Archive for Place Making
Giorgio Di Cicco – Thoughts on Cities & Community
I found my friend Giorgio Di Cicco, the Poet Laureate Emeritus of Toronto, in a nice series of little video thoughts on the ideas of urban citizenship, connectedness, community and benefits of small things. Watch and enjoy!
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The Love Letter Project – Philadelphia
I have been talking about cities and love and about the idea of “love notes” to a city; those often little things that surprise and amuse us and make us appreciate and love our communities. In Philadelphia they have literally done a love letter to the community through the extraordinary Mural Arts Program there. Check [...]
TEDxTampa Bay
Coming February 12, 2010,Tampa Bay will host one of the independently produced TEDx events at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. Peter Kageyama is one of the co-producers and will host the event. The event will be webcast live starting at 9am on February 12th.
For more information visit TEDx Tampa Bay.
Presenters include:
Charles Armstrong, Spark [...]
Value of Iconic Architecture
I recently had the opportunity to visit Milwaukee, WI, for the first time (thank you FUEL Milwaukee!). And visiting cities for the first time, to me, is particularly exciting. Arriving for the first time is a pure and unadulterated experience. First impressions matter and how a city presents itself to a first-time visitor is very important. [...]
Trends – “Urbany”
Trendwatching.com has named “Urbany” a top ten trend of 2010. As Trendwatching puts it, “Urban culture is the culture. Extreme urbanization, in 2010, 2011, 2012 and far beyond will lead to more sophisticated and demanding consumers around the world.” And demanding consumers lead to innovation.
http://trendwatching.com/briefing/#urbany
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Artists Protest IKEA in Germany
Artists in Hamburg, Germany staged a “work in” protest at IKEA. Protesting their displacement by the Swedish giant and their use by the city as an amenity to attract the “international knowledge worker” these artists staged a peaceful and creative protest. Even better was the peaceful and benevolent response from IKEA who apparently offered them [...]
Peter Kageyama on Creative Places + Spaces
Peter is the Associate Producer of Creative Places + Spaces: The Collaborative City. Here he discusses idea of what collaboration means to cities.
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Image of the Week – Milwaukee Art Museum 10/3/09
Santiago Calatrava’s glorious work for the Art Museum of Milwaukee. Note the interiors, including the parking deck below the museum. The design is carried throughout the entire structure. How many buildings think their designs all the way through to include things like the parking deck. Amazing!
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A Tree Grows in Downtown Detroit
This is very interesting and emblematic of the fate of a classic old building in downtown Detroit.
Nature takes root as Detroit’s Lafayette Building rots
Source: www.detnews.com
A poplar tree stands atop the historic Lafayette Building in the heart of Detroit. Her crown reaches 20 feet above the terra cotta cornice, her roots puncturing deep in the roof. [...]
“K Week”
The University of Kentucky does a 9 day intro and orientation for incoming students (5000 freshmen and transfers). Now in its third year, activities range from tours, parties, games, lots of food, bus tours, dances, comedy, business fairs, etc.
This year they have added a summer reading requirement for all incoming students of James McBride’s The [...]
