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by Dan Susman and Andrew Monbouquette
Growing Cities is a documentary film that examines the role of urban farming in America and asks how much power it has to revitalize our cities and change the way we eat. In their search for answers, Dan and Andrew take a road trip and meet the men and women who are challenging the way this country grows and distributes its food, one vacant city lot, rooftop garden, and backyard chicken coop at a time.
Join them as they discover that good food isn’t the only crop these urban visionaries are harvesting. They’re producing stronger and more vibrant communities, too. The film will be ready for release at the end of 2012.
(via so-aware)
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Ralahine Commune Co. Clare
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High ResolutionZoltan Kemeny, Banlieu des Anges, 1958
(Source: archiveofaffinities, via lookitsbaseball)
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Incredible Edible Todmorden
(Source: vimeo.com)
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High ResolutionFrederick Law Olmsted and the Campaign for Public Health
Image: Design of Prospect Park, by Olmsted and Vaux, ca. 1868
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This is incredible.
(Source: damprag)
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High ResolutionStan Allen: Field Conditions
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Connecting the dots.
Rhizome Detail
New Babylon Rhurgebiet
Neuron mapping
Christaller: Central Place Theory
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How to Live in a City - George C. Stoney
Another quirky documentary from 1964 series directed by George C. Stoney. It explores a series of public spaces in and around New York City how they work and why they work.
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Regen [Rain] - Joris Ivens 1929
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Food Print Manhattan
In a simple thought experiment from The Why Factory at TU Delft this animation shows the food area required for the island of manhattan, and the practical impossibility of ever transforming the island into a self sustaining city.
More information on the project can be found here
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Nunca Más - Never Again
Buenos Aires tries to come to terms with its troubled past, photos from 2006, the 30th Anniversary of the 1976 military coup. In the following period known as the dirty war it is estimated that up to 30,000 people went missing, known as the desaparecidos – the disappeared. The victims families are still seeking justice.
I was lucky enough to spend three months living in Buenos Aires in 2006, this video came about from the photos I took during that period.
The music is A Usuahia A La Quiaca by Gustavo Santaolalla from the soundtrack to The Motorcycle Diaries
digital media architecture urbanism
