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Burning Man 2007 Year in Images: Tragedy, Controversy and Sustainability
2007-10-13 07:19:00 The dust has finally settled in the Black Rock Desert, both literally and otherwise. Black Rock City, the largest temporary urban encampment in the world was 45,000 strong this year and for the first time made a full official effort to go green. From the unfortunate hanging suicide of a participant to the surprising and subversive ... More About: Architecture , Tragedy , Images , Urban , Sustainability
Burning Man 2007 Year in Images: Tragedy, Controversy and Sustainability
2007-10-13 07:19:00 The dust has finally settled in the Black Rock Desert, both literally and otherwise. Black Rock City, the largest temporary urban encampment in the world was 45,000 strong this year and for the first time made a full official effort to go green. From the unfortunate hanging suicide of a participant to the surprising and subversive ... More About: Architecture , Tragedy , Images , Urban , Sustainability
3D Architectural Illusions: Amazing Paintings, Murals and Mosaics
2007-10-11 06:58:00 3D street artists are great, but their ever-popular sidewalk chalk art isn’t the only 3D art of its kind. Inside a home, on the outside of a building or even in a swimming pool, the illusion of three-dimensionality can transform a space, giving the appearance of depth, texture and place in a mythical or fantastical ... More About: Architecture , Graffiti , Urban , Paintings , Amazing
3 Kinds of Culture Jamming: Commercial, Political and Social Signs of Our T
2007-10-08 11:31:00 As you walk through a city, how often do you stop to think about the signs, symbols and advertisements that bombard your vision from every direction? There seems little doubt that we live in a society increasingly dominated by visual information. However, refection on life is a prerequisite for living, and the cultural, political and commercial ... More About: Social , Culture , Commercial , Political , Graffiti
Cramped City Living: 10 of the Narrowest Houses in the World
2007-10-05 22:23:00 Would it surprise you to learn that a number of houses around the world, from New York to Amsterdam and Brazil to Britain have various claims to being the skinniest house in the world? Some are the skinniest by frontage measurements, others by widest or narrowest space, though they would all (it would seem) require extremely creative urban furniture. (more…) More About: Living , World , Houses , City , The World
Watch Urban Street Art in Action: From Reverse Graffiti to Train Tagging
2007-10-03 22:45:00 Some call graffiti generic vandalism while others call it innovative art. These videos span the spectrum from commonplace to creative and illegal to legal. The artists featured work in groups or individually, are variously known, unknown, famous and infamous. Regardless of your opinion of guerilla street art at large, these scenes provide a unique window ... More About: Video , Watch , Action , Graffiti , Urban
7 Underground Wonders of the World: Labyrinths, Crypts, Catacombs and More
2007-10-01 00:32:00 What motivates humankind to burrow deep into the Earth? From London to Paris, Budapest to Moscow, the USA to Australia, here are seven of the most amazing examples in the world. Some were built for military defense or shelter, many are abandoned while others thrive. These amazing images feature tunnels, caverns, labyrinths from seven underground ... More About: Architecture , World , Urban , Wonders , The World
Urban Camping: Subversive City Living from Times Square to the Car Tent
2007-09-28 18:52:00 Urban camping means different things to different people, from living without a vehicle or electricity and plumbing to squatting in unused properties and more. However, the most popular definition of urban camping provided by the urban dictionary is: “camping in an urban setting by sleeping on rooftops, under bushes, and in public parks.” Amid and Zach ... More About: Living , Architecture , Camping , City
7 Extreme Urban Sports Videos: From Biking and Blading to Building Jumping
2007-09-25 05:59:00 It is one thing to watch amazing tricks or stunts performed in a closed venue for a captive audience. It is quite another to see unusual sports practiced in a busy and unpredictable urban setting. Here are some extreme city sports you aren’t likely to see in a sports stadium, starting with an incredible urban ... More About: Video , Videos , Sports , Building , Extreme
3 Amazing 3D Street Artists: Urban Graffiti from Around the World
2007-09-22 00:49:00 Most people tend to think of graffiti as subversive art spraypainted in the dead of night on urban walls. Some artists, however, including Edgar Mueller, Julian Beever and Kurt Wenner, defy that stereotype, painting and chalking openly on city streets and sidewalks. Beyond merely entertaining crowds, their work has at times even broken world records. ... More About: Video , World , Graffiti , Urban , Artists
Legal Urban Exploration: 7 Tips for Visiting Historical Abandonments
