By mubi, on October 29th, 2009
The urban environment – Mirror and mediator of radicalisation? is an exhibition curated by Ralf Brand on how polarisation becomes materially imprinted in cities. It tackles the very important issue of how certain material features of cities such as the type of buildings, infrastructures and public spaces can accelerate social polarisation, leading to . . . → Read More: The urban environment – Mirror and mediator of radicalisation?
By professionaldreamers, on October 23rd, 2009
Scriptopolis, Small Enquiries on Writing and Its Worlds, is a French blog on writing in public space curated by Philippe Artières, Jérôme Denis and David Pontille. Giovanna Sonda has recently contributed with a post on the London Tube. Go have a read:
http://www.scriptopolis.fr/
http://www.scriptopolis.fr/?p=1107
By mubi, on October 22nd, 2009
Toward the Sentient City is an exhibition curated by Mark Shepard and organized by the Architectural League of New York. It aims to tackle how physical space is reshaped by the new ICT media and the ambient information invisibly embedded into the urban environment.
http://www.sentientcity.net/
The topic is fashionable and there is no shortage of . . . → Read More: The Sentient City
By mubi, on October 16th, 2009
Art in Odd Places is a site-specific art festival created in 2005. The festival takes place in New York City on the 14th Street. Mission of the festival is to explore ‘the odd, ordinary and ingenious in the spectacle of daily life’. Guest curators of the 2009 edition are Erin Donnelly and Radhika Subramaniam.
http://artinoddplaces.org/
. . . → Read More: Art in Odd Places
By mubi, on October 15th, 2009
Segnalo recensione del mio libro Territori Migranti apparsa su
il manifesto, 14.10.2009
CULTURA & VISIONI, p. 12
* TAGLIO MEDIO | di Fabio Raimondi
SAGGI
La mobilità dei migranti tra controllo e affermazione di libertà
LIBRI
ANDREA MUBI BRIGHENTI, TERRITORI MIGRANTI. SPAZIO E CONTROLLO DELLA MOBILITÀ GLOBALE, OMBRE CORTE, PP. 186, EURO 16,50
Il . . . → Read More: La mobilità dei migranti
By mubi, on October 15th, 2009
By francescominora, on October 13th, 2009
Che spazio ha oggi l’auto organizzazione di comunità locali nei processi di trasformazione territoriale? Possiamo immaginare una società costituita interamente da comunità autosufficienti? Perchè lo Stato dovrebbe promuovere l’auto organizzazione?
Questo libro, edito da Bruno Mondadori, tratta con estremo rigore scientifico il tema ed offre una categorizzazione efficace delle numerose opzioni a disposizione della . . . → Read More: Comunità contrattuali
By cri_m, on October 11th, 2009
Venerdì 9 ottobre si è inaugurata la mostra fotografica Nuova Berlino: tracce di memorie urbane nello Spazio Archeologico Sotterraneo del Sas (piazza Cesare Battisti, Trento).
La mostra è uno degli eventi di una settimana di studi ed una serie di appuntamenti che , promossi dal Centro per gli Studi Storici Italo- Germanici della fondazione . . . → Read More: Tracce di memorie urbane: fotografie da Berlino
By mubi, on October 10th, 2009
‘If you live in a city, you don’t need to own a car.’ William Clay Ford Jr., Chair, Ford Motor Company Ltd.
Urban transport is recently undergoing a major reconceptualisation. While several observers argue that we need to move beyond the car, a reformist attitude is taken by projects such as car sharing.
Car . . . → Read More: Car Sharing
By mubi, on October 9th, 2009
Have a look at this unconventional sailing project:
http://www.swimmingcities.org/
With a lot of pictures here:
http://todseelie.com/serenissima/