Urban play takes over the street of Jakarta. Intervention of tape art by Andi Rharharha

Located in the commune of Recoleta (Chile), the Children’s Bicentenary Park by Elemental is a wide public space, which answers to the social need of green areas and is tailored to its little users, with wooden slides, tree houses, water playscapes and the former grillwork turned into a red labyrinth.

Between July and November 2009 Berlin set a creative space station, devoted to the praxis of utopi-sizing: Camp Exodus by Christoph Ziegler. Within the Skulpturenpark’s programme, the performative architecture offered a temporary meeting point, a platform for discussion and a working site for people, professionals and artists.  

ArtEpi is a temporary micro-city, that will rise in the middle of Denmark from 18th August to 19th October 2013. The city will gather the expertise of around 100 artists and scientists, living and working together in order to find sustainable and engaging solutions for contemporary world. Visitors will be welcome to take part and be entertained with collateral events.

To learn more: here.

During the Summer of Fashion 2012 in Vienna (Austria) PPAG architects set a red Catwalk in the middle of MuseumsQuartier, which functioned as a long winding bench and was a device to turn even simple passers-by into models.

Having a rest in a beautiful and historical square can be an overpriced experience due to the receipt of the coffee. In 2012 Prouvé by the trio Boijeot, Renauld and Turon provided an instant solution: during the opening of the main exhibition in Place Stanislas in Nancy (France) people found free wooden chairs to use.

For other urban actions: here.

Up to 25 May in Berlin Galerie Henrik Springmann features The Wrinkles of the City by the French street artist JR. In addition to various materials regarding his previous works, the exhibition records the carrying out of the new project in the German capital: JR and his crew have invaded the city with XXL portraits of elderly people, creating a visul comparision between the human stories and the urban metamorphosis. 

To learn more: here.

CELEBRATE NEIGHBORDAY on APRIL 27

In a time when it’s easier meeting new people in a virtual reality, then knowing the name of our neighbors, GOOD invites you all to take part to the NEIGHBORDAY, on April 27. Everything you need to make it happen here.

AAAdesignercercasi a contest born to give visibility to architects who gravitate around the world of design and self-production, and involve them into an important project planned for the EXPO.

2015: Expo Village, the village in wich will be hosted all those will work in the stands of different countries during the Universal exposition..

An opportunity to give a voice to the community of makers and self-producted designer, able to invent, develop and realize small lot of furnitures, accessories, decorative elements that can define the identity of the interior living-spaces designed for a temporary accommodation.

For the official launch, AAAdesignercercasi, takes part to the Public Design Closing Party with a self-production lab.
With the collaboration of the Tecnificio, and their 3d printer, all the guests of the Closing Party could play and create their customized gadgets.

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MyHoming is a still growing online platform that aims to connect international travellers with local retailers, in order to satisfy all travellers needs and increase the local market of products and services to be used on a temporary basis

MyHoming aims to provide to its users different kind of tools in order to supply a real local experience, based on the features that are distinctive of each urban area.

The project is an extension of a usual camping tent that multiplies its functionality .
The structure, that call to mind the typical form of a backpacking tent, with a double fuction: on one hand it gives uniform image for a camping build up with tents with differents forms and colours, on the other hand it create two wall with various functions.
Several bags hooked to the structure allows the camper to store his objects outside, without messing-up the tent.

The project is realized with recyclable materials such as cloths made of PVC, safety belts and paper tubes used in the textile industry.

A little self-built sauna, oasis of relax and peace born from the collaboration between two groups of italian architects: DETTO FATTO, a design and architecture itinerant laboratory, and LASCIAlaSCIA, a group of architects that rethink architectures in terms of temporariness with the planning of exhibitions and installation.

Home Sweat Home, a small place open to everybody - and closed at the same time - where you can relax, to slack the chaotic pace of the design week.

DettoFatto is a collective of under28 architects specialized in design and building of micro-architecture, scenic design, exhibitions and interior design. They also organize events of common buildings in unusual places or wherever is required.
This collective is composed by: Lorena Caruana, Alfonso Catania, Paolo Gulotta, Luigi Greco, Claudia Lala, Ruggero Passarello.

LASCIA la SCIA is a group of five architects that decided to rethink architectures in terms of temporariness through the promotion of innovative projects, focusing on the environmental, economical and social sustainability.

Camping Ideas is a light installation that represents the camping as a match point between people and ideas.
A tent in the middle of the pool. Inside, LED lights will make the pool shine out and optical fibers will spread light colors all around.

Farm Cultural Park ‘s traveling embassy brings a manifesto about good practices for a new urban and collective survival.
A kit of useful suggestions to respond to the recession and convert a hard period into a time for opportunity.