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New Urbanism ep 8 - Rooftop Dwelling

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Terreform, a nonprofit architecture collective transforms the rooftop of a building in downtown Brooklyn into a shelter and farm for urban refugees- people displaced by the mortgage crisis. Their two-week project, called Terrefarm, used only materials found in the building, and involved students and teachers from around the world. For more episodes in this series, visit: New Urbanism
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New Urbanism ep 13: Mobile Office
Kyle Minor, a San Francisco-based designer and artist, bought an industrial-grade double wide trailer from some fisherman with the intention of moving it onto a piece of land and living outside of the city. When he dragged it down to the end of a pier on San Francisco Bay next to his shop, he realized it worked better right where it was. Now he has sold it as an alternative office space to a group of prolific inventors.Stills courtesy of Karolirene at www.atelierkism.com and Kyle Minor at www.kyleminordesign.com. For more episodes in this series, visit: New Urbanism
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New Urbanism ep 9 - Trailer Park
Trailer Park is a portable, natural, public park housed inside a Coachmen Travel Trailer. The interior is fully planted, designed, and treated as a "real" park. "If you cannot go to the park, the park can go to you. Trailer Park's transformation is so complete, it brings nature to us, making us the destination." For more episodes in this series, visit: New Urbanism
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New Urbanism ep 6 - Tent City
Inspired by the Hoovervilles of the Great Depression artists and activists take down a fence, transforming a vacant lot (owned by JPMorgan Chase Bank) into a living, temporary village. For more episodes in this series, visit: New Urbanism
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New Urbanism ep 10: Urban Forest
A forest with native and non-native plants featuring artists from San Francisco and around the world. What was an alley riddled with crime is opened up to the public as a place to play and daydream. Music by Tommy Guerrero. For more information, visit http://www.luggagestoregallery.org. For more episodes in this series, visit: New Urbanism
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New Urbanism: ep 4 - Subway Opera
Imagine a graffiti-ridden deserted place suddenly turned into hub of music! Raumlabor Berlin transforms the Eichbaum subway station into an opera house. For all other episodes, interesting links, and more info, check out Babelgum's New Urbanism
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New Urbanism ep 12: Pavement to Parks
The city of San Francisco and architecture collective, Rebar, transform a dangerous intersection in the Portero neighborhood into a temporary public park. The "Pavements to Parks" projects seek to temporarily reclaim unused swathes of asphalt and quickly and inexpensively turn them into new public plazas and parks. These spaces become urban laboratories where the City can work with the community to test the potential of the selected location to be permanently reclaimed as public open space. Music by: Handsome Furs.For more episodes in this series, visit: New Urbanism
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New Urbanism: Ep 5 - Urban Mini-Golf
The putting lot is a parking lot transformed into a nine-hole miniature golf course in Bushwick, Brooklyn. The theme of the course is “neighborhood sustainability” which encompasses both environmental sustainability and the sustainability of communities. For all other episodes, interesting links, and more info, check out Babelgum's New Urbanism
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New Urbanism: ep 2 - Rooftop Farming
Solutions for Urban Living #2: Turn warehouse roofs into city farms and grow local, sustainably produced food. Annie Novak and Ben Flanner have been farming the rooftop of a Brooklyn warehouse since May 2009 and the 6,000 square-foot farm has over 30 different varieties of vegetables. Nearby restaurants have caught on to the idea and the urban farmers have been making deliveries on their bikes - now that's local. For all other episodes, interesting links, more info, check out Babelgum's New Urbanism
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New Urbanism ep 7 - Grow Shelter
The Grow Shelter is a living environment where humans, plants, and animals co-exist. It consists of three connected spheres covered in earth and seeds. The habitat evolves with the seasons showing the cycle of life. The concept is to bring people closer to the environment. For more episodes in this series, visit: New Urbanism
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GOOD: Rooftop Bees
With space at such a premium in Manhattan, New Yorkers are accustomed to thinking vertically when it comes to housing. Now bees are getting in on the action. David Graves, an urban beekeeper, tends his hives far above the bustle of New York on rooftops throughout the city. His buzzworthy honey gets rave reviews for its delicate sweetness and for the relief it offers allergy sufferers. But with Colony Collapse Disorder threatening his livelihood, we're left wondering what a world without honey bees would be like. Not so sweet.
 

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