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Entries from January 2008

thanks…

January 28th, 2008 No Comments

…for moving along with us & welcome to our new outfit!

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Roof Commercials – 003

January 27th, 2008 No Comments

Decks of cargo ships could serve as giant add-boards…

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Brooklyn Patches – 001

January 20th, 2008 No Comments

This entire ‘waterproofed’ house serves as a favorite example for the ‘playground brooklyn’ where DIY architecture leaves nothing impossible.

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Blue Tarp – Houses

January 14th, 2008 No Comments

These pictures were taken last spring in Vietnam, similar developments can also be seen in China. Blue Tarp is being used as a low-tech shell against wind & water due to its easy handling and reusability as seen here. The above shags seem to be temporary shelter for moving workforces along new-built highways.
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Roof Commercials – 002

January 12th, 2008 No Comments

A follow-up on the earlier topic. This green spot in the desert is not only of ‘urban’ importance but also inspires as graphic or logo to build large-scale commercials seen ‘from above’.

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urban bridge

January 10th, 2008 No Comments

This very inspiring collage was shown at the last venice biennale. Does anyone remember who the author is or related to what topic this pic was shown?

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Roof Commercials – 001

January 6th, 2008 No Comments

Approaching La Guardia Airport it can be seen out of your plane window (wind & weather permitting) and today I came across this on google earth working on another project. ‘Target’ uses its simple logo as a roof commercial, only being seen from a plane. However, the logo merges seamlessly into the graphic language of [...]

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New York City Cabs

January 5th, 2008 No Comments

Who would not associate Yellow Cabs and New York? After successfully showing these pics on the urbanizr flickr spot they should become a step of this blog. Blur in the pictures anonymizes the actual location, the actual moment making this an access door to each our individual memories.
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