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In Strasbourg, art comes to the aid of the city

by Adrien Geneste | 05.23.11

The Strasbourg association Creative Democracy (Démocratie Créative) was created in 2008 to promote in the streets artists that did not have the opportunity to exhibit in galleries. Today, the project is re-imagining the city and designing participatory and experimental ways that allow people to reconnect with their environment.

Discover New York through great literature

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by Elsa Sidawy | 04.15.11

In 2005, writer and humorist Randy Cohen and designer of The New York Times Book Review Nigel Holmes have created a user-generated online database which references and geolocates the varied backdrops of the greatest literary works taking place on the island of Manhattan.

La Gaité Lyrique, an architectural innovation in the service of digital culture

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Le Moniteur | 03.24.11 | Quick Read

Since 1991, the theatre La Gaité Lyrique sat like a ghost house in the heart of Paris’ third arrondissement. Since March 2, 2011, the place has been transformed into a modern public institution dedicated to digital art and contemporary music led by architect Manuelle Gautrand who took over the keys to the theater in 2001.

Urban trends in 2011

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by Elsa Sidawy | 02.25.11

As we begin a new year already rich in innovation, the business trend forecasters Trendwatching London has scoured the world to track down current and future trends. A quick zoom in on those that will impact the city in 2011, unveiled as part of this prospective yearly study.

Coded ceramics make historical sites come back to life

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by Elsa Sidawy | 01.20.11

In the manner of Space Invaders or the Man in white by Jérôme Mesnager, which are hidden in the most unusual places of the capital, this street art project, based on QR code technology, aims at drawing passers-by’s attention on certain events that disturbed the peace in France, from the Commune to May 68. To do so, 20 ceramics with QR codes have been scattered by the group throughout Paris.

A database of the sounds of world cities

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by Elsa Sidawy | 01.12.11

Soundcities is a project led by British artist Stanza. This open source online database gathers sounds of cities worldwide, making it possible for users to add their own urban recordings to the site’s existing sound cards or create their own.

The Milanese read on the tram

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by Elsa Sidawy | 11.29.10

Since the end of September, the Milanese have had free access to a preview of recently published books when riding two of the city’s tram lines.

A man using Lego to repair buildings

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by Elsa Sidawy | 11.24.10

Jan Vormann is a man who never lost his inner child. An artist inspired by the street, he launched several projects worldwide to seal cracks, repair the angles of walls, and add his note of color to buildings, old and new.

A virtual garden shown in Marseille

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by Elsa Sidawy | 10.15.10

On October 15th, Marseille is unveiling the interactive work of the artist Miguel Chevalier, installed in the Joliette district. Seconde Nature is an 18 m-high sculpture that has the shape of a shell, according to some people, or of a ship sail, according to others, inside which a screening device has been installed. On [...]

When knitting brightens cities

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by Elsa Sidawy | 10.07.10

To fight against the greyness of the city and add touches of color to the heart of the city, the collective KnittaPlease has brought knitting to street furniture, transport and more.

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Greater Geneva: an economic and social project at the heart of innovation

Urbanism | 12.16.11

The Greater Geneva project represents an economic and social challenge for that area spanning France and Switzerland. The aim is to set in motion again a process that will stimulate job creation in the French part and strengthen residential services in the Swiss part. Innovative activities should find their place in that territory.

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Innovation lies also in the strategy

Social | 09.08.11

Is the proliferation of urban innovations counter-productive? While some cities are experimenting with abandon and with no real apparent logic, others have adopted a long-term strategy to combine innovations to serve a smarter, more sustainable city. Jean Haëntjens returns to this forum to talk about how important it is for cities to approach innovation with consistency and control.

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London’s transport system is transformed into a massive playground

And what happens when a public transport network becomes the scene of gigantic team games? Inspired by the principle of Fun Theory, which suggests that environmentally responsible behavior can be encouraged through attractive infrastructure, Chromaroma invites London Underground users to participate in an eco-citizen turf war.

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Rotterdam’s Crowd-Funded Pedestrian Bridge

Urbanism | 01.05.12

The International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) and Rotterdam-based architecture firm ZUS have launched the project I Make Rotterdam, a spectacular temporary pedestrian bridge between the city’s Central and the North districts that will be financed through crowd-funding.

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In Caracas, mimes ease traffic tension

Education | 11.07.11

Venezuela’s capital Caracas plans to manage its traffic flow in an unusual fashion. In addition to traffic police, 120 mimes dressed up as clowns were sent into the city’s streets. Their role? Curb the risky behavior of pedestrians and drivers, not by force or repression, but through silence.

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International Workshop on Open Data, Nantes, France.

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Stockholm Summit on Service Innovation in Cities, Stockholm, Suède.

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Toulouse has tackled issues ranging from urban lighting to public cleanliness with experimental innovation often on a shoestring budget, but the results continue to inspire many other cities in France and worldwide. A portrait of a city embracing urban innovation, helped along by the enthusiastic investigator Alexander Marciel, follows.

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