In public space we trust
Italian artist massimo bartolini has developed an expansive outdoor public library entitled ‘bookyard’ for belgian art festival, TRACK: a contemporary city conversation in ghent. Bartolini has employed his creative, mixed media talents to develop a set of twelve bookcases installed in st peter’s abbey vineyard, sint-pietersplein 14, the establishment originating in the middle ages. the sweeping shape of green shelves has been constructed upon a small grassy field, then moving up the gradual slope of st peter’s abbey in line with their vines.
The units are filled with books for sale by the public libraries of ghent and antwerp with the profits of these items to benefit the institutions. Visitors to the exhibition may bring home a piece of the artwork, an object housed in the shelves of ‘bookyard’ by leaving a donation of their choosing into a small box supplied by the artist and the libraries.
ghent’s intervention project, TRACK, officially ends on september 16th, 2012.
Ciudades Paralelas is a mobile festival created by Lola Arias and Stefan Kaegi that turns libraries, factories and other ordinary spaces into stages for performances and urban interventions. It takes place in the cities of Berlin, Buenos Aires, Warsaw and Zurich.
Untitled #158 is the new architectural sculpture by Aeneas Wilder, where passers-by can observe the surrounding landscape and undergo a contemplative experience. The round construction offers a 360º view and is aligned with uniform vertical wooden slats. The installation is part of pit, the project of Z33 - house for contemporary art that brings artworks in public spaces of Limburg district (Belgium).
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With the arrival of spring the Gartendeck has opened again on the roof of a parking garage, in the neighbourhood of St. Pauli in Hamburg (Germany). Anyone can go there, sow seeds and produce local foods, taking part in new forms of urban community.
To learn more: here.
Since 2008 the Norwegian studio TYIN Tegnestue Architects has been working in developing countries in order to find solutions to social needs, involving local people in both the design and building of the projects.
Built in Spring 2011 the Klong Toey Community Lantern is a public space where the inhabitants of the informal dwelling of Klong Toey in Bangkok (Thailand) can play, work and meet.
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Identity Series is a project by the artist Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada started in the late 90’s as a reaction to invasive advertising and its icons. All around the world his faces of ordinary people have appeared and disappeared (the murals are made with charcoal).
reSITE Festival aims at reflecting on the current changes in urban planning in order to understand how to build public spaces for all and to use a participatory planning approach. From May 21 to 27 the city of Prague (Czech Republic) will host interdisciplinary conferences, workshops, film screenings, urban games, public design discussions and cycling events for both citizens and professionals.
To learn more: here.
The 5th IABR: Making City is therefore issuing a call to all involved – administrators, policymakers, politicians, entrepreneurs, designers and citizens: If making city is what we have to do, we must really go about it differently, by building strong alliances, by formulating an urban agenda, and by putting design first
The European Prize for Urban Public Space is a biennial competition organized by six European institutions with the aim to recognize and encourage the recovery projects and defense of public space in our cities. Discover all the projects seleced for the 2012 edition.
From 12 April to 31 August the Pavillon de l’Arsenal in Paris (France) hosts the exhibition Re.architecture, Re.cycle, Re.use, Re.invest, Re.build analysing new approaches and stategies of building sustainable and user-friendly cities. The exhibition features the projects of 15 European associations and collectives who engage in collaborative and cross-cutting urban and architectural practices, as exyzt, Coloco and Raumlabor.
Live from Designing public spaces’ workshop with IED students_Who says women are not good at DIY?
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And while Cascina Cuccagna’s new pieces of outdoor furniture are under construction, in the eastern part of Milan the MakerLab Residency has opened. People are getting to know each other, sharing ideas and exploring both new tools and collaborative methods.
Live from Designing public spaces’ workshop with IED students_ Laboratory test for the new Cuccagna’s flower box.
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Designing public spaces’ workshop has begun. Under esterni’s supervision, the students of IED’s Master of Interior and Product Design are building brand new equipment for Cascina Cuccagna.
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