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Deciphering Cities: The Secret Languages of Utility Markings, Hobo Codes & Graffiti Tags

Most cities have so much in common that a generic "map of every city" can seem similarly familiar to people living in London, Paris, New York or another metropolis entirely. General types of ...

Form Follows Footprint: Forest Retreat Just Fits Local Codes

A creative response to a new legal loophole, this structure is designed specifically to test the limits of a Swedish planning law allowing buildings under a certain size to be constructed without ...

Hybrid Library: QR Codes Access eBooks in Subway Station

Forgot to grab something to read on the train? If you happen to be in Bucharest, you can snag a volume from their floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall collection of ebook samples with the click of a ...

QR Hobo Codes: Secret-Symbol Stencils for Digital Nomads

This project tackles what is probably the last place anyone expect to find a digital-age intervention: the centuries-old tradition of the mobile and homeless communicating via shorthand markers, ...

Curiouser & Cursor: Handmade QR Codes Pop Up in NYC

The world of digital media tends to feel a bit cold and impersonal. Is there a way to personalize an interaction between a human being, a printed QR code and a digital story of creativity? ...

Hoboglyphs: Secret Transient Symbols & Modern Nomad Codes

Hobos have played a big part in the history of America - one that's often ignored. They were the nomadic workers who roamed the country at the start of the 20th century and through the Great ...

Cryptic Codes: 11 Legendary Still-Uncracked Mystery Ciphers

From five lines of letters scrawled on the back of a dead man's book to the taunting codes sent to police by the Zodiac Killer, some of history's most legendary uncracked codes and ciphers ...

The 99% Invisible City: Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design

From the creators of WebUrbanist and 99% Invisible comes a new beautifully designed and illustrated guide to cities. In their New York Times best-selling book, The 99% Invisible City: A Field ...

Shipping Manifesto: An Introductory Guide to Building Cargo Container Architecture

In the 1950s, Malcolm McLean developed a modular design that would simplify the loading and offloading of ships, boxing up goods for easier loading and unloading between trains, trucks and boats ...

Key Developments: 10 Essential Diagrams Tell the Story of Modern Urban Design

For much of history, urban planning as we know it didn't exist. Sure, there were cities with zoning ordinances and building codes, but ones thoroughly planned from scratch with heavily controlled ...

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