From previous articles in this series you know a great deal already about guerrilla marketing. You know its history and goals, you know the basic principles and how it has turned around the outlook for some historic businesses. If you've been with this series from ...

Tags: Guerilla Marketing, Urban, Various by Delana - 4 Comments »

Adaptive reuse used to be a tactic of necessity - people didn't have the time, energy or money to build something new so they made the best with what they had. Today it is a way to stand out, make a statement, go ...

Tags: Architecture, Environment, Urban, Various by Urbanist - 35 Comments »

[Andrew D. Blechman is the author of Leisureville: Adventures in America's Retirement Utopias (Grove Atlantic)] Imagine what America might look like if a sizable minority of its elders secede into their own communities. That's just what's happening, ...

Tags: Architecture, Urbanism, Various by Urbanist - 7 Comments »

Has it really been that long? It is hard to believe how much the site has evolved in just one year. Many regular readers have likely noticed a number of significant recent changes to the site including a new design, additional authors and an even greater variety of content styles and topics that have come with this ...

Tags: Guerilla Action, History, Various by Urbanist - 12 Comments »

Why waste money and add to the world's waste by buying art materials when there are so many strange and interesting objects out there to use for design projects instead? From small found objects to entire abandoned houses, the ...

Tags: Architecture, Urban Art, Various by Urbanist - 10 Comments »