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“PlayMo” by Martin Heide (2010-present)
Martin Heide creates temporary installations with milk crates in abandoned public spaces and laneways in Melbourne. People are able to rearrange the crates however they want, though the structural parts of the PlayMo are secured together with cable ties. Article
“PlayMo” by Martin Heide (2010-present)
Martin Heide creates temporary installations with milk crates in abandoned public spaces and laneways in Melbourne. People are able to rearrange the crates however they want, though the structural parts of the PlayMo are secured together with cable ties. Article
“Phone Booth Book Share” by John Locke (2010)
Since now mobile phones are ubiquitous and smart phones more and more common, the old fashion phone booth is made redundant. Now that phone booths sit in may places unused, architect John Locke see it as a public place
“Phone Booth Book Share” by John Locke (2010)
Since now mobile phones are ubiquitous and smart phones more and more common, the old fashion phone booth is made redundant. Now that phone booths sit in may places unused, architect John Locke see it as a public place
“Piano Staircase” by Volkswagen-The Fun Theory (2009)
The Fun Theory is an initiative led by Volkswagen. Their idea is that if you make something simple and fun, you can create positive behavior change. Here, they made the stairs piano keys, so when someone climbed up the stairs,
“Piano Staircase” by Volkswagen-The Fun Theory (2009)
The Fun Theory is an initiative led by Volkswagen. Their idea is that if you make something simple and fun, you can create positive behavior change. Here, they made the stairs piano keys, so when someone climbed up the stairs,
“Guerilla Gardens” by Ron Finley (2011)
Ron Finley introduced the idea of “guerilla gardening” to South Central LA. He has turned areas along curbs, traffic lots, and other unused land into vegetable gardens. It’s a really interesting idea of repurposing unused land into something that solves
“Guerilla Gardens” by Ron Finley (2011)
Ron Finley introduced the idea of “guerilla gardening” to South Central LA. He has turned areas along curbs, traffic lots, and other unused land into vegetable gardens. It’s a really interesting idea of repurposing unused land into something that solves
“Favela Painting” by Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhahn (2005)
Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhahn have been painting in neighborhoods such as favelas in Rio de Janeiro to North Philadelphia since 2005. They engage the local community in their painting endeavors, which helps build a sense of community among the
“Favela Painting” by Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhahn (2005)
Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhahn have been painting in neighborhoods such as favelas in Rio de Janeiro to North Philadelphia since 2005. They engage the local community in their painting endeavors, which helps build a sense of community among the
“I Wish This Was” by Candy Chang (2010)
After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans was filled with vacant lots, buildings, and shop front. Candy Chang wishes to change this and refill the empty spaces. Chang created “I Wish This Was” stickers that could be posted anywhere. Any person
“I Wish This Was” by Candy Chang (2010)
After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans was filled with vacant lots, buildings, and shop front. Candy Chang wishes to change this and refill the empty spaces. Chang created “I Wish This Was” stickers that could be posted anywhere. Any person
“Bench-bombing” by Meghan Talarowski et al (2013)
This group of bench-bombers put temporary benches in parks and brought people together. The articles describing the project quoted William H. Whyte, a famous urbanist and public space advocate, who observed that “people like to sit where there are
“Bench-bombing” by Meghan Talarowski et al (2013)
This group of bench-bombers put temporary benches in parks and brought people together. The articles describing the project quoted William H. Whyte, a famous urbanist and public space advocate, who observed that “people like to sit where there are
“Contemplation and Removal” by Guy de Bree (2015)
Contemplation and Removal is a chair. The basic principle of the piece is that I would put the chair in a mildly difficult place to reach, in this case one of the plinths outside CMU’s Fine Arts Building. The
“Contemplation and Removal” by Guy de Bree (2015)
Contemplation and Removal is a chair. The basic principle of the piece is that I would put the chair in a mildly difficult place to reach, in this case one of the plinths outside CMU’s Fine Arts Building. The
“Toronto’s Guerrilla Gardeners Think Outside of the Planter Boxes” by Sean Martinadale (2011)
Part of a larger project called “Outside the Planter Boxes”, this piece aims at highlighting the slow degradation of the aging infrastructure in the city of Toronto. Cracking concrete and nature’s reclamation of the urban environment were all inspirations for
“Toronto’s Guerrilla Gardeners Think Outside of the Planter Boxes” by Sean Martinadale (2011)
Part of a larger project called “Outside the Planter Boxes”, this piece aims at highlighting the slow degradation of the aging infrastructure in the city of Toronto. Cracking concrete and nature’s reclamation of the urban environment were all inspirations for
“The Factory” by Oakoak (2012)
“The Factory” is part of a series of urban art by Oakoak that uses crumbing city infrastructure as a canvas. The piece depicts pollution chipping away at the infrastructure as people are dwarfed in the factory’s shadow. More information
“The Factory” by Oakoak (2012)
“The Factory” is part of a series of urban art by Oakoak that uses crumbing city infrastructure as a canvas. The piece depicts pollution chipping away at the infrastructure as people are dwarfed in the factory’s shadow. More information