LAND studio
  • LAND studio (Landscape, Art, Neighborhoods, Development) is a non-profit organization in Cleveland, Ohio focused on enhancing public spaces. Our mission is to create places and connect people through public art, sustainable building and design, collaborative planning, and dynamic programming. We envision our city as one filled with vibrant, textured places that unite, inspire, and enrich its people. This blog is a space for us to keep track of innovative projects that inspire us. //
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You may follow us on Tumblr, but we need your support for our real-life projects! You can support public art, public space, and parks in Cleveland by donating $10 (or whatever you can) to LAND studio! Thanks so much!
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A Picture Is Worth… How To Build A Car Barrier On The Cheap
(via Treehugger)
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Bike Box: a covered bike rack/bike corral concept using a retrofitted shipping container.
Vote for us in GOOD Magazine’s “Do GOOD Outdoors” contest and help us win $5,000 to make this happen! (You know we’ll post pictures of the finished product here.) Voting takes less than five minutes. Please help spread the word, thanks!
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Matchmaking Abandoned Properties With Ideas for Reuse

The Atlantic Cities magazine highlights a new website, [Im]possible Living, which aims to connect abandoned properties with the ideas and capacities for transforming them back into usable spaces. The site was started by Daniela Galvani and Andrea Sesta, and though it currently logs mostly properties in Italy, the founders hope it will become a global resource for reuse projects. Article by Nate Berg.

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The Problem with Transit

“It’s not sexy.”

From Metropolis Magazine (June, 2012)

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San Francisco Better Streets: Local governments create website to help residents make street improvements in their neighborhoods.

San Francisco Better Streets: “This website is provided by the City and County of San Francisco to assist San Franciscans to make street improvements in their neighborhoods, shopping districts, and workplaces. The site provides information on street improvement project types, the City’s permitting process, maintenance responsibilities, and applicable codes and guidelines.” Examples of projects people can undertake using City resources include art installations, parklets, bike racks, green infrastructure, and more.

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"Fixing the Great Mistake"

“Mark Gorton explores the effects of automobile policies on New York City.”

A presentation of the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management, New York University.

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DOING IT DIFFERENTLY
It’s all about creativity and innovative entrepreneurship, pop ups, collaboration and the sometimes seemingly crazy. Doing it Differently looks at a range of creative and innovative solutions to the challenges of urban living. Creativity in all its forms is essential to the healthy evolution of urban environments, particularly when undergoing such rapid change. 
Kylie Legge is a founding Director of Place Partners, a multidisciplinary place making consultancy based in Sydney Australia.   
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