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The Permanent Plaza by Public Architecture
http://www.parkingday.org/public_arch/index.html
in their words….
“Public Architecture’s Open Space Strategy proposes to reconfigure Folsom and Howard as two-way streets, while still accommodating intensive traffic. At the heart of the plan is a proposal to make Folsom more pedestrian-oriented, with generous sidewalks creating new spaces for a variety of outdoor activities and [...]
Entries from March 2008
March 31, 2008
some relevant projects…
March 31, 2008
The Gleaners and I
French documentary by Agnes Varda, The Gleaners and I looks into the historical tradition of Gleaning in French culture, as well as the urban and post-harvest rural gleaners of today. From dumpster divers to post-harvest potato gleaners, she looks at the politics of waste and scavaging. Varda talks to a huge [...]
March 31, 2008
hard rubbish day in rozelle
Today was hard rubbish day on Meron St in Rozelle, I took away a stuffed monkey toy, a framed picture of food and spices, a purple armchair, a vase, a television, a rug, two throw cushions, two rolls of carpet…
I made it just in time before the coucil picked everything and crushed it with the [...]