June 2009 Blog Posts (6)

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Big Box Reuse



Big Box Reuse is a book by artist Julia Christensen that charts the adaptation of big box retail units vacated by Wal-Marts and Kmarts in the United States for an even bigger box "supercenter" down the road.



In different parts of the United States, empty units have been adapted to use as courthouses, libraries,… Continue

Added by David Barrie on June 26, 2009 at 1:23pm — No Comments

Wonderwood - Leeds

Featured in New Start HotNews (see http://www.newstartmag.co.uk/news/article/1522/wonderwood-brightens-up-deserted-site).

‘Wonderwood’ brightens up deserted site An abandoned building site has been turned into a temporary artistic park to make the area more attractive until construction restarts.



Developer CTP St James was planning to build offices at Leeds’ Holbeck Urban Village, a multimillion pound mixed-use development, until the… Continue

Added by Jess Steele on June 5, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Something is Happening Here...

Originally posted on the Chain Reaction blog 04/06/09



A while ago I briefly blogged about The Caretaker Project (aka ‘Sex Up Stoke’), an idea that sprung out of the Stronger Communities, Stronger Economy…

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Added by Laura Hyde on June 4, 2009 at 7:53pm — No Comments

72 Rivington Street, London



On the telephone the other day, I ended up staring at this: 72 Rivington Street, the new HQ of design agency Young Creatives Network.



In the window is a display of piled books by Anna Lomax and Lauren Davies of Jiggery Pokery:





What's great about the location is that a genius(ish) has decided to turn the downstairs of the building in to a public space and offer a lending… Continue

Added by David Barrie on June 4, 2009 at 3:13pm — No Comments

Good luck to the Apollo Project

Tonight (June 4th) Apollo - a new community led arts project - is opening in a former video rental shop in South London.



Their website says:

“In a bid to rid the streets of decay, and support the local businesses, the group has secured the shop for the month of June. With crucial backing of the Herne Hill Traders Association and local Councils, the Apollo Video Store will be home to a creative festival of art, film, music and performance provided by local talent and high… Continue

Added by Richard McKeever on June 4, 2009 at 1:11pm — No Comments

Meanwhile 2.0

It's always best to learn a new skill when you have something specific you want to do with it. That's what's going on here with this ning. I'm a bit of an innocent when it comes to blogging, tweeting, even facebook, but the Meanwhile project is giving us a real reason to make use of 2.0 communications. So this is a 'meanwhile' website - as in under construction, put together by amateurs while we either seek more professional input or get better at it ourselves!



One thing I do know -… Continue

Added by Jess Steele on June 1, 2009 at 10:48pm — No Comments

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