tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73830995962400782442024-02-06T18:28:22.881-08:00Urban SubmarineCity. Living. Urban Design. Prudence Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188019512098657342noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383099596240078244.post-25808308863109396932013-08-09T16:55:00.004-07:002013-08-09T16:55:49.591-07:00Transitional Christchurch - Public Art<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So as you are all probably well aware I am doing my planning thesis on the transitional temporary uses that have happened in Christchurch in response to the earthquake and in the last couple of weeks, I actually got to go and experience Christchurch and talk to some of the key people involved in pushing the boundaries of temporary and experimentation for Christchurch. It was awesome. The creativity in a city that is facing a long and slow recovery is astounding, and the public art in the city is of an amazing quality and content. So seeing as I have quite a few pictures and quite a few thoughts on transitional Christchurch I thought I would dedicate this post to the amazing public art I saw during my visit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This "kaleidoscope" piece had the most amazing colours and was located on a wall near the Re:Start Mall (where I spent way too much time and money!). This piece really picked up the area, and was a huge change from the traditionally grey city centre that Christchurch had pre-earthquakes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The personalisation on some of the shipping containers actually in the Re:Start Mall was also amazing, this "freak container" near the amazing food truck area was one of my favourites. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This large portrait is on the wall of what was previously the Art Gallery, but now remains unused. Also outside this art gallery is one of my particular favourite pieces...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The giant, silver gnomes! What could be better then those two gnomes standing guard. I also really loved the "It's Coming Down" sculpture pictured below, which is actually 3m tall on the roof of a still standing building. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So that is all I have for you for now, even though the amazing public art in Christchurch appeared to be endless! I am flat out with work and uni at the moment but I will post again soon on the great transitional streetscapes and transitional urban design/architecture that has developed in Christchurch's Central City. </span></div>
Prudence Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188019512098657342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383099596240078244.post-81753082037605610842013-06-10T17:26:00.003-07:002013-06-10T17:26:52.970-07:00The People's Market <div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now today is both a bit of a preemptive post (because I am pretty sure this project will feature largely on "The Block" this week) , and at the same time I can't believe I haven't featured this sooner. The project I am referring to is "The People's Market", a community shipping container market located in a car park in Collingwood, Melbourne by Emerge Studio. This temporary and completely portable project, focused on the theme of "recycled garden" is even more impressive for being the first project two part Emerge Studio has created. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although at first glance it might appear like just another shipping container mall, when reading the thought process behind this project on Emerge Studios website, I believe a lot of attention has gone into making this project a high functioning and engaging community space. When looking at the mix of uses, including the COMA art gallery viewable 24/7, shops, cafes and bars and the flexible nature of the space it is clear that considerable thought has gone into making this a 24hr space Jane Jacobs herself would be proud of. Also come on, those timber trees are fantastic!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also love the fact that all the shipping Containers have a point of difference, whether it be a vertical garden, PVC piping (as above), Bike Wheels, or just the encouragement for graffiti and Street art around the back of the containers. This personalisation really helps to create an activated and interesting site, drawing the attention of the community. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So what do you think of The People's Market, are shipping container markets simply building on a great idea or are they "overdone" in the public realm? I personally still think they are pretty awesome. </span></div>
Prudence Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188019512098657342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383099596240078244.post-60111759883622117282013-06-09T16:20:00.000-07:002013-06-09T16:20:14.465-07:00The Creative Christchurch Transition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some of you may know that the original purpose of this blog was to aid in helping me right my honours thesis for my town planning degree, and although I have been pretty side tracked by other cool projects here - I have still been busy working on my thesis in the background. So I thought seeing as it is already June (!!!) and six months have flown past, I would create a little update (okay, it was originally meant to be an info-graphic but my skills just aren't there yet!) on the key points of my thesis below. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I leave for Christchurch on the 25th to conduct interviews with some pretty cool people so I can start the data analysis part of the thesis and have this whole project completed by the end of October! If you are from Christchurch and have had first hand involvement with these temporary projects I would be stoked if you got in contact either here or via twitter and if you have 5 minutes, can fill out my survey here: <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VG6FBT7">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VG6FBT7</a>. It will be super appreciated. </span></div>
