Floating Food Forest to Dock in New York City

March 10, 2016

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A floating food forest on a 50-foot platform made from shipping containers will dock in New York City waters throughout 2016.

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Swale is a collaborative floating urban food project dedicated to rethinking and challenging New … Read More...

PARK(ing) Day Turns Parking Spaces Into Parklets

September 18, 2015

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What began in 2005 as a local art project designed to call attention to the need for more open urban social spaces, PARK(ing) Day has become an annual global event which now engages local communities in rethinking the way they Read More...

Nature Reflected in Artist’s Digital Billboard Tableaux

August 13, 2015

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Drivers on the interstate in Massachusetts got some “visual realignment” from the real world as they passed artist Brian Kane’s temporary site-specific public art installation for a few weeks this summer.

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Healing Tool, Kane’s digital billboard tableaux, offered commuters a … Read More...

Environmental Art at Seattle’s Brightwater Wastewater Treatment Plant

August 28, 2013

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The city of Seattle incorporates artists into the planning phases of every public works project, including the (seemingly) unsavory issue of waste disposal. This admirable philosophy often results in surprising collaborations between architects, engineers, and creatives.

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Reclaimed Bicycle Repurposed As Outdoor Fountain in Public Art Installation

August 22, 2013

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When an abandoned rusted bicycle had outlived its usefulness as trustworthy transportation, American-born and Berlin-based artist, Brad Downey, mounted it on an equally rusty bike rack and then transformed it into a working fountain.

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Garden and Outdoor Design Follies on Streets of Lyon

August 20, 2012


Furniture made of metal, dirt, and turf. Photo via Marine Peyre.

Who doesn’t enjoy a bit of folly, in the garden, on the street, or anywhere?


Photo via JP Charbonneau

The Festival des Jardins de Rues de Lyon (Garden Festival … Read More...

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