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World Wide Wednesday: Pothole gardens and nuclear architecture

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Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues.

Regina Urban Ecology showcases the delightful guerilla gardening technique of Pete Dungey: pothole gardens.

• Those of us in cities with food-vehicle woes will particularly appreciate the wares of  Los Angeles-based catering company, Heirloom LA. Their full-service food truck offers locally-sourced meals and frequents favourite watering holes and farmer’s markets. (GOOD)

• On the 50th anniversary of the publication of Jane Jacobs’ The Death and Life of Great American Cities, Thomas Campanella laments the diminished role of planners from visionary professionals to bureaucratic hall monitors. (Design Observer)

• As Ukraine prepares for the construction of a shell to re-seal the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, architects discuss the merits of the nuclear aesthetic: “Why should it be beautiful? No one is going to look at it because everyone’s got to keep away. It’s very sensible of them not to waste money on architects’ fees.” (BD Online)

• The Pop-Up City features an unusual parking solution in one San Francisco neighbourhood. The ground floor of a Victorian home transforms into a one-car garage.

Image from Regina Urban Ecology

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