Balloon Graffiti
And Now, the Coolest Thing Ever: "

OMFG, balloon graffiti!
ยท D.Billy: Street Interventions [And I Am Not Lying via Gawker]
(Via Curbed.)
And Now, the Coolest Thing Ever: "

OMFG, balloon graffiti!
ยท D.Billy: Street Interventions [And I Am Not Lying via Gawker]
(Via Curbed.)
Really like this photo by Peter Funch, so much energy and chaos yet so well composed, perfect for the article it accompanied, the feuds of pedestrians, bikers, dog walkers and other groups at Central Park. (link: New York Magazine, Who Owns Central Park? How Frederick Law Olmsted’s 843 acres of civilizing wilderness became a type-A battleground. By Gabriel Sherman )
Technorati Tags: peter funch, central park, pedestrians, runners, dog walkers, skateboarders
MIT developing carbon-free, stackable rental cars: "
Filed under: Transportation
[from Engadget] Sure, we know you love actually owning a car, but let's be honest -- in large cities with condensed layouts, your H3 doesn't make a lot of sense. A group of researchers at MIT have been hard at work developing a solution that's kind on the planet and your scrawny legs. A team called Smart Cities have designed a small, two-seat, electric vehicle -- which they call the City Car -- that can be 'stacked' in convenient locations (say, just outside a subway stop), and then taken on short trips around urban areas. The cars -- which are based around an omnidirectional 'robot wheel' that encases an electric motor, suspension, and steering -- can be 'folded' and attached to a group of other cars for charging. The lineups of rentable vehicles would be accessible from various points around a city, with six or eight cars occupying just a single 'regular' car space. Of course, you'll have to forgo your 24-inch rims... but that's life.(Via Engadget.)
kristi sword: "
[from DesignSponge] one of the nicest things about living in new york is the way public art intregrates so seemlessly into your life. i love finding little pictures, tiles, and drawings people have placed on city streets and signs. some see it as vandalism but i really enjoy the projects that are fleeting (and leave minimal ecological impact) and draw attention to something seemingly mundane like cracks in the pavement or an old drainpipe. artist kristi sword has done both with her 'interventions' series that decorates tiny patches of city life with stickers and embellishments like ice cream sprinkles. you can click here for more on kristi's work and a full slideshow of installations [via craftzine]
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(Via Design*Sponge.)


Technorati Tags: James Turrell, Art, Sky, p.s.1, ps1
Saw a few interesting redesign proposals for The New York Aquarium at Coney Island. If built to plan, they will become buildings with a quality that New York architecture rarely seem to have: Whimsy. While there are plenty of inspirational buildings, as far as I know, this great city lacks building that makes it a point to makes you smile. Tokyo's Asahi Beer Building is one, Barcelona has a few buildings designed by Antonio Gaudi. I hope we'll get to see a big whale or jellyfish swimming in our skyline soon. [from New York Times article link]

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Weisz & Yoes Architecture
Smith-Miller & Hawkinson Architects

[quoted from Gothamist]Yesterday, reader Dave sent us these photos of some street seating options in Williamsburg. He wondered if it was courtesy the MTA, since the plastic seemed a lot like MTA plastic. Luckily, other people (well, blogs - Williamsburg Walkers, Curbed) were wondering the same thing and it turns out that the seats were from a Conflux Festival installation called 'Have a Seat. '
Artist Caroline Woolard's statements says, 'Although my 'Have a Seat' project may seem like three-dimensional graffiti, it is removable with the right chuck for the bolt that slides in the holes of the u-channel. People will see the seats and either sit on them or not, but I hope all people will enjoy resting while waiting for buses or friends.' Her blog also has the locations of the seats.
(Via Gothamist.)