Inspiring links Nov. 28 – Dec.4
Here’s a list of inspiring links featured on the Facebook page and Twitter feeds this past week:
The pleasure and power of ruins
http://www.archpaper.com/news/articles.asp?id=5764
Could our twisted fascination for the signs of Detroit’s downfall – its ruins, abandoned buildings and empty lots – actually act as a catalyst for change? This editorial says yes.
Something something, something Detroit – lazy journalists love pictures of abandoned stuff
http://www.vice.com/read/something-something-something-detroit-994-v16n8
The antithesis to the previous article. A photographer’s dream shot is a Detroit resident’s nightmare.
The Rio Book
David Alan Harvey, a Magnum photographer, is currently in Rio to shoot the latest chapter of his upcoming book. Harvey charges $1.99 to give access to his blog, where he posts several updates a day containing some of his shots and written observations. Interesting business model…
Filmmaker Gary Hustwit on Urban Development and City Design
Gary Hustwit talks about cities and his latest documentary film, Urbanized, in this interview published in the Atlantic.