Monthly Archives: April 2008
OTR Street Art
I don’t see a lot of street art around OTR, but recently I came across a few pasted pieces. This one is of 12th Street between Vine and Race Streets This one is tucked in an alley off 13th. The … Continue reading
Filed under OTR, public art, public space
Streetcar Party
No, its not what you are thinking. An article in the NY Times talks about how in Prague there are actually parties on the streetcars. Mobile disco’s, or Tramix is a party literally on the streetcar, DJ’s, bartenders and all. … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
Solar House
Earlier this week in honor of earth day UC had tours of their Solar Decathlon House. Designed and built for a international competition of 20 universities the house is a prototype of what available technology, if applied to residential design … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
GRL gets up in Time
I think that I have mentioned the people over at the Graffiti Research Lab before. I came across the Time Magazine article today that talks about how they are part of an exhibit at MoMA. The links in the article … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
Been on the dl lately
If you haven’t already you should check out VisuaLingual’s blog. It already has some great post and is sure to keep everyone updated on local design-minded happenings.
Filed under Cincinnati
P&G Hip-Hop
“We’re confident the partnership will make a positive impact and bring opportunities to undiscovered urban creativity and vision,” Alex Keith, general manager of P&G Deodorants, said in the release.”
Taking Back the Streets
Here is a great article in the NY Times about some proposed methods for socializing streetscapes in New York. Many of them seem like the could be done on some level as a DIY approach, very similar to the Park(ing) … Continue reading
Filed under Elsewheres, planning, public space, urban design
DIY Urbanism
DIY is the new IBM. I found it encouraging that planetizen had this post. I have been thinking about this type of planning for a while now and this was largely why I found myself in Cincinnati, but it seems … Continue reading
Filed under Elsewheres, planning