Prudence Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188019512098657342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383099596240078244.post-86931912255216469192013-05-25T16:56:00.000-07:002013-05-25T16:56:29.188-07:00Urban Change Maker - Joost Bakker<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh yeah, the Urban Change Maker column is back! Do you ever dedicate some time to finally listening to a lecture or talk you have been meaning to and get absolutely blown away by what they had to say? Well, that is exactly what happened when I watched this Creative Mornings Melbourne talk (</span><a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="https://vimeo.com/63225503" dir="ltr" href="https://t.co/5OOz0tBm2x" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #0084b4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank" title="https://vimeo.com/63225503"><span class="js-display-url" style="background-color: white; color: #0084b4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">vimeo.com/63225503</span><span style="color: #0084b4; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="invisible" style="background-color: white; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0; line-height: 0; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span><span class="tco-ellipsis" style="background-color: white; color: #0084b4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="invisible" style="font-size: 0px; line-height: 0;"> </span></span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">) </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">by todays Urban Change Maker - </span><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Joost Bakker</b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Joost could be categorised as a lot of things; farmer, inventor, artist, designer and problem solver but at the heart of everything he does is his clear ethos - rethink your original notions of waste and products and collaborate and explore to inspire people to live sustainably. Joost has made particular efforts to improve the sustainability of the hospitality industry not only by developing the cool vertical gardens you see everywhere such as those featured on the Greenhouse Pop Up. In Silo by Joost, a hole in the wall Melbourne Cafe in Hardware Lane the act of simple stating that the cafe will not have a bin has lead to a huge range of sustainable and waste minimising solutions! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Asides from providing take away coffee (and I am sure a sustainably made reusable coffee cup is encouraged) Silo boasts the fact that it produces absolutely no waste. You even get to sit on top of the reusable kegs which provide the milk and other beverages for the cafe. I wont provide too much more detail when you can watch the video and check out Joost for yourself and be sure to visit <a href="http://byjoost.com/">ByJoost.com</a> for more information on other cool projects (e.g. rooftop farming and harvesting urine!). I know I want to learn everything I can about this talented problem solver!</span></div>
Prudence Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188019512098657342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383099596240078244.post-74021392110341976442013-05-18T16:56:00.002-07:002013-05-18T16:57:35.543-07:00The Service Station<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is a pretty amazing feeling when all your favourite things come together in the one place right? Even if that place does happen to be Los Feliz, California on the other side of the world... As I was reading a few blogs I follow on a Sunday morning, not thinking about urban design or temporary uses at all I was suddenly blown away by this post on <a href="http://ohjoy.blogs.com/my_weblog/2013/05/oh-joy-eats-the-service-station.html">Oh Joy</a>. It just goes to show that good things <b>pop up</b> when you least expect them too. </span></div>
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Prudence Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188019512098657342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383099596240078244.post-86631083119121187902013-05-08T15:29:00.004-07:002013-05-08T15:29:52.192-07:00Be Back Soon!<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just writing a super quick note to apologise for my absence here on Urban Submarine and to thank you all for still visiting! The views I have been getting are amazing and it is so awesome to know there are so many people interested in new ways to revitalise our cities! While my thesis is kicking my butt and due dates are looming for May, I don't have a lot of time for writing, BUT I do promise I will keep an eye out for exciting urban interventions, and if I ever have any spare time there may be a surprise post or two. Otherwise I will be back at the end of Autumn to post in earnest over the cooler months! