Via GOOD, Metropolis II is a kinetic sculpture that captures “the stress of living in a dynamic, active and bustling 21st-century city,” according to creator by Chris Burden. Mini-cars drive at “240 scale miles per hour” inside a dense, abstract cityscape.
Monthly Archives: March 2012
Community Storytelling in Urban Planning
Via Engaging Cities: Civic Eye Collaborative uses film as a medium for community storytelling that can engage communities about urban planning issues, building on a long tradition of urban documentary filmmaking.
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How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster?
things you might probably find interesting
“We’d forgotten that useful things could be this beautiful”
The preview for the movie that explores Norman Foster‘s quest to design things better and more beautiful and thus the great influence he had on design and architecture.
Brisbane (Blueroom Productions)
UR{BNE} Festival Trailer#1
The trailer is promoting the urban design festival and the 12 principles from the National Urban Design Protocol. http://www.urbandesign.gov.au/