2007-09-20 06:27:00 Guest Article by Al Ebaster of Forgotten Pennsylvania: Urban exploration is a lot of fun, but responsible adults might not be thrilled by the idea of getting caught. In many abandonments, urbexers are more likely to get a ticket than fall through the floor. And anyway, who can enjoy an abandoned building while worrying about the ... More About: Tips , Legal , Historical , Exploration
Mobile Urban Architecture: From Portable Housing to Temporary Hotel Rooms
2007-09-18 05:38:00 The world’s interest physical mobility has, to the surprise of many urban theorists, not decreased with the rise of global digital communication. In fact, people are more mobile than ever, changing jobs, cities, or even countries with increased frequency. This trend has played out in a variety of interesting ways when it comes to architecture and urbanism. More and more designers are developing ... More About: Mobile , Architecture , Hotel , Portable , Urban
Urbex Camouflage: Hiding, Sneaking and Disguising During Urban Explorations
2007-09-15 09:48:00 The ability to hide plain site can be a real advantage when exploring urban abandonments. Oooms has created a clever and collapsible solution to this problem as shown above. What appears to be an innocuous utility fixture is, in fact, a portable and hollow urban hideout that can be quickly and easily assembled and disassembled on-the-go. A traditional ... More About: Urban , Camouflage
Underwater Urban Archeology: 7 Submerged Wonders of the World
2007-09-12 09:43:00 A wealth of human history lies submerged in ancient cities at the bottoms of lakes, seas and oceans of the world. Some of these were sent into the water via earthquakes, tsunamis or other disasters thousands of years ago. Many have just recently been rediscovered, by accident or through emergent technological innovations. Some have even ... More About: Architecture , World , Urban , Wonders , The World
Parkour and Free Running: Amazing Urban Acrobatics and Building Jumping
2007-09-11 00:12:00 What if you saw the building walls and other urban obstacles around you not as barriers, but as tempting challenges? Parkour practitioners and free runners do just that, putting into practice things most of us just associate with the movies. In real life, however, veterans practice these amazing arts of travelling quickly and smoothly through cities. Parkour emphasizes ... More About: Video , Building , Running , Free , Urban
Wiki City Rome: Digitally Mapping the Urban Environment in Real Time
2007-09-09 07:52:00 Imagine Google Maps, but overlayed with layers of digital information, from cell phone usage to GPS activity - anonymously aggregated and available to the public. Starting today, Wiki City Rome is displaying just such data on one of the busiest urban centers in the world. An MIT SENSEable City Laboratory project, Wiki City Rome seeks to create ... More About: Environment , Web 2 , Time
Wiki City Rome: Digitally Mapping the Urban Environment in Real Time
2007-09-09 07:52:00 Imagine Google Maps, but overlayed with layers of digital information, from cell phone usage to GPS activity - anonymously aggregated and available to the public. Starting today, Wiki City Rome is displaying just such data on one of the busiest urban centers in the world. An MIT SENSEable City Laboratory project, Wiki City Rome seeks to create ... More About: Environment , Web 2 , Time
Architectural Light Graffiti: Projection Bombing Images on Urban Surfaces
2007-09-07 09:42:00 Have you ever considered the possibility of graffiti without vandalism? There is an impressive variety of legal urban street art, from light art to reverse graffiti. There are also eco-friendly leave-no-trace forms of illegal urban expression, such as urban exploration or guerilla gardening. Architectural light graffiti, or projection bombing, falls somewhere curiously in between. The set up is simple: a programmed sequence (created ... More About: Architecture , Graffiti , Images , Urban , Light
Architectural Light Graffiti: Projection Bombing Images on Urban Surfaces
2007-09-07 09:42:00 Have you ever considered the possibility of graffiti without vandalism? There is an impressive variety of legal urban street art, from light art to reverse graffiti. There are also eco-friendly leave-no-trace forms of illegal urban expression, such as urban exploration or guerilla gardening. Architectural light graffiti, or projection bombing, falls somewhere curiously in between. The set up is simple: a programmed sequence (created ... More About: Architecture , Graffiti , Images , Urban , Light
Abandonments Resources: Building Infiltration Images and Information
2007-09-05 11:51:00 Following recent articles on the world’s abandoned cities and on urban exploration, some readers have requested additional resources related to exploring abandoned structures and buildings. With that in mind, here are some great urbex photo collections and other links related to building infiltration and draining. For an updated stream of urbex images, it is well worth checking out Flickr’s Urban Abandonments photo group. The group ... More About: Information , Building , Architecture , Resources , Images
Abandonments Resources: Building Infiltration Images and Information
