Occurring on the third Friday of September, PARK(ing) Day is an annual event that began with a single parking space in 2005 in San Francisco. Since then, the event has grown as a platform for creative 'guerilla landscaping', as well as a venue for illustrating the need for public green space, civic participation, and thoughtful community development.
A great collaborative stop motion sculpture was recently animated in Melbourne's Federation Square. Created over a two-week period, the work consists of a moving sculpture of dynamic triangles, juxtaposed alongside the time-lapse of people interacting with the piece and moving through the public space.
There are all sorts of design and architecture-related gear to proudly wear while drafting away at 3 am, and here are a few of our favorites...
A few months back, we wrote about Reflecting Absence, the 9/11 Memorial plaza in New York, which will be open to the public this weekend.
There's (almost) always a way to realize a design in built form through careful coordination between architect, engineer, contractors. Not always a simple matter, but a good team can get the job done.
