What a riot! Either product design gone completely mad or some futurist trend I am not Getting; and isn’t the beauty (and true sustainability) of plumbing that you don’t have to plug it in? (Amazing what water pressure can do!) Will it really come to having to to reboot the toilet?
Author: granit
Streets Alive! Project – Call for Artists
Streets Alive! Project – Call for Artists
The Chancellor’s Community Partnership Fund recently funded artistic treatments ‘on 7 of utility boxes on the campus edge that reflect UC Berkeley’s actions and visions of sustainability.’ The project is a partnership with the Earth Island Institute to make 60 utility boxes in downtown Berkeley works of art. UC Berkeley faculty, staff, students and alumni are invited to submit design concepts for the 7 boxes on the campus edge by November 1. See the artist call at link provided for more details.
Land Banking & Shrinking Cities
Land Banking & Shrinking Cities
Have been very intrigued by this concept recently and look forward to opportunities to research it further in the future – including opportunities created for urban green space and agriculture.
Affordable Housing Examples
Thoughtful article by John King from the SF Chronicle today about how SF designers focus on architecture makes a dramatic difference in affordable housing projects. The projects incorporate many of the features discussed in the literature and my own research.
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fritzriggs: not just cruising anymore (Source: http://www.fritzriggs.com/)
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My cousin appreciating an architectural transportation icon on her way to visit. lottdance: Golden Gate Bridge – my first time across (Taken with Instagram at San Francisco)
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Funky mid-century place that just sold in my hood… on the market for all of 3 days and sold over asking!
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Iconic modernism along Route 66 observed by my cousin. lottdance: Get your kicks (Taken with instagram)
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A recent summary I did of some affordable housing concepts. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDPZ36bIITc Look at the volume of pedestrian traffic at Hearst Avenue & Le Roy Avenue in Berkeley, CA. (by jessicakleinman) (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)