Searching for the soul of the city
By Connie Franssen
28-05-2009 /views: 3703 in past 12 months.
On 28 th May 2009 at 22.00 hours, MediaLAB Amsterdam is realizing an urban projection which measures 375 m2. The projector will be on the HvA Singelgracht building (corner Wibautstraat/Mauritskade).
By Hans Karssenberg
18-04-2009 /views: 4411 in past 12 months.
What do a fountain in Paris, a traffic sign in Stockholm, a tree in LA, a fence in New York, a wall in Seattle, a pub in Collette, a bus in San Salvador, a telescope in Montreal, the bridge in San Francisco, a Lenin statue in Fremont and the great wall of China in common? They have all been knitted.
Cities cover just 2% of the world's surface, but consume 75% of the world's resources. But how are cities and food connected exactly? And what is a 'foodprint'?
In reaction to the international credit crisis, the Amsterdam architecture institute ARCAM has mapped out an architectural route through the city taki
A large metal plinth, inscribed 'The Base Of The World, Homage To Galileo' placed upside down in a field in Herning, Denmark. It announces that the wh
The Museum Quarter is a unique location in Amsterdam with no fewer than four world-class cultural institutions: the Rijksmuseum, the Stedelijk Museum,
2 per cent of the world's population live in the world's 10 biggest cities
Would you like to know what the Metro Line 1 in Budapest sounds like? A wedding in Cairo? Or a busy central street in Kuala Lumpur? Or would you rathe
A roundabout at the entrance of the town of Tilburg. It has a terraced house on top of it. It stands freely. And what's more, it rotates.
Pick'n'mix your own sounds from Bilbao to Brazil, from Dresden tot Istanbul, from Ljubljana to San Sebastian. Make a symphony of church bells, urban i
Migration and, more specifically, the challenges of social cohesion are some of the more important issues facing 'new town' Almere. Almere, which is a
I wonder what healing power is ascribed to ‘culture’ in urban renewal strategies. Since the 80s, the value of musea, events and shiny waterfront d
Mediamatic is a cultural organization in Amsterdam. They do exhibitions, presentations, workshops and much more. The site combines an overview with ne
Underground opera between autobahns.
A combination of architecture and poetry on a new library in Zonnebeke, Belgium, to remember the Great War. A contribution by Jan Theuninck, artist fo
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