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Wednesday, I attended a picnic, complete with rugs laid out on grass, in the middle of the city, just one block down from my work in fact. The Albert Street picnic was organised by UR{BNE} as part of the Brisbane City Ideas fiesta - showcasing the new draft city plan and I can't think of a better way to get people involved and commenting on the future of their city. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not only did this picnic provide a fun way to get involved in city planning, it was also a great way to demonstrate how little changes, such as pedestrianising a street in the inner city can make a huge difference in how we interact with our cities. The use of temporary projects also presents a low risk forum to trial new ideas - and if they work, great and if not you get the chance to try again! </span><br />
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Prudence Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188019512098657342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383099596240078244.post-26774647869802854872013-04-15T21:28:00.000-07:002013-04-15T21:28:43.049-07:00Advertising the High Life<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is no secret that <a href="http://popupcity.net/2013/04/billboard-turned-into-an-artist-residency/">Pop Up City</a> is one of my all time favourite urban design blogs and a consistent source of temporary urban design and architecture inspiration and this project really is inspiring. Architect Julio Gomez Trevilla has designed a temporary house in Mexico that is incorporated with and hidden behind a typical billboard in Mexico. This innovative project is a true combination of urban play, pop up building, activating new spaces and turning the traditional way you think about cities on it's head. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I thought it was about time I not only reinstated the urban change makers column but that I hopped aboard the praise train for the duo behind Brisbanes Bee One Third (recently featured in the U on Sunday magazine). Although neither Kat Skull or Jack Wilson Stone, the geniuses behind Bee One Third are from Brisbane originally they are both long term residents and luckily for us it has become their entrepreneurial home. Urban bee keeping is by no means a new addition to the rooftops of cities across the world and addresses a vital need to maintain our bee population and restore their rightful place in the city. But Bee One Third bring a new meaning the the term "local" with honey being produced on the rooftops of the very restaurants it is used and sold in (such as Gerards Bistro in New Farm). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now as someone who is admittedly a little bit design obsessed, I am always first in line to pick up to new issue of Habitus magazine when it hits the news stands quarterly. In issue 19 there was one article that really caught my eye, and fits right in with the purpose of Urban Submarine. The project starts in an unused church, a neo-classical cultural heritage landmark in a residential suburb of Darlinghurst, Sydney. In order to revitalize this church and return activation to an otherwise unused building a unique and innovative solution was devised by Bates Smart Architects that I like to refer to as a Pop In. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The element of cultural heritage often presents nothing but constraints and limitations for planners, builders and developers alike and that was certainly the case for this Darlinghurst Church Project. Development could in no way impact or extrude any of the walls of the Church and the outside was to remain completely intact. So what did Bates Smart do to solve this issue? The built inside it, creating a residential pop up home inside the church that can be completely dismantled and in no way impacts on the structure of the church itself. Pure Genius. The church not only now encompasses a lived in, and beautiful, residential home but with some gathered remaining pews also allows for public access in terms of a concert and performance space - effectively blurring the boundary between public and private. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As the pictures show, the temporary nature of the housing shell in no way has constricted the residents, the pods even include a large and impressive entertaining kitchen. The whole project is proof that from constraints the most creative ideas can grow, as well as the ability of temporary structures to be more than just impermanent pop up shops or cafes. As a planner I think this project also illustrates that maybe the very idea of cultural heritage codes and regulations as they exist today is outdated. Where is the benefit in allowing cultural heritage buildings to stand unoccupied and uncared for within the city? Maybe it is time to come up with a more flexible approach, that fosters innovation rather then placing barriers to it and stop being stuck in the old ways of planning. Possibly then we will witness a cultural regeneration, full of more wonderful and creative projects. </span></div>
