Tag: Neighborhood
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Historic Delhi
The following is an excerpt from H. K. Kaul’s Historic Delhi, An anthology published by Oxford University Press, 1985. http://designscene.wordpress.com/2008/11/12/old-photos-of-india/ The city is known to be more than 3,000 years old. Around 1450 B.C. a forested area on the right bank of River Yamuna was chosen as the site of Indraprastha by a Pandava king mentioned in Mahabharata. It is…
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A Perspective on Neighborhood Change: Crown Heights
For the last supper we each ordered our own plate, five sides for $8.50. I ordered double kabocha squash because it’s my very favorite, accompanied with okra, collards, and chickpea stew. He chose a platter of mock meats. Imhotep’s, a Jamaican vegan spot on Nostrand in Crown Heights. It was our go-to for a hearty…
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Taksim Square: Istanbul Residents vs Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
This is our second post about Taksim Square. For city planners and architects looking in from the outside there are two issues; 1) what are the merits of the development proposals for Taksim Square; and 2) did Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality consult civic groups and organizations representing business owners and residents of the area before commencing construction? The answer to both questions is a…
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EVENT: 5/11/13 Bike the Branches
What: Bike the Branches (Registration is now open!) When: Saturday, May 11 (Rain Date: Sat., May 18), 2013 10am – 5pm : Bike Ride 5pm – 7pm : Finish Line Celebration Where: All 60 Branches (choose your own route), ending at Central Library For Whom: Bikers, Brooklynites & Library Lovers of all ages Cost: Adults $20…
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Reimagining Vacant Space: Justin Moore receives ioby’s 2012 award
ioby’s 2012 Heroes in Our Backyards: Reimagining Vacant Space from ioby on Vimeo. Justin Moore was awarded ioby’s 2012 the Heroes In Our Backyards award. He was chosen for his work on behalf of a neighborhood gardening project Urban Patch in his home town, the Mapleton-Fall Creek neighborhood of Indianapolis. Every year, ioby awards project leaders that exemplify the ioby spirit of community activism. In…
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Public Art
The phenomena of art being created and displayed in public places like airports, train stations, entrances to public buildings whose sole purpose is for people to enjoy is quite new. Art in the public sphere has always existed; for more than three millennia obelisks or triumphal arches were built in public squares as monuments to the rulers. In the Middle Ages, temples and churches were…