A bipartisan group of legislators won't give up on Oregon
Hans Monderman, "Shared Space"
(...) Hans Monderman, a Dutch traffic engineer, turned urban transportation planning upside down with the idea of “Shared Space”. Although it strikes people as shocking, Monderman’s concept is disarmingly simple: remove traffic lights, signs, crosswalks, lane markers and even curbs so that pedestrians, motorists and cyclists are allowed to negotiate their way through streets by gesturing and reacting to one another. (...)
TED Looks for the Second Batch of 'Ads Worth Spreading'
(...) Ronda Carnegie, the organization's head of global partnerships, said the program's goal is to promote a "new idea of what advertising could be." It's not just about doing good in a narrowly defined sense. The chosen ads don't have to focus on altruistic causes, she said, but they should tell a compelling story—the program is, in part, about "the notion of valuing human attention." (...)
Looking For Love Again
The Alaska Design Forum and artist Candy Chang present Looking for Love Again, an interactive public art project that will collect everyone’s stories and ideas about the Polaris Building to help us better understand the history and forces that have shaped Fairbanks, while tugging at the heart strings of those who might be able to make our dreams come true. (...)
Góry dla Warszawy!
Góry Warszawskie zostały pomyślane jako publiczny grand projet – wyniosły i piękny jak piramidy, ale praktyczny jak autostrady i zapory. W rzeczy samej będą zaporą, która zatrzyma sprawl – bezładny rozrost przedmieść – i zmusi miasto do zagęszczania się w obecnych granicach. (...)
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