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WAI in a week | by WAI [part II]
November 16th, 2012 • architectures, cities, contributors, movingmemos
Tags: beijing 北京, urbanism
WAI Architecture Think Tank | Wall Stalker
WAI Architecture Think Tank is this week’ MovingCities guest of honor: Ever wondered what a week of WAI looks like? WAI in a week – a coincidental look into the urban, architectural, artistic and homey Beijing 北京 life of architects Cruz Garcia & Nathalie Frankowski.
PART I featured urban stories, from Saturday to Tuesday, PART II till the end of the week. read more »
WAI in a week | by WAI [part I]
November 14th, 2012 • 1 comment architectures, cities, contributors, movingmemos
Tags: beijing 北京, urbanism
WAI Architecture Think Tank | Pure Hardcore Icons
This week, MovingCities is handing over its website to WAI Architecture Think Tank [aka Workshop for Architecture Intelligentsia]. After receiving their WAIzine 2-publication, we wanted to offer WAI a forum that goes beyond a standard Q&A. Hence, WAI in a week – a coincidental look into the urban, architectural, artistic and homey Beijing 北京 life of Cruz Garcia & Nathalie Frankowski. PART I features urban stories from Saturday to Tuesday… read more »
Shanghai | Nø City Guide
May 20th, 2012 • cities, contributors, movingmemos, writings
Tags: publications, shanghai 上海
No-City Guide | urbain-trop-urbain, 2012
Recently, Urbain, trop urbain published a staggering 714-page Nø-City Guide on Shanghai 上海. The guide isn’t your standard archi-app but an e-journal providing a subjective journey and discovery of this city. Presented as a hypertext stroll through the city, it documents a city and culture in change. It is an interesting bombardment of text and images. And all of that in French. read more »
Tōhoku Japan 2011 | by Sören Grünert [part II]
October 24th, 2011 • cities, contributors, movingmemos, travel
Tags: construction, urbanism
Workshop in Shishiori on September 4th 2011 | by Sören Grünert
In August 2011, architect Sören Grünert spend one month in Tōhoku, Japan, as part of the relief efforts in the aftermath of the devastating March 11 eartquake and tsunami. After introducing the objective of his trip and providing insight into his first impressions [read part I]; in part II Sören recalls the experience of participating in the workshop, the discussion with architects and local residents and the work on the area’s masterplan.
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Tōhoku Japan 2011 | by Sören Grünert [part I]
October 19th, 2011 • 1 comment cities, contributors, movingmemos, travel
Tags: construction, urbanism
Tōhoku Japan 2011 | by Sören Grünert
In August 2011, architect Sören Grünert spend one month in Tōhoku, Japan, as part of the relief efforts in the aftermath of the devastating March 11 eartquake and tsunami. After getting in touch with Archi+Aid, he was involved with work, along with local architects and communities, on a masterplan for Shishiori. For MovingCities he filed a double report. Part one: arrival in Tōhoku and the confrontation with a collapsed city. read more »
South Africa | Cape Town – by Mokena Makeka
March 2nd, 2011 • contributors, movingmemos, writings
Tags: cape town, publications, urbanism
Cape Town | January 6, 2011
“Cape Town’s physical identity as a city is a direct result of human intervention, namely architecture and how it collectively shapes and informs street life and the character of the city. With an abundance of historical architectural fabric in the central city, our buildings tell an interesting story of our past,” so it starts our guest contribution – ‘Architecture and the City’ – by Cape Town-based architect Mokena Makeka [Makeka Design Lab]. A 1000 words and 23 images is where our 2010-11 South African journey ends. read more »
Santiago de Chile | Two Tales
August 2nd, 2010 • cities, contributors, movingmemos, travel
Tags: construction, politics, santiago, urbanism
Alejandro Aravena & Ricky Burdett | London School of Economics | by Levent Kerimol
While in Chile, MovingCities sporadic contributor Levent Kerimol visited the much acclaimed Elemental’s La Pintana and Lo Espejo housing projects and scanned Ciudad Abierta – Valparaiso University’s architectural playground (dixit Diego Grass Puga). Levent files a report and tells two tales of how an architect’s attempts to change the world are obstructed by his ego. read more »
