London is currently running a 12-month pilot on its first ever 3D zebra crossing. The objective is to improve pedestrian safety by making the crossing more visible to drivers. A 3D zebra crossing stands out by appearing to float above the road. Here’s a photo… Read More
Okay, I promise that after this post I will stop talking about the Forever mural that Ben Johnston recently completed at Junction House – at least for a little while. I admittedly don’t know Emma and Justin, but I would like to congratulate them on… Read More
Ben Johnston completed his “Forever” mural at Junction House last week. More photos on his Instagram. If you would like to see it in person (worth it), stop by 2720 Dundas Street West in Toronto’s Junction neighborhood. Here is a before photo of the wall (along… Read More
Okay, last Toronto-centric post for the week. We are back to regular scheduled programming tomorrow. Later this month, Councillor Gord Perks will be hosting a community meeting for Junction House (see conceptual rendering above). You can find all of the details, here, on the Globizen blog.… Read More
Urban Capital just released Volume 6 of its annual publication called Site. (Sadly, I missed the party.) The cover, shown above, is a photo of Shayne Dark’s 90 foot public art installation at Tableau Condominiums. The piece is called NOVA and it’s located at the… Read More
This week, the first ever international street art festival will be taking place in Toronto. It’s called A Love Letter to the Great Lakes and it is running from June 20 to June 25, 2016. The goal of the festival is to use public works… Read More
A Kickstarter project called The Wabash Lights has just reached its funding goal of $55,000 to implement what it is calling the beta version of its project. The project is a site-specific and interactive LED light installation on the underside of the elevated train tracks… Read More
Yesterday I tweeted this picture out from Chicago: I love this big bean. What do you think the ROI is on this piece of public art? pic.twitter.com/TXXZcju9nb — Brandon G. Donnelly (@donnelly_b) August 16, 2014 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Many of you, I’m sure, have seen this public… Read More
Earlier this week a friend of mine was live tweeting a public consultation meeting for the revitalization of Berczy Park in the St. Lawrence Market neighborhood of Toronto. And since I live in the neighborhood, it’s a project that I’ve been following particularly closely–although anything… Read More
