Archive for February, 2008

Planting a University

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

Every time we plant is not just a bet on growing seasons - it’s a vision of the future.
Is this a picture of plowing, of horitculture, a vision for a new building - or maybe even a vision of a new culture? Part of Space and Culture is based at University of Alberta and […]

Bouquet for Edmonton

Monday, February 11th, 2008

Marilei Fiorelli has created ephemeral winter art for Edmonton, which has had over a week of below -20C cold. Snow graffitti flowers make a bouquet for a frozen city. Check out her blog for more, before it melts! Let’s make an annual tradition out of this - if one can have […]

The complex (data) behaviours of the street

Monday, February 11th, 2008

I never cease to be impressed by the quality of Dan Hill’s thinking and writing on urban spaces and technology. In his most recent post on the street as platform, Dan claims that “the way the street feels may soon be defined by what cannot be seen with the naked eye.” He draws out detailed […]

Subway!

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Vintage Sesame Street: Subway!
Cool.
- Anne

When Parkour and Soccer Converge….

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

We’re all familiar with parkour, the urban-assault-a-la-Spiderman phenomenon from France.

So what happens when parkour is paired with le football? (Assuming the video is not some sort of computer-graphics-enhanced mashup….)

- Matthew

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