Pop up urbanism

For one dreary rainy afternoon this past July, an underpass of Ottawa’s Queensway was overtaken by acoustic guitars and hot pink shag carpets. With bicycles and runners, and the rumble of the O-Train and highway as a backdrop, passersby were invited to play a song on the guitar or lounge on the carpeted concrete slopesContinue reading "Design Citizens: professional-grassroots urban tactics"

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Whether it’s extra elbow room or a place to rub shoulders you’re looking for, new architect-designed public spaces give city dwellers a chance to..

Hello Wood has revived its highly-successful POP-UP Park, bringing a touch of vibrancy to an underused square in downtown Budapest.

Everyone is invited to the Free Opening Ceremony on Sept 15, 2017 at Noon to this year’s Pop Up Park that will transform Donaldson Street into a passeggiata, a pedestrian ally as a gathering place for people, which will be full of plants and seating, and will feature story times, music and other free events.

Exhibition. Nov 22, 2014–May 25, 2015. In 2030, the world’s population will be a staggering eight billion people. Of these, two-thirds will live in cities. Most will be poor. With limited resources, this uneven growth will be one of the greatest challenges faced by societies across the globe. Over the next years, city authorities, urban planners and designers, economists, and many others will have to join forces to avoid major social and economic catastrophes, working together to ensure…

Image 12 of 24 from gallery of Pop-Up Park / Collectif Parenthèse. Photograph by Alan Aubry | Métropôle Rouen Normandie

Designed for the V-A-C Foundation, Venice-Based Israeli architect Omri Revesz’s adjustable Street Cinema rests lightly next to a canal in Venice,...

Designed for the State of Design Festival by Hassell architects, the Chasing Kitsune Japanese food truck is now for sale.

Farmers markets, antique markets, flea markets – the best weekly events in Tokyo for fresh produce, great bargains and more