Urban planner. I travel. I collect case studies. I share. I’m particularly interested in the intersection of the arts and urbanism.Tumblr (3.0; @lacittavita)http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/apr/09/television.features">When London was a rose-tinted spectacle: Simon Garfield on The Lost World of Friese-Greene</a>: <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Take a nostalgic voyage round the Twenties following the loving restoration of the first-ever colour documentary titled The Open Road featuring the city of London and its surroundings.</span></p>http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/51176593470http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/51176593470Thu, 23 May 2013 18:02:13 -0400The Open RoadLondonukcitylifelivinghistoryhistoricoldpast1920sroaring 20s20stwentiesbritishbritainlandmarksnostalgiaurbanurbanismfilmcolor filmvintagevideovauxhallhyde parklondon bridgetower of londonthamesriverthe-beautiful-everyday<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/7638752" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Feeling nostalgic and enjoying this wonderful video of city life in London during 1927. I especially like the trip through Hyde Park.</p>http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/51161640477http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/51161640477Thu, 23 May 2013 14:29:00 -0400vintagehistoryhistoriclondonukbritishbritainroaring 20scitybusyurbanlivinglifeenglandcolored filmfilmvideomontagegatsby1920s20stwentieslandmarkstowerbridgehyde parkstreetsstreetstylestreetscapecarsthe-beautiful-everyday<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b80673bdd7ebdf45aeaab190b7882e02/tumblr_mm6sz6xhBu1qzd1nwo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/20618fb191b223dc50b529c5b4aba8fb/tumblr_mm6sz6xhBu1qzd1nwo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://cjwho.com/post/49455292891/artists-blow-hot-air-at-temporary-hong-kong">cjwho</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.weheart.co.uk/2013/05/01/mobile-m-inflation-hong-kong/">Artists blow hot air at temporary Hong Kong sculpture park</a></p> </blockquote>http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/50032234042http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/50032234042Thu, 09 May 2013 16:16:53 -0400artistcitypublic artbubblesculpturechinahong kongurbanarttemporarypop upla citta vitathe-beautiful-everyday<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2e1c12c61ab7165ef0fa1900a0f20a82/tumblr_ml4bvvPQqg1qee2r6o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4eb73a5143df1a217785990c6fe60ef7/tumblr_ml4bvvPQqg1qee2r6o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8b23f1404e012e33ae567f8ef910c659/tumblr_ml4bvvPQqg1qee2r6o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3a9f0149f3e28abf3ed1ec3aa4797592/tumblr_ml4bvvPQqg1qee2r6o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><blockquote><p>featured artist: <a href="http://www.aakashnihalani.com/">aakash nihalani</a></p></blockquote>http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/47969440111http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/47969440111Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:01:34 -0400citypublicartneighborhoodcreativecreative classspaceinteractionurbanpublic artmuralwallsculptureshapesgeometriclinespaintingsisometrictrendhipsterthe-beautiful-everyday<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dcfd3c28b6d17b51405f308ef18fb7e5/tumblr_mk6ws8SXUN1rllr9fo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Edward Dwurnik - artist from Poland</p>http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/46263892184http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/46263892184Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:01:25 -0400polandcitydrawingartwarsawpolishartisturbanillustrationthe-beautiful-everyday<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7l1lfQ0qa1qebcwqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://future-hopefull.tumblr.com/post/46102189018/i-want-this-as-a-huge-poster-on-my-wall" class="tumblr_blog">future-hopefull</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>I want this as a huge poster on my wall</p></blockquote>http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/46176278548http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/46176278548Sun, 24 Mar 2013 14:01:26 -0400public transitpublicundergroundsubwaypublic transportationtransportationtransitmapcomparablescitiescity planningsystemssystemmobilitymappingcomparisoncitydiagramthe-beautiful-everyday<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0b572eb0dd36923a4460b29376e4a167/tumblr_mk3qwgnJUO1rue0npo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>View of Superkilen, Nørrebro </p> <p>A kilometre-long public park that winds its way through an area to the north of Copenhagen’s city centre, Superkilen is dotted with surreal follies – from a giant Japanese octopus slide to a star-shaped Moroccan fountain – inspired by the many different nationalities that live in this diverse district.</p> <p>London’s Design Museum announces it’s designs of the year. More info: </p> <p><a href="http://guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2013/mar/19/designs-year-2013-in-pictures">http://guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2013/mar/19/designs-year-2013-in-pictures</a></p>http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/46105754036http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/46105754036Sat, 23 Mar 2013 18:01:45 -0400public spacedenmarkdesign awardsurban designcitycitiescity planningcopenhagenbike pathspinkcreative classtown squareparklandscape architectureurbanurbanismcolorcolorfuleuropetravelsuperkilendesign museumthe-beautiful-everyday<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d180c06ffdf0671307abea38f27db97d/tumblr_mi2kj54HcR1r6b3gmo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/46102290847http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/46102290847Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:16:30 -0400los angelesvistaviewskylinecitycityscapeskyhorizontalspread outvastregiondowntowncity centerurbanurbanismperspectivelookexpansiongrowthexpandwidebig citybiglargepopulatedLAdowntown LAthe-beautiful-everyday<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9a360f9f3898e77f8c476b68184532e2/tumblr_mk3qjaReGM1rue0npo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>In 1988, the Los Angeles Times Magazine pub­lished a 25-year look ahead to 2013. </p> <p>LA Times posted the vintage document online. Have a look to see if any of their predictions have come true.