OK, maybe that’s overstating it a bit, but that’s the headline/thesis that Grist Editor Jess Zimmerman proposes in his short article about Seattle rapper Macklemore, and I gotta admit I like his thinking… In this video for the Nature Conservancy, rapper Macklemore explains how municipal green space in his home city of Seattle influenced his […]
Reblogged from Storefronts Seattle: Storefronts Seattle is proud to announce the first two of three projects in the Belltown neighborhood! Ingrid Lahti One Pacific Tower, 2006 First Avenue, Belltown Through June 2013 Ingrid Lahti traditionally works in neon, but has branched out into illuminated lighting gels in her new installation at First and Virginia. Inspired by […]
I read this article in Seattle’s The Stranger: Can City Government Make Us Happy? The authror of the article was pretty snarky about the whole process, and I admit it’s not the best thought-out initiative, but my first thought was, “at least they’re interested and trying.” I actually thought the task force (let’s call it […]
OpenIDEO asked “How might we inspire and enable communities to take more initiative in making their local environments better?” One of my responses: Install public art to create community, sense of place Install public murals and other public art to create a sense of place and add beauty to urban spaces, which leads to […]
ASLA blog The Dirt has been reporting on their annual meeting, and mentioned a talk discussing why public art is important. I couldn’t agree more! …art occupies a unique position within the art world. In comparison with big-name gallery shows, public art is often “under appreciated” much like landscape architecture. But there’s lots to laud: […]
Hi everyone. Just a little self-promotion, plus some promotion for a great organization: I have been asked to speak this Friday, July 20, at 7:20 pm about play and parkour, at the 3rd annual Parkour Summit hosted by Parkour Visions in Seattle, WA. As some of you know, I received my MA in Anthropology this […]
This time of year we often think of playing in boats and recreation on the water. But sometimes one kind of play can inspire an entirely different kind. I came across this great blog post from Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, WA, about how recycled objects like boat bumpers make great toys, especially for larger […]
A bit older news, but still interesting, and a great way to get into the unofficial summer season; from UW News: Thaisa Way, a UW associate professor of landscape architecture, and several of her design students have curated “Experimenting in Public Space,” on exhibit May 9 to June 24 at the American Institute of Architecture […]
More and more studies are coming out about how Americans feel more isolated than ever, and that we have less “close” friends despite being more connected to people via social media and technology. One book was recently released that explores that idea of loneliness and the need for humans to connect with each other through […]
Most of us these days work in a cubicle, although the past ten years have really seen a transformation of space and place at the workplace in order to create happier, and therefore more productive, workers. This article in the NYTimes focused on some organizations in Seattle that have embraced a more open work floor […]
