
How A Robot Survives In The City
Apparently, navigating through a city is a big issue. Thanks to Twitter I discovered a couple of initiatives helping vistors to find their way through the unknown urban jungle, either by using social software (Twitter, Google Maps) or by using iPhone tracking applications. The Tweenbots project by Kacie Kinzer is of an another kind and […]
