The Beginning… Over the last 2 months, I have been adapting to the change from my previous structure of the Higher Apprenticeship I completed in the summer of 2024. Joining the MAUD course in September 2024, I started my focused further educational journey at Newcastle University, with this being my first experience of the campus, […]
As autumn leaves swirl and the crisp air fills our lungs, there’s no better time to explore the joy of cycling. For those of us who rely on bikes for our daily commutes or simply relish the freedom of a weekend ride, having the right bike is essential. Enter the Brodie Dynamo 2.0, a signature […]
First in a Series of Lockdown Blogs My community keeps me going in these uncertain times. After enduring a slow process to sell my home and beloved garden of 25 years, the end came in a downpour on March 16th. Though I felt I had done a lot of preparation, there was still a ton […]
Agrihood life is becoming more popular across the U.S. as planned, community food-focused living communities take hold. What is an agrihood? It’s a residential neighborhood that supports itself through community farming. Simply put, everyone has a stake in the growing of food and shares in the bounty. An Urban Land Institute report says there are […]
Fig 1 – “The Etheral Junkspace” a photo manipulation by Manaswini Rajesh. etcetera, etcetera and etcetera. City centre of Madurai, a sterilised urban form, on the river banks of Vaigai, is defined by its streets that were constructed with a yardstick that fits exactly a bullock cart. Don’t even get me started on the current […]
Passion Garden I sat down with a wonderful woman the other day, her 94 year-old mother by our side, and talked about gardening, and the healing properties in its harvest… She is a vendor at the Waco Downtown Farmer’s Market, and runs a small business, Passion Gardens (click link and scroll down). In addition […]
Springfield, Missouri, was transformed with the unveiling of Spidertag’s latest masterpiece, Interactive Neon Mural #23 (#INM23). This electrifying language envelops the walls of the History Museum and Historic Fox Theatre, turning the downtown area into a neon canvas that juxtaposes vibrant light against the backdrop of darkness. Spidertag, Springfield. Image Copyright Justkids. Spidertag, a contemporary […]
Rosemary Wakeman’s new book, The Worlds of Victor Sassoon: Bombay, London, Shanghai, 1918–1941, is an interpretative history of global urbanity following the life of business tycoon Victor Sassoon across three cities at the forefront of the sweeping changes taking the world by storm as it entered an era of globalized commerce. Global Urban History blog […]
It’s been a weird couple of months. Feels like a horror movie, and we all want to know: when will this end? For me as an urban farmer, it’s been a weird couple years. I had been an urban farmer but due to various circumstances, I had slowly let everything go: the rabbits, the goats, […]
Esittelin viime vuonna vision tehdä rakastamastani Kallion alueesta aiempaakin mukavamman paikan asua. Poikkeusaikojen puristuksessa kirkastui ajatus muokata alueen vilkkaimmat kadut Porthaninkatu, Fleminginkatu, Vaasankatu ja Hämeentie sekä niiden väliset aukiot selkeämmin kaikille avoimiksi kaupunkitiloiksi. Kävely- ja ihmisystävällisempinä kaduista ja aukioista muodostuisi rengasmainen vyöhyke, jolla olisi valtava potentiaali toimia ihmisiä ja kaupunkikulttuuria yhteen tuovana valtasuonena. Alue kattaisi […]