December 2011
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November 2011
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Watchcuriositycounts:
Douglas Rushkoff explores life on the virtual frontier for PBS Frontline – a sweeping look at the deeper groundswells of digital culture, from gaming addiction to the myth of multitasking and beyond
Food Pieces: Food Assistance →
foodpieces:
http://www.good.is/post/transparency-the-growth-of-food-stamps/
“While some economists are declaring the recession over, and although the stock market continues to rise, those on the bottom of the economic ladder are seeing fewer improvements to their day-to-day lives. The number of…
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Flicking through Buildings - Design Bureau →
mas-studio:
(Photo by Sue Barr)
“Designing a dream city is easy; rebuilding a living one takes imagination.”
– Jane Jacobs (via rtoakland)
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peas in the middle east: Using permaculture and... →
meredithdf:
The Permaculture Research Institute began a project in 2008 to train locals to use compost, efficient shading from the sun, and ground cover that traps moisture in order to begin rebuilding an agricultural way of life in their impoverished village. So far, it’s working.
Video from AlJazeera …
The Many Languages Of Twitter →
mas-studio:
Love the work by Eric Fischer. This time he depicts the languages in use around the world on Twitter. Make sure to check his Flickr account. (via Fast Company)
Jordi Colomer →
mas-studio:
Images from “Anarchitekton”, a video project by Jordi Colomer. Seen at BOOOOOOOM via La Periferia Domestica
Curating the Academic World of Collaborative... →
medeamalmo:
We characterise collective design as an emerging area of research in the field of online collective intelligence and introduce mechanisms by which communities can be integrated into the innovation process. The community’s role in open innovation is reflected in their style of communication,…
Watchhumanscalecities:
Creativity and the Capitalist City :: TRAILER :: Amsterdam 2011
October 2011
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Bernard Khoury in NYC | November 3 at the Cooper... →
Human Scale Cities: 6 books about cities and not... →
humanscalecities:
From my blog.
Algunos libros que quedan apuntados en el catálogo de libros-que-no-sé-si-podré-leer-alguna-vez-pero-que-tienen-buena-pinta y para los que es muy posible que no encuentre tiempo ni dinero para leer.
Repowering Communities. Small-scale Solutions for Large-scale Energy…
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September 2011
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Follow Tech and urban life for updates on smart...
humanscalecities:
I am curating Tech and urban life via Scoop.it, focusing on news and resources on smart cities. I am quite critic about the current buzz on smart cities but following news is relevant to be up to date.
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“Design is People”
– Jane Jacobs via the institute of urban design (via shriyashriyashriya)
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Beyond Smart Cities: An Interview with Tim...
opensourcecities:
Open Source Cities (OSC) spoke with Tim Campbell, Chairman of the Urban Age Institute about his new book Beyond Smart Cities. This is part one of a two-part interview OSC is conducting in association with the Meeting of the Minds 2011 gathering.
Background Tim Campbell has worked for almost four decades in urban development with experience in scores of countries and hundreds...
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Metropolitan Metamorphosis: The Creation of the... →
humanscalecities:
A visual tour of past efforts, many better left unrealized, that have shaped the way we live and work in cities—as seen in the pages of Scientific American
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Human Scale Cities: History of urbanism in 6... →
humanscalecities:
The text is in spanish, but the videos are in english. Originally posted in my blog
Desde que hace un año hice el ejercicio de recopilar una serie de vídeos sobre políticas urbanas para una sesión audiovisual en el curso Repensar las políticas urbanas 30 años después no he dejado de ir…
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urban difference: Taking urban sustainability... →
urbandifference:
In the last decade of planning and policy making, radical or experimental approaches to the organisation of society and the way we plan, design and manage cities have been rare. What has instead evolved during recent years is a firm consensus that sustainable societies and cities can be achieved…
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>> Mapping Information: Living in cities > than... →
shriyashriyashriya:
I’ve lived for extended periods (3+ months) in these cities: New York, Montreal, Moscow, New Delhi, Washington DC (technically Bethesda), Bucharest, London and Buenos Aires. Tonight I was thinking about what this meant and I drew the following lessons:
1. No two cities are alike: each has a…
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August 2011
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You're Going Where?: The End of an Era →
adamphillips19:
It’s official - my Lebanese life has come to an end. After countless doodoo shots, trips to the AUB beach and fights with servees drivers, my tenure at Souk El Tayeb is fin. It’s bittersweet. The amount of work and responsibility that was put on hold while I was in Beirut is rushing back to me at…
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Watchbeirumi:
Here’s the trailer for the CityAsLab book I helped Adriana with.
CITY AS LAB is an interdisciplinary graduate course and field program that hybridizes social science and design research methods to read, map, and shake up the urban fabrics of Beirut and New York City.
Director: Adriana Valdez Young Editor: Hirumi Nanayakkara Music: Mashrou’ Leila Produced with support from KARAJ...
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BEIRUT or BUST: SPF Process →
beirumi:
Solar Powered Fan is the main project I was working on at Karaj. The electricity grid in Lebanon is broken. Many people have very intermittent (to no) electricity and too much summer sun. Some people are lucky enough to have backup generators to provide power to their homes and business, while…
BEIRUT or BUST: CityAsLab Book Submission →
beirumi:
NAME: HIRUMI NANAYAKKARA Blog/website: itsmehirumi.com & beirumi.tumblr.com Parsons the New School for Design MFA Design + Technology Concentration: Mobile Media + Sustainable Design
Educational Background: B.S. Biological Sciences, Neurobiology from the University of California, Irvine …
Escape to Bardo: Lessons Learned →
brandonmfischer:
Well, my stint in Beirut has come to a close and I can honestly say that the experience turned out to be quite opposite of what I had anticipated. Going in, I expected the organization that I was to work with to have a fixed structure and standard operating procedures that I would have to become…
Missed Calls from Beirut: Reflections →
lettersfrombeirut:
Who I Am-
Desiree LaVecchia/ Dee Dee!
Graduate Program in International Affairs
Concentration: Cities and Urbanization
Educational Background:
University of South Florida 2008: BA Government and International Affairs
University of South Florida 2008: BA…
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slouching towards beirut: so what did YOU do this... →
slouchingtowardsbeirut:
C’EST MOI: MANIEZHEH
slouchingtowardsbeirut.tumblr.com
Parsons The New School for Design
Concentration: MA Fashion Studies
Educational Background: Print Journalism, Spanish & Biochemistry
Professional Background: neuroscience & arabidopsis genetics undergrad lab tech…
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BEIRUT or BUST: Green the Grey →
beirumi:
Welcome to Beirut, where remnants of civil conflict can be seen from just about every corner. Construction and reconstruction are occurring ALWAYS. We’ve literally seen construction sites go from a pit the size of Texas to the foundations of a building overnight. One thing that is missing from…
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peas in the middle east: City as Lab:... →
meredithdf:
MEREDITH DANBERG-FICARELLI meredithdf.tumblr.com Milano the New School for Management and Urban Policy Concentration: Urban Policy and Sustainability Management
Favorite Food in NYC: Vanessa’s Dumplings / Pho Grand Favorite Food in BEIRUT: BBQ meat + tabbouleh
UMA ALI’S FRONT GARDEN Visit…
BEIRUT or BUST: LED Shirt Process →
beirumi:
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I absolutely adore the maps that Adriana has embroidered. Transforming “urban fabric” into a tangible object, she has hand stitched maps of Union Square and Beirut onto large pieces of fabric.
While working on the SPF project, I was inspired to incorporate these maps into our…
