To mark the London Festival of Architecture, The Guardian’s Jonathan Glancey explores in a short video whether the capital’s waterlogged past holds the key to its wet and wild future.
- Matthew
Aldo van Eyck - Writings, 1 & 2 + DVD [Vol. 1: The Child, the City and the Artist & Vol. 2: Collected Articles and Other Writings]. Vincent Ligtelijn and Francis Strauven, eds. Amsterdam: Uitgeverij SUN, 2008. 238 pp + 744 pp.
Space & Culture has previously posted on innovative architects (for example, here and […]
The Atlantic: The Next Slum?
Strange days are upon the residents of many a suburban cul-de-sac. Once-tidy yards have become overgrown, as the houses they front have gone vacant. Signs of physical and social disorder are spreading … Civic organizations in some suburbs have begun to mow the lawns around empty houses to keep up the […]
From the urbanists at Spacing Magazine, blog, etc. comes an urban ideas competition for individuals and groups no older than 35:
thinkTORONTO invites people 35 years old or younger with creative ideas on how to improve Toronto’s public spaces. The competition will help celebrate the magazine’s 5th anniversary in December 2008. Architects, urban planners, landscape architects, […]
Palo Alto Urban Petroglyph Project
These petroglyphs were all photographed from one particular road in and near Palo Alto, CA. It seems that the roadworkers had some good fun–or a tradition, of laying down their extra tar. Enjoy.”
I hope they actually ask what these are all about! (via anthrodesign)
- Anne