{"id":19474,"date":"2011-04-27T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2011-04-27T16:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=19474"},"modified":"2013-01-21T15:29:47","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T20:29:47","slug":"world-wide-wednesday-pothole-gardens-and-nuclear-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/04\/27\/world-wide-wednesday-pothole-gardens-and-nuclear-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"World Wide Wednesday: Pothole gardens and nuclear architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"_mcePaste\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-19475\" href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/04\/27\/world-wide-wednesday-pothole-gardens-and-nuclear-architecture\/peter-dungery-2-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19475\" title=\"peter-dungery-2\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2011\/04\/peter-dungery-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2011\/04\/peter-dungery-21.jpg 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2011\/04\/peter-dungery-21-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-17174\" href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/01\/12\/world-wide-wednesday-bungalows-stats-maps-and-quiet-train-cars\/feature-world-wednesday-24\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px initial initial;\" title=\"feature-world-wednesday\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2011\/01\/feature-world-wednesday1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"72\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><em>Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We\u2019ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/images\/line-grey-1pixel-600wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/reginaurbanecology.wordpress.com\/2011\/04\/22\/friday-feature-pothole-gardens\/\" target=\"_self\">Regina Urban Ecology<\/a> showcases the delightful guerilla gardening technique of Pete Dungey: pothole gardens.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Those of us in cities with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/marcus-gee\/vendors-couldnt-swallow-costs-of-street-food-program\/article1993795\/\" target=\"_self\">food-vehicle woes<\/a> will particularly appreciate the wares of \u00a0Los Angeles-based catering company, Heirloom LA. Their full-service food truck offers locally-sourced meals and frequents favourite watering holes and farmer&#8217;s markets. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.good.is\/post\/heirloom-la-s-new-food-truck-pairs-local-fare-with-the-city-s-best-watering-holes\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+good%2Flbvp+%28GOOD+Main+RSS+Feed%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader\" target=\"_self\">GOOD<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 On the 50th anniversary of the publication of Jane Jacobs&#8217; The Death and Life of Great American Cities, Thomas Campanella laments the diminished role of planners from visionary professionals to bureaucratic hall monitors. (<a href=\"http:\/\/places.designobserver.com\/feature\/jane-jacobs-and-the-death-and-life-of-american-planning\/25188\/\" target=\"_self\">Design Observer<\/a>)<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 As Ukraine prepares for the construction of a shell to re-seal the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, architects discuss the merits of the nuclear aesthetic: &#8220;Why should it be beautiful? No one is going to look at it because everyone\u2019s got to keep away. It\u2019s very sensible of them not to waste money on architects\u2019 fees.\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bdonline.co.uk\/news\/nuclear-bunker-looks-like-a-nuclear-bunker-say-architects\/5017287.article\" target=\"_self\">BD Online<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/popupcity.net\/2011\/04\/a-secret-car-park\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+popupcity+%28The+Pop-Up+City%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader\" target=\"_self\">The Pop-Up City<\/a> features an unusual parking solution in one San Francisco neighbourhood. The ground floor of a Victorian home transforms into a one-car garage.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image from <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/reginaurbanecology.wordpress.com\/2011\/04\/22\/friday-feature-pothole-gardens\/\" target=\"_self\"><em>Regina Urban Ecology<\/em><\/a><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Do you have a World Wide Wednesday worthy article you&#8217;d like to share? 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