Urban Ant Farm: Colony Encouraged to Hack City of Glass & Sand
In this Urban Ant City installation, hundreds of Spanish ants were set loose in a scale model of Rotterdam, allowed to navigate the existing street and carve their own paths and ...
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Playable Landscapes: Custom Concrete 3D Puzzles of Cityscapes
Pick any spot in the world and this company can print out a custom mould for a concrete pour, which, when cured, will make a 16- or 32-piece puzzle out of your favorite place. Using Open ...
Subway Angels: Painted Figures Spliced into Contemporary Cities
Gods, angels, cherubs and human mortals from famous historical artworks can be found browsing the beverage display at the corner store, passed out in front of the liquor shop, or riding the bus ...
Neolithic Modernism: History Museum Appears Carved from Stone
A bold break from traditional closed-box museums, this gorgeous open Museum of Indigenous Knowledge design is as much an interactive rock-hewn landscape as a work of contemporary ...
Reading Railroad: Chicago Rolls Out Mobile Train Car Libraries
A project in Chicago is turning train cars in the city's elevated rail network into moving libraries, providing free reads for travelers and commuters using the public transit ...
Floating Blue: Bold Plan to Expand Dense Cities into Open Seas
Ocean cities are a longstanding Utopian dream, but the majority of such schemes fail to address the immediate need of cramped urban centers, many of which around the world are bordered and ...
Silicon Greenery: World’s Largest Green Roof to Span City Blocks
Aiming to turn Cupertino into the green center of Silicon Valley, this expansive green roof design rolls over 30 acres of central urban real estate, capping a massive mixed-use redevelopment ...
Squeeze to Zoom: No Need to Fold this Egg-Shaped Analog Map
Tapping into the natural expansion of a squeezable ball under pressure, this urban micro-globe provides both big-picture views and detailed streetscapes on one continuous ...
Open Competition: Redesign the World’s Largest Temporary City
Creating a one-of-a-kind opportunity for urban designers and aspiring planners, Black Rock City is soliciting fresh layouts from anyone who wishes to contribute. Winners selected by the BRC ...
Lights Out: Hong Kong Bans Iconic Neon Signs from City Streets
In an effort criticized by local businesses as well as global visitors, Hong Kong has deemed neon signage illegal and is ramping up its systematic removal of these historic place-making ...