</p> <p><a href="http://documents.latimes.com/la-2013/"><a href="http://documents.latimes.com/la-2013/">http://documents.latimes.com/la-2013/</a></a></p>http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/46087529552http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/46087529552Sat, 23 Mar 2013 14:01:17 -0400futurefuture citiestimevintage21 century80seighties1980sfuturismfuturisticlivinglifepredictionsurban planningcity planningvisionimaginationimagineillustrationurbanismcityLALos AngelesCACaliforniacities of tomorrowtomorrowyearsyears aheadcity of tomorrowthe-beautiful-everyday<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c1f27f5f63120cd6a8ad33be09a92332/tumblr_mjb0mk5x6k1r5mcygo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Great image of an urban green space</p>http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/44803007312http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/44803007312Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:42:33 -0500greenurban green spacegreen spacegardenrooftopgreen roofgreenroofscityurbanismplantsmanmadeenvironmenturban farmnaturegreen thumbtendernesscareheavenoasisparadisethe-beautiful-everyday<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c9f5818c0cf50c91674b4fc1deb4f1a0/tumblr_mezo5thy821rqvr12o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Check out the map drawings by Fabrice Clapiès’s at <a href="http://geo-graphique.tumblr.com"><a href="http://geo-graphique.tumblr.com">http://geo-graphique.tumblr.com</a></a></p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://geo-graphique.tumblr.com/post/37902530264/ville-couchee-sur-papier-formant-huit-croix">geo-graphique</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div>Ville couchée sur papier formant huit croix blanches ou huit vides géométriques<br/><span>42x28cm drawing watercolor on paper 75x55cm - </span><a href="http://geo-graphique.tumblr.com/">Fabrice Clapies<br/></a><span></span></div> </blockquote>http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/44769718877http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/44769718877Thu, 07 Mar 2013 01:19:10 -0500mapmappingmapsdrawingcolorartFabrice Clapiespatternpatternsurbanismurban formblock formcity planingthe-beautiful-everyday<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/150dd9eeeccc28d17062d165baf74bd5/tumblr_mibmhs7Km51rwod3mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://mappamundo.tumblr.com/post/43231952593/creating-artmaps" class="tumblr_blog">mappamundo</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Creating ArtMaps:<br/><a href="http://www.tate.org.uk/context-comment/blogs/art-maps-designing-interface"><a href="http://www.tate.org.uk/context-comment/blogs/art-maps-designing-interface">http://www.tate.org.uk/context-comment/blogs/art-maps-designing-interface</a></a></p></blockquote> <p>Tate Museum holds the national collection of British art from 1500 and international art from 1900. Close to 68,000 works in all, including public art projects. A portion of this work, about one third of thecollection, has been indexed by Tate with information about locations.</p><p>The Art Maps project aims to improve the quality of the geographical data relating to these artworks. It also will allow people to record and share their memories and emotional or creative responses to the places associated with the artworks in ways that will generate new learning experiences and online communities.</p>http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/43349322078http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/43349322078Sun, 17 Feb 2013 18:01:39 -0500TateMuseumtravelartartspublic artmapdatamappingcultureculturalcitiesplacelocationsarchivecollectiononlinedatabaseinternetresearchtourismmediastreet artwebwebsitecommunityukbritishthe-beautiful-everyday<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6c409d794bb54cf4b7376706c1f1ea44/tumblr_midwo1QEmZ1rue0npo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Since 2007, the Berlin-based wife-and-husband team have been making what they call “Metroscapes” — incredibly intricate city centers reproduced on sturdy paper with lasers. Each Metroscape presents a sort of stencil of a city: holes are cut away where the buildings would be, leaving only the skeletal streets. The effect is unique and, when presented against a dark background, even a little ghostly.</p> <p><a href="http://www.theatlanticcities.com/arts-and-lifestyle/2013/02/creating-silhouettes-city-memory/4638/">http://www.theatlanticcities.com/arts-and-lifestyle/2013/02/creating-silhouettes-city-memory/4638/</a></p>http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/43343620891http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/43343620891Sun, 17 Feb 2013 16:50:25 -0500cityartsartistsmapsmappingmemorycitiesplanplanningurbanurbanismpatternformmetroscapesarchitectureartpaperthe-beautiful-everyday<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maiv9fUQCG1qkmdrko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Public art / Public space</p> <p>Blue trees in Seattle</p>http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/42052550666http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/42052550666Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:02:01 -0500blue treespublic spacelandscpae designartistcreative classpublic