Archive for the ‘video’ Category
Metropolis: 70 Years of a city’s development in 9 mins 30 secs
Friday, March 5, 2010 18:12 No CommentsMetropolis by Rob Carter - Last 3 minutes from Rob Carter on Vimeo.
Above is the last 3 minutes of Metropolis a stop-motion animation movie by Rob Carter made from images printed on paper. In the time-lapse video Carter physically manipulates aerial still images of the city of Charlotte, North Carolina (both real and fictional) to [...]
Street With a View: manipulating and reflecting reality
Friday, January 15, 2010 17:30 No CommentsStreet With A View, 2008, image taken from CCCS, Florence, Courtesy Ben Kinsley & Robin Hewlett ©Google, Inc.
Manipulating Reality: How Images Redefine the World
If you visit the Street View section of Google Maps and type in “Sampsonia Way, Pittsburgh” you’re in for a big surprise, because who would have guessed that this one-way alley [...]
Charles Landry on the value of creativity in city making
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 16:11 2 CommentsIn a keynote speech delivered at the Creative Cities Summit 2.0 in Detroit, Michigan urban innovator Charles Landry, author of The Creative City and The Art of City Making, shares his knowledge on the value of creativity in city making.
Part I: The art of city making is conviviality
Edible City: faces of the food revolution
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 17:55 No CommentsAbove is the trailer for the forthcoming documentary from East Bay Pictures: Edible City which unfolds the story of the people who, in response to the global food crisis, have initiated a grassroots movement of growing a local and sustainable food system in the Bay Area of San Francisco.
Edible City is currently in production and [...]
Cities On Speed: a film series on megacities
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 18:25 1 CommentThe emergence of megacities over the last two decades has made it necessary to radically rethink the urbanization process. Vast urban agglomerations, the majority in developing countries and advancing economies, now home to over 50% of the world’s population, face immense economical, social and environmental challenges, but equally they generate opportunities in the these spheres [...]












