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Credit Crunches City Projects

Just came across an interesting article about how the economic crisis is impacting municipal bond markets and consequently city funded projects.
It is likely a short-term problem, but it is an interesting view of how the “Wall Street” crisis impacts “Main Street”.

Response to UK’s public drinking ban

In the UK a ban that would prohibit drinking in public spaces is being protested by throwing a party in a public park.
It is fascinating that it is illegal to drink in most public spaces in the states, but simply putting a bag over your drink or a publicly sanctioned event makes it alright. [...]

Music Hall and Rainbow

Post Fact Society

A report at NAC brings up the issue and role that opinion plays in our society. It shouldn’t be underestimated. Even the philosophical text On Bullshit has become required reading for architecture and design students.
The report points towards a new book and uses the combined sewer overflow issue in Milwaukee to illustrate the point.
The book, [...]

Banks Design Tease

Yesterday some rendering of the first phase of the banks were released. I haven’t seen them all, but there are a few here. I’m curious what everyone thinks, specifically in regards to the idea from the article about how the “riverfront development’s look fits Cincinnati.” Seems like it could be in Anywhere USA to me.
I [...]

Graffiti Saved My Life

Graffiti was never intended to dominate this space, especially not discussion of it, but there has been some interesting questions raised and I have had more time than usual of late, so whateva.
And that is what happens with graffiti when left to its own devices, it dominates. But that is never the case. It is [...]

Real Life Monopoly

This, spotted in Chicago, is probably meant to be a critique on the gentry moving in, but some have seen it as a statement on the unjust taxes on the wealthy.
What does it say to you?

Cans Festival

Here are images from the Cans Festival, a stencil art street party that took place in London this weekend.

Messages

is your trash your home

On the soup bean side kid

street let me eat

NEE NEE was here 10-22-07 This is why I’m hot
My real killas
run this park
Who want it !!!
Who want it bitches!!

NEW BATTLE PLAN (you have to look harder to know the details)

DT ____ go to _____ _____ u do what ur sistor do [...]