platformtworca
gregortimlin
these images are from a piece of Art work by maider lopez (auto.dream and material). They show her artifical traffic jam constructed in the mountain. She worte a public announcment in losal papers of the area asking for people to take part in her work. 160 cars came to conjest areas of normal tranquility , they were aranged in coloures and pictures were taken in 5 different locations.
image © maider lopez
Filed under: Bethan Wood, Community, city construction, makeshift, public space
people apporiating steps in Marble arch as seating 
boys using wall for seating south London
man using street bike lock as tempary seating East london
couple in central london sitting on rail
these are all examples of people approaching the public space for a different use then its intent. They have used them because for their size,and or height relationship to seating.
DAS KÜCHENMONUMENT
Raumlabor Berlin
“The Kitchen Monument is a mobile sculpture which has two states of being. This zinc sheetclad sculpture can be extended into public space by a pneumatic spatial mantle that transforms it into a temporary collective space. Different programmes are staged in different places. Its broad spectrum of uses includes a banquet hall, conference room, cinema, concert hall, ballroom, dormitory, boxing arena and steam bath.”
paraSITE by Michael Rakowitz.
“Custom built inflatable shelters designed for homeless people that attach to the exterior outtake vents of a building’s Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system. The warm air leaving the building simultaneously inflates and heats the double membrane structure. Built and distributed to over 30 homeless people in Boston and Cambridge, MA and New York City.”
Filed under: Bethan Wood, Facarde, city construction, public space | Tags: architecture, Art, building facade, city, public space
Examples for creative drainage, the above image is from a artist in Seattle, where the excess rain water is used to water the plants. The bottom image is from Germany where the water is made to twist and turn down the building creating its own unique sound. images from www.designboom.com
Filed under: Barking, Merel Karhof, Public Pattern, city moulds, making process, public graphics, public space