Prudence Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188019512098657342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383099596240078244.post-86706024803433961652013-04-01T17:48:00.001-07:002013-04-01T17:49:34.279-07:00Attendant: Cafe Restroom? <div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So obviously March was not a great month over here at Urban Submarine, and I apologise profusely for that. Between job applications, starting a new job, writing a thesis and having a social life my availability to blog has been pretty limited, BUT April is a new month and I really want to get back into finding the coolest and most innovative urban initiatives to feature them here on the blog and encourage even more initiatives in the future! Before I mention to cool little reuse of inactive space I have for you today, i thought I would mention some things I have in the works for this month in order to establish some accountability! This month will bring us UR{BNE} festival in Brisbane, so a lot of cool things will be happening in the city. I will definitely be heading a long to the Albert Street Picnic and ideas fiesta (seeing as I work on Albert Street) and taking some pictures to feature, I am also working on a job application based on Paddington so I am hoping to feature that either this month or next too! I am sure other more exciting stuff will pop up, but thats it for now - so onto the story!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With the cafe clearly paying great respects to its original use, even utilising plugged up urinals as seats, it is a great mix celebrating both the old and the new in our cities. Not only that but </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the interior is so delightfully quirky I don't think you could help but having fun (and probably a bit of a giggle) while you were there. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more photos and an article with a lot more toilet jokes than I was willing to make head on over to <a href="http://www.weheart.co.uk/2013/03/26/attendant-espresso-bar-london/">weheart.co.uk</a>. </span></div>
Prudence Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188019512098657342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383099596240078244.post-9848991638566364662013-03-11T22:04:00.000-07:002013-03-11T22:05:28.343-07:00The Urban Coffee Farm <div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I tweeted a video of Hassell's Urban Coffee Farm process (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFBwnUgFV4M&feature=youtu.be">here</a>) for the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival and I am super stoked to share some photos of the finished product here. I think this project really embodies a great temporary urban place and love that it has focused on reactivating a space that was otherwise underused. Not only that I, like many Australians and especially Melbournites, am a coffee addict - so any place to get more coffee is always going to be approved by me! The space is also awesome as it actually gives you to opportunity to learn more about coffee and where it comes from placing an emphasis on sustainability. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The design of this project is, for lack of a better word, ingenious. The way that pallets, ply and chalkboards have been used in conjunction with a huge volume of greenery and vegetation really does set the scene of walking into a coffee farm or jungle and allowing you to step out of the city for a few moments (as well as just looking genuinely cool). Not only does it look cool, but you can see in the below picture that the coffee farm is attracting a wide range of people and giving them a collective an accessible open space to enjoy together. </span></div>
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Prudence Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188019512098657342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383099596240078244.post-58703706771268427352013-03-05T15:00:00.000-08:002013-03-05T15:00:35.032-08:00Barking Bathhouse<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think it is already clear that I am a sucker for a pop up social experiment with a great name, and the <a href="http://www.barkingbathhouse.com/">Barking Bathhouse</a> sure has me covered on that front. Created by <a href="http://www.somethingandson.com/">Something & Son</a> (uber cool collaborators) and popping up in East London, the Barking Bathhouse aims to recapture the communal spirit present of historic bath houses and foster that spirit within the now suburban suburb. Not only that, the design of this pop up truly is beautiful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The pop up has now left East London and after being super successful will be opening again at a new location sometime in Spring. If you want any more information be sure to check out their website and maybe fantasise about the range of treatments they offer <a href="http://www.barkingbathhouse.com/">here</a>.</span></div>
