San Diego’s first Figment today (april 7th / right now) at Chicano Park in Barrio Logan.
photos by skyler on the fb event pg.
after i went back outside i realized that where i drew “kickball” was only room enough for perhaps hopscotch or double dutch.
latham square plaza community design workshop, 23.02.13.
Sunlight and interactive installations changed the perception of Park Emilie-Gamelin in Montreal (Canada). It’s Éclats de verre by Atomic3.
pilot project: Latham Square Plaza, community design workshop today.
where telegraph ave. and broadway split off in downtown oakland.
pretty good turnout*. lots of people walking and bicycling by got interested, gave input, were excited to turn this otherwise dead spot into something lively.
and awesome thanks to rebar for doing this in conjunction with the city of oakland. rebar will be building whatever comes out of this design process.
*mayor quan was also there for a bit. she took some pics on her iphone.
Having a cup of tea is a poetic experience in the mobile café designed for trees by Byggstudio. After the first event held in May 2012, people can go on enjoying the tree-inspired menu in other Stockholm’s public gardens.
this totally looks like it could be a set on portlandia.
(via secretrepublic)
“How to Live in a City” - brought to you by the 1960’s
It’s a fun look at city life, public space, and how people interact in a city.
(via humanscalecities)
June 2012—several thousand people gathered in Brussels for a giant picnic to advocate/demand more public space and accessability for pedestrians and cyclists in their city. From the polis blog:
“The open space in front of the Stock Exchange, right in the heart of Brussels, is officially called a square (plein or place). In reality, people only have a sidewalk a bit wider than average to stroll beside a four-lane thoroughfare that bisects the city center north to south.
The “square” is usually unpleasant because of car exhaust and engine roars. Last Sunday at noon, however, residents — mostly families — invaded the public space with a picnic.“We want to give the city back to the people,” said a young woman from her deckchair”
Construction Begins on Pedestrian-Friendly Redesign of Fisherman’s Wharf.
The project, designed with the help of Danish architect Jan Gehl, is expected to transform Jefferson into the kind of popular pedestrian-oriented streets that are found many in cities across the world, but are few and far between in San Francisco.
sf.streetsblog, 03.01.13.
I like how whoever did the rendering included the “blazing saddle” rental bikes, and only 1/3 of the people with bikes has a helmet.
planters x seating on market st. in sf. 30.12.12.
parklet and bike corral on polk in sf.
eating a pesto crepe right now.
