An Introduction

Hi All, 

I am Prudence Blake, a Town Planning student looking to become an urban designer that is about to embark on a thesis in regards to the use of and importance of temporary urban design in areas affected by natural disasters.

So with that out of the way, I am starting this blog, Urban Submarine, to keep track of my ideas in terms of what is happening all over the world in the realm of cool and innovative temporary urban design and artwork. In an age where people can increasingly live, work, shop and entertain all within their own homes, my basis is on the importance of maintaining and improving the public realm and getting people excited and active about going out into the city. 

Although this is mostly just to keep track of the ideas I find, hopefully it will also get the ideas of temporary urban design out there as it was something I knew little about until I was studying in the field of town planning and in order to be successful I think the initiatives really need to come from and be supported by the community. Primarily the focus of my thesis is what is happening in Christchurch in regards to rebuilding after the devastation of 1000s of earthquakes, but there will definitely be cool ideas of stuff I come across from all over the world. 

Please bear with me while I get my bearings on this blogging business, generally anything more than a tumblr is a bit beyond me at this point but we will get there! 

That's all for now, 

Prue