Prudence Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188019512098657342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383099596240078244.post-58222843448939304322013-03-01T02:52:00.001-08:002013-03-01T02:52:47.695-08:00Sushi Pod<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While wandering through Paddington (as an attempt to start a new suburb profile column...) I managed to pick up a copy of the awesome (and free) Map Magazine. Inside I was super excited to see a little article on Sushi Pod in Fortitude Valley and its awesome conception via "<a href="http://www.placemakers.com/2013/02/25/placemaking-vs-placeshaking/">place shaker</a>" engineer John Tuxworth. Basically the Sushi Pod is a tiny temporary structure that has been created as an "urban reinvigoration" experiment - aiming to bring life and activity into an otherwise underwhelming car park. Not only that the sushi pod offers delicious healthy meals and delivers some Japanese infusion to Brisbane. I think this is an awesome experiment and a true example of a place shaker, and if the picture below is any indication, i'd say it has been pretty successful too! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just a quick urban change makers post today in the midst of working from home. I stumbled upon the blog We Are Traffic today on the <a href="http://vsco.co/features/vsco-film-we-are-traffic">Visual Supply Co Journal</a> and thought they had a super awesome and simple idea that has been really well executed. Basically Bjorn Lexius and Till Glaser behind the blog wanted to raise bicycle awareness in Hamburg, Germany so they went about doing a series of portraits of people on their bikes and posting them on their blog. The blog has taken off like crazy, with a huge wait list of people wanting to be photographed. This is especially awesome considering they only originally expected to be photographing their friends. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last night for the two year anniversary of the devastating February 22nd Christchurch Earthquake I watched the documentary on the Earthquakes "When a City Falls" on SBS. Watching this documentary really hit home for me how great an impact the earthquakes have had on Christchurch and will continue to have on shaping the city centre for the future. What struck me most in this documentary was not only the huge gaping holes in the city where my favourite places and landmarks used to be but the continuing sense of kindness and humour seen throughout the community. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Despite little concrete rebuild being completed, even two years down the road from the initial destruction, it would be easy to lose spirit and simple let the inner city deteriorate. This is why I am so excited by the work of Gap Filler, to ensure those empty spaces are never really empty spaces but places of excitement and intrigue (instead of just parking lots for cars that are not even there). This I think is a key element for building community resilience and ensuring people dont just forget about the inner city and become more and more entrenched in the suburbs. I am looking at making my planning thesis based around exactly how this community resilience can be achieved through the creative community action enabled by Gap Filler, so stay tuned because I will be sure to keep you updated with what I find out! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay! So I still have no internet at home and with uni starting back up I think I am going to have to resign myself to less frequent posting over here on Urban Submarine - I am thinking about three times a week (and whenever I see something too cool to not post). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, yesterday I attended the Renew Australia "Making the Most of Empty Spaces" workshop presented by Renew Newcastle founder Marcus Westbury. While spending my day at the Bleeding Heart Gallery Space on Ann Street Brisbane I learnt some pretty awesome (and practical) things about creating temporary urban spaces and pop up shops in our cities. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Renew Australia group are best known for their super cool work as Renew Newcastle - effectively upgrading Newcastle from an unknown, deteriorating industrial city outside of Sydney to one of the top 10 hippest cities in the world. Acting as an "enabler" or as I like to think of it Space Curator, Renew Newcastle give "Inititavists" the opportunity to put their brilliant creative idea into action by putting them up rent free in a vacant urban space with a rolling 30 day license agreement. This process not only helps creatives get their idea up and running but creates activity in otherwise vacant areas, improving safety and vibrancy in the city centre. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The most important elements I took away from this workshop were the need for practicality and clear solutions when starting any pop up venture and the importance of having elements like how you will organize insurance for projects understood from the beginning. I also learnt the importance of involving a large cross section of people from the community itself in order to create a self sustaining and successful pop up project, not just the people you personally think are amazing or the things you think should be there (I personally am very guilty of this one!). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All in all it came down to initiative, passion and responsibility and it made me want to start my own venture straight away. If you are interested at all in this kind of thing I would definitely suggest you check out <a href="http://www.renewaustralia.org/">Renew Australia</a> and all the awesome resources they have available on their site. </span></div>
