Urbanistin

“Cathelijn de Reede has a vision: To turn every public bench in the world into a mini community hub. Living in Amsterdam, de Reede, who owns a communications and design firm, noticed something that bothered her. Even people who have lived next door to each other for years barely know each other; friendly “good mornings” or “hellos” are rare. Amsterdam is not unique in this respect—a 2015 survey found that only 20% of Americans regularly spend time with their neighbors....” read the full article here

find full article here: http://weburbanist.com/2014/07/24/bench-to-bedroom-public-furniture-turned-homeless-shelters/

Syrian artist Tammam Azzam and his personal Gustav Klimt's "The Kiss" on war-torn building in Syria

STREETPONG

The Vienna Biennale 2015 is the first event of its kind to combine art, design, and architecture, with the aim of generating creative ideas and artistic projects to help improve the world. Its category-spanning, interdisciplinary approach and combination of artistic ambition and the creative economy open up new perspectives on central topics of our time and thus promote positive change in our society

The intervention was part of Quebec’s public art festival Les Passages Insolites. The festival aims to reshape our thinking of neighborhoods by questioning our relation with public space. In challenging visuals that also create an interaction with users, the known environment becomes a whole new adventurous surrounding.

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A few Latvian activists from a branch of the bicycle advocacy group Let's Bike it recently created a visual reminder of the space taken by cars on a typical road. To accomplish this, the group fabricated bamboo skeletons shaped like actual cars and mounted them on their bikes. The act