2007-09-05 11:51:00 Following recent articles on the world’s abandoned cities and on urban exploration, some readers have requested additional resources related to exploring abandoned structures and buildings. With that in mind, here are some great urbex photo collections and other links related to building infiltration and draining. For an updated stream of urbex images, it is well worth checking out Flickr’s Urban Abandonments photo group. The group ... More About: Information , Building , Architecture , Resources , Images
Spontaneous Urban Gatherings: From Subway Parties to Pillow Fights
2007-09-03 13:06:00 What is urban life without a little excitement, spontaneity and strangeness? A popular article on unusually legal street art prompted some of our readers to inquire about organizing or attending flash mob events. The internet has, fortunately, made the organization of these urban events a whole lot easier. However, flash mobs aren’t just about gathering ... More About: Fights , Urban , Parties , Pillow , Subway
Spontaneous Urban Gatherings: From Subway Parties to Pillow Fights
2007-09-03 13:06:00 What is urban life without a little excitement, spontaneity and strangeness? A popular article on unusually legal street art prompted some of our readers to inquire about organizing or attending flash mob events. The internet has, fortunately, made the organization of these urban events a whole lot easier. However, flash mobs aren’t just about gathering ... More About: Fights , Urban , Parties , Pillow , Subway
Manhattan of the Desert: The Oldest Surviving Skyscrapers in the World
2007-09-01 10:21:00 Most people think of skyscrapers as inventions of the post-industrial world, characteristic of tightly-packed urban environments. Density in cities is, of course, nothing new. Surprisingly, neither is the art of constructing tall buildings, as evidenced by the city of Shibam. Shibam, Yemen has been continuously occupied for over two millennia. This remote desert city boasts buildings ... More About: Architecture , World , Urban , The World , Manhattan
Manhattan of the Desert: The Oldest Surviving Skyscrapers in the World
2007-09-01 10:21:00 Most people think of skyscrapers as inventions of the post-industrial world, characteristic of tightly-packed urban environments. Density in cities is, of course, nothing new. Surprisingly, neither is the art of constructing tall buildings, as evidenced by the city of Shibam. Shibam, Yemen has been continuously occupied for over two millennia. This remote desert city boasts buildings ... More About: Architecture , World , Urban , The World , Manhattan
Urban Abandonments (Part Two): 7 More Deserted Wonders of the Modern World
2007-08-30 10:50:00 After the overwhelmingly positive responses to and praise for the original 7 Abandoned Urban Wonders article, we were compelled to create a sequel. Thanks to reader-submitted links and locations, we have compiled a follow-up that should rival (or even top) the original (75,000 views)! Without further ado, here are seven more amazing examples of deserted urban wonders from around ... More About: Architecture , World , Part
Urban Abandonments (Part Two): 7 More Deserted Wonders of the Modern World
2007-08-30 10:50:00 After the overwhelmingly positive responses to and praise for the original 7 Abandoned Urban Wonders article, we were compelled to create a sequel. Thanks to reader-submitted links and locations, we have compiled a follow-up that should rival (or even top) the original (75,000 views)! Without further ado, here are seven more amazing examples of deserted urban wonders from around ... More About: Architecture , World , Part
Burning Man 2007: Can the World?s Largest Temporary City Go Green?
2007-08-28 06:12:00 Burning Man is an amazing annual event that takes places for one week a year in the remote Black Rock Desert. This location, also dubbed Black Rock City , is home to art and artists from around the world. While it lasts, Black Rock City is the 7th largest urban environment in Nevada. Burning Man is ... More About: World , Urban , Green , The World
Burning Man 2007: Can the World?s Largest Temporary City Go Green?
2007-08-28 06:12:00 Burning Man is an amazing annual event that takes places for one week a year in the remote Black Rock Desert. This location, also dubbed Black Rock City , is home to art and artists from around the world. While it lasts, Black Rock City is the 7th largest urban environment in Nevada. Burning Man is ... More About: World , Urban , Green , The World
Drop Spots: Share Secret Objects With Strangers in Cities Around the World
More articles from this author:2007-08-26 07:25:00 Drop Spots are the basis for a unique form of urban interaction. A Drop Spot is a place where you can exchange an object with a stranger in your city- pick one thing up and leave another behind. This item can be virtually anything, from a CD or quote to a photograph or piece of art. The Drop Spots ... More About: World , Urban , Cities , Around the world , Secret 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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