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Prudence Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188019512098657342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383099596240078244.post-58166569239103073402013-02-12T14:57:00.001-08:002013-02-12T14:57:40.483-08:00POP of Colour<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really wanted to do my Vietnam Recap in an immediate two part series, but I found this over on <a href="http://www.contemporist.com/2012/09/10/mvmnt-cafe-by-morag-myerscough/">Contemporist</a> before I could get too it and it is just too amazing! The MVMNT pop up cafe by <a href="http://www.studiomyerscough.com/">Morag Myerscough</a> in Londons industrial suburb of Greenwich is an amazing example of a cool pop up cafe that doesn't involve a single shipping container! What excites me most about this pop up (asides from its totally rad design) is how easy it is to create a space that feels fresh and exciting simply with some plywood and some paint! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not only does the use of colour allow the cafe to brand itself and differentiate from other cafes, it creates an eye-catching visual landmark within the suburb. I only have to look at the pictures and I want to pop by (if only I was still in the UK). The outside area of the cafe also presents an amazing opportunity for workspaces or meetings out in the public realm, something I think a lot of businesses need to utilize more. The outdoor area manages to look peaceful and exciting at the same time, although I am stuck wondering what will happen when it rains?</span></div>
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<br />Prudence Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188019512098657342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383099596240078244.post-63136862929933358922013-02-10T22:24:00.000-08:002013-02-10T22:24:06.640-08:00Vietnam Recap - Volume 1 Can Tho<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay Vietnam travels recap time! I experienced and learnt so much in such a short time I don't even know where to begin, so I thought I would do a quick recap to begin with and then maybe do a few posts with ideas I have gained from my time in Vietnam such as super active public realms, the market culture and other general urban design thoughts as they come to me! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So for the first two weeks of my trip I spent my time in Can Tho, the largest city within the Mekong Delta. After arriving into the full on city that is Ho Chi Minh/Saigon, Can Tho was a beneficial place to ease into the Vietnamese culture - and to learn how to cross a road! The traffic in Vietnam was probably my first major culture shock moment, I think it took me a whole month to get use to the system of just walking out on busy roads and letting the many scooters, bikes and occasional cars go around you. The sheer volume of people that travelled via bike or scooter was also impressive, as well as the way their housing and shops were designed for convenient scooter/bike access. Almost all buildings (both commercial and residential) had ramps built within or over their stairs so scooters could be driven straight inside and almost all markets allowed for people to drive in, barter and drive out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another key realisation of our time in Can Tho was the lack of OH&S and general safety regulations - there were endless WTF moments. This really embodied the attitude of the Vietnamese which was very relaxed with simple "just get it done" thinking which really allowed for some simple (and often genius) ways of doing things. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seeing as I spent over two weeks in Can Tho I could quite literally talk about it forever and it was definitely one of my favourite places on the trip, particularly as I really got to know the city and the people (especially my lovely homestay family). Here are just some of the other things I loved about Can Tho; </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The street food at the night markets may have been the most delicious food I have ever eaten (especially after many drinks and a night of Karaoke) </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many of the restaurants we ate at were out in the open yet surprisingly quiet tucked back from the roads. Half the time you felt like you were eating in the middle of the jungle, not the middle of the city </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What started out as a short recap has actually turned out quite massive, especially because I spent so long in Can Tho. So I am going to post this recap in a couple of volumes, mostly just for ease of reading for you! </span></div>
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Prudence Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188019512098657342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383099596240078244.post-30748779931138107982013-02-10T03:08:00.001-08:002013-02-10T03:08:48.176-08:00Shhh...Secret Public Realms?<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Allright, I am back everyone and I could not have had a better or more eye-opening time than I did in Vietnam. Although I am super keen to get writing on some of my ideas and photos from my time overseas I am struggling a bit with putting some cohesive (and readable!) posts together - but I promise a recap will be up soon, whether it is wanted or not! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What I am keen to talk about today is the new trend that is emerging of private or secret public spaces, as really brought to my attention by one of my favourite blogs, <a href="http://popupcity.net/2013/01/trend-2-secret-urbanism-and-new-exclusivity/">Pop Up City</a>. Now they have given this trend the term "Secret Urbanism" and it is a retreat from the previous desire for totally open, accessible and transparent urban spaces. The current feeling being cultivated in the urban realm is that of "exclusivity" to add value to spaces and increase the feeling of being able to adventure and really discover something new within our cities. This trend has even started popping up around Brisbane, with "The Walrus Club" hidden on Coronation Drive, Toowong behind a door with a small piece of Walrus Graffiti. Even the branding for these places relies on the secretive and exclusive nature they are trying to cultivate. