Social Spaces

Biodiversity begins in your backyard
6 March 2010
Biodiversity begins in your backyard

The green cor­ridors cre­ated by back­yard biod­iversity provide an import eco­lo­gical link, con­nect­ing the urban hab­itat to its rural counterpart.

Show Us Your City: Reclaim Land, Singapore
2 March 2010
Show Us Your City: Reclaim Land, Singapore

Is there room to trans­form a city into com­munity in the densely-packed, highly-regulated envir­on­ment that Singa­pore presents? Reclaim Land asks, “whose city is it, anyway?”

Work-Life: what is community?
22 February 2010
Work-Life: what is community?

Work-Life gives cre­at­ive lead­ers an oppor­tun­ity to explore the idea of com­munity. Forum mod­er­ator Sasi opens the dis­cus­sion with this video explain­ing the concept. It’s sim­pler than you think.

Big Green Idea: Leave No Trace
22 February 2010
Big Green Idea: Leave No Trace

Ever sat down and thought about where the waste from your Sunday brunch goes? Amelia Toovey has, and she has big plans for your dis­carded pancakes…

Show Us Your City: A Walk In Seoul
27 January 2010
Show Us Your City: A Walk In Seoul

New Seoulite Nathan Stone­ham invites us into his city: take your time, and you’ll dis­cover the pock­ets of beauty and accept­ing com­munit­ies that call Seoul home.

Shopping carts become urban parks
21 January 2010
Shopping carts become urban parks

Designer Ramon Coron­ado re-uses shop­ping carts to make a com­ment about the lack of social spaces in his city.