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!
Peter Kageyama on WRFL in Lexington, Kentucky
I got to stop by Mick Jeffries weekly radio program, Trivial Thursday to talk about the aftermath of the Creative Cities Summit and latest developments. ACE Weekly was there and wrote this blog post:
http://aceweekly.blogspot.com/2010/08/creative-cities-peter-kageyama-on-wrfl.html
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 [...]
City Love – Pecha Kucha
Renewing Our Love Affair With Our Cities – Pecha Kucha from Peter Kageyama on Vimeo.
Peter Kageyama, founder of the Creative Cities Summit on how to renew our love affair with our cities cities. From Pecha Kucha Night Tampa Bay, January 15, 2010.
Image of the Week – Times Square, December 21, 2009
Pedestrian friendly Times Square.
Image of the Week – Times Square, December 20, 2009
Pedestrian friendly Times Square.
Image of the Week – Lexington, KY 12/6/09
Originally planned as a mix use high rise development, CentrePoint in downtown Lexington has stalled in the current economy. Rather than leave the dirt lot bare, the City convinced the developers to plant grass and erect the iconic horse fence around the lot. Now it has become a de facto park even though you can’t [...]
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
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. [...]
