Fictional Suburbia: Ross Racine
Ross Racine creates aerial views of faux-sprawl. His works highlight the incredible beauty, mundanity, order (of a sort) and absurdity of American suburbs. Someone should really start marketing cloud-shaped developments. I can think of a few gated communities from my
Fictional Suburbia: Ross Racine
Ross Racine creates aerial views of faux-sprawl. His works highlight the incredible beauty, mundanity, order (of a sort) and absurdity of American suburbs. Someone should really start marketing cloud-shaped developments. I can think of a few gated communities from my
Spicy Linkfest: Miniature Presidents Edition
* Odessa to the Future on community and crowdsourcing abundance *Altruistic ants: Infected Temnothorax unifasciatus ants abandon their community, imposing self-exile in order to protect their colony *Urban Omnibus explores methods for reforesting cities (pictured above) *Quick rant: The US
Spicy Linkfest: Miniature Presidents Edition
* Odessa to the Future on community and crowdsourcing abundance *Altruistic ants: Infected Temnothorax unifasciatus ants abandon their community, imposing self-exile in order to protect their colony *Urban Omnibus explores methods for reforesting cities (pictured above) *Quick rant: The US
Ephemeral Graffiti: NosE x Snow
This surprise recently landed in my inbox care of street artist, NosE. ”Snow Graffiti” is beautifully minimal and cleanly executed. Specifically, the final wide angle shot — that type and the stacked edges of the balconies — it kills me
Ephemeral Graffiti: NosE x Snow
This surprise recently landed in my inbox care of street artist, NosE. ”Snow Graffiti” is beautifully minimal and cleanly executed. Specifically, the final wide angle shot — that type and the stacked edges of the balconies — it kills me
Crayola Into the Void
All I have to say is: Yes. [via this isn't happiness]
Urban Drips: Ice House Detroit
Add this to the list of why I find Detroit (and more importantly Detroiters) so inspiring: “Ice House Detroit is an architectural installation and social change project currently taking place in Detroit. Photographer Gregory Holm and architect Matthew Radune will
Urban Drips: Ice House Detroit
Add this to the list of why I find Detroit (and more importantly Detroiters) so inspiring: “Ice House Detroit is an architectural installation and social change project currently taking place in Detroit. Photographer Gregory Holm and architect Matthew Radune will
Stories from the Rustbelt: Disconnect, Michigan
Michigan gets a bad rap. Newscasters have thrown around terms such as wasteland or dystopia when describing our mitten-shaped neighbor. All of the gloom makes this peninsula seem uninhabitable. Despite visions of empty factories and urban prairies, it’s not true.
Stories from the Rustbelt: Disconnect, Michigan
Michigan gets a bad rap. Newscasters have thrown around terms such as wasteland or dystopia when describing our mitten-shaped neighbor. All of the gloom makes this peninsula seem uninhabitable. Despite visions of empty factories and urban prairies, it’s not true.
On the Difficulties of Job Hunting: the E-Snub
As someone who has embarked on the job hunt I’ve been amazed at the way technology has changed the process. It’s so easy for a prospective employer to hide behind an e-mail — how inhuman the whole exchange can be
On the Difficulties of Job Hunting: the E-Snub
As someone who has embarked on the job hunt I’ve been amazed at the way technology has changed the process. It’s so easy for a prospective employer to hide behind an e-mail — how inhuman the whole exchange can be
Boom-Shaka-Laka and Other Noteworthy Blips
*Entrancing, ambient art piece detailing artificial reef construction in Thailand: Leviathan by Richard Mosse [BLDGBLOG] *Italy plans to open a transgender prison *Alain de Botton talks about art and the (infrequent) representation of contemporary workplaces *The Scottish potato trail: Veggie Tourism *Self-rolling snowballs apparently
Boom-Shaka-Laka and Other Noteworthy Blips
*Entrancing, ambient art piece detailing artificial reef construction in Thailand: Leviathan by Richard Mosse [BLDGBLOG] *Italy plans to open a transgender prison *Alain de Botton talks about art and the (infrequent) representation of contemporary workplaces *The Scottish potato trail: Veggie Tourism *Self-rolling snowballs apparently
The December Drip
It’s pretty rainy and grey over here in Spicy Country, so here are some links to distract you from the wintry void outside: – Please Say Something by David O’Reilly (above first) - Marc Trujillo’s Urban America (above second) - Reimagining rain reservoirs as public
The December Drip
It’s pretty rainy and grey over here in Spicy Country, so here are some links to distract you from the wintry void outside: – Please Say Something by David O’Reilly (above first) - Marc Trujillo’s Urban America (above second) - Reimagining rain reservoirs as public
Donut Bonanza: This Was My Birthday Cake
I’m not really a cake person, so this is what was presented to me for my birthday. Yes. It’s a cake made entirely of donuts. Eat one slice and you get a taste of the whole box. The cake comes
Donut Bonanza: This Was My Birthday Cake
I’m not really a cake person, so this is what was presented to me for my birthday. Yes. It’s a cake made entirely of donuts. Eat one slice and you get a taste of the whole box. The cake comes
Spicy Shoutouts: Eyeballs and Coal
Hey! Here are two long overdue and highly deserved shout outs to the family spicy: Ornithologist-brother-of-Spicy, Clay Graham, was recently featured on It’s Getting Hot in Here. He was speaking his piece about the implications of building a coal plant in southern
Spicy Shoutouts: Eyeballs and Coal
Hey! Here are two long overdue and highly deserved shout outs to the family spicy: Ornithologist-brother-of-Spicy, Clay Graham, was recently featured on It’s Getting Hot in Here. He was speaking his piece about the implications of building a coal plant in southern
Candy Cones: Yes! Halloween!
Diabetik‘s urban intervention in DC is just in time for my favorite holiday. I think I’m going to be Count Chocula this year. Or the hamburgler. I can’t decide. [via Wooster Collective]
Candy Cones: Yes! Halloween!
Diabetik‘s urban intervention in DC is just in time for my favorite holiday. I think I’m going to be Count Chocula this year. Or the hamburgler. I can’t decide. [via Wooster Collective]
