This project was joint winner 2010 of the European Prize for Urban Public Space.
Among other things I find generosity in this design because they respect the freedom and intelligence of the users, there was no need to use and indiscriminate elements of protection and control between the slant and the water.
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STREET VENDOR GUIDE
There are more than 10,000 street vendors in New York City who sell everything from hot dogs to sunglasses, art to handbags. But selling things from a table or cart isn’t as simple as it seems. Vendors are fined $1000 for small violations, like parking their cart more than 18” from the curb, and many vendors don’t know their rights when approached by police. The rulebook is intimidating and hard to understand by anyone, let alone someone whose first language isn’t English.
Vendor Power!: A Guide to Street Vending in New York City addresses these problems by translating the most commonly violated rules into accessible diagrams and multiple languages, including English, Bengali, Chinese, Arabic, and Spanish. The brochure also includes personal stories from vendors, history, fun facts, and policy reform recommendations. Thousands of copies were distributed to street vendors for free so they can understand their rights, avoid fines, and earn an honest living.
Managed by the Center for Urban Pedagogy, whose Making Policy Public program pairs designers with advocacy groups to make policy information more accessible. Designed by Candy Chang for The Street Vendor Project.
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(Source: civiccenter.cc)
is this action generous in the end?
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Background:
Segregation Wall, Palestine: Palestine has been occupied by the Israeli army since 1967. In 2002 the Israeli government began building a wall separating the occupied territories from Israel, much of it illegal under international law. It is controlled by a series of checkpoints and observation towers, stands three times the height of the Berlin wall and will eventually run over 700km.
Banksy “Wall and Piece” 2005
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The SF Mirrors Project is a public art project with one simple purpose at it’s core - to spread a bit of random happiness.
Shared by: Evangelina G.
So this project is an experiment: what we could easily share the stories behind our buildings? What happened here? Who grew up here? What good times were had? Why is it neglected? And what if we had more of a say in what these spaces might become? How can they better fulfill our needs and dreams today? What if we can collect demand in an area and prove there is a strong enough customer base for a new business to open? See more photos, stories, and ideas on the project website, lookingforloveagain.org! This project will potentially expand to other cities. April 2011.
http://candychang.com/looking-for-love-again/
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Artist Posts Neighborhood Surveys and Infographics on the Streets of Boston
#streetart #generous #design via @brainpicker
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Der Münchner Maler Tom Früchtl (*1966) setzt sich in seinen Arbeiten mit Fragen der Bildlichkeit und des Realitätscharakters von Malerei auseinander. Mit seinen virtuos gestalteten Pappkartons und Möbeldecken täuscht er auf sehr subtile Weise unsere Wahrnehmung und hinterfragt damit den illusionistischen Gehalt des Gemalten.
Darius Gondor
( bitte den film mit Tom Früchl auswählen )
“The Venus Project presents a bold, new direction for humanity that entails nothing less than the total redesign of our culture. There are many people today who are concerned with the serious problems that face our modern society: unemployment, violent crime, replacement of humans by technology, over-population and a decline in the Earth’s ecosystems.
As you will see, The Venus Project is dedicated to confronting all of these problems by actively engaging in the research, development, and application of workable solutions. Through the use of innovative approaches to social awareness, educational incentives, and the consistent application of the best that science and technology can offer directly to the social system, The Venus Project offers a comprehensive plan for social reclamation in which human beings, technology, and nature will be able to coexist in a long-term, sustainable state of dynamic equilibrium.”
http://www.thevenusproject.com/
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Palestine 2005
Banksy “Wall and Piece”
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2.6 billion people worldwide lack access to toilets – one of the leading causes of child mortality in the world. Yet, access to sanitation is one of the most neglected of the UN Millenium goals.
Peepoo, by the the Swedish company Peepoople hopes to solve the sanitation problem in high-density urban areas, slums and refugee camps.
The Peepoo is a personal, single use toilet in the form of a slim, elongated bag. Designed to be cheap, easy to use, self-sanitizing and mobile, Peepoo is one of few sanitation solutions that doesn’t require water. Additional to all of that, after use it provides value as a fertilizer, which enables collection and disposal systems to arise. However, even if no disposal services are available it doesn’t contaminate the environment because it is biodegradable.
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You don’t find many designers working in the funeral business thinking about more creative ways for you to leave this world (and maybe they should be).
Shared by: Evangelina Guerra
The principle of Generous Gesture is to manufacture products based on Fair Trade: the desire to exchange ideas and skills, a situation that all parties benefit. Elizabeth Fisher -Strawberries Fabrics Generous Gesture has teamed up with a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Bangladesh, Kumudini Welfare Trust.
Kathrin Busch: ”Geschicktes Geben. Aporien der Gabe bei Jacques Derrida”
München 2004.
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