Image ©Resfest Turkey – The Fall, courtesy VIEW The tenth edition of VIEW, Italy’s premiere international event on digital cinema, 3D animation and computer graphics, kicks off on October 30 2009. View is divided into two main events ViewFest 3 days of premiere screenings, workshops and open talks with leaders of the digital culture and [...]

Just a bit of fun! “Take the stairs instead of the escalator or elevator and feel better” is something we often hear or read in the Sunday papers. Few people actually follow that advice. Can we get more people to take the stairs over the escalator by making it fun to do? See the results [...]

“Happy with their city and satisfied with their administration, Istanbul residents share some universal concerns” Urban Age Istanbul Survey Urban Age, a worldwide investigation into the future of cities, has released the initial results of the Urban Age Istanbul Survey. Key findings for Istanbul from commissioned city survey: * Top three reasons residents like Istanbul: [...]

www.mauer-mob.com On a previous post we mentioned the project “Recreating the Berlin Wall”, a massive flash mob art action project initiated by Martin Butler, a unique and participatory event that aims to recreate the full length of the once dividing wall with the presence of 33,000 people from 8 – 8.30 pm on November 9 [...]

The complete version of the 7th edition of Cluster magazine, ‘Transmitting Architecture’, is now online. Transmitting Architecture includes 40 articles which explore the relationship between architecture and society from multidisciplinary angles. (contributors include: Joseph Rkywert, Marcos Novak, Loretta Napoleoni, Michael Batty, Aldo Bonomi, Erminia Maricato and Neville Mars) Each of the articles is available in [...]