1. On the relationship between sports and urbanism, see Pruned on urban golf. Which led me to think that soccer might similarly be deployed with a similar future of appropriation, accomodation, commercialization, abandonment, and absorbtion, only to discover, via the Office for Unsolicited Architecture tumblr, that urban soccer has already been deployed as an architectural tactic.
2. Pruned’s post on urban golf was prompted by a great exhibit (partially available online) sponsored by the Canadian Center for Architecture on “action”, which aims to show the potential of “personal involvement” to trigger “radical change in today’s cities”.
3. Note (also via Pruned) that the Office for Unsolicted Architecture, who we’ve mentioned excitedly in the past, has a tumblr; posts on a map of spatial and infrastructural projects in Tbilisi, NL Architect’s Trial Factory, Paisajes Emergentes’ Quito airport competition entry and more (and that’s all just today, as today is its first day, I think).
4. A couple more links regarding the city/battlesuit/archigram conversation: millenium people’s “the data city + jules verne” and diffusive architecture’s “city as battlesuit/criticism and enthusiasm”, both of which are smart extensions of the discussion.
5. Mario Marchant on big boxes, little boxes, and urban diversity at Volume project, via Nam.
The CCA Actions exhibition is actually fully online. The link to the 99 actions is tucked somewhere in the bottom, not in the sidebar curiously enough. Though perhaps there’s more to each entry at the physical installation, which I’ve yet to see in person, but will soon.
Speaking of badly designed user interface, the website of OUA is Satan’s spawn. It’s unnavigable. Its flash is vile, will turn the most patient websurfer into a raging, ranting lunatic. Will turn your soul into bile. (Phew, glad I’ve vocalized that somewhere. Been wanting to get it off my chest for years.)
Yeah. I feel that way about flash in general, but the OUA website is a particularly horrific example.