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These places go back to the prohibition era and speak easy bars, and commonly appear to have decor in a similar fashion - full of low light, exposed brick and rum drinkers. With the current rate news travels through social media though, how long can these places really remain that secret and at what lengths will they have to go to enforce exclusivity. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In terms of how I feel about this trend I am pretty divided, I love the idea of being able to stumble across the coolest bar or having to hunt to find the place you are looking for, but I don't know how well the idea of exclusive urban realm sits with me. I think it is an interesting emerging trend none the less and definitely one I will be looking into more!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are still interested check out the blog post by <a href="http://popupcity.net/2013/01/trend-2-secret-urbanism-and-new-exclusivity/">Pop Up City</a>.</span></div>
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Prudence Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188019512098657342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383099596240078244.post-54981795615674546562013-01-12T07:00:00.000-08:002013-01-12T07:00:09.016-08:00Float On Markets<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This morning I left on a 3 week adventure to Vietnam where I am undertaking a course studying urban design, planning and the environment within the Mekong Delta before doing a leisurely tour up north through Vietnam to Hanoi. Unfortunately this will be my last post for the month as I have not had the chance to line any up for my absence (because I am always too excited about my content and publish them). Of course I am very excited about many of the things I will be seeing (and will be sure to bore you with a few picture based posts when I return). One of my top things to do while in Vietnam is visit the floating markets, especially due to their recent inspiration for the IKEA floating markets in London. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although the floating and night time markets are a key source of income and livelihoods for the Vietnamese people the IKEA markets along the Thames show that urban design and innovative ideas can be taken from a range of places and re-used if applied correctly to the new site. This is a key element of place making and urban design, because if there is one thing I have learnt it is that there is no "one size fits all" approach to place making. What has made these markets look so fabulous is that the inspiration has clearly come from the Asian style market scene but then they have clearly applied the idea to a Western culture as well, particularly the needs and ideas of those in London (and Sweden I guess). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are a whole heap more fabulous photos on NOTCOT. which you can see by clicking <a href="http://www.notcot.com/archives/2012/09/ikeas-floating-market.php">here</a>. I would happily visit these floating down the Brisbane river any day! </span>Prudence Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188019512098657342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383099596240078244.post-70051358169164387282013-01-10T17:36:00.003-08:002013-01-10T17:36:44.533-08:00Pop Up Cinema <div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over the last couple of weeks I have been attending Brisbane City Council's China Town Mall 80's and 90's movie nights. Although these free summer events have let me have a cheap and enjoyable night out (and I have got to see "The Labyrinth" and "The Mighty Ducks") there are a few things I couldn't help notice that made me think about how these "pop up" summer events are conducted. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the first things that I noticed was that although these events were all generally well attended, especially when taking in those in restaurants that could also enjoy the screening with their meal, the events were by no means full. I also noticed that there seemed to be few people that spontaneously decided to join in and watch the movie, although many paused or slowed as they walked past. I also noticed that there seemed to be a fairly distinct crowd of families with young children or young couples in their late teens to early 20's. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started to think "what could easily be changed to attract more spontaneous and diverse users?" and although I in no way came up with a definitive answer, it appeared that these events needed a better gimmick. For example Gap Filler who I mentioned here, provided a cinema that relied purely on "cycle power" to run allowing for people to get involved with the event on multiple levels. But that is not the only way you could mix it up, why not have inflatable kids pools instead of seats? Or seeing as we are in china town, utilise chinese/japanese style floor cushions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Personally, as this is one of the few times I have attended a free public event, I thought it was great and am keen to visit many more. I only want to make them cooler and cooler into the future! </span></div>
