Category: Cities
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Reimagining Roads To Be Walkable and Bike-Friendly, With Help From AI – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Streets that cater to pedestrians and bikers not only offer more commuter options, but they also create areas that look and feel community-oriented—as evidenced by Brooklyn-based artist Zach Katz’s new project. Using the second version of DALL-E, the AI system from OpenAI that generates images and art from written descriptions, Katz feeds the program…
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Design and Architecture Podcasts on SURROUND Network – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Launching today, the SURROUND Podcast Network by SANDOW Design Group gathers together some of the best architecture and design shows from around the world. These shows include Deep Green (hosted by METROPOLIS editor in chief, Avinash Rajagopal, and exploring how the built environment impacts the natural environment, climate and equity), MillerKnoll’s Looking Forward (about the future of…
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NYC’s Last Public Pay Phone Acquired by the Museum of the City of New York – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Last month, NYC’s last remaining payphone (of 30,000) was removed from the corner of Seventh Avenue and West 50th Street, near Times Square. That phone has been acquired by the Museum of the City of New York, where it’s on display as part of the Analog City NYC B.C. (Before Computers), which explores technology in…
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This Week’s Picks – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Native Tribes Reclaim 18,000 Acres of Land in Montana In Northwest Montana, a bison range sits on 18,000 acres of undeveloped land that the US Government stole from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in the early 1900s. In 2020, Congress passed a law that transitioned management of the land back to the Native…
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Link About It: This Week’s Picks
[ad_1] Converting salt water to drinking water, recycling face masks in concrete, an exhibition of abortion stories and more from around the web Researchers Uncover a Fragment of the Asteroid That May Have Killed Off Dinosaurs Paleontologists discovered a tiny fragment that may have been from the asteroid that hit Earth 66 million years ago…
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Maharishi Vastu Architecture Prioritizes Residents’ Health – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] After studying Maharishi Vastu architecture (MVA) for 40 years, Jon Lipman and a team of researchers found that the style can “boost residents’ mental health, improve their sleep, and lower their stress.” MVA’s principles include everything from orientation (in order to fully harness the sun’s energy) to specific proportions and placement of rooms, as…
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Link About It: This Week’s Picks
[ad_1] The potential of seaweed farms, public art’s influence on safety, video games for depression and more from around the web How Women in Bolivia Honor Their Indigenous Roots Through Skating In Cochabamba, Bolivia, an all-women skate crew called ImillaSkate uses skateboarding as a way to honor their roots, empower each other and stand against…
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New Study Reveals Public Art Decreases Traffic Accidents – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] During the pandemic, the US saw an unprecedented 21% increase in pedestrian fatalities. As the country looks to update its federal traffic safety guidance to mitigate this, a new report entitled Asphalt Art Safety Study from Sam Schwartz Consulting and Bloomberg Philanthropies offers solutions. The study examines the impact that asphalt art—which includes intersection…
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A New Building in Manhattan is Made of 577,367 Pounds of Waste – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] At the corner of NYC’s 47th Street and 11th Avenue now sits The West, a new building made up of 219 residences and 577,367 pounds of recycled waste. From StoneCycling, the building’s bricks comprise 60% of byproducts from the construction industry—the first time this material has been used in the US. Not only are…
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Excess Heat From the London Underground Used to Warm Nearby Homes – COOL HUNTING
[ad_1] A red, metal-clad building—the Bunhill 2 Energy Centre—in London’s Islington marks the center of Europe’s newest type of energy network. The building itself (by Cullinan Studio) acts as the central provider for heat and hot water for hundreds of homes and public offices within its proximity. A fan situated below ground, but above the…
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Citroën’s Subscription Car Program Will Not Require a Driver’s License – COOL HUNTING
[ad_1] People in France as young as 14 will be able to drive Citroën’s Ami electric car through a subscription program, without a license. They will have to secure a road safety certificate through a short course that does not require a test. The French automobile manufacturer describes Ami as a “non-conformist object” and the…
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Studio Neri&Hu Founders Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu – COOL HUNTING
[ad_1] Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu are haunted by three obsessions: interiority, total design, reflective nostalgia. As Studio Neri&Hu (which they founded in 2004), their architecture is informed and enriched by these concepts and traces can be found in their private and public commissions, as well as in their product, interior and graphic design. Their…
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Paul Cocksedge Unveils His Cape Town Bridge Design – COOL HUNTING
[ad_1] Paul Cocksedge, one of the UK‘s brightest designers, has garnered attention and praise for his award-winning work (from public art to architecture) and creative exploration. Though difficult to define, his designs are easy to recognize and even easier to remember. Cocksedge spoke at this year’s Design Indaba and his inspiring, energetic talk ended with…
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Farewell to the Plastic Bags of NYC – COOL HUNTING
[ad_1] While the single-use plastic bag ban in New York (instated 1 March) is undeniably necessary, the bags’ kitsch designs have become synonymous with the city. Graphic designer Sho Shibuya collected more than 200 different types of bags over several years and photographed some of his favorite designs, sharing them with The New York Times.…
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Turning Big-Box Store Parking Lots into Urban Farms
[ad_1] French design firm Studio NAB has proposed the Car Parks 2.0 concept, which strips away asphalt in the acres and acres dedicated to big-box store parking lots, in order to expose the soil trapped beneath and utilize a portion for urban farming. The concept envisions two other sections: one where the community can grow…