Creative Communities

Night Lights in Auckland
24 May 2010
Night Lights in Auckland

Spot­ted giant shadow pup­pets? Your eyes weren’t deceiv­ing you. YesYesNo at work (and at play) on the walls of the Auck­land Ferry Building.

Video: Informalism inspires with activist architecture
18 May 2010
Video: Informalism inspires with activist architecture

Hugo Moline takes us on a tour of community-created hous­ing across our region, and intro­duces us to Sydney’s Kapit-bahayan Filipino hous­ing co-operative, a poten­tial model for a medium-density city.

Work-Life: how can art unite a community?
10 May 2010
Work-Life: how can art unite a community?

How can art bring com­munit­ies together? Work-Life explores this ques­tion, using the unique cul­tural melt­ing pot of Singa­pore as a rich start­ing point for discussion.

Designers at play: tracking trains
23 April 2010
Designers at play: tracking trains

Design­ers around the region are pick­ing up on the play­ful pos­sib­il­it­ies that lie in the struc­tures and signs around us. Yiy­ing Lu and zeroperzero are let­ting their ima­gin­a­tions loose on sub­way maps…

Show Us Your City: the winner is…
23 April 2010
Show Us Your City: the winner is…

Con­grat­u­la­tions to Amber Par­kin of Auck­land, New Zea­l­and for her win­ning entry, “This Is My Auck­land”, a mul­ti­-fa­ceted web­site that intro­duces mul­tiple path­ways through her city.

Show Us Your City: Keishka in Wonderland
21 April 2010
Show Us Your City: Keishka in Wonderland

Keishkara Hanandhita Putri’s Jakarta is full of young, cre­at­ive souls, each one con­trib­ut­ing to the artistic fab­ric of the city in unique ways.