Prudence Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188019512098657342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383099596240078244.post-87558750469299433092013-01-09T12:00:00.000-08:002013-01-09T12:00:00.312-08:00City. Living. Buys - Reusable Drink Bottles<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So Concord in Massachusetts has become the first city to officially ban disposable plastic water bottles in order to help our environment and encourage reduced waste and more sustainable living. This is a huge step in the right direction to reduce the total amount of packaging we are currently using (speakers come in a box, with two separate boxes inside with more packaging inside that). Though if you are like me the idea of choosing permanent water bottle and forking out between $12 - 35 for it, is somewhat intimidating (or at least it is for poor students that want their water bottle to match their outfits like I do). So I made a little collage of some cool water bottles to help you find the perfect one! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now although none of these water bottles are particularly new to the market, they each have their own unique feature which makes them well worth your consideration. My personal favourite is the Eau Good water bottle (number 1), which has a replaceable charcoal filter and sleek but quirky design features. The only draw back of this bottle is that it recommends a long period of time e.g. overnight to thoroughly filter tap water. The bottle is designed by <a href="http://www.black-blum.com/products/?key=9bbfd831ca717bb3b6dfafdb64a76ecf">black+blum</a> and their other stuff (hello pot plant bbq) is definitely worth checking out! The bobble bottles (4) work based on a similar charcoal filter as well and the vapur sports bottle (5) is flexible and thus can fold up when not in use. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So what do you think? Are you going to make the switch to reusable bottles? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In response to the <a href="http://www.bmwguggenheimlab.org/press/press-release-archive/2012/280-good-selection">Guggenheim Labs</a> "Transform a Public Space Project" Irene Guzman submitted a super cool project entitled Public2. The idea was that not only could a public square be created out of the impromptu meeting of features such as food trucks (which I just wrote about <a href="http://urbansubmarine.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/mobile-cities.html">here</a>) but it should encourage interaction with the public using it and between the public themselves. In order to create an interactive space strings were hung above the area which the public could move and manipulate to create shade and light as needed throughout the day for their enjoyment of the space. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Public2 Project Conceptualisation via <a href="http://www.good.is/posts/transform-a-public-space-project-the-top-5-ideas">Good.is</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Moveable lamps were also included within the public square, so not only could enjoyment be modified as needed during the day but light could also be directed at night to where it is most needed at night. I think this idea is great in that it presents a simple and well thought out way to achieve public interaction with the urban realm. I personally would want the space to have a bit more colour - perhaps neon strings? Though I think this is a great project to be applied with a temporary time frame, in order to utilise vacant space as a makeshift public square. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am in love with this cool urban art project in Milan originally featured over on <a href="http://honestlywtf.com/art/snail-troopers/">Honestly...WTF</a>. Basically Cracking Art Group joined forces with</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'lucida grande', 'liberation sans', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; orphans: 4;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.duomomilano.it/?lang=en" target="_blank">Duomo</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px; orphans: 4;"> and </span><a href="http://www.operadartemilano.it/" target="_blank">Opera d’Arte</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px; orphans: 4;"> in order to make a statement about the desperate need for repairs on a historical run down cathedral. In order to make a comment about how the architecture is being slowly left to deteriorate, 50 bright blue snail sculptures were created (from recycled plastic!) and placed around the cathedral to capture the publics attention. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px; orphans: 4;">As soon as I saw this art installation I was struck by how effective and simple it really is, the bright colours instantly draw attention to the installation and the idea of snails ensures there is a cohesive concept that really marks it's purpose. I know if I stumbled upon something like this it would be difficult not to contemplate the cathedral and become increasingly more drawn to and interested in the cause itself. Plus, it adds a little bit of fun to the city, don't you think?</span></span></div>
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