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 […]
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
Mobile tech researcher Younghee Jung describes the extraordinary interaction design of Japanese love hotels:
The entrances of love hotels are characteristically discreet. It is impossible to see the inside of the lobby from outside. There are many entrances to the building. Once in the lobby, you see the big board with pictures of all rooms. The […]
Call for Papers
Guest Eds. Domenech, M., Schillmeier, M.
Thinking about care practices entails a reflection concerning practices of space. Heidegger’s notion of ‘dwelling as caring’ addresses this relationship. In this vein we are interested in rethinking the concepts and practices of care in contemporary societies. This special issue focuses on new forms of spatialization in and […]
Alluniartaq, also nuqartaq
Igloo “High Bar.”
Played inside an igloo. A rope is suspended from the ice window, sometimes in a loop, sometimes two ropes with loops at the end. This allows various athletic games to be
played, hanging by the legs, sitting, turning over, etc.
Arsiqattaaq, also nillinasaaliurniq
“Trying not to talk”
Flagpole Climbing
A game sponsored by the trading companies […]