artseattleplazathe-beautiful-everyday<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mct0e6bvMY1rvfy96o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mct0e6bvMY1rvfy96o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mct0e6bvMY1rvfy96o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mct0e6bvMY1rvfy96o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://smokeandcitrine.tumblr.com/post/34752717866/australian-artist-konstantin-dimopoulos-uses" class="tumblr_blog">smokeandcitrine</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Australian artist <a href="http://www.kondimopoulos.com/blue-trees/">Konstantin Dimopoulos</a> uses environmentally safe pigments to paint the trunks and limbs of trees in urban areas to help raise awareness of the nearly 32 million acres of forests lost each year around the world. Via <a href="http://blog.4culture.org/2012/03/the-blue-trees/">4culture</a> he says:</p> <blockquote> <p>Through my work I am striving to address global issues and provide a visual platform to effect change. So many universal concerns seem larger than an individual’s power of influence and I want to evoke in people the idea that we can all contribute to change in a positive way.</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://treeporn.tumblr.com/post/20219304749/australian-artist-konstantin-dimopoulos-paints"><br/></a></p></blockquote>http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/42035832913http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/42035832913Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:01:08 -0500blue treesartistpublic spacelandscape designthe-beautiful-everyday<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me95kfIDGV1rue0npo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Having worked on many projects in China, I’ve made similar observations. China’s cities are often making the same mistakes as America made on the path to superpower status.</p> <p><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/08/13/weapons_of_mass_urban_destruction">Weapons of Mass Urban Destruction - By Peter Calthorpe from Foreign Policy Magazine</a></p>http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/37199624878http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/37199624878Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:01:23 -0500chinachinesegrowthcity planningurbanismurban planningcitieseconomythe-beautiful-everyday<a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/08/13/twitter_is_my_city">Ai Weiwei says 'Twitter Is My City' </a>http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/37141140598http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/37141140598Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:01:35 -0500artistartcreativitysocial networkingtechnologylocationplace makingconnectivityhomevoiceopinionchinesechinaresidenceglobaleconomydestinationsense of placethe-beautiful-everyday<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me94uzVnYt1rue0npo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Check Out Foreign Policy Magazine’s Cities Issue</p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">This special issue dedicated to the cities of the future has its eye squarely toward China, because the cities of the future are increasingly going to be speaking Mandarin — even more than you realize. It’s no longer news that China has embarked on the largest mass urbanization in history, a monumental migration from country to city that will leave China with nearly a billion urbanites by 2025 and an astonishing 221 cities with populations over 1 million. But this isn’t just about size: It’s about global heft. And that’s where the scale of China’s transformation into a world leader is truly astonishing. In an exclusive index for <strong><span class="fp_red">FP</span></strong>, the <a href="http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/mgi" target="_blank">McKinsey Global Institute</a> has run the numbers to produce what we’re calling <a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/08/13/the_most_dynamic_cities_of_2025">The 75 Most Dynamic Cities of 2025</a> — an extraordinary 29 of which are in China. </span></p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/cities_issue">Cities Issue | Foreign Policy</a>)</p>http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/37124263772http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/37124263772Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:01:18 -0500eastasiachinapowerchineseglobaleconomycitiescitygrowthcity planningurbanismurban designthe-beautiful-everyday<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me94mwvaiX1rue0npo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dongguan, a manufacturing hub in China, is home to the world’s largest shopping mall. A vanity project built by millionaire Hu Guirong. It sits largely empty today.</p> <p>Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/picturenarrative/">picturenarrative</a> on Flickr.</p>http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/37066835254http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/37066835254Sun, 02 Dec 2012 18:01:48 -0500dongguanguangdongchinanew south chinashoppingmallconsumerismoverdevelopmentabandonedderelictdecaywasteveniceeuropeanarchitecturethemeAF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED [II]the-beautiful-everyday<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me94dmrCQv1rue0npo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The train from Wuhan to Guangzhou is the world’s fastest intercity train, reaching speeds of 217 mph.</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34703494@N07/3762104556/" title="041D3B93 Guangzhou station">041D3B93 Guangzhou station</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34703494@N07/">ANR2008</a> on Flickr.</p>http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/37047588736http://lacittavita.tumblr.com/post/37047588736Sun, 02 Dec 2012 14:01:08 -0500chinahigh speed railpublic transittransportationtrainchineseconnectionsstationaerialconstructionplanningurbanismconnectivitythe-beautiful-everyday