So I just learned that architects Bjarke Ingels and Rut Otero live in a converted Norwegian houseboat in Copenhagen’s harbor. A friend of mine sent me the Architectural Digest article this morning with the caption, “now I want one.” The space is exceedingly cool and… Read More
Well this is an interesting concept. One part allotment garden and one part summer home. Copenhagen’s kolonihave is a community of small homes and gardens within biking distance of Copenhagen’s city center. A place to get away and maybe plant some fresh mint for mojitos.… Read More
Sidewalk Toronto is currently looking for “12 smart, creative, and caring people who are interested in the future of Toronto’s waterfront and how we [Sidewalk Toronto] can responsibly incorporate technology to improve urban life.” Each Fellow will complete a 2-day orientation session in Toronto; 6 days… Read More
The Gehl Institute has just launched (in beta) something called the Public Life Data Protocol. It was developed by the Institute, as well as by Gehl (the practice), the Municipality of Copenhagen, the City of San Francisco, and Seattle’s Department of Transportation. The goal of… Read More
Marc Goodwin – who is part of a photography studio called Archmospheres – has an ongoing project where he photographs the studios of architects. He has photographed well known practices such as MAD, Renzo Piano, and David Chipperfield, as well as a number of geographic niches… Read More
The following paragraph is a great way to describe urban cycling and to explain how our built environment can explicitly invite certain behaviors: “If you want people to drive, build more automobile infrastructure. If you want people to bike, build better bike infrastructure. In San… Read More
Toronto can’t make up its mind right now as to whether it would like to invest in additional cycling infrastructure. Of course, we have a history of vacillating on topics like this. And I think it’s because we’re at a tricky inflection point. We are… Read More
On Monday of this past long weekend, I went for a quick bike ride over to the Beaches, up to Little India, and then back down to the St. Lawrence Market. The ride along Lake Shore and through the Beaches is one of my favorites.… Read More
Architect Bjarke Ingels recently gave a talk at the WIRED by Design conference. I’m a big fan of his work and so I think you’ll really enjoy the talk. What I like is how process driven his firm is. As he explains at the beginning… Read More
Last night I was out for drinks with a friend of mine who runs an architecture firm in the city called Reflect Architecture. We started talking about the importance of marketing and storytelling in city building and then got onto the topic of Danish architect Bjarke Ingels… Read More
BRANDON DONNELLY 