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DIY Urban Design. Urban Intervention for the Unauthorized and the Unprofessional EMILY HANNAH. (Source: www.seattlebikeblog.com). (Source: www.seattlebikeblog.com). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTb-C-1Qb48. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTb-C-1Qb48.
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DIY Urban Design Urban Intervention for the Unauthorized and the Unprofessional EMILY HANNAH
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTb-C-1Qb48 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTb-C-1Qb48
Unauthorized acts of civic improvement that serve a functional purpose, and are not primarily motivated by self-expression or forwarding a specific political agenda but by providing what is lacking in public space. DIY Urban Design:
LA Freeway sign adapted to include a bench (Source: http://www.good.is/posts/diy-urban-design-from-guerrilla-gardening-to-yarn-bombing/6)
As Payphones booths become obsolete, a new use for them has been found
350 white chairs left in public space in Rotterdam, Netherlands Source: http://popupcity.net/350-white-chairs-pop-up-in-rotterdam/
Park(ing) Day International movement to (temporarily) take space in the city away from cars and back to people. This year’s is set for Sept. 19th
Criticisms “These changes to City streets are illegal, potentially unsafe and adding to the City's costs of maintenance and repair. The City can consider this as vandalism, with the potential for serious health and safety consequences for citizens, particularly pedestrians. There is potential liability and risk management claims to both the City and the individuals involved.” - Gerry Davis, City of Haltom General Manager of Public Works “Yarn bombing exemplifies the ‘do it for the photo’ method of street art. There’s a disingenuousness. … It’s bright and colorful for a day, then it looks gross and someone else has to clean it up.” - http://blog.vandalog.com/2012/11/yarn-bombing-you-cant-sit-with-us/ “DIY urbanism is more common in newly-hip or gentrifying neighbourhoods, than in resource poor inner city areas… like traditional urban design could ultimately contribute to uneven growth, development and cultural and demographic displacement.” - Gordon Douglas, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTb-C-1Qb48
Resources for the Potential Guerilla Urbanist • Urban Repair Squad: • A guide to painting your own bike lanes • (Park)ing Day • Handbook for starting your own pop-up park event • Tactical Urbanism – The Street Plans Collective • A complete how-to guide on all things DIY Urban Design and tactics to convince the city to DIFY
Just the fact of living in a city makes you co-responsible for creating it. Ayssar Arida